The Urbana University magazine

Spring 2013

Great Expectations

Recent renovations to Browne Hall have transformed the historical structure into a striking campus destination for the arts. The building was renamed the Miller Center for the Visual Arts in 2010 and has hosted more than a dozen special events and art exhibits.

Great ExpectationsFor more than 160 years, Urbana University has been making its mark. It began as a primary school serving the local community and is now a growing comprehensive University that attracts interest from across the nation as one of just two Swedenborgian affiliated schools in the country. Its a mark that is recognized by our graduates, our students, our faculty members, and our founders, the Swedenborgian Church of North America. All Urbanians are empowered to shape and transform the world around them. They are resourceful, driven men and women of character and ideals, prepared for lives of purpose, personal fulfillment, and professional success.

However successful our past, our combined eyes are on Urbanas future. Never before has the institution been posed for such greatness or faced such challenges. The following details Urbanas strategic partnerships with Synergis, Melink Corporation, and Worthington Energy Innovations that boldly give us Great Expectations and a vision of the future.

I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not

mine, but the two together make me. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

As Urbana charts a course for its future, it is building on considerable evidence of recent progress and increasing prominence. For example, it was noted during Convocation last fall, that traditional enrollment increased during fall 2011 by seven percent; the addition of online degree students made the increase eleven percent. During spring 2010, Urbanas Board of Trustees engaged in a bold new strategic plan that plotted the direction of the University for the next decade. The process was guided by an interest to improve enrollment, educational quality, financial strength, external engagements and institutional reputation. Exploring these factors contributed to the planning and decisions to seek partnerships with Synergis, Melink Corporation, and Worthington Energy Innovations to strengthen the University.

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Practical Education Since the 1950s, Urbana University has been a state-wide pioneer in adult education. Numerous initiatives, including the UU4Life and the Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) programs, brought higher education to adult learners. Synergis Education constructs vibrant adult learning environments, both in the classroom and online. Synergis Education and Urbana University signed an agreement during fall 2012 that bolsters our adult and continuing education programs on our campuses, while also extending Urbanas reach across the state via classroom, hybrid, and online programs.Shelly Moore, director of Enrollment with Synergis Education, states, The partnership helps educate and mentor students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to become a college student. The goal is to create a renewed vision to better assist the adult learner with educational goals and professional outcomes. This renewed vision allows for greater convenience with course schedules, and accelerated programs that allows students to complete their degree in a timely manner.Marrying Coursework with Green Initiatives Urbana University is committed to incorporating ecological literacy into our liberal arts education core, so that all graduates leave UU appreciating and understanding their relationship to nature and natural resources.

A partnership with the Melink Corporation helps Urbana students grasp the powerful impact of solar energy. In October 2012, the Melink Corporation developed, integrated, and with support from PNC Energy Capital, now operates a ground-mount solar photovoltaic array for Urbana University to help reduce operational costs and the reliance on non-renewable energy sources. Located on the southwest edge of campus near the UU Athletic Stadium, the array consists of 2,128 solar photovoltaic modules which contribute approximately 15% of the schools electricity needs. The panels serve as a visible example of the schools commitment to sustainability and science education.Real ValueIn a world where there is such focus on energy efficiency and cost, it only makes sense to ask: Is the main campus energy conscience? Urbana values our historic buildings, but wants to make certain they are in optimal performance. A partnership with Worthington Energy Innovations is providing assistance by performing a comprehensive, campus-wide energy retrofit. It will make Urbana among the nations most energy efficient campuses.

Worthington Energy Innovations is accountable for its energy projects and ensures optimal performance and life cycle sustainability.

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A ground-mount solar photovoltaic array was completed at Urbana during October 2012 to help reduce operational costs and reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources.

6Urbana University Welcomes Peterson as Interim President

Dr. J. Steven Polsley, chair of the Urbana University Board of Trustees, welcomed Dr. Kirk E. Peterson as the interim president at meetings with student leadership, faculty, and staff on Monday, April 1st. During his career in higher education, Dr. Peterson has served as faculty member, department chair, college dean, and associate provost. At Urbana University, he served for the past three years as senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. Throughout his career in higher education, Dr. Peterson has stressed the importance of academic integrity in curriculum development along with the development and delivery. He strives to promote the importance of shared governance in decision-making at the University.

At Urbana, Peterson has directed the Universitys expanded online delivery of academic courses and degree programs; led the process to secure re-accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission; established the Office of Institutional Effectiveness that governs institutional assessment at all levels; and strengthened the college structure with revisions to the tenure and promotion procedure, and faculty recruitment, retention, and development. Dr. Peterson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and two Master of Science degrees and a PhD from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

7News Around the UKaren Basinger, PhD, professor in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, serves as an expert scorer of moral reasoning data on a student conducted by Dr. Mary Louise Arnold, Associate Professor, Human Development and Applied Psychology at the University of Toronto.She is collaborating on a research project entitled Beyond Moral Judgment Maturity: Moral Identity and Prosocial Behavior with Dr. John C. Gibbs and Dr. Renee Patrick from The Ohio State University.Tingting Cai, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and sustainability coordinator, submitted an article for peer-reviewed conference proceedings as first author: Sustainability, Indicators, and Institutions of Higher Education and two abstracts accepted for the ECO-SUMMIT International Conference 2012 for poster presentation. Christina DiGangi, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, presented Lydgate and Estates Theory paper at Renaissance-Medieval Conference at the University of Virginias College at Wise. Brian Elliot, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, presented Savage Borders and Civil Frontiers: Rewriting History through Reciprocity in Sedgwicks Hope Leslie paper at the College English Association National Conference and published Nothing beside remains: Empty Icons and Elegiac Ekphrasis in Felicia Hemans in Studies in Romanticism, a journal of English Literature and Romanticism.David George, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, published essay Coriolanus and the Late Romances, Chapter 2 of Late Shakespeare, 1608-13, edited by Andrew Power and Rory Loughnane (Cambridge University Press). He also published The New Variorum Coriolanus for the Modern Language Association of America, New York. This work was begun in 1986.He screened the Coriolanus movie and chaired a roundtable discussion at the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference at Marietta College. Carrie Anne James, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, presented Revising the Disciplinary Division of Labor between ESL Writing and Basic Writing for the National Council of Teachers of English in 2010 (with Jill Loney).

