’53 John W. Stahlman, Hudson, Fla., is Abn. Ranger Captain, Korean Conflict. Stahlman retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 1986 and in 2007 published US Foreign Service: From New Frontier to War on Drugs. non member ’59 Rosemarie Cardoso, M.A. '62, Clarence, N.Y., is a retired art educator for Kenmore-Tonawanda schools in New York. Cardoso also edited a compilation of family histories, The Romanians of Salem, Ohio 1900-2000. annual member ’62 Jack Huber, Raleigh, N.C., is a professor of psychology at Meredith College. Meredith College recently received a $100,000 gift in honor of Huber in support of the Department of Psychology and the Meredith Autism Program (MAP). life member ’64 Ben Kolita, Mentor, Ohio, is the owner of Kolita & Co. Kolita was presented with the 2007 Public Service Award by the Ohio Society of CPAs. He has also volunteered for 30 years for United Way of Lake County and serves on the board for the Mentor Public Schools. Kolita has also served as committee member and treasurer for the Willoughby Chamber of Commerce. non member Robert B. Woods, Miami Springs, Fla., is retired after 43 years in radio and television news. annual member ’65 Robert Spirko, M.B.A. '70, Hinckley, Ohio, is the author of The Palestine Conspiracy. non member ’66 Norma A. (Haggberg) Kaser, Fresno, Calif., continues teaching reading and English at the Madera College Center. annual member Paul W. Kaser, Fresno, Calif., has retired after 31 years teaching English, journalism and film studies at Reedley College in Reedley, Calif. Kaser continues to lecture publicly for Fresno County Libraries and other organizations. annual member ’69 Thomas M. Batiuk, Medina, Ohio, is the creator of the syndicated cartoon Funky Winkerbean. Batiuk’s new book, Lisa's Story: The Other Shoe, chronicles Funky Winkerbean's main character Lisa Moore's ongoing struggle with breast cancer. The book was published last year by The Kent State University Press. non member Robert J. Cerny, Wooster, Ohio, is an appraiser and an instructor of courses on historic homes. non member Rich Hollenbaugh, J.D., Columbus, Ohio, an Ohio lawyer and partner with Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, has taken office for a three-year term as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association and will represent Ohio and Illinois. Hollenbaugh has served in many capacities for the local and national bar associations. non member ’70 Nancy L. (Van Meter) Bradley, M.Ed., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, is the chief evaluator with Therapy Dogs International Inc. annual member Leona W. (Wright) Farris, M.A., Stow, Ohio, is involved in many activities to improve her community and has received many community service awards and recognitions. She was also the first black female hired as an assistant professor at the University of Akron in the department of home economics. annual member Gerald R. Lanyi, M.Ed., Ed.S.'72, Wooster, Ohio, is education supervisor and adjunct professor at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. annual member Ron Sterlekar, Houston, Texas, is the owner of Direct Marketing Network and is semi-retired but very active as a board member of The Mission of Yahweh, a homeless shelter in Houston. annual member ’71 Peter M. Jedick, Rocky River, Ohio, is author of The West Tech Terrorist, a mystery novel set in a Cleveland high school during early World War II. annual member Donald D. Zukerman, Willoughby, Ohio, is retiring after 35 years teaching math at Cleveland Public Schools. non member ’72 James L. Mack, M.A., Erie, Pa., for 30 years has been the CCIS director/human services administrator for Erie, Pa. annual member ’73 Robert J. Gage, J.D., Chevy Chase, Md., has been a partner and head of the real estate practice group for the Washington, D.C.