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Alumni Out and About

Birds of a feather flock together... especially Otterbein Cardinals!
Have you recently gathered with fellow Otterbein alumni? Send us a picture! Please identify all people shown in the photograph. E-mail your picture to AlumniInfo@Otterbein.edu and reference "Alumni Out & About" in the subject line.

 
Rev. Michael Christian '61 and his wife Judy Pohner Christian in their Westerville garden.
Judy Pohner Christian '61 and Michael Christian '61 welcome guest in their side yard. Their garden was featured on the annual Westerville Garden Tour.
Judy and Duane Hopkins '56, Carole Kreider Bullis '56 and John Bullis '56.
(L to R ) Judy and Duane Hopkins '56, Carole Kreider Bullis '56 and John Bullis '56 show their Cardinal Pride from Venice. These cardinals are vacationing together on a 25 day cruise of the fabulous Greek islands.

SW Florida alumni

SW Florida alumni before a performance of "Singin' in the Rain" in January '09 at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre.

Interested in learning more? Write to alumniflorida@otterbein.edu or Get Involved.

1973 alumniMusic education classmates from the Class of 1973 have celebrated mini-reunions for years. This photo is from the 2008 gathering in November.

(L to R) David Leist, Cheryn Alten Houston, Dan Clark, Bob Day, Helen Herbst, Vicky Sinclair Capper and Debbie Sahr Munsch

Alumnae from the Class of '59Class of '59 alumnae gathered for their annual picnic reunion in October 2008.
In attendance were (L to R)
Kneeling: Mary Kay Atwood, Kay Dornan Ciminello, Eileen Mitchell Payton
Seated: Mary Sue Webner Smith, Rosie Yarman Dinkelacker, E.T., Marilyn Miller Wyville, Betsy Messmer Kennedy, Lannie Baker Bartter, Doris Repetylo Spaeth


Standing: Joyce Kistler Jones, Daine Daily Cox, Pat Hulit Reid, Lorrie Bliss Wallace, Margabeth Eschbach Cibulka, Karen Siegfried Wright, Carole Fitzthum Kuns

Carmie and FredCarmie Clark '88 and Fred Glasser '69 ride on the Otterbein Alumni Club of Central Ohio entry in the Homecoming parade.
Heather and GretchenHeather Winner '00 and Gretchen Streiff '06 were enjoying a Rocky Mountain high after receiving their graduate degrees at Colorado State University last summer. Congrats ladies!
Dave and Aaron in Sweden at a ballgame.Aaron Hutchison `08 with Dave Ewing `62 in Javle, Sweden with the MLB Envoy Program.
Jeff Gibbs and Kevin ShayJeff Gibbs '02 (A.K.A. Mr. Incredible) with Kevin Shay '02 in Ulm, Germany. Jeff is quite the celebrity in the German basketball league. Kevin was visiting while on a 2-week pass from his tour-of-duty in Kuwait (which also makes him a celebrity!)
Jane, Loretta and MarleneIn August, Jane Whearty McMeekin ’69 drove this Nissan 240SX powered by a 1947 Buick Roadmaster engine over 160 mph.  She holds one of the six land speed records set by the McMeekin Brothers racing team on the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Jane’s “pit crew” included Loretta Evans Heigle ’69 and Marlene Lansman Deringer ’69
Alumna at mini-reunion in NYC Sept. 2008 During a visit to the Big Apple (which is a mecca for young Otterbein alumni) Chris O'Connor '00 rounded up many of her former theatre classmates for a mini-reunion. (L to R) Christy Witt '00, Robyn Henry '00, Chris O'Connor, Kelly Reeves Uhlenhopp '99, Lindsay Chambers '02 and Celina Polanco '98.

Check out the new Dept. of Theatre & Dance alumni website!
Central Ohio alumni

Central Ohio alumni volunteered to help with Westerville's Sesqui Sunday celebration on Aug. 31 at Alum Creek Park.
(L to R) Michael Maxwell '87, Fred Glasser '69, Dick Beckner '69, Bonnie Robinson, Asst. Dir. of Alumni Relations, Judy Wygant Frey '78 and LeAnn Unverzagt '80 - Otterbein Alumni Club of Central Ohio Coordinator.
Sigma Alpha Tau alumnaeSigma Alpha Tau alumnae walked in memory of little warrior Duncan Arthur at the Aug. 23 Columbus Heart Walk. (L-R) Rebecca Devaney Stapleton '98,  Tiffany Compan McCallen '00, Amber Casper Baumer '99, Emily Devaney Replogle '98 with Austin Replogle, Sherri Slagle Ebert '99,  Carli Amlin Dean '99 and Helene Mundrick Wirth '99.
Alumni at ACPA meetingAlicia Caudill Colburn '95, Tacci Smith '94, Kourtney Kocel '07, Sarah Hoffert '04 and Matt D'Oyly '04 at the American College Personnel Association meeting in Atlanta, GA in June.

 

1983 World Series baseball team alumniAlumni from the 1983 College World Series team at their recent reunion in Columbus. (Front, L-R) Mike Goodwin ’85, Bill Moler ’86, Jim Hoyle ’83, Keith Evans ’85, and Jon Mastel ’84. (Back, L-R) Ob Hartman ’85, Dave Whitehead ’84, Kirk McDonald ’85, Paul Keefer ’87, and Ed Conard ’85.
Not pictured but in attendance – Mil Milmington (Bench Coach and Team Mascot)
Alumni in Madrid

Shigeru Kamada '96, Jason Green '97, Alexandrea Wright Green '97 and Kip Tobin '96 in Madrid, Spain.


(Click here to read about their adventures!)
Class of 1961 alumnae

Members of the Class of '61 during a mini-reunion on campus. (L to R) Sue Fish Gatton, Judy Pohner Christian, Barb Bennett LeChaix, Muriel Ramsey Homer and Joyce Zimmerman Cirignano
Amy Miller Surosky '00 and Mike Kirsch '01 We ran across a very popular video on the internet entitled the "Best Wedding Toast Ever" and learned that the bride is Amy Miller Surosky '00 being toasted by her man of honor Mike Kirsch '01. Click on the video link to see why it is the best toast ever. The wedding? Well...it was a mini-migration in it's own right with many Cardinals in attendance!

Lastly, the happy ending here is that Amy was previously a "lost alumna" but now she's "found"! Dreams do come true after all.
4 alumnae friendsThese four alumna from the Class of '68 planned a mini-reunion in April 2007 in Santa Fe, NM.

(L to R) Connie McNutt Kubis, Anna Lou Turner Lorton, Edna Hipsher Albright and Rachael Stinson Turner
alumni friends at weddingOn October 27, 2007 Marianne Timmons '98 and Christopher Cromley (of Columbus) were married at The Vault in downtown Columbus.

Celebrating the occasion are (L to R) Tricia Collins Schmidt '99, Nikki Davis Dunbar '99, Marianne Timmons '98, Janine Wiley Robinson '99, Emily Cotton Reipenhoff '98, and Katie Shank '99.
Send news of your wedding to classnotes@otterbein.edu. Pictures from more Cardinal connections are found in each issue of "Cardinal Connections", the alumni e-newsletter.
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Jeff Foxworthy with Rich Tatgenhorst '81Pictured with comedien Jeff Foxworthy is Rich Tatgenhorst '81. Rich's company, Axtell Productions had the pleasure of producing Jeff Foxworthy for a health care company special event this past April 2007.

Cardinals put their best feet forward...
Blue Ridge Relay team at finish lineIn September 2007, former Otterbein Cross Country and Track athletes teamed up with some Columbus area marathon runners to compete in the Blue Ridge Relay, an annual 208 mile relay race held in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.

Team Road Biscuit of Westerville included six former Otterbein athletes.
(Front row, L to R): Kirk Phillips, Amy Elliott, Bob Westendorf, Julie Kay, Meghan Randolph '07, Kim Groseclose Allen '05
(2nd row, L to R): George Smith, Mike Sawicki '06, Melinda Keesee '07, Amy Davin '05, Del Allen (support person)
(Back row, L to R): Erik Koval, Mike Groseclose and Tina Seneski '05

 
Alumni at 2007 NYC AIDS Walk

 These Otterbein alumni in New York City raised $9.800 in support of AIDS research during "AIDS Walk 2007, NYC" in May.
(L to R back row) Chris Van Hoy '01 and Bob Cline
(L to R front row) Christy Witt '00, Celina Polanca '98, