• 1934-1986
• 1987-1995
• 1996-2003
• In Memorial

’32
George Hopper, a retired attorney, lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

’34
Fred E. Shelton Jr. is retired and living in Centerville, Ohio.

’39
David L. Reeves has moved to a new home in Pittsboro, N.C.

Martha Peiffer Winkhart, a retired teacher and school counselor, has moved to Eaglewood Village, Springfield, Ohio.

’49
August W. and Carol Wagner Mueller are retired and living in Brooklyn, Mich.

Robert C. Vonachen has moved to Framingham, Mass. Bob is retired from the Kendall Division of Colgate Palmolive.

’50
Frank E. Parker is the author of the poem, “The Wings of Kitty Hawk,” recently published in the Press Journal, Vero Beach, Fla.

’53
Thomas M. and Mary Louise Neumann BeMiller ’55 live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tom, a Lutheran pastor, served Lutheran Church of our Risen Lord in Burton, Mich., before becoming senior pastor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jeffersontown from where he retired. He also served on the Synod Council, as secretary of the Synod, and as interim pastor at four parishes.

’54
Nancy McDill Hashim is retired and living in Rockville, Md.

’55
Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30

Edwin C. and Nancy White Lewis live in Ames, Iowa. Edwin has retired from Iowa State University.

’56
Robert A. Houy was an educator in Phoenix, Ariz., before retiring to Sun City, Ariz.

’57
Lawrence E. and Carole Holmes McCoy ’58 live in Springfield, Ohio. Larry has retired from his position as national accounts manager with Inland Paperboard and Packaging. He serves as president of the Clark County Mental Health Foundation and the Springfield Kiwanis Club. Carole is also retired.

’58
James R. Arthur has moved to Lewisville, Texas.

Thomas F. and Barbara Kane Kurth ’59 live in Elkhart, Ind. Tom was recently inducted into the Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame for his 36-year service as a football coach and 19 years as head track coach at Elkhart and Elkhart Central High Schools. His many honors include being inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Indiana Track Hall of Fame in 2001.

J. Peter and Nancy Sprinkle Pelkonen ’63 have moved to Dayton, Ohio. Peter is a retired Lutheran pastor, and Nancy is a retired nurse.

’59
Janice Wilburn Townsley, Westerville, Ohio, has retired as a first-grade teacher with the Plain Local School District.

’60
Judith Becker Kemp, Tunnel Hill, Ga., is a publisher’s assistant with the Daily Citizen, Dalton, Ga.

J. William and Helene Ettlinger Pearch ’61 take interim ministry positions while traveling around the country in their fifth-wheel trailer. They are currently serving St. Paul Lutheran Church in Kodiak, Alaska.

’61
Sandra Anderson Kight, Columbus, Ohio, is an artist with a studio in German Village. She recently participated in Bexley’s Winter Market, an open house organized by the Bexley Area Chamber of Commerce and hosted by the Main Street merchants.

’62
Former member of the Ohio House of Representatives and Greenville, Ohio, businessman G. Jim Buchy will oversee lobbying efforts and member activism programs in a nine-state midwest region as public policy director for the National Federation of Independent Business.

As acting president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, William C. Martin led the organization through a historic governance transition process structured to improve the movement of the USOC through the 21st century. Bill’s picture and story were featured in the August issue of NWA World Traveler, Northwest Airlines’ magazine.

’64
Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30

After 32 years with the Central Intelligence Agency, John E. McLaughlin has retired. An analyst for European and Russian issues before rising to deputy director of central intelligence, he headed the agency during a critical period while a permanent replacement for the retiring former director was found.

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Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30

Barbara Kettering Neiner, Brook Park, Ohio, has retired from her third-grade teaching position with the Berea City Schools.

Julie Schauman, an award-winning gardener, is a deep grief and trauma therapist in Lexington, Mass.

Timothy F. and Janet Albert Waltonen live in Fredericksburg, Va. Tim has received a Ph.D. in modern American literature from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Jan is assistant dean of admissions, adult programs, with the University of Mary Washington.

’66
Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30

Jacqueline McClaran, who lives in Wytham Village, Oxford, United Kingdom, has been appointed director of the faculty development programme at Oxford University Medical School and associate medical director of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust.

’67
The National Bank of Arizona in Phoenix has promoted Cheryl Winkhart Holdraker to senior vice president. Cheryl lives in Scottsdale, Ariz.

’68
Barbara E. Irvine, Ingram, Texas, is president of Driftwood Music Services Co.

’69
Mitchell E. and Katherine Hein Ayer live in Katy, Texas. Mitchell, an attorney with Thompson & Knight, Houston, Texas, has been named “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly. Mitchell also serves as chair-elect for the Houston Bar Association Oil, Gas and Mineral law section. Katy trains Newfoundlands.

WorkForce Software Inc., a provider of enterprise Web-based time management solutions in Livonia, Mich., has announced the appointment of Stanley R. Starkey to the position of vice president of sales. He also serves on the board of advisors for Cleveland, Ohio. As a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Ed meets some of his Fiji brothers for golf several times each season.

Karen J. Fish and Andrew J. Schurder exchanged wedding vows Oct. 11, 2003. They live in Vernon Hills, Ill.

Carol A. Hertler, Port Royal, Pa., has begun a new call as pastor of Port Royal Lutheran Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Nook, Pa.

Janet G. Pierce, Bay Village, Ohio, is a principal with Marketing 101 Inc., a full service advertising agency in Cleveland, Ohio. She is also a member of the marketing committee of the Playhouse Square Foundation Board.

’81
G. Charles Dix II, Hartville, Ohio, and his wife, Susan, became the parents of Phoebe Stevens, on June 18, 2004.

Paul A. Hastaba, Brentwood, Tenn., is general sales manager with WTVF-TV, Nashville, Tenn.

As president of SRO Entertainment, Jeffrey A. Mannies coordinates fund-raising events for Cleveland nonprofits, handling everything from invitations and public relations to booking. Jeff, who lives with six cocker spaniels in Lakewood, Ohio, has a vast collection of clothing, jewelry and autographs from Hollywood glitterati.

’82
Merrill Lynch has announced the appointment of David P. Akellian as head of the investment manager client channel within its securities services division. David lives in Wyckoff, N.J.

Frederick E. Becker, Watertown, Mass., is with the Cambridge School of Weston.

An associate professor of marketing, Barbara A. Bickart has been named director of the master of business administration program offered by the Rutgers University School of Business at Camden in New Jersey. An expert on consumer behavior issues, she is the author of numerous articles in her field. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Consumer Research and the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing. Barbara, who resides in Bryn Mawr, Pa., is the past recipient of the Rutgers-Camden Provost’s Teaching Excellence Award and the Rutgers University School of Business at Camden Research Award.

Kathleen Vaughn Breitenstein is a leadership coordinator with Financial Service Solutions, Louisville, Ky.

Michael E. Carter, director of the Sinclair Community College Fast Forward Center in Dayton, Ohio, assists young people who were unsuccessful in traditional schools to access programs that allow them to gain a high school diploma. Michael lives in Vandalia, Ohio.

Colleen K. Foegle, Cincinnati, Ohio, was recently promoted to account executive with Thomson Gale’s Public Library, a worldwide provider of print and electronic reference materials.

The Junior League of Akron, Ohio, has announced that Janis Rhea Worley is the recipient of the 2003-04 “Rookie of the Year Award” for her initiative and commitment to volunteerism and the community. Janis, from Hudson, Ohio, is a key volunteer at Old Trail School, public relations chair of the Designer Show House, and organizer of the Junior League cookbook, Beginnings, which was named official cookbook

of the City of Akron. She is president of Worleybird Productions.

’83
Liane Gray Starner, an assistant professor of organizational communication, teaches fundamentals of oral communication, integrated marketing communication, organizational communication, instructional training and development, and first year freshmen seminar at Marietta College in Ohio.

’84
Janet Thompson Jackson is an associate professor at the Washburn University of Topeka School of Law in Kansas.

Dow Jones & Co., New York, N.Y., has named Amy L. Wolfcale vice president of corporate communications. Amy is responsible for all areas of external communications with all business units and departments.

’85
David J. DiPietro, owner of Amherst Cleaning Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., has been elected to his second term as mayor of East Aurora, N.Y.

Thomas K. Hilgartner, an assistant professor of developmental education at West Virginia State Community and Technical College in Institute, W.Va., was named “Educator of the Year” by the West Virginia Association of Developmental Educators. He resides in Huntington, W.Va., where he raises, shows and breeds pedigreed Maine coon cats.

’86
Steven R. and Heather Rollins Laughman ’87, live in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Steve has been named U.S. automotive industry sector leader for Deloitte & Touche accounting firm. He will oversee all financial advisory work for automotive clients across the country as well as continuing as deputy leader of the global manufacturing practice.

Linda McCabe Silich, owner of Groundworks Landscaping Inc. in East Hampton, N.Y., is a personal trainer who teaches kickboxing and spin.