-based international law firm of Covington & Burling LLP for 30 years. Gage was recently selected by the Washington Business Journal as one of four finalists for the "2007 Top Washington Area Lawyer" in the field of real estate transactions. annual member Carter E. Strang, B.S. '73, J.D., Cleveland, Ohio, was elected vice president of the Federal Bar Association Northern District of Ohio Chapter. life member James W. Walker, M.Ed. '79, Massillon, Ohio, was in secondary education for 30 years and is now in his third year as adjunct instructor of mathematics and physics at Stark State College in North Canton, Ohio. Walker published Before I Go in 2003 and is listed in Who's Who in American Education. life member ’74 E. Gay Hawk, Saint Petersburg, Fla., has accepted the position of director of public relations for Windmoor Healthcare of Clearwater. Hawk has worked with Windmoor for the past 12 years as director of admissions, as well as business office director. annual member ’76 Mark W. Glickman, M.Ed., Boca Raton, Fla., is the new CFRE director of planned giving and endowments for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations. He has been a professional fundraiser for 28 years. annual member Gary A. Zwick, J.D., Solon, Ohio, of Walter & Haverfield LLP, was recently named one of the 100 top attorneys by Worth magazine for the third year in a row. annual member ’77 Marty Hilovsky, M.S. '81, Stow, Ohio, is the president of EnviroScience Inc., the sole recipient of the environmental award given by Biodiversity Alliance and Dominion, the parent company of Dominion East Ohio. non member ’78 Charles W. Bluman, M.A. '80, Canton, Ohio, retired after nearly 30 years as a photo lab manager at Kent State. non member Janice M. Phelps, Pickerington, Ohio, recently published a book titled Open Your Heart With Pets: Mastering Life Through Love of Animals. non member ’79 Dawn M. Brown, Munroe Falls, Ohio, is an occupational therapist for Therapy Partners. annual member ’80 Julie Friedman, B.F.A. '87, Medina, Ohio, had her artwork included in the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery exhibition "New Horizons: Rewards of Time & Place." non member Monica Silver, South Euclid, Ohio, is the creative art director for GE Consumer and Industrial. Silver also designed art and a booklet for the CD Metaphor by another Kent State alumnus, Noah Budin. annual member Norma J. Sundberg, Tallahassee, Fla., has been a freelance writer for nearly 50 years with poetry and essays published in a number of magazines and newspapers. Sundberg has also published a children's book, An Odd Fable, which was released in September 2007. annual member ’81 Neal E. Shapero, Shaker Heights, Ohio, is the managing partner of the Cleveland law firm of Shapero & Roloff Co., L.P.A., and was recently elected to a two-year term as board chair of the Ohio, Kentucky and Allegheny Region of the Anti-Defamation League. non member Karen A. (Andrus) Tollafield, Mentor, Ohio, a teacher for Beachwood City Schools, published an article in the 2007 winter edition of the Ohio Journal of English Language Arts (OJELA). annual member ’82 Brian D. Coyle, Raleigh, N.C., is senior vice president/community development investment manager for Branch Banking & Trust Co. Coyle’s book, Soul Riders, was recently published. non member David G. Futey, '86, M.A. '93, Stanford, Calif., former employee of Kent State University for 16 years, has co-authored two books: Landforms of Southern Utah: A Photographic Exploration, in August 2007; and Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah, in 2006. Landforms of Southern Utah was a finalist in the Science: General category of the National Best Books 2007 awards. non member Carol J. (Crist) Korman, Akron, Ohio, is an education coordinator at Akron Children's Hospital. Korman is also the recipient of the 2007 Excellence in the Role of the Professional Development Researcher award from the National Nursing Staff Development Organization. life member ’84 Vicki L. ( Drummond) De Santis, Massillon, Ohio, has joined the law firm of Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A. in Akron, Ohio. De Santis will practice in the area of civil litigation and appellate practice; health care law; personal injury; professional liability; medical malpractice and wrongful death claims. While working at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, De Santis received the Nurse Excellence Award in the Heart Lab in 1992. non member Roseanne Korfant, L.S.M. '98, Sarasota, Fla., is the community affairs coordinator for ABC-TV. non member Beverley L. Laubert, Lewis Center, Ohio, is the state long-term care ombudsman for Ohio and is president of the National Association of state long-term care ombudsman programs. annual member ’86 