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Class Notes ’49 Curt Sarff, Fort Myers, Fla., has had his second book, titled A Superior You, published. The book is a compilation of 100 articles from his newspaper column in the Ashtabula Star Beacon. David Sprang, Wadsworth, Ohio, recently retired after more than 40 years of banking employment. ’58 Gloria L. (Stewart) Pautz, San Luis Obispo, Calif., has had several stories published. ’61 Ernest E. Conklin, San Diego, Calif., was recently appointed executive director of finance and administration at The American University of Kuwait. Conklin has his professional accounting certification as well as extensive experience in higher education in the Middle East. Shirley A. (Steckler) Gareri, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is a clinical dietitian at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio. Arlene R. (Bigler) Lucas, M.Ed. ’64, Pittsburgh, Pa., received a distinguished alumni award from the Powhatan Alumni Association in Powhatan Point, Ohio. ’65 Thomas K. Fagan, M.Ed. ’66, Ph.D. ’69, Memphis, Tenn., was chosen by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to receive its 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award. Fagan was twice the president of the NASP and has been the director of the school psychology program at The University of Memphis since 1976. Barbara L. (Dodge Maurer) Keller, B.S. ’79, Kent, Ohio, is retired from teaching art at James E. Garfield Elementary School in Garrettsville, Ohio. ’66 Joseph Ferencak, San Antonio, Texas, recently retired after spending 37 years at University Hospital as a senior clinical biologist. ’67 Peter J. Foley, Framingham, Mass., served as athletic director at Weston High School for 26 years. In 2007, Foley also received the Distinguished Service Award from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. ’68 Wilma J. Crawford, M.A., Kent, Ohio, recently retired from the Honors College at Kent State and is currently working on a “History of Honors at Kent State.” Theresa E. (Williams) Grabowski, Avon Lake, Ohio, is a teacher in Cuyahoga Heights. Grabowski is also the advisor for National Honor Society, Teen Newspaper, English department chair, and vice president of the Cuyahoga Heights Association of Teachers. Jacqueline G. (George) Gregg, Upper Arlington, Ohio, is a recently retired teacher of English as a Second Language for Columbus Public Schools in Columbus, Ohio. John W. Rietz, Hunt Valley, Md., has been named principal for Cannon Design, an architectural, engineering and planning firm in Baltimore, Md. k Thomas M. Ruple, M.B.A. ’72, Rockville, Md., has been appointed adjunct professor of accounting at Montgomery College in Maryland. ’69 Nancy E. (Keith) Kujala, Leavittsburg, Ohio, is retired from the Trumbull Career and Technical Center as the instructor of Senior Honors English. Kujala was selected for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers for 2005-06 and 2006-07. Joel I. Schackne, B.S. ’70, Davie, Fla., is retired after 36 years of teaching high school math for Miami-Dade County’s gifted program. In 1998-99, Schackne was the county’s Math Teacher of the Year and was an AP Statistics Faculty Consultant Reader for the College Board. Sally L. Sharp, Westmont, N.J., is the site coordinator/grant writer at the Creative Arts High School in Camden, N.J. Sharp recently had a book published, titled Baby Jules. ’70 William J. Novak, Arlington, Va., is the vice president for HDR Engineering Inc., where he manages passenger rail and other transportation projects. ’71 Susan C. (Groves) Grove, Boardman, Ohio, retired from teaching. * k Evan Meyer, Philadelphia, Pa., is the general counsel for the Board of Ethics for the City of Philadelphia. James R. Stobbs, M.Ed. ’74, Prescott, Ariz., is an associate broker for Keller Williams Check Realty. Kathleen Trafford, M.A., New Albany, Ohio, is one of Ohio’s leading commercial litigation attorneys, according to Chambers USA. Trafford is a partner in the litigation department of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, concentrating on governmental and regulatory litigation and constitutional law. Prior to joining the firm, Trafford was deputy chief counsel to