Jill Loney, director of English as a Second Language, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, International Student Advancement, presented Revising the Disciplinary Division of Labor between ESL Writing and Basic Writing for the National Council of Teachers of English in 2010 (with Carrie Ann James).Elizabeth Paul, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Loney, Miville, Paul, Rhyne, Sorenson published co-authored article Electrochemical and Isotopic Investigation of 13C-Enriched Oxalic Acid Facilitated with a Vacuum Electrochemical Reactor in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Barbara Miville, PhD, professor in the College of Nursing and Allied Programs, poster presentation 200 Years of Nursing History/Image in 50 Minutes or Less at the Ohio League For Nursing, Nursing Education Summit 2012 in March. She completed research and manuscript on the history of the 108 years of the Springfield Regional School of Nursing, In Their Own Words. Served as the keynote speaker at the Springfield Regional School of Nursing May 2012 graduation. Commencement address theme was Springfield Regional School of Nursing: Moments in Time.Elizabeth Sorensen, PhD, associate professor, coordinator of Allied Health Programs, professional paper presentation Mountains to climb: Changing national policy on college athlete pregnancy at the Association of Womens Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) National Convention in Washington, DC on June 26, 2012.J. Michael Rhyne, PhD, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, presented a conference paper, I hated history in high school, but I loved your class!: Story-telling, the Smart Classroom, and Effective Teaching, at the American Historical Association meeting in January 2012 in Chicago, IL. He also presented a conference paper, On the Trail of the Outlaw Bridgewater: Regulators, Unionists, and Community Violence in Civil War Era Kentucky, at the annual meeting of the Society of Civil War Historians, Lexington, KY. He continues to serve on the editorial board for the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society.

8 The Urbana University community was saddened to learn that Mrs. Virginia Hazard, wife of president emeritus Francis Hazard, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013. The 82 year- old former first lady was truly loved on and off campus.

Mrs. Hazard grew up in Canton, Ohio and later earned a nursing degree from Aultman Hospital School of Nursing, where she later became one of their first nursing instructors.

Her husband Francis holds one of Urbanas longest presidential terms. A devoted and loving fighter pilots wife, she supported his academic roles as Dean and Director of Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus, Dean of OSU Marion, and President of Urbana University. They have three daughters: Rebecca, Valerie, and Laura.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Dorothy Love Retirement Community Board, the Better Garden Club and the Arts Council. She was an avid OSU Buckeye fan through wins and losses.

Mrs. Hazard was the quintessential First Lady whose gracious manner and love for Urbana will never be equaled. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Hazard family in her passing.

Farewell to Former First Lady of UU

Save the DateSave the date for Homecoming 2013!

Homecoming, October 12. We welcome all Blue Knights!

Faculty Engaging PartnersDean of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness for Planning, Accountability and Research (PAR), Denise Boldman has partnered with the Franklin County Family and Children First Council and is facilitating the inclusion of developmentally appropriate, trauma informed services in the Franklin County school district of Westerville.

Boldmans techniques are based upon Dr. Bruce Perrys Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics. The core objective of this model uses age-targeted strategies to make brain changes in children. Teaching core beliefs and strategies, the model to a diverse range of school personnel is the goal, with the hopes of stopping the cycle of abuse.

Dual Enrollment Coordinator and Adjunct Professor Angela Brockman is also a key member of this partnership.

Tell us. Who are you now? Where are you now? You can submit your class notes and photos three ways: 1. Submit an update at urbana.edu/alumni. Look for the Stay Connected link. 2. Email them to alumni@urbana.edu 3. Mail to the Office of Alumni Relations, 579 College Way, Urbana, OH 43078

Mrs. Hazard is pictured in the mid-90s at a University event.

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Valedictorian Wendy Hepp speaks during the winter commencement.

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Saying Goodbye to Joe BeseckerJoe Besecker, director and the visionary force behind the Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum, retired during the summer of 2012. Besecker, who started as a math and science faculty member at Urbana 27 years ago, has headed the museum for more than a decade and has led the transformation from a hobby in a condemned building into a landmark hub that links students, historians, and visitors around the globe to Johnny Appleseed. During Beseckers tenure, he conducted a campaign that raised over one million dollars to renovate and preserve both Barclay and Bailey Halls. Dr. Hazard, president emeritus, appointed him the director of development in 1998 with the specific intent to seek support for building restoration for the halls. Besecker flourished in this role and quickly points out that Bailey Hall, which currently houses the museum, still has its original windows. One of Beseckers final achievements was obtaining an Ohio Cultural Facilities grant, which through additional fund raising, allowed a re-opening of the Johnny Appleseed

Educational Center and Museum in April 2011. The 1,000 square-foot education center most notably features the Chapman family Bible which was used by Johnny in his travels, a cider press that was used to press apples from trees planted by Johnny, and letters from 1948 between Walt Disney Studios and alumna Florence Murdoch. The museum also engages visitors with interactive technology. The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum receives up to 2,000 visitors each year. Through Beseckers passion and enthusiasm, there are over 300 annual Johnny Appleseed Society members and more than 50 secondary schools are registered and certified by the museum.

In my time at the museum, I have seen it go from a group of three committed volunteers to seeing the museum host visitors from every county in the state, every state in the nation and from all over the world, he said. I have given my all to this great enterprise. I am certain the future is exceptionally bright for the Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum, Besecker said. A big piece of my heart will always be right here at the museum.

Ogden named Appleseed DirectorCheryl Ogden 12 was named the Director of Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum. Ogden, a Springfield native, was a leader on campus who majored in History and Education. Prior to her tenure at Urbana, she served as a volunteer for the Piatt Castles and in various community roles. Cheryl steps into this role after long-time

Urbana staff member Joe Beseckers retirement last October.

This is an exciting step for Urbana University, said Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Communications Jim Thornton. Cheryl is an outstanding leader who will move the museum and its programs into the next stage of growth.

Im looking forward to this exciting challenge. Ive already enjoyed

working with the Appleseed members; the High Tea last December was a great success and I greatly anticipate what is on the horizon, said Ogden.