Aaron I. Mandel, B.A. '86, J.D., St. Louis, Mo., practices law at Brinker & Doyen. Mandel also passed the examination to become a certified specialist in wine and joined the Century Club due to having tried more than 100 wine varieties. annual member Scott D. Ross, M.B.A., Madison, N.J., was promoted to vice president for Global Aerospace, an insurance company. non member ’87 Lisa M. (Horvath) Vidacs, North Royalton, Ohio, was recently promoted to senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland with responsibility for cash operations and protection services. non member Lee (Gonzalez) Woodward, M. Ed. '91, Tampa, Fla., recently published Tumultuous Journey, Poems Along the Way. non member ’88 James R. Cozzarin, Mentor, Ohio, is the immediate past president for the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) and will serve an additional one-year term on the organization's executive committee. Cozzarin is a credentialed editor in the life sciences and is a member of the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences and the Council of Science Editors. Cozzarin has held numerous posts for AMWA over the past seven years. non member Jay G. Fridy, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named vice president of development for Beech Acres Parenting Center. life member ’90 Kevin E. Dael, Athens, Ohio, is the new director of the Trimble High School Marching Band in Glouster, Ohio, where he also teaches math. life member ’91 Jessie L. Grant, Kalamazoo, Mich., is working as a university curriculum advisor and coordinator of the alpha program at Western Michigan University. non member Robert W. Wieder, M.S., Los Angeles, Calif., co-authored two books: Landforms of Southern Utah: A Photographic Exploration, in August 2007; and Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah, in 2006. Landforms of Southern Utah was a finalist in the Science: General category of the National Best Books 2007 awards. annual member Andrea Wright, Pontiac, Mich., was elected to the Pontiac General Employee Retirement System as an employee trustee. Wright was also appointed to the Hospital Finance Authority Board by the Pontiac City Council. life member ’92 Robert C. Beer, M.B.A., Noblesville, Ind., has joined BSA Life Structures as a project manager. BSA is a national leader in facilities design for health care, education, research and technology in Chicago and Indianapolis. non member ’93 Debbi (Peters) Myers, B.S.N. 93, Bakersfield, Calif., is a CRNP CWS nurse practitioner for a dermatologist. annual member ’94 Melissa A. (Cox) Varner, B.S.E. '95, Knoxville, Tenn., is a former teacher who now owns Sun Smart PR, a company which specializes in helping other companies deal in sun-protective clothing and products. The company markets and sells its own products. non member ’95 Jeffrey C. Wetzel, B.A., B. S. '96, Pittsburgh, Pa., was promoted to principal at Burt Hill architecture firm. non member ’97 Valerie L. Baker, Denver, Colo., was promoted to senior investment executive at Trilogy Financial Services. non member Betsy Blankenship, M.L.S., Marion, Ohio, was awarded the Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award at the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) 33rd annual conference. annual member Mark L. Fink, B.G.S. '98, Toledo, Ohio, earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, educational media. life member Diane M. Kaulen, Pearland, Texas, is a certified life specialist. Kaulen recently published a book for children and teens who survive a loved one's suicide: In the Wake of Suicide: A Child's Journey. non member Brandi G. La Banc, M.Ed., Aurora, Ill., is the assistant to the vice president at Northern Illinois University Division of Student Affairs. non member Timothy R. Wagner, B.S. '97, M.Arch. '98, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, is an assistant professor and the new director of historic preservation, School of Graduate Studies at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Wagner is also project architect at Sandvick Architects Inc. in Cleveland. annual member Eric G. Williams, M.Ed., Blacksburg, Va., is the director of the multicultural academic opportunities program at Virginia Tech. non member ’98 Jae D. Cho, Cleveland, Ohio, has joined the architecture