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The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges recently inducted William A. McClain into its Hall of Excellence. His achievements include becoming an attorney, judge of the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, and civic leader of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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C. Jack Keidel, who has retired as a captain with the U.S. Navy, lives in Apopka, Fla.
Businessman and philanthropist Richard L. Kuss has been named “Distinguished Community Leader” by the Leadership Academy. This is the latest in a long list of honors he has received for his vision, leadership and generosity which have enhanced the quality of life in Springfield, Ohio.

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John H. Hayner is visitation pastor of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Seminole, Fla.

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Thomas R. and Patricia Brough Conrad live in Allentown, Pa. During a mission trip in South Africa for Asbury United Methodist Church, Tom was a guest lecturer at Africa University in Zimbabwe. Pat teaches French at Muhlenberg College.

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Before his retirement, Thomas A. Schultz of Cypress, Calif., was a chaplain with the U.S. Navy. He and his wife, Patricia, recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. anniversary.

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Yong J. and Janet Landenslager Ahn live in Greenwood, S.C. Yong, who is plant manager for Hanson Brick, has been named to the board of visitors at Lander University. These members serve as ambassadors for the university and provide it with community insight regarding its programs. Yong is also active with the Chamber of Commerce, the Partnership Initiative Committee, the CEO Roundtable and the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Ronald R. Gilbert, Fenton, Mich., and Wendy Wawrzyniak were married April 2, 2002. Ronald, chair of the National Aquatic Council, is a frequent presenter at various meetings on the topic of aquatic supervision and maintenance of semi-public pools. He is also the author of an article published in the Aquatic Resources Network.

After 23 years with the Kentucky Division of Water, Timothy E. Kuryla Jr. retired in July 2003. He lives in Lexington, Ky.

Ruth Seeh Nighswander has been named a “2004 Hero of Healthcare” by the Hospice of Anchorage, Alaska, for her national and/or global community service.

Craig K. Scobie is director of channels at Adeptia, a start-up software firm in Chicago, Ill.

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Mikel Rike Brown, a paralegal and law office manager in Piqua, Ohio, has been elected Washington Township clerk.

Tellermate, the world’s leading provider of cash handling systems for the retail, food service and financial industries, has appointed Douglas C. Rattray as president of the North America and South America regions. He lives in Oldsmar, Fla.

Kathleen Cowles Rayder, Columbus, Ohio, is executive director of Girl Scouts-Seal of Ohio. She recently participated in a panel discussion at Columbus’ Most Remarkable Women, an event sponsored by Business First Magazine of Columbus.

Lewis W. Shaw is owner and chief executive officer of Jackson-Shaw Co., an industrial real estate development firm in Dallas, Texas.

Marlena Taylor Smith, Strongsville, Ohio, is the chief executive officer of J. Marco, a women’s apparel company that consists of two stores and a thriving catalog and Internet business.

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J. Thomas and Linda Hixson Lenhardt ’71 live in near Chicago, Ill. Linda is the director of the performance group, Goat Island.
Thomas R. and Eloise Jones Pulsifer ’62 are active in the Xenia Music Club in Ohio. Tom, an organist and director of music at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dayton, Ohio, owns Arts Approach, LLC, a music and entertainment agency serving southwest Ohio. Eloise teaches piano.

Sarai Grimes Rader has retired as a member of the staff at Wittenberg and as a church musician to move to Burkesville, Ky., where she enjoys fishing and boating on Dale Hollow Lake.

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Kathleen Garstang Schienle, Evanston, Ill., is a principal with Greer Marketing Communications, Chicago, Ill.

Marcia Balmut Ward, Urbana, Ohio, was featured in an article in the Springfield News-Sun about her experiences as a science teacher at Graham High School, St. Paris, Ohio.

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John F. Meier, chair and chief executive officer of Libbey Inc., will head the fund-raising campaign for United Way in 2004. He is also a current board member of Wittenberg and Cooper Tire and Rubber Co., Findlay, Ohio. John lives in Toledo, Ohio.

Jean Swanson Reed, Winter Haven, Fla., has been a volunteer in several local organizations, including the Lakes Education Action Drive and the Winter Haven Federation of Lakes. She chairs the growth and economic development committee for Florida Bi-Partisans and the Citizens for Proper Planning. She recently campaigned for the District 4 Polk County Commission seat.

In June 2004, Lemoine D. Rice retired from his position as chair of the language arts department at North High School, Springfield, Ohio. He continues to teach photography at the Springfield Museum of Art.

Linda Ziegler Smitley has been elected to the First Ward seat of the East Liverpool City Council in Ohio.

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Retired principal of Cookson Elementary School, Michael L. Beamish, has been sworn in as the new mayor of Troy, Ohio. He has served as past chair of the Strawberry Festival and past president of the Troy Breakfast Optimists Club. Michael, a graduate of Leadership Troy, was a youth sports coach and is very active at St. John’s United Church of Christ.
Robert U. Miller, an owner/broker with RE/MAX Premier Choice, is the Columbus Board of Realtors immediate past president and 2004 “Broker of the Year.” Bob lives in Dublin, Ohio, where he is an active member of the community.

Thomas R. Whitney, Ostrander, Ohio, was promoted to senior vice president at the Delaware County Bank and Trust Co. He has also served as president for the Delaware Rotary Club and Rotary Foundation.

Warren T. Wilson, a retired captain with the U.S. Navy, is a physician at St. John’s Regional Medical Center. He lives in Springfield, Mo.

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Meribah Gelser Mansfield, director of the Worthington Libraries, has been named “Ohio Librarian of the Year” by the Ohio Library Council. Meribah, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, is president of the Ohio Library Association and chair of the Ohio Library Council Board of Trustees.
James L. Ward, curator and environmental educator at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, serves on the Chapel Hill Town Council. He is an active member of Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church and numerous community organizations.

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William L. Brown recently attained his 300th career coaching victory as head basketball coach at Wittenberg.
Martha A. Efta, Westlake, Ohio, married Lawrence J. Bober, Jan. 17, 2004.

Nancy Newman Robb, Barrington, Ill., has been named associate superintendent for instruction with the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211.

Jill Jenks Shipman, Media, Pa., is pursuing a master’s degree in liberal arts.

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Ohio Lieutenant Governor, Jennette Bradley, recently spoke at the Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center in Findlay, Ohio. As lieutenant governor, she serves as director of the Ohio Department of Commerce, the governor’s liaison to the Small Business Advisory Council, chair of the Clean Ohio Council and chief policy adviser to the Community Development Division. During its commencement in May 2004, Heidelberg College in Ohio and its Board of Trustees awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters to Jennette.

Christopher C. Colenda III is dean of the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine. He received the American Psychiatric Association “Jack Weinberg Memorial Award for Geriatric Psychiatry” for his special leadership and outstanding work in clinical practice, training and research initiatives in geriatric psychiatry. Christopher serves on the board and as treasurer for the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.

Marian Gillam Gochenour, Springfield, Ohio, wed Thomas B. Faris, Dec. 28, 2002. Marian is administrator of technology and EMIS with the Trotwood-Madison City Schools.

As president and chief executive officer of the Cincinnati Better Business Bureau, Jocile Ehrlich Kanellopoulos, has spearheaded the Council of Better Business Bureaus National Committee on Standard Reporting Language, an initiative to ensure that bureaus nationwide provide consistent and standard evaluation and information for all business reports provided to consumers.

R. Keith and Cynthia Reynolds Overly ’77 live in Dublin, Ohio. Keith is executive director for the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan.

D. Thomas Rownd III is a sales representative with Mokry-Tesmer Inc., an industrial machine shop in Middletown, Ohio. He lives in Wheeling, W.Va. Tom, who is president of the Ohio Valley Runners and Walkers Club, recently ran in his 10th Boston Marathon.

Robert E. and Elaine Griffis Ludeman live in Toledo, Ohio. Rob, a realtor for 27 years, is currently associated with the Danberry Company. A lifetime member of the Million Dollar Club, he has served on the Toledo City Council since 1993.

Kenneth C. Robinson, Mountain Home, Ark., is with Mercy Health System-Northwest Arkansas.

Marvin Smith is the owner-operator of two thriving restaurants in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ollie’s Trolley serves takeout fast food, and Mr. Ollie’s Café is a sit-down restaurant with an African motif that offers breakfast and lunch.

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Mark S. Algren has been appointed director of the intensive English program at the American University in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, an American-style university founded in 1997 with an enrollment of 4,000.

Richard E. Lord, Danbury, Conn., is a library media specialist with the New York City Department of Education at JFK High School, Bronx, N.Y.

At the annual meeting of the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Robert G. Merzweiler, president and chief executive officer of Landmark Plastic Corp., Akron, Ohio, was elected chair of the OFIC Board. He also serves on the board of the Akron Community Foundation and a number of other non-profit organizations and is involved in many civic endeavors in the Akron area.

Linda Gillespie Stuntz, Alexandria, Va., is a principal in the law practice of Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, Washington, D.C., specializing in energy and environmental issues, as well as matters relating to government support of technology development and transfer. She has been elected to the board of directors of The Raytheon Company.

Milton O. Thompson was honored in August 2004 by the National Center for Black Philanthropy with its “Business Philanthropist of the Year” award. The Indianapolis Foundation trustee also celebrated his 50th birthday recently.

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J. Gregory Murphy, Naples, Fla., was inducted into the Springfield/Clark County Baseball Hall of Fame. A former New York Mets minor leaguer, he played 10 years with the Dayton Amateur Baseball Federation, serving on two national championship teams.
Gregory C. Stiling, Farmington, N.C., and his sons recently cheered on the Tiger men’s lacrosse team at a game in Greensboro, N.C.

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Paul S. and Susan Sawyer Kosling ’80 live in New Albany, Ohio. Paul, a financial consultant with A.G. Edwards and Sons, recently campaigned for a seat on the New Albany Village Council.
Joan Holder McConnell, Tiffin, Ohio, is an instructor of piano and organ at Heidelberg College and is the staff accompanist. She also serves as organist and music coordinator at Trinity United Church of Christ where she recently performed an organ recital.

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James A. Donnellon, CPA and director in charge of the construction client service team with Barnes, Dennig & Co. Ltd., has been selected chair of the PKF North American Network Construction Committee. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sharon Huennerkopf Pruzaniec is a service/support administrator at Clark County MDA, Springfield, Ohio.

Melinda B. Sopher, Cary, N.C., is a professor in the communications department at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.

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Louis A. and Sally McMahon Cannon ’82 live in Saginaw, Mich. Louis, a cardiac surgeon, is a program director for the Heart and Vascular Institute at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. Louis, who has taken a leading role in national clinical research involving experimental heart stents in angioplasty and the use of ultrasound to break up blood clots, was ranked as among the best cardiologists in the Great Lakes region last year by Money Magazine. Sally serves on the boards of Saint Mary’s Hospital and the Saginaw Community Foundation.

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Patricia Lawrence Bisker, Ostrander, Ohio, is a computer trainer/help desk manager at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.

Bryan S. and Gail Garrett Derreberry ’82 live in Wichita, Kan. Bryan, president and chief executive officer of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce, was the featured speaker at the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce awards banquet.

Nigel P. Hebborn, Harmony, R.I., is president and chief executive officer of Nestor Traffic Systems Inc., Providence, R.I.

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While continuing his successful neuropsychological rehabilitation clinic in Ann Arbor, Mich., Ronald P. Baumanis has been granted membership in the professional theatre union, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, for his many years of direction and choreography regionally and in New York, N.Y.

Phillip K. Dorn was named the head football coach at Wilmington College in Ohio. He lives in Mason, Ohio.

Erik J. Henriksen, Washington, N.J., is a relationship manager with Fleet Insurance Services, Fairfield, N.J.

Christopher W. Jochem, West Caldwell, N.J., is a senior PC support specialist with Prudential Financial in Roseland.

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Mark T. Haimerl, Worthington, Ohio, is a sales associate with Milliken & Co. He recently campaigned for the office of mayor of Riverlea.

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Mark E. and Martha Bingham Gordon ’83 live in Canton, Ohio. Mark is an air traffic conroller at the Canton Regional Airport.

Kevin A. Rings, Parkersburg, W.Va., is an assistant Washington County prosecutor who recently campaigned for the nomination for the Washington County prosecutor’s seat.

David L. Schaefer, principal and vice president of Virginia-based Armfield, Harrison & Thomas, was elected chair of TechAssure Association Inc. David lives in Leesburg, Va.

David S. Spengler, a translator and consultant in Tokyo, Japan, was a contributing general editor and consultant for financial/economic terms in Kenkyusha’s New Japanese-English Dictionary, published in 2003.

Jeffrey L. Wilson, Doylestown, Pa., and his wife, Barbara, are the parents of twins, Benjamin and Noah, born Jan. 19, 2004.

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Andrew D. Abas, Loveland, Ohio, and his wife, Cindy, announce the adoption of Emily Grace from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. She arrived home Nov. 7, 2003.
W. Scott Collins, Norcross, Ga., is chief executive officer with the Independent School Counsel, Atlanta, Ga.

GVA Williams has announced that senior vice president,John K. Cunningham of Long Valley, N.J., has been named “Broker of the Year” for 2003.

Thomas L. and Amy Pernsteiner Hart live in Columbus, Ohio. Tom recently joined Dominion Homes as vice president of government affairs.

Mark A. and Richelle Schmittgen Kennedy live in Needham, Mass. Mark teaches seventh grade at Gibbons Middle School, Westboro, Mass. Richelle is assistant general counsel for Fidelity Investments, Boston, Mass.

Michael A. and Lisa VanValkenburg Rowan live in Blacklick, Ohio. Mike, who is affiliated with Columbus State Community College and The Ohio State University, is a trustee on the Jefferson Township Board.

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Kjirsten Johnson Blander, Ann Arbor, Mich., is pursuing graduate studies in humanities, historic preservation and museology at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Mich. and Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich.
David S. Bradin, a licensed patent attorney, has been invited to become a member of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Winston-Salem, N.C. He lives in Cary, N.C.

Lynn Brownley Long, Norwalk, Ohio, was named a vice president of First County Bank Corporators.

Regina D. Nelson is senior director of licensed business development with Polo Ralph Lauren, New York, N.Y.

Jon M. Swanson, Minneapolis, Minn., is a senior consultant with Keane Inc., Edina, Minn.

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