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Dear Alumni & Friends, Oh, how time flies! Another academic year is over. Another senior class has graduated. Another Alumni Weekend is now in the history books. With all these endings come new beginnings. As one senior class graduates, another freshmen class prepares for their college journey. As one 50-year class concludes their golden reunion, the next golden reunion class is busy making preparations for their celebration. Time marches on. This issue of the Alumni e-Newsletter recaps the spring celebrations and gives you a sneak peek at the many offerings in the works for the coming academic year. This is not to say that we are cooling our heels in the Office of Alumni Relations this summer. Quite the contrary! Read on to learn about summer activities for our alumni and friends. Good luck! Becky, Bonnie & Laurie |
Hot Fun in the Summer Time!
Fourth Friday Festival in Westerville
Otterbein Night at Westerville Sounds of Summer Concert Atlanta Alumni Cookout MBA Organization Cookout
A Better Online Experience Our technical gurus are in the process of making final modifications to the directory. In the meantime, if you need assistance contacting a fellow alumna/us, contact us directly by e-mail or call 614-823-1650 or 1-888-614-2600. New & Improved Alumni Website | |||||||||
Calendar of Events
See the alumni calendar for details about each event.
July
7/28 - Fourth Friday Festival
Rotary Park on State Street Meet other Westerville alumni and learn about upcoming events. The Cardinal will also be there...bring the kids!
Westerville, OH
August
Week of 8/7 - Summer Send-off Picnics
8/19 - Otterbein Club of Akron/Canton at Carousel Dinner Theatre for "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story"
Akron, OH 8/20 - Otterbein Night at Sounds of Summer Concert
Westerville, OH 8/26 - Atlanta area alumni gather at the home of Chuck Castle '83 for socializing and making freshmen survival kits. Grayson, GA September 9/2 - From Cow to Cone: A Dairy Adventure Centerburg, OH
9/13 - Net Nite Alumni Event at East End Cafe
Cincinnati, OH 9/15 - Net Nite Alumni Event at The Lodge Bar Columbus, OH October 10/6-10/7 - Homecoming Weekend! Reunions for the Classes of '86, '91, '96, '01. More info coming soon!
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The Class of '56 celebrated their Golden Reunion on June 9. (more photos from Alumni Weekend 2006) We have received requests for the sermon given by Jim Wagner '56 during Alumni Weekend. You can access the sermon online, or call the Office of Alumni Relations to request a copy (614-823-1650 or 1-888-614-2600.) |
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Dayton, OH area alumni celebrated the 10th anniversary of the June Bug Jamboree on June 24 in Waynesville, OH. (more June Bug photos) (L to R) Ed '58 & Connie '68 Mentzer, Marilyn Mokry '49, and Dick Smith '79 |
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Central Ohio alumni boogie-woogied with the band "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" on July 15 at Picnic with the Pops in Columbus, OH |
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Alumni took a mid-week break at the July 20 Net Night at Bar Louie in Columbus, OH. |
| (Below) Alumni who were active with Campus Crusade for Christ from 1967 forward reunited on June 10 for a reception at The Refectory in Columbus. | |
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Ireland Awaits in 2007 Enchanting Ireland is the next international destination for Otterbein jet-setters. Save the date for September 14-22, 2007 for a tour of Kilkenny and Killarney, Ireland. For more information visit the Go Next website or call 1-800-842-9023. |
Save the date for these Otterbein alumni trips: OC'YA -- Otterbein College Young Alumni Inaugural Trip New York City, NY June 21-24, 2007 Cardinal Migration to Savannah, GA February 15-18, 2007 |
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Class of 2006 Zero Year Reunion
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(left) Seniors leaving their "Famous Last Words." Their messages will be on display for the incoming freshmen at the Summer Send-off Cookouts in August. (more photos) |
Special thanks to all the regional clubs for providing gift baskets for the Zero Year Reunion prize raffles! |
| Graduate Students' Reception The graduate students were honored at a reception on June 6 after commencement rehearsal. |
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| "My years at Otterbein made a huge impact on me. It is hard to pinpoint one experience because it is the little and the big things that changed who I am as a person. Going into Otterbein, I wasn't quite sure if I would be able to survive the first quarter. Everything was so new to me and I didn't think I would be able to adjust. But now I know that I am a better person because of this experience. I am leaving Otterbein with a better head on my shoulders and I am confident in myself because I know that I am able to achieve anything if I put my mind to it." - Tiffanie Green '06 |
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| (above) Senior Legacy Committee member Court Cook '06 presents Otterbein Board of Trustees Chair Tom Morrison and President Brent DeVore with a check from the 2006 Senior Legacy Campaign. (More about the Senior Legacy program) |
Congratulations Class of 2006! |
Otterbein Summer Theatre Continues 40th Season
The Otterbein Summer Theatre season continues in July with The 1940's Radio Hour. A different era comes to life in this marvelously theatrical and winning show featuring a live broadcast of The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade from the Hotel Astor's Algonquin Room on December 21, 1942. The 1940's Radio Hour runs July 27-30, Aug. 3-6, and Aug. 10-12.