Ogden is the daughter of Cecil 77 and Linda Smith and is married to Robert Ogden. Their daughter Abigail is a sophomore at Graham High School and Emily is a first year student at Urbana University.

Joe and Renee Besecker receive well wishes from a group of loyal Appleseed supporters.

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James Copes 76 and Chris Willis 94 are two outstanding alumni who were honored for their outstanding achievements in a chosen career field and outstanding commitment and service to their community. The two were honored during Homecoming 2012.

James Copes 76 had an amazing career in education, teaching in the Tecumseh School District in New Carlisle. He inspired his students by instilling a strong passion for literature, theatre, and the written word. Jim has directed more than 25 school plays while he served as a high school English teacher for 32 years at Tecumseh High School. His love of theatre began right here at what was then called Urbana College. He is loved and respected by students because he is a role model for exemplary communication of the written word and ability to artfully teach.

Chris Willis 94 has worked at NFL Films as Head of the Research Library since 1996. His first book, Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920-1935, was published in 2005 by Scarecrow Press. Old Leather was given the 2005 Nelson Ross Award by the Professional Football Researchers Association for recent Achievement in Football Research and Historiography. His second book, The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Footballs Toughest Team, 1900-1922, was published in 2007 by Scarecrow Press. His third book, The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr, was published by Scarecrow Press in 2010. Willis latest release, Dutch Clark: The Life of an NFL Legend and the Birth of the Detroit Lions, was released in July of 2012. Visit www.urbana.edu/alumni to learn more about the Three Arches Awards. Nominations are received throughout the year. The Office of Alumni Relations presents alumni awards to recognize, honor, and reward outstanding accomplishments and service to the University and the community since 1994.

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I get smarter every day at my job. Im continually learning either from something I read, something the students show or tell me, and even from questions the students ask, said Jennifer Midgley as she described her past 40 years at the Urbana University Swedenborg Memorial Library. She started working at the University at the end of her senior year at Urbana High School. Beginning as a part time office assistant in the Development Office in Dewey, Midgley was quickly recommended for a full time job at the library. It was the summer of 73 and the library paid me $1.75 an hour. They ended up letting me go in August but called me back to work as a secretary to Dean Bellavance for a week. After I finished the week, they sent me back to the library and the rest is history.Midgley was a student at Urbana High School taking business office education classes when she began work at UU. I was learning how to type and write shorthand and let me tell you, I was pretty good at shorthand, she said. It didnt matter how good she was at her secretarial duties, once she found her way to the library, Jennifer never had the desire to work anywhere else. I have a really enjoyable job;

I dont want to be a boss or deal with the financial side. I just like working with the students.Even though she will be eligible for retirement in eight years, Jennifer doesnt imagine that she will feel any differently than she does now. She will still want to come into work and see the students every day. I think Id like to keep working in the library. I plan on being here until I finally retire or die, whichever comes first.

Jennifer has a strong bond with the library and what it stands for. The library is the center of learning. Students come in here wanting to learn, even if it is just looking for something online. We take the time to coach them on how to search our databases.When Jennifer looks to the future for herself and the students that she comes in contact with every day, she advises them that if youre going to do something, do it right and do it the best you can. It is these students who help contribute to her favorite and hardest part of her job, watching students succeed and move on with their lives. You get to see all these students have great experiences socially, academically, and athletically

and then they graduate and move on. I know thats what theyre here for and thats what they have to do, but you get to know them and like them and then they leave, she explained.Ive spent decades at Urbana and with the students. I started out as a peer; I was their age. Then, I became like an older sibling to them. Pretty soon, I was their moms age and now, Im closer to their grandparents age, said Midgley of the longevity of her career. Just as Midgley has grown up with the University, starting as a single, high school senior, the University has grown around her. As she built her own family a home, she became a part of the University family. Students have come to rely on her as a source of information, a helping hand, and a kind and comforting friend.

Staff Member Passes 40 Year Anniversary

I have a really enjoyable job; I dont want to be a boss or deal with the financial side. I just like working with the students.

Jennifer Midgley then. Jennifer Midgley now.

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Education should be designed to make you mobile, said Annette Lorenzo, 1980 alumna. Lorenzo has applied this theory of mobility to her own life taking her from New York, to Ohio, to as far away as California. Lorenzo also had the opportunity to train people in 12 different states through her work with Fred Pryor-Careertrack. However, Lorenzo says, Ohio is where my heart is.

She began her quest for this mobile education at Urbana University graduating in 1980 with a bachelor of science degree in liberal studies with emphasis on social services. The liberal arts gave me the privilege and courage to explore what is out there, she explained. With that exploration, she was very active at the University level. She said she lived at the Three Cs where she took part in volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, and ODed on racquetball!

Aside from her involvement in a variety of sports, Lorenzo was a member of The Lancer staff and a resident assistant. She said that at the University for the good or bad, you couldnt hide but it really was easy to feel tucked in. She embraced the small, tightknit community.

Lorenzo explained how she was wowed by Professor Larry Haverkos 67. You could tell that he was entertained by teaching. He challenged me and made me angry so many times. She fondly remembers other professors, Dr. Carrole and Dr. Jones, as wildly fantastic. She described herself as an abstract thinker but remembers being fascinated by the business courses.

After Urbana, Lorenzo migrated to California where she was a column writer and earned her master in public administration degree from California State University in

Field of Dreams:Annette Lorenzo 80

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1994. A decade later, she returned to the classroom earning a certificate as an online classroom facilitator in 2010 from Cerro Community College and then became a certified online instructor from Magnum Training. Her latest endeavor was earning her Farm Apprenticeship Certificate for sustainable farming from the University of Vermont in 2011. This last certificate helped her open and run her own conventional greenhouse, Lorenzo Urban Greens, in Vermont.

Along with her long list of credentials, Lorenzo has been on a spiritual quest throughout her career. She has received her certification as a yoga instructor. Believing that everything is related, she explained that farming is about the whole person and that wellness is really the big picture. With her endeavors in bio-farming, she ties her passions and interests together; creating a healthy environment is really a philosophy. I honor the traditional agricultural methods, said Lorenzo, linking back to the farms of Darke County.

Lorenzo has been back in Ohio for the last six years. My life has come a full 360 degrees, she said. She was an assistant professor of political science at Central State University from 2005-2011 and an instructor for the masters degree program at Antioch University Midwest in Yellow Springs in 2011.

Looking forward, Lorenzo says, You will never know what you will remember as a student so just appreciate it all. Getting the A isnt always the ball game; sticking around and graduating is.

Education should be designed to make you mobile.

Lorenzo 80 teaching a class in bio-farming.

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After conducting over one hundred oral history interviews, Urbana University alumnus, Dr. Isaac Hampton, had one goal, to give voice to the unrecorded history of African American officers during the Vietnam era. Although Hampton graduated from Urbana University with his bachelors of art degree in communications in 1994, his family had been tied to the University since his Aunt Genevieve Allen-Dale became the first African American woman to graduate from UU back in 1935.He continued his education by earning his masters degree in history from Texas Southern University and his doctorate in 20th Century U.S. history from the University of Houston. He also served in the U.S. Army during the first Gulf War, stationed in Germany as a 24-hour standby to Israel.During his graduate work at Texas Southern University, Hampton was active in the Graduate Student Mentor Association (GSMA), where he was both an advisor and a mentor to the incoming graduate students. It was also during his capstone coursework that he began researching the conditions of the officers experiences throughout the Vietnam War. After extensive research, Hampton realized that every minority soldier interviewed had a different memory of the military institution than the institution did.The capstone project transformed into his first book, The Black Officer Corp and was published in 2012. It wasnt cumbersome because as you are writing you are also learning. He admitted, The most challenging thing was trying to write in different perspectives. We all have a

subjectivity lens that we see the world through; the challenge is stepping outside of it and seeing what the world was back then. How they saw the world was much different than what it is today.Dr. Hampton went on to accrue a vast resume of teaching in higher education; he was a visiting professor and advisor to the Afrikan-American Mens chapter at Texas Southern University and was an adjunct professor at Houston Community College. Currently working as an adjunct professor at San Antonio College, Hampton is a part of an academic consortium in conjunction with Houston Metro System that researches the effects of the Civil Rights movement on Houston, Texas.When reflecting on his education at Urbana University, Hampton remembers, My time at UU was my first experience where the professors really took an interest in me and my academic development. I never felt like I was just a number. The professors were always quite engaged concerning class discussion and open to hearing young peoples concepts and interpretations of various subjects.Looking forward, I am appreciative of how the professors treated me and I always try to remember these practices when working with my own students, said Hampton. One thing about UU was the small class size. It really made a difference. Your professors talked to you. As a young person, when an authority figure asks about your opinion, you realize they care about what you think, they care about your opinion.Hampton encourages future students to study something you are truly interested in and passionate about. While money is important, dont let the prospect of a big paycheck from your future job determine what you major in while going to college.He stressed the importance of defining what makes YOU happy. Dont let others do this for you. Everyone has a different interpretation of what happiness is or should be. Dont base it solely on the acquisition of material items. Be realistic in your goals and practice self-post gratification.

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donors

PILLARS Corporations and Organizations Austin E. Knowlton FoundationHonda of AmericaOhio Foundations of Independent Colleges (OFIC)The Grimes Foundation

TRUSTEESCorporations and OrganizationsMary V. A. Baldwin TrustSodexo

COLONEL JOHN JAMESCorporations and OrganizationsExxonMobil FoundationJohnson Welded Products

Individuals and FamiliesMr. & Mrs. William G. EdwardsMr. & Mrs. Patrick FieldMr. & Mrs. Wilbur H. Hild Jr. 61

MILO WILLIAMSCorporations and OrganizationsStephen D. Harris EstateJean and Lewis B. Moore Foundation, Inc.NetGain Information Co.The Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Individuals and FamiliesMr. Robert V. CorningMr. & Mrs. William FraimDr. & Mrs. Stephen B. JonesMr. Anthony Joy & Ms. Robin MillerMr. & Mrs. Robert McConnellDr. & Mrs. Steven PolsleyMr. Andrew Vogel

JOHN CHAPMANCorporations and OrganizationsUrbana Loyal Order of MooseWilliam McGeorge IV Estate

Individuals and Families Mr. & Mrs. (Betsy 71) William T. Coffman Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Harrison 76Dr. & Mrs. Francis E. HazardMr. Than JohnsonDr. Gary LauMr. & Mrs. Allen R. MauriceDr. & Mrs. W. Dean PondMr. & Mrs. Thomas D. RueMr. & Mrs. William N. White

Corporations and OrganizationsAkzo Nobel Inc.General Convention of The Swedenborgian ChurchLiberty Mutual Insurance GroupMercy HospitalPiqua Association of ChurchesStocksdale InsuranceWhites Service Center

Individuals and FamiliesMs. Rose E. BernerMr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Besecker Mr. Thomas W. Feick Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard FinkbineDr. & Mrs. John ForsthoefelMr. & Mrs. (Judy Shisler) Scott GephartMr. Arthur Humphrey IIIMr. Bruce Larson 93Mr. & Mrs. Michael MajorMr. Benny G. Mitchell 79Mr. & Mrs. Gregory L. MooreMr. Dave Ross 76Mr. & Mrs. (Audrey 94) Warren Stevens Ms. Barbara StewartMr. & Mrs. Greg StocksdaleMr. & Mrs. Charles L. SweetingMr. & Mrs. (Beverly 90) John L. Titus 77 Mr. & Mrs. James C. WehrmanMr. & Mrs. (Jessica 07) Kyle Daniel Wunderlich 05Mr. Timothy C. Ziegert

SWEDENBORGIAN Corporations and OrganizationsAmerican Legion Post 776Brownridge FoundationChampaign County LibraryKTH Parts Industries, Inc.Ohio Association of Swedenborgian ChurchesPepsi Cola General Bottlers, Inc.Sweeting Tire, Inc.Urbana University Presidents Office Walter & Smith Funeral Home

Individuals and FamiliesDr. & Mrs. James T. DanielMr. & Mrs. Kent EichenauerMr. & Mrs. Jerry L. GecowetsMr. Charles HauserMr. Bruce Hull 76Mrs. Donna M. KellerMr. & Mrs. Scott D. MichaelMr. Tom Riley & Ms. Lin Giampetro 97

1850Corporations and OrganizationsAkzo Nobel Inc.Bipin Desea, MD, Inc. Honda of America ManufacturingPioneer Rural Electric Co.Progressive Specialties CompanySpeedway Super AmericaState Farm Companies FoundationThe New York Association of the New ChurchUrbana Society of the New Church

Individuals and FamiliesMr. Dave AllmanMr. Herbert Neal AterDr. Denise A. Boldman & Ms. Julie BuzardMr. James ChellisMr. & Mrs. Jeff DardingDr. Charles J. DawesMr. Chris B. DentonMr. Casimer DiFrancescoDrs. Charles R. & Cheryl A. FennoDrs. David F. & Rita L. GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Philip C. Green 69Ms. Patricia GreenwaltMr. Ed HafnerMr. Walter HixsonMs. Charlene JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Michael W. JoyMr. Robert A. JoyMr. & Mrs. (Peggy 09) Kim Leroy Kessler Ms. Cathy L. KrupkoMr. Edward R. Lehman Mr. Richard T. Martin 85Mr. & Mrs. James A. Matthews 01Ms. Bette L. MendenhallMr. & Mrs. Russell A. MichaelMs. Christine A. ProvaznikMrs. Holly Ryan 92Mrs. Sally SettleMr. & Mrs. Charles StadlerMr. & Mrs. Marc StadlerMr. Robert D. TitusMr. & Mrs. Jeff WhiteMr. & Mrs. John H. Woodburn

CENTURYCorporations and OrganizationsAircraft Dynamics CorpAppraisal Solutions Co.Bobby Ds Cakes and MoreChampaign BankFamily Dentistry

Dear Friends,

I want to express my appreciation to each of you for your support of Urbana University during the 2011-2012 academic year. Thank you for making progress possible. I ask that you join me in renewing your support for Urbana or adding the University to your personal philanthropy for the current fiscal year.

Sincerely,

Kirk Peterson, PhD Interim President

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Henderson Land Investment CompanyHigh Street Manor B & BKapp Construction Inc.Levin Porter Associates Inc.Mac-A-Cheek FoundationPerry CorporationRachel C. Nicol TrustSecurity National BankTeaBaggersThe Ellis Company, LTDThe LaPorte New Church Individuals and FamiliesMr. Keith AllmanMr. & Mrs. Calvin S. Amos 80Mr. Thomas Barclay IVMr. & Mrs. (Amy M05) Robert BarnhartMrs. Jean S. BartleyMs. Joanne E. BaumgartnerMs. Lisa R. BerryMr. Wilbur K. Berry Sr.Mr. Kyle I. Bertz 09Ms. Patricia A. BlackMr. & Mrs. Alan BlackburnDr. & Mrs. Steven BohlMr. Samuel A. BowmanMr. Herb BrickerMs. Ada CarrMr. Gary CarrMr. Kevin CarrDr. & Mrs. George H. CarrollMr. & Mrs. Yarbrough C. Cheely Jr. 78Mr. & Mrs. Max CoatesMr. John P. CollierMr. Gary K. CristMs. Carol A. DedrickMs. Elizabeth DelaneyMr. & Mrs. Frank G. Doyle IIIThe Honorable & Mrs. Robert DuncanMrs. Monica M. Durbin Mr. Steven D. Eckstein 69Ms. Ada V. EleyetMr. & Mrs. Ronald B. EllisMs. Joyce EstesMr. Kris A. Falknor 80Ms. Lori E. ForrestMr. & Dr. Gary L. FrazeeMr. & Mrs. Robert GeorgeMr. Robert GerberMrs. Barbara GoddardMr. Tchalla Greene 02Mrs. Andrea GrimesDr. Alice Grimes M12Mr. Terry GroggMs. Reta M. HammerMr. & Mrs. (Peggy M10) Sam HarperMs. Brooke N. Hays Mr. R. Kevin Horrigan & Ms. Christina Bruun-HorriganMs. Marjorie HuffMs. Rebecca B. HumphreyMr. John L. HutsonMr. Roger L. Jester Jr.Mr. James M. JohnsonMs. Martha L. JonesMr. Mitch C. Joseph 08Ms. Mary G. KeckMr. Brian D. KeenerMs. Ruth S. KeenerMr. & Mrs. Chad A. KernsMrs. Donna C. Kessler 69The Rev. Theodore & Dr. Mary Kay KleinMr. Timothy Knueven

Mrs. Thelma KoernerMr. & Mrs. Eric KoikThe Rev. & Mrs. Daniel LeikerDr. & Mrs. David LewisDr. Praveen K. MalhotraMr. Steven R. MaxsonMr. Hugh J. McMillinMr. & Mrs. Roger L. McMillinMr. & Mrs. Doug McOwenMr. Kent Miller B82, M11Mr. & Mrs. Jon Miller Mr. & Mrs. Michael MinnichMr. Philip R. MootsMr. & Mrs. Edward P. MoreyMrs. Kathryn D. Murphy 72Mrs. Elicia A. NagelMr. & Mrs. (Mona 95) Eugene NewcomerMr. & Mrs. Franz B. Ott Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Karl E. PauligMs. Amy PerryMr. Gardiner PerryMr. & Mrs. (Kristi 72) Stephen H. PhillipMrs. Janet P. PilarowskiMr. Robert PorterMr. & Mrs. (Jane 83) James PuckettMs. Linda C. RandallMr. Jared J. Reitz 69Ms. Maxine RobertsMr. Mark RunkleMs. Shirley SaylerMr. & Mrs. Terry D. SawmillerMr. & Mrs. (Barbara 77) Jerry T. SchlaegelMr. Derrick C. SeaverMr. Scott H. Seidel 75Ms. Nancy L. SherwoodMr. & Mrs. Mark C. ShickDr. Ray SilvermanMr. Paul SmithMs. Patricia J. SommerMr. & Mrs. (Ruby 60) William Stinson Jr. Mr. Sam SuitcaMr. Stephen SurpriseDr. Jonathan Leigh Tafel 66Mr. & Mrs. Herbert R. TamplinMs. Cynthia K. TitusMr. & Mrs. Kim K. TitusMr. & Mrs. Mark A. ToddMr. & Mrs. James TourangeauDr. Patrick Trimble 64Mrs. Patricia TukosMr. Andrew P. UnderwoodMs. Rhonda J. Ward-Marsh 06, M07Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. WeberMr. & Mrs. Robert N. WilliamsMs. Kelly Evans-WilsonMr. & Mrs. (Debra 00) Paul L. WrightDr. & Mrs. (Kathleen 69) Jeffry A. YoderMr. & Mrs. Paul E. Yutzy

BUILDERSCorporations and OrganizationsAllen County Public LibraryAllergy & Asthma Clinics of OhioChampaign Residential Services , Inc.Demmy Construction, Inc.Doss PropertiesKeidan Financial ConsultantsKindercare SpringfieldMadison County Senior CenterMurray Wells Wendeln & Robinson CPAsNorthern Star CommunicationsNursing Institute for Continuing Education

Oda P. Greene Irrevocable TrustOhio Caverns, Inc.RPE Associates LLCSabina Area Senior CitizensShear Design SalonThe Peoples Savings & LoanThe V Patrick Hamilton Group, LLC

Individuals and FamiliesMs. Tricia Alsip 11Mr. & Mrs. Billy G. Anderson 81Mrs. Cinda Anderton 73Ms. Kristen Auel 08Mr. Alfred T. BachmanMrs. Swetlana BaierMr. & Mrs. Alan Bailar 72Mr. Josh Baskins 07Ms. Annie Belle BedingfieldMrs. Joellen BeightsMr. Michael J. Bell Mr. & Mrs. John D. Berk Jr.Ms. Lynda A. Berube Dr. & Mrs. Irv BeseckerMs. Kelly L. Blankenship Mr. William G. BlazerMs. Tracy A. BleimMrs. Martha F. BoltonMs. Ann BooherMs. Trudy D. BrackneyMrs. Claudia J. BrewerThe Honorable & Mrs. Clarence J. Brown Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jacob M. BrownMrs. Gloria Jean BrumbaughMr. Anthony BrunkeMr. Ollie M. BusbeeMrs. Barbara B. Callison 09Mr. & Mrs. Gene C. CampbellMr. Kyle Joseph Campbell 06Mr. David CarterMr. Trent ChessDr. & Mrs. Wojtek D. ChojnaMr. & Mrs. Nicholas ChristianMr. Robert E. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Mark Collins 11Mr. Job C. Conger IVMr. & Mrs. William J. CorfmanMs. Stacie CoyMr. & Mrs. Deane CurrieMr. William Daniels 09Ms. Jessica DarlingMs. Becky M. DavisMs. Marjorie A. DeesMs. Ruby D. DelaneyMr. Aron DellDr. Christina Di GangiMr. Michael Dilworth 12Ms. Christine E. DunlopMr. & Mrs. Vincent G. DziechciarzMrs. Barbara Jane Eakins 51Mr. & Mrs. James M. Eaton Sr.Mr. Bart EdgingtonMr. Gerald D. EdigerMr. Douglas EgglestonMr. Frederich E. EllisMs. Margaret FetzMr. Micah J. Fisher 09Ms. Rita FitzsimmonsMrs. Claudia A. FoulkDr. Hedwig FrickMr. Steven M. Fry 87Mr. & Mrs. Michael GallagherMr. & Mrs. Charles Gamble

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BUILDERSIndividuals and Families (continued)Mr. & Mrs. (Shannon 03) Ionut C. Gavrilescu 03 Mr. & Mrs. John GeorgeMr. Marlin GerberMs. Constance Strait GilhoolyMr. Greg GlendeninMr. Richard A. GoldenMr. & Mrs. Vincent A. GonzalezMr. Tim GoodrichMs. Karen A. GrantMr. & Mrs. Stephen T. GreggMr. William J. Gregory 06, M10Mrs. Margaret GrimesMrs. Donna E. Guigas-SiegmanMr. Maurice HardenMr. James Harvey 67Mr. Jim HarworthMr. Ed HathawayMs. Thelma E. HawkinsMs. Melissa Hawley Mr. Bruce A. HayesMr. & Mrs. Darrell HeckmanMr. & Mrs. Joseph D. HedingerMrs. Doris L. HeislerMr. & Mrs. Robert HessMs. Dorothy HieberMrs. Deborah Hill-GrimesMr. & Mrs. David Hochstetler Mr. & Mrs. Jim HolcombMr. Nicholas J. HostetlerMs. Andra HowardMs. Kathleen HudepohlMr. Samuel D. HuffMr. & Mrs. (Kiya 00) Jason HuntMr. Robert J. Jacob 98Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. JenkinsMr. Orville J. Jennings IIIMs. Gladene JohnsonMs. Patricia A. JonesMr. & Mrs. Donald JoyDr. & Mrs. James J. JudgeMr. Jan KassiesMs. Victoria Ann KeenerMr. & Mrs. (Amy 00) Brian KempMs. Doris KempMr. Matt KingMr. & Mrs. (Virginia 74) Royce B. KinneyMs. Tomoko Kizawa Mr. & Mrs. (Judith 66) Daniel M. KraussMr. Robert S. LambertMs. Trisha M. Latella 10Mr. & Mrs. (Jamie 97) Mark S. Lattimer 11Dr. & Mrs. Terry LavyMr. Bernard A. Lyons 70The Reverend Renee Elizabeth Machiniak 91Dr. Barbara R. MackeyMr. & Mrs. Jack MacRaeMr. Jaswant MadhavanMr. Craig MarshallThe Reverend Ernie MartinMs. Theresa J. MassieMr. Marlen MathiasMrs. Gillian Mayer Ms. Allana I. McCreight 09Ms. Carrie M. McGillMr. & Mrs. (Melanie 08) Terry McKenzieMr. Steven McPhailMr. & Mrs. Frederick D. MeachamMr. Howard MeansMr. John H. Mefford

Mr. John MeyerMr. & Mrs. Walter A. MidgleyMrs. Bonnie S. MillerMr. Calvin O. MillerMs. Paula Miller 89Ms. Paula J. MillhoffMr. & Mrs. Steven A. Moore 72Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Moore Jr.Ms. Mary Mott 66Ms. Janet MurphyMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. NeuenfeldtMr. & Mrs. Sen Nie M07Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas F. NyeMrs. Sharon L. OBrienMr. & Mrs. Jerome J. ONeal 82Ms. Cynthia J. OrthMs. Mary Parello Mr. John B. Parker 02Ms. Lynn ParrishMrs. Joan PatzerMr. Roland PatzerMs. Eyleen E. PaughMr. & Mrs. Dwight C. PaulMrs. Rose M. PayneMr. Jack R. Pealer Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David A. PerdueDr. & Mrs. Kirk Peterson Mr. Leo G. PhillipsMr. Danile G. PicoloMr. James C. PicoloMs. Rebecca A. PicoloMr. Alan E. PignataroMr. Gordon H. PleusMs. Kimberly PoormanMr. & Mrs. Gary Pope 02Mr. Eric C. Porter Mr. & Mrs. E. Stephen Powers Mrs. Elaine K. ProutMs. Janice RaberMs. Amie D. RatermanMr. Robert ReberMs. Lora RedickMr. & Mrs. David ReinoehlMr. & Mrs. (Rosalie 75) Ronnie RelefordMs. Kayleen Ashley Roth 12Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin J. Rowe 05Ms. Jenny L. SantilliMs. Lorrinda Saxby 73Mr. & Mrs. Peter N. ScarffMr. Darren T. SchindelMr. Baron B. Schneeman 10Ms. Alicia SchneiderMr. & Mrs. David J. ScottMs. Kimberly A. SeaverMr. Jeffrey SegerMr. Glenn E. Skinner IIMr. Dave SmiddyMs. Ashley SmithMr. & Mrs. (Carrie 97) Tobin P. SmithMr. & Mrs. Jon R. SmithMr. Troy A. Smith 09Ms. Peri L. SnarrMs. Betty M. SniderMs. Georgiana SombrioMs. Mary A. StaudterMs. Linda M. StevensonMr. & Mrs. Luther H. StoreyThe Reverend Jennifer M. Tafel 00Mr. & Mrs. Kevin TalebiMs. Janet O. TaylorMs. Rachel G. Thomas

Mr. James P. Thompson 05Mr. Justin Dale Thompson 05Ms. Karen ThompsonMrs. Heather TiefenthalerMr. Richard TitusMs. Shanoa D. Titus 00Mr. Steven TitusMr. & Mrs. Eric W. TomMr. & Mrs. (Judith 81) James H. TrainerMs. Rita TreeseMrs. Shirlene TurnerMrs. Miranda Nicole Uhl M03Mr. & Mrs. Markus Van MeterMr. & Mrs. Dale Van TineMr. Harry J. Vearn 88Mrs. Ellen E. VerbskyMr. David VigesMr. Robert VincenzoMr. & Mrs. Robert Voigt 65Mr. Aaron Vorst 05Mr. & Mrs. Frank WagnerMr. & Mrs. (Jodie 06) Dylan Walker 07Mrs. Mary K. WallaceMrs. Mary S. Ward 05, M09Mr. & Mrs. Barry WarneMr. Scott W. Warnecke 03Mr. & Mrs. Alan K. WebsterMr. Michael L. WestMs. Catherine A. WhiteMr. Robert J. WhiteMs. Cynamyn Brandy Williams 04, M07Mr. Robert Williams Jr.Mr. Kenneth WilsonMr. Brad YarnellThe Reverend & Mrs. Paul B. ZachariasMr. John Zerante Jr.

LEGACY CLUBMs. Mary V.A. BaldwinMs. Ruth CoffeenMr. Thomas A. Faulkner 42Mrs. Jeannette F. Freye 23Mr. Stephen D. Harris 75Ms. Kathleen KitchenMr. & Mrs. (Mary E.) Harry A. LeggeMr. William McGeorge IVMs. Helen MehnertMr. Charles Edward Miller Jr. 71Ms. Rachel J. NicolMr. Lloyd L. Osborne Jr. Mr. Dave Ross 76 Mrs. Rebecca Johnson Wickersham

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LIFETIME MEMBERSMr. Robert G. Harrison 76Ms. Melanie L. McKenzie 08Mrs. Charles Edward Miller Jr. Mr. Benny G. Mitchell 79Mr. Dave S. Ross 76Ms. Rhonda Ward-Marsh 06, M 07Mr. & Mrs. (Jessica 07)Kyle Wunderlich 05

If we listed your year incorrectly or did not mark you as an alumna/us, we apologize for the error. Please contact the Alumni Relations Office at (937) 484-1282 or email Kat Steiner at ksteiner@urbana.edu to update your information.

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Blue Knights Getting it Done in the ClassroomThis past fall, Urbana University student-athletes posted the most successful academic semester since records were kept. A school-record 121 student-athletes made the Athletic Directors fall Honor Roll. Student-athletes must maintain a GPA of 3.25 or higher and enroll in at least 12 credit hours to earn this distinction. In the fall of 2011, 96 student-athletes earned this distinction. Never before had more than 100 Blue Knights landed on the Honor Roll. The top academic squads this fall were the mens swimming team and womens cross country team. The male swimmers boasted a cumulative team GPA of 3.20, while the female runners led the academic pack of 15 Blue Knight squads with a cumulative team GPA of 3.67. Every member of the womens cross country team made the Athletic Directors Honor Roll.The Blue Knight football team had the most representatives on the Honor Roll with 25. The womens soccer team had the most representatives on the womens side with 11.

The 121 total members were made up of 66 men and 55 women.In overall cumulative GPA, the Blue Knight women topped the Blue Knight men 3.10 to 2.66. As a whole, the student-athlete populous posted a 2.80 GPA, which is still shy of the Athletic Departments goal of attaining an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0. Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Jim Judge Jr. is a big reason for the recent upward trend in student-athlete GPAs at Urbana University. Dr. Judge is the link between the UU faculty and coaches. He helped devise a system that allows for consistent communication between these two parties. His relentless pursuit of feedback provides coaches with a constant stream of information about their student-athletes performance in the classroom. Coaches are using this information to ensure their student-athletes are attending class and keeping their grades up.As a result of all of the hard work by Dr. Judge, the Blue Knight coaches and the student-athletes, an incredible 28donors 21

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Blue Knights posted perfect 4.0 grade point averages this past fall. Thats also a new school record and a double-digit increase over the previous fall. The football team, which has won more games (15) over the past two years than any team in program history, leads the way again with an astounding eight players with perfect 4.0 GPAs.

Senior linebacker Drew Underwood (West Jefferson, OH) was one of those players with a perfect GPA this past semester. Underwood also managed to achieve a level of academic success never seen before at Urbana University. On December 5th, Underwood was named to the 2012 COSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American team. Underwoods Academic All-American honor is the first of his career, and he becomes the first Blue Knight to receive the honor during the NCAA Division II era.The 2012 COSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American Football Teams are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, recognizing the nations top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Underwood earned Second Team Academic All-America honors after turning in one of the most successful careers in the history of the Blue Knight football program. A 2-time Academic All-Conference selection and 4-year starter, Underwood currently boasts a 3.68 cumulative GPA as an Education/AYA Social Studies major. He just recently put the finishing touches on a terrific career, appearing in all 44 games over the past 4-years and

guiding the Class of 2012 to the best 4-year record in school history (26-18). Underwood finished with 249 career tackles, including 80 stops in 11 games as the starting middle linebacker for the 7-4 Blue Knights this season. He also recorded 9.5 tackles for a loss, 11 QB hurries, 4 pass break-ups, 2 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a sack, earning All-Conference honors for the third straight season. The GLFCs 2011 Linebacker of the Year also earned the Urbana University Athletic Departments Academic Achievement award as the top male student-athlete during the 2010-11 school year.Underwood is just one example of many that highlights the Blue Knights recent success in the classroom. Both Blue Knight basketball teams boast examples of unprecedented success this past semester. On the mens side, fifth-year Head Coach Jeff Porter placed seven players on the Athletic Directors Fall Honor Roll, including five that earned Academic All-District nominations for maintaining a cumulative GPA above 3.30. Urbanas five Academic All-District nominations are a new school record. Its quite an incredible feat, considering nominees must have at least sophomore standing, and they must be either a starter or significant contributor, playing at least 50% of the teams games. All five of Urbanas nominees have a cumulative GPA above 3.40, and all five have started for the Blue Knights this season.Junior guard Danny Goins (Cincinnati, OH) led the UU mens basketball team with a perfect 4.0 GPA this fall. (Goins is the nephew of former Blue Knight All-Americans and UU Hall of Famers Wade and Wyatt Goins, 93.) He is one of the teams five nominations for Academic All-District. The others include senior Ramel Mitchell (Akron, OH), junior Josh Brown (Millington, TN), and sophomores Casey Baker (Conneautville, PA) and Dusan Komljenovic (Banja Luka, Republic of Serbia). If one of these five players is voted Academic All-District this season, they will have an opportunity to join Underwood on the Academic All-American team.

UU Senior, Drew Underwood

UU Junior, Danny Goins

As a team, the UU mens basketball squad very nearly posted the first 3.0 cumulative GPA since records have been kept for individual teams. The teams cumulative fall GPA was the highest during Coach Porters five years at the helm, and the highest since records have been kept for the mens basketball team.

The womens basketball team experienced similar success in the classroom this past semester. Second-year Head Coach Maria Marchesano nominated four Blue Knights for Academic All-District honors. She could roll out a starting lineup that averages around a 3.5 GPA in the classroom, led by senior center Andrea Vogel (Bluffton, IN), junior guard DeVonyea Johnson (Ypsilanti, MI), sophomore guard Ciara Geiger (Ft. Wayne, IN) and sophomore forward Katy Barkley (Olivet, MI). Vogel is a two-time UU Athletic Department selection for Female Academic Achiever of the Year. The Presidential Scholar boasts a cumulative GPA of 3.97 in the Universitys Honors Program. Shes also became the schools all-time career blocks leader this past season after averaging nearly three blocks per game since her freshman season.

The mens soccer team, under fifth-year Head Coach Nick Roberts, is another glowing example of a Blue Knight team getting it done on the field as well as in the classroom. This past fall, the squad claimed the first regular season and tournament conference championships in school history. Urbana edged Cedarville University 2-1 in overtime on Cedarvilles home field in the conference championship game.

The conferences Offensive Player of the Year, junior forward Tyler Wason (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) scored both goals, including the game-winner off a corner kick by Mark Whittle (Olney, England) in the sixth minute of OT. Wasons game-winner was his school-record fifth of the season for the 10-7-1 Blue Knights. After just two seasons in the Royal Blue and White, Wason is the career leader in that category with nine game-winning goals to his credit. For all of the success on the field, Coach Roberts proudest accomplishment may have come off the field. His squad landed a staggering 13 players on the Athletic Directors Honor Roll, including three players who posted a perfect 4.0 GPA. Adding to the degree of difficulty, the team achieved this feat not in the spring, during their off-season when they have more time to focus on academics, but in the same semester when the program also captured its first-ever conference championship!

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Mens basketball cumulative GPA reaches a five-year high.

UU mens soccer claimed the first regular season and tournament conference championships in school history.

Womans basketball boasts a 3.5 GPA classroom average.

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The Heart of A Blue KnightCourtney Elliott 16 loves that its all about U here at Urbana University. She was an active high school student and a permanent fixture on her high school honor roll. When she arrived at Urbana, she wanted to continue to be involved. So, she joined the Small Steps student organization, which focuses on community service. She is also a member of the bowling team and cheerleading squad, as well as the University Singers and Chamber singers. Courtney is majoring in exercise science and hopes to become an occupational therapist and serve the community, in a different kind of light. She is known among the faculty for always doing more than what is expected. And she does it all while managing her work study assignment.

The Urbana Fund is the heart of it all, supporting the programs and initiatives that inspire students like Courtney to challenge themselves and the status quo. By providing financial aid to motivated and deserving students and enhancing library resources and classroom technology, the Urbana Fund makes it possible for students like Courtney to make the most of their Urbana experience.

Go to urbana.edu/give to make a gift to Courtney and other Blue Knights at Urbana.

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Freshman, Courtney Elliot