’71
E. Peter Heckathorn, Gulf
Breeze, FL, is a senior vice
president with Sacred Heart
Health System, Pensacola, FL.
Jean A. LeLoup, associate
professor of Spanish and coordinator
of secondary education in
the international communications
and culture department at
the State University of New
York College at Cortland, received
the Chancellor’s Award
of Excellence.
Charles T. Saunders Jr., a
project manager with the American
Electric Power Co., Columbus,
OH, has completed his
term as president of the Central
Ohio Chapter, Institute of
Internal Auditors. During his
tenure, the chapter received the
Institute’s Gold Achievement
Award.
’72
Class Reunion June 7-9, 2002
National City Corp., Columbus,
OH, has promoted Charles
E. Wigton III to senior vice
president.
’73
Mary Ann Deter Klosterman,
a physical education teacher at
Park Layne Elementary School,
was presented an Excellence in
Teaching award by the Springfield
(OH) Rotary Club. Mary
Ann lives in Enon, OH.
Diana Aikens Tolbert is the
lead teacher at the Central
Methodist Child Center, Mt.
Airy, NC.
’74
Maureen Bryson Barton has
been elected president of the
Bronxville (NY) Board of Education.
Yeura R. Venters, Columbus,
OH, has been named director of
the Franklin County Public
Defender Office. He also serves
on the advisory board of the
Central Region Juvenile Law
Center.
’76
Mark S. Algren, a language
specialist in the Applied English
Center at the University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS, has
taught English as a foreign
language in the United States,
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia.
He has been installed as a
director of the board of the
Teachers of English to Speakers
of Other Languages, Inc.
Doug W. and Joan Holder
McConnell ’78 are members of
the faculty at Heidelberg College,
Tiffin, OH. Doug, professor
and chair of the department
of music, teaches music theory/
composition. Joan teaches organ
and piano and serves as staff
accompanist. She is also the
organist at Grace Lutheran
Church, Fremont, OH.
Gail Christensen Palminteri,
Franklin Lakes, NJ, is a retired
bond trader. She is raising
pygmy goats and rehabilitating
injured mute swans.
Sally J. Schatz is director of
business development with executive
education at the Kenan-
Flagler Business School at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
’77
Class Reunion June 7-9, 2002
Steven P. Collier, a partner in
the law firm of Connelly,
Jackson and Collier, LLP, Toledo,
OH, was elected president
of the Ohio Academy of Trial
Lawyers. An associate member
of the American Board of Trial
Advocates, he has been recognized
by the National Board of
Trial Advocacy and is listed in
Best Lawyers in America.
Virginia L. Macali has been
awarded certification as a professional
effectiveness coach
through New Ventures West. A
personal and professional coach,
she is founder of High Point
Transitions, Columbus, OH.
’78
Charles A. “Chucky” Mitchell
is a mental health instructor
with the Franklin County Board
of MR/DD, Columbus, OH.
He is pursuing studies in
computer graphics at Columbus
State Community College.
Jo Myers Thompson, a primatologist
and world expert on the
bonobo ape, is director of the
Lukuru Wildlife Research
Project. She recently organized a
Congolese delegation to address
the United Nations in response
to the current environmental
crisis within the Democratic
Republic of Congo. Jo lives in
Snowmass Village, CO.
’79
Patti L. Briner, Miamisburg,
OH, has retired from Wright
State University, Dayton, OH.
’80
Wade B. LaForce, Vermilion,
OH, has been inducted into the
Lorain Sports Hall of Fame.
Wade, owner and operator of
Champions, a national premier
sports restaurant, coaches in the
Vermilion City Recreation
leagues.
’81
Jackie Lowe Bailey, Naperville,
IL, is a financial director with
the McDonald’s Corp.,
Warrenville, IL.
Philip G. Cordell, a lecturer
and piano instructor at Capital
University, Columbus, OH, is a
pianist/organist at the Fifth
Avenue United Methodist
Church.
Laura A. Shaw, Stamford, CT,
is manager of audio production
with News America Marketing,
Norwalk, CT.
’82
Class Reunion June 7-9, 2002
James R. and Jenny Grooms
Menning live in North Sutton,
NH. James is a vice president
with Timken Aerospace, Lebanon,
NH. Jenny, a homemaker,
is an active member of her
community and church.
Janis Rhea Worley, president
of Worleybird Productions Inc.,Hudson, OH, is the recipient of
the American Women in Radio& Television’s Gracie Allen
Award for her work producing
Heart of a Nation: America’s First
Ladies, which aired on PBS. She
was also nominated for local
Emmys for editing and best
documentary for Act of Duty,
real-life stories of the veterans
from WWII, Korea and Vietnam
to air this fall.
’83
Bernice Webb Johnson is a
juvenile probation officer with
the Superior Court of Arizona,
Phoenix, AZ. A pastry chef, she
owns The Delish Dish, a dessert
business.
’84
Elizabeth Goettman Christopher,
Los Angeles, CA, and her
husband, John, announce the
birth of Caroline Baldwin, July
3, 1999. Elizabeth is a medical
malpractice claims consultant.
Curtis A. DePuy has been
promoted to technical expert
with the Portsmouth (OH)
Social Security Office.
Charles C. King, Lawrenceville,
NJ, is a senior vice president
with Zurich Scudder Investments,
New York, NY.
Daniel J. McNichol Jr. is the
author of The Big Dig: The
Largest Urban Construction
Project in the History of the
Modern World, a book chronicling
the historic highway project
in Boston, MA. Dan was the
former deputy director of public
affairs for the project.
Kevin R. Risner is an information
analyst at LexisNexis,
Miamisburg, OH.
Joseph E. and Susan Horvarth
Segeleon ’87, Sioux Falls, SD,
announce the birth of Charles,
Dec. 20, 2000. Joseph has been
named medical director of
telemedicine services at the
Sioux Valley Hospital/University
of South Dakota Medical
Center where he also serves as an
assistant professor of pediatric
critical care medicine.
’85
LeAnn Coberly, Cincinnati,
OH, married Christopher
Farrell, Dec. 22, 2000. LeAnn is
a physician in internal medicine,
an associate professor and
director of medical student
education for the department of
internal medicine at the University
of Cincinnati.
’86
John C. and Kristin Dallmann
Healy ’87 announce the birth of
Gretchen Linne, Nov. 18, 2000.
John is an account manager with
S&P Comstock, Harrison, NY.
Kristin is a freelance graphic and
Web design consultant.
Andrew J. Irick, vice president
of Security National Bank,
Springfield, OH, received the
Community Leadership Association
Member of the Year
award.
Douglas J. Maragas, Canton,
OH, is an assistant prosecutor in
Stark County, OH.
Craig Q. and Helen Hambrick
Tuttle ’88 have moved to Plain
City, OH. Craig has received a
merit award from the Ohio
Chapter of the American Society
of Landscape Architects for his
design, Jewish Cemeteries Memorial
Park.
’87
Class Reunion Homecoming 2002
Susan Hecht Burney, Cleveland,
OH, and her husband,
Michael, announce the birth of
Matthew Timothy, April 22,
2001.
Glenn A. Huetter II, Pittsburgh,
PA, and his wife, Diane,
announce the births of Marcus
A., Nov. 5, 1999 and Xavier J.,
April 6, 2001. Glenn is a partner
in the law firm, Willman &
Arnold, practicing in the areas of
toxic torts and insurance defense.
Daren P. and Virginia “Ginger”
Kopp Maloney ’89 live in
Worthington, OH. Bank One,
Columbus, OH, has named
Daren as an area manager for
seven banking centers.
Robert J. Yoblinski, Boone,
NC, and his wife, Mary Dee,
announce the birth of Rebecca,
Oct. 6, 2000. B.J. is a professor
of chemistry at Appalachian
State University.
’88
Ryan D. and Suzanne Skillman
Finkenbine ’90, Morgantown,
WV, announce the births of
Keagan Alexander, March 17,
1999, and Benjamin Denali,
Oct. 27, 2000. Ryan is medical
director and director of forensic
psychiatry at West Virginia
University.
Thomas J. Fischer, Hudson,
OH, and his wife, Kristy,
announce the birth of Andrew
Vermeire, Aug. 8, 2000. Tom,
an attorney, owns Silver Oak
Title Agency.
Adam J. Marcia, Willoughby,
OH, and his wife, Nicole,
announce the birth of Adam
Joseph Jr., July 21, 2000. Adam
teaches English at the University
School, Shaker Heights, OH.
’89
Susan Kerrick Chamot, Lakewood,
OH, and her husband,
Doug, announce the birth of
Joshua Douglas, March 3, 2000.
Susan teaches fifth grade at West
Park Lutheran School.
Christopher M. Galbraith is a
senior financial analyst with Verdi
and Company, Buffalo, NY.
Kathleen P. Gansle, Rocky
Point, NY, and her husband,
David Stickler, announce the
birth of William Karl, Sept. 23,
1999. Kathleen teaches inclusion
classes on Long Island.
Charles L. Ham, Ann Arbor,
MI, received his certification to
teach Japanese from Eastern
Michigan University, Ypsilanti,
MI, and Madonna University,
Livonia, MI, in April 2001.
Brian A. and Christine Clinger
Mays, Suwanee, GA, announce
the birth of Caroline Delaney,
March 17, 2001. Brian is a
product specialist with Ventana
Medical Systems.
Robert W. and Laura
MacDonald White ’91,
Winnetka, IL, announce the
birth of Sophia Newell, April
12, 2000.
John Wooldredge, Stow, OH,
and his wife, Sharon, announce
the birth of Alexandra C., Feb.
12, 1999. John is a territory
manager with Ecolab, Broadview
Heights, OH.
’90
Anne C. Felker, Rochester, NY,
married Douglas A. Osovski,
Sept. 23, 2000.
Eric T. and Kristi Zellers
Fortuna, King of Prussia, PA,
announce the birth of Ethan
Tripp, Dec. 11, 2000. Kristi is an
orthopaedic surgeon at Shriners
Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
David C. Hart, Alameda, CA, is a
corporate bond trader with Ross,
Sinclaire, San Francisco, CA.
Mark A. Jedow, San Antonio,
TX, is a teacher/coach at Ronald
Reagan High School. He was
named 2001 girls’ swimming
Coach of the Year for 5A
Schools by the Texas Interscholastic
Swimming Coaches Association
for leading his team to its
second consecutive Texas State
Championship and posting an
undefeated season.
Christopher E. Paap, Fairport,
NY, is a data network account
executive with AT&T.
Gregory J. Reck, Fayetteville,
NC, is a captain with the U.S.
Army. He is a Green Beret
detachment commander with
the Third Special Forces Group,
deployed to Senegal for the
United Nations chapter VII
assistance with the UNMISL in
Sierra Lione.
W. Martin Zimmann, Dundee,
MI, and his wife, Angela,
announce the birth of Seth
Martin, May 25, 1999. Martin
is co-pastor of St. John Lutheran
Church.