• 1930-1950
• 1951-1970
• 1971-1990
• 1991-2001
• In Memoriam

’52
Class Reunion June 7-9, 2002
Janet Hart Heinicke has retired as a professor and head of the art department at Simpson College, Indianola, IA. She is an adjunct faculty member at Simpson, superintendent for the fine arts division of the Iowa State Fair, and serves on the Global Mission Committee for the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the E.L.C.A.

’53
Warren C. Dickeson lives in Grand Rapids, MI, where he is an active member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.

’55
Wilma Weber Conley, Denton, TX, retired in January 2001 as an examiner with the federal government.

’56
D. Randall Fisher, London, England, became a Freeman of the City of London in August 1999. He was the second American to do so.

’57
Class Reunion June 7-9, 2002
William M. and Jean Matsumoto Baird live in Wooster, OH. William, who taught economics at Wittenberg, is a professor emeritus at The College of Wooster. Jean, who recently retired as a director of administration with the City of Wooster, is a member of the steering committee for Stage Partners, a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1994 and committed to the promotion of the performing arts. Jean also serves on the board of directors for the Wayne Center for the Arts and is a member of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce, and Friends and Neighbors of Every Woman’s House.

’58
After 32 years of service, Robert L. Reis, Charlotte, NC, has retired as a marketing executive with Xerox Corp., Stamford, CT.

’60
Ronald L. Lancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is head coach and director of football operations with the Canadian Football League’s Tiger-Cats.

’62
Class Reunion June 7-9, 2002
G. Jim Buchy, Greenville, OH, was grand marshal of the 2001 parade for the Annie Oakley Festival, July 28, 2001. President of Buchy Food Products, Jim is an assistant director of the Department of Agriculture.

’63
Kenneth T. Michnay, a former pastor of 25 years at the Dr. Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church, Muskegon, MI, has accepted a call from the Division for Global Mission of the E.L.C.A. to serve in the general bishop’s office and at the seminary in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Donald S. Worth, a pastor at St. John Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, PA, enjoys traveling. He lives in Monroeville, PA.

’65
Daniel C. Brautigam, Bowersville, GA, a former business management instructor in the School of Community Education at Wittenberg and a retired plant superintendent with Quincy (OH) Foundry, has retired from the field of journalism.

’66
Lee H. Endress, director of the College of Security Studies at the Asia-Pacific Center, Honolulu, HI, was named the first Wittenberg Fellow of 2001-02, Sept. 6, 2001.

Michael J. and Virginia Heygi Mattimore ’63 live in Springfield, OH. Virginia, who retired after 25 years of teaching in the Springfield area, is a realtor with Link-Hellmuth Real Estate of Springfield.

Douglas C. Rattray, Oldsmar, FL, has retired as chairman/CEO of Brandt Inc.

’67
Class Reunion June 7-9, 2002
Christine Baehren Barabasz, Williamsburg, VA, is a director of development for Child Development Resources, Norge, VA.

William R. Barrett, Scottsdale, AZ, is a vice president of marketing with the Harlem Globetrotters.

’68
James F. and Sandra Scott Peifer live in Springfield, OH. James, a partner in the law firm, Emerich, Winks, Peifer & Dressel, was elected to serve a three-year term as District 6 representative with the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association.

Douglas L. Ulery is president and CEO of Home City Federal Savings Bank, Springfield, OH.

’70
Rick L. Richards, president of KDR Capital Corp., has been elected to the board of trustees at BalletMet Columbus. He lives in Dublin, OH.

David W. Sielken, Stewardsville, NJ, is a vice president with B.O.C. Edwards Co., Summit, NJ.