Tickets are $15-$25 each. The box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to performances. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 614-823-1109.
MBA Organization News
Mark your calendars for August 27 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. for the 1st Annual MBAO Summer Potluck Picnic. The event will be at Huber Village Park and Shelter House in Westerville, OH. R.S.V.P. by Friday, August 18 to Chris Azzola. (more info)
New Appointments
On July 1 Dr. Susan Fagan took the healm as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs. Dr. Fagan previously served as the Director of the MBA Program, a position she held since 2003.
Dr. Abiodun Goke-Pariola (a.k.a. Dr. G-P) has joined the Otterbein community as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean.
Dr. Amy Jessen-Marshall of the Life Sciences Department will serve as Chair of the Integrative Studies (IS) program effective for the 07-08 academic year. She succeeds Dr. Lyle Barkhymer, current IS chair, and will serve as Acting Chair of the program during the Fall quarter of 2006 while Dr. Barkhymer is on sabbatical.
Integrative Studies Program Alumni Please Note: The Integrative Studies Program is developing a new brochure. Do you have a great memory of the IS Program that you would like to convey to future students? How has the IS Program affected your life? Please contact Lisa Heider, IS Graduate Assistant, with your comments.
Scott Davis '99 is Otterbein's new men's assistant basketball coach. A two-time All-Ohio Athletic conference performer, Davis captained and led the team in scoring his junior and senior seasons.
Nathanael Petry has been hired as Otterbein's head men's golf coach. Petry has served as an assistant men's golf coach at Otterbein since 2005.
Otterbein College Receives Numerous Grants
Otterbein recently received a grant of $57,641 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund Otterbein's CCLI - Visual Spatial Learning project. The project uses web-based materials to help students and faculty visualize and teach three-dimensional molecular symmetry. The software displays and animates symmetry elements and operations in ways that cannot be achieved with physical models.
Otterbein received a grant of $4,000 from the Nationwide Foundation to fund The George H. Dunlap Scholarship for 2006. The scholarship money is granted to students majoring in business administration and/or social sciences.
Otterbein also received a grant of $3,500 from the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education to fund a project titled "Learning More about our Constitution." The project is a collaboration between the College and Westerville City Schools that will enable Otterbein students studying middle childhood education to become more aware of information literacy efforts in the K-12 arena and experience first-hand the value of collaboration between teachers and school library media specialists.
Senior Legacy Program YOU can make a difference! Kudos to... Matt D'Orazio '02, quarterback for the Arena Football League Chicago Rush, who led his team to victory in the Arena Bowl on June 11, 2006. The Otterbein College Department of Nursing upon receiving its continued accreditation through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for both its bachelor's and master's degree programs through 2016. Last, but definitely not least...
During the spring quarter of 2006 a small group of seniors founded the 2006 Senior Legacy Committee. Throughout the quarter committee members personally solicited their fellow students to "Leave their Legacy at Otterbein." The Senior Legacy Committee has successfully raised over $1,100 in cash and pledges for the college's Annual Fund to date. To learn more about the Senior Legacy Campaign visit www.otterbein.edu/giving
A message from Jennifer Westbrook '01, Director of Annual Giving
Otterbein students depend on your generous support to the Annual Fund. Gifts to the Annual Fund help with ongoing expenses to supplement tuition dollars with scholarship awards, faculty development, library book purchases and facilities and equipment upgrades.
Annual Fund gifts helped you during your Otterbein years; now is a good time to give back. Please consider making a gift to the Annual Fund. You can contribute to the Annual Fund by clicking on Make a Gift Online or by calling 614-823-1948 or 11-888-614-2600. Thank you for your support!
Otterbein's Greek community for their spring quarter food donation to the Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM). The students collected donations totaling 3,350 pounds of food, which will be re-distributed to families in need in the Westerville community.
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Kudos to Jack Pietila '62 upon his retirement as Executive Director of Planned Giving for Otterbein College. Thanks, Jack, for your faithful service, steadfast dedication, and great smile. We will miss you!
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