firm of CBLH Design as a project manager. non member Mellissia Fuhrmann, Upper Arlington, Ohio, holds a law clerk position with Attorney General Marc Dann's office in the Crime Victims Section. annual member David A. Labanc, M.Ed., Aurora, Ill., is the director of development operations and major gift officer for Elmhurst College. non member Lisa Lewarchick, Akron, Ohio, was recently promoted to manager at Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) for Diebold Inc., North Canton, Ohio. annual member Jonathan L. Tucker, M.B.A., Auburn Township, Ohio, received a 2007 NSTI (Nano Science and Technology Institute) Nanotech Fellow Award for outstanding contributions toward achievement of the International NSTI nanotechnology, microtechnology and biotechnology communities. Tucker is the lead marketing manager for Keithley's Research and Development; Education Business. non member ’99 Harriett J. Walker, Ed.S., Las Vegas, Nev., is the membership chair of Southern Nevada Mensa Society and is a member of Henderson Symphony Orchestra. annual member ’00 Shanon M. Larimer, Orlando, Fla., is the executive director for Enzian Theater and Florida Film Festival. non member Pascual Zamudio, Berlin Center, Ohio, graduated with the USAF ROTC and serves as a captain in the USAF as an F-15E pilot. non member ’01 Erin R. Weston, M.Ed. '04, Gordon, Ga., is the pre-nursing admissions advisor at Georgia College and State University. life member Lauren E. Wiley, Canton, Ohio, is a market specialist in the marketing department for JoAnn Stores Inc. in Hudson, Ohio. non member ’02 Brittney R. Black, M.Ed. '06, Dayton, Ohio, is the young alumni and student relations coordinator for Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. life member ’03 Kathryn R. Grandstaff, Bryan, Texas, has been accepted into the Master of Public Service and Administration Program at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. non member Suzanne Hughes, M.S.N., Hudson, Ohio, has been named the director of health education and research at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. non member Claudia L. Kovach, Broadview Heights, Ohio, completed the examination for accreditation in public relations, entitling her to use the APR professional designation. life member Jenn Lapso, Springfield, Ohio, is an account executive for Alcone Marketing Group Inc. life member Eugene D. Walters, Stow, Ohio, is the district marketing manager for ARAMARK Higher Education. life member ’04 Steven R. Flaughers, Akron, Ohio, was named managing partner of Proforma ETS in Fairlawn, Ohio. Flaughers was also featured as a Varsity K alumnus. annual member Bryan D. Granger, North Canton, Ohio, was promoted to senior support analyst at J.M. Smucker Company. non member ’05 Susan M. Baldwin, Ph.D., Orchard Park, N.Y., is an assistant professor at SUNY at Buffalo State College. Baldwin is one of 11 elected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be a national trainer for the School Health Index (SHI) assessment tool. Baldwin also was a presenter at the Oxford Roundtable on Obesity Prevention. annual member Daniel Jacob, Kent, Ohio, is a business analyst at FirstEnergy Corp. in Akron, Ohio. life member Lori K. Long, Ph.D., Cleveland, Ohio, published her first book, The Parent's Guide to Family Friendly Work. While at Kent State, Long served as the graduate student trustee on the Board of Trustees. non member Carrie L. Short, M.Ed., Brunswick, Ohio, was promoted to assistant director of financial aid at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. non member ’06 Matthew L. Barcus, Hopedale, Ohio, is a loss prevention agent at Nordstrom. annual member Mark E. Miyashita, M.S., Orrville, Ohio, has been promoted to senior application developer/analyst at J.M. Smucker Company. non member Christopher B. Piatt, Atlanta, Ga., is a media coordinator for CNN. annual member Emily C. Platz, M.L.I.S., Columbus, Ohio, is a librarian for Farmington Library in Conn. non member ’07 Jessica S. Hanlon, Poland, Ohio, has joined the J.M. Smucker Company as trade marketing analyst, south. non member Laura Neidert, M.Ed., Farmville, Va., has accepted the position as assistant director of career development at Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden-Sydney, Va. non member | |||||||||