the Ohio Attorney General. ’72 Linda M. (Morton) Cowin, Cortland, Ohio, retired in 2002 after 30 years of teaching in Windham, Ohio. She currently works as an office assistant for an estate planner ’73 David L. Feldman, Ph.D., Knoxville, Tenn., is professor and chair of the Department of Planning, Policy and Design at the University of California, Irvine. Susanne E. (Kozack) Katz, Beachwood, Ohio, is a reading specialist at University Heights Schools in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. William S. Pfeiffer, M.A., Ph.D. ’75, Swannanoa, N.C., is the sixth president of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. Carter E. Strang, B.S. ’73, J.D., Cleveland, Ohio, was named to the Cleveland Bar Association’s Board of Trustees and selected to chair its 3Rs committee for the 2007-08 school year. Strang is a former Shaker Heights High School social studies teacher and coach (1974-83). Strang is also secretary of the Federal Bar Association’s Northern District of Ohio Chapter and a member of the Cleveland-Marshall Alumni Association’s Board of Trustees and the Cleveland-Marshall Visiting Committee. He is also a member of Kent State’s Honors College Advisory Board. ’74 Sherrie L. Graham, Mobile, Ala., was the keynote speaker for the international conference on rebuilding sustainable communities in Iraq titled: “Policies, programs and projects: lessons learned from Gulf Coast recovery.” Graham also facilitated a workshop about rebuilding communities after disasters and served as a panelist on “The impact of play, media and violence on the lives of children and families.” Marianne C. Schapiro, M.A., Evanston, Ill., has worked as alumni editor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and as a public relations coordinator for the Illinois Arts Council and the Highland Park Public Library. Schapiro has also done freelance work and writing for Kindermusik International along with extensive volunteer work for Evanston school organizations. ’75 Lorraine B. Fields, Uniontown, Ohio, is a clinical nurse specialist with Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio. Fields recently won the 2007 Neuroscience Educator of the Year through AANN, the Sigma Theta Tau Award for translating scientific research into practice and the Nursing Excellence Award at Summa. Beverly Kerecman, Cleveland, Ohio, achieved certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Kerecman currently teaches special needs students. ’76 David R. Krajec, Menomonee Falls, Wis., joined Mainstage Theatrical Supply Inc. as a system sales specialist. Krajec was previously employed by Cardinal Stritch University as an associate professor in the theatre department, and a scenic and lighting designer and technical director. He is currently the director at large for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society and the treasurer and founding member of the International Secondary Education Theatre Safety Association. ’78 Howie Rutstein, Everett, Mass., is the author of a book for English language learners in business. John M. Turner, M.A., Bellingham, Wash., has published a book with more than 90 of his photographs of the Pacific Northwest titled Bellingham Impressions. ’79 George E. Stevens, D.B.A., Stow, Ohio, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. ’80 Elizabeth Z. Bartz-Chames, M.A. ’82, Akron, Ohio, was presented the 2007 United Way of Summit County Woman Philanthropist of the Year Award. Sandra I. Lopez-Baez, Ph.D., Charlottesville, Va., was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Board of Certified Counselors International. Lopez-Baez teaches in the Counselor Education program at the University of Virginia where she is also director of the Personal and Career Development Center. * k Ron Malak, Surrey, United Kingdom, is chief executive officer for GE Money in Romania. ’81 Steven A. Debolt, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, is the safety service director for the City of Reynoldsburg. John L. Hollabaugh, Concord, Ohio, works as media connect for Sports Time Ohio and in advertising sales for the Cleveland Indians Baseball Network. ’83 Patrick T. Murphy, Avon, Ohio, is a partner at Dworken & Bernstein Co. LPA in Painesville, Ohio, and was named as a finalist for the Public Justice 2007 Trial Lawyer of the Year award by the Public Justice Foundation. Richard K. Warfield, Hudson, Ohio, has partnered with Kent State alumnus Steven E. Sender to form Warfield & Sender CPAs located in Twinsburg, Ohio. ’86 Miriam H. Hill, Ph.D., New Albany, Ind., was awarded tenure and promotion to professor at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala. Hill also received the Distinguished Research Award for 2007 from the College of Arts and Sciences at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala. Steven E. Sender, Beachwood, Ohio, has partnered with Kent State alumnus Richard K. Warfield to form Warfield & Sender CPAs in Twinsburg, Ohio. ’87 Vincent Duffy, Brighton, Mich., is the news director for Michigan Radio at the University of Michigan. Duffy, previously at WKSU-FM, has earned six national Edward R. Murrow awards, two National Headliner Awards, a Gabriel Award, a national Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists and Best Reporter in the State of Ohio by the Ohio SPJ. In 2004, Duffy was named “best producer” by Ohio Education Telecommunications. Barbara J. Misheck, Willoughby, Ohio, released her first book of memoirs titled A Wing and a Prayer: An Artist’s Journey with Muscular Dystrophy. ’89 Kimberly A. Keenan-Kirkpatrick, Pittstown, N.J., is the associate athletics director for Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. Keenan-Kirkpatrick was named the women’s assistant coach for endurance events for the U.S. track and field team for the 2008 Olympics. Jacqueline M. (McQuaid) McGrath, M.S.N., Glen Allen, Va., is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University. McGrath is a neonatal nurse researcher and practitioner and has presented and published extensively in this area. She also serves as a column editor for the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing and Newborn Infants Nursing Reviews. ’90 Amy M. Doyle, Madison, Wis., is a resource librarian for Marshall Erdman & Associates. Kathy Golden, Ph.D., Cambridge Springs, Pa., is a professor of communication and media studies for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Golden was awarded a grant to produce a documentary titled Three Vaudeville Women: Marie Dressler, May Irwin and Eva Tanguay. Sharon M. Graff-Harrison, Duncan Falls, Ohio, is a dietician at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio. Teri M. (Canupp) Peasley, Heath, Ohio, is an adjunct faculty member in the early childhood education department at Central Ohio Technical College. ’91 Richard B. Harrison, Duncan Falls, Ohio, is the art director for the Ohio State University Alumni Association. Scott C. Walker, Pickerington, Ohio, has joined Squire, Sanders and Dempsey in Columbus, Ohio, as a litigation senior attorney. ’92 Joe Clark, M.Ed. ‘98, Wadsworth, Ohio, is the assistant superintendent/personnel for Kent City Schools. Clark comes to Kent from working in Barberton School District as an administrator. Christopher C. Hlozek, Santa Monica, Calif., was featured in an article titled “Over-35 Fitness: Six-Pack Abs at Any Age” in Men’s Exercise. Malissa M. Grimm, M.Ed. ’05, Las Vegas, Nev., currently teaches in the Clark County School District. Grimm recently traveled to Thailand with Ohio’s Earth Expedition program to study conservation and Buddhism. In 2005, Grimm was selected for a Fulbright Teacher Exchange program to teach in Szeged, Hungary. Mark A. Spaulding, Charlestown, Mass., was recently named vice president of Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates architectural firm where he is also the director of architecture. Spalding is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Boston Society of Architects and serves on the Design Review Committee of the Charlestown Preservation Society. He is also an LEED accredited professional by the U.S. Green Building Council. ’93 Chrysanthe E. Vassiles, Dover, Ohio, was named a shareholder and director of Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh LPA, where she has been active in the firm’s commercial and business law practice groups concentrating in the area of bankruptcy. She was named a Rising Star by Cincinnati Magazine and Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine for the last three years. Among her many accomplishments, Vassiles is an advisory board member for the Rainbow Repertory Company and is the Stark County Bar Association designee for the Attorney Constituent Group for the Northern District of Ohio Bankruptcy Bar. ’96 Jessica D. Morgan, Morgantown, W.Va., received a promotion and tenure at West Virginia University and is an associate professor of stage movement in the division of theatre and dance. ’97 Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., Crown Point, Ind., authored Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction. Kellemen also chairs the counseling and discipleship department at Capital Bible Seminary in Lanham, Md. Erika H. Pfeiffer, Kent, Ohio, is an eighth-grade English teacher at Shaker Heights Middle School. ’00 Michelle R. Chyatte, M.P.H.’05, Philadelphia, Pa., is pursuing a doctorate degree in public health and a master’s degree in French. Chyatte is also the policy coordinator for Philadelphia Grow Project. Caroline A. Coreno, Seville, Ohio, is an art therapist for a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Sagamore Hills, Ohio. Sarah C. Grzybowski, Atlanta, Ga., is the business development manager for Emory Johns Creek Hospital. Zachary B. Hamilton, Canal Winchester, Ohio, is a project geologist with ATC Associates in Gahanna, Ohio. Latonya D. Myers, M.B.A., Akron, Ohio, was promoted to director, human resources at Jo-Ann Stores Inc. Sheri Stoll, M.B.A., Perrysburg, Ohio, is the chief financial officer and vice president for finance and administration at Bowling Green State University. She had previously been executive director of financial affairs at Kent State University and vice president for administration and finance at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. k James A. White, Stow, Ohio, had his first book published, titled Just the Computer Essentials. ’01 Megan K. Leasher, Ph.D., Fairborn, Ohio, received the RHR International Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Psychological Association. Timothy D. Lutz, Clyde, Ohio, is a site manager for SRS Fluid Technologies in Sandusky, Ohio. Sean D. Randall, M.B.A., Stow, Ohio, is a national account manager with HIT Entertainment. ’02 Melissa B. Martie, M.B.A. ’05, Kent, Ohio, is the assistant brand manager for Merrymeeting Inc. in Independence, Ohio. ’03 Kyle Lyons, Bowie, Md., was awarded the United States Public Health Service’s Outstanding Service Medal. In 2006, Lyons was the Response Operations Team leader for the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Operations. Christina M. Schiltz, Canton, Ohio, is a third-grade teacher in the Plain Local School District. ’04 Terry P. Armstrong, Warren, Ohio, was selected to attend the 2007 Supreme Court Institute in Washington, D.C. Steven R. Flaughers, Akron, Ohio, recently completed filming for a country music video that will be aired on CMT. Austina B. McFarland, M.A. ’04, M.L.I.S. ’04, Franklin Springs, Ga., is the new public services librarian at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga. McFarland is also an instructor in the college’s Freshman Seminar Program. Joshua D. Reese, Olmsted Falls, Ohio, is an inside sales representative for Hyland Software Inc. in Westlake, Ohio Cynthia L. Slavens, Salem, Ohio, is serving on the Task Force for Safety and Violence Prevention Curriculum. Slavens was also asked to be a member of the Suicide Focus Group. ’05 Trent A. True, M.T. ’07, Attica, Ind., is a foundry engineer for Harrison Steel Castings Company. ’06 Karina V. (Laher) Arutyunova, Columbus, Ohio, is the traffic reporter for 10TV News HD in Columbus, Ohio. ’42 Jeanne Hastings, Batavia, Ohio, December 2002. ’48 Dorothy S. (Shay) Klein, Cortland, Ohio, May 2007. ’49 Charles D. Petty, Taweevathana, Thailand, July 2006. ’54 Lee A. Friedman, M.A. ’57, Gaithersburg, Md., July 2007 ’57 Martin C. Wing, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, September 2006. ’70 Jim Russell, St. Helens, Ore., September 2007. ’76 Howard P. Moliff, Wickliffe, Ohio, May 2005. ’79 Andrew J. Wittig, B.S. ‘84, Hyattsville, Md., September 2006. ’82 Constance Yankus, M.L.S., Columbus, Ohio, July 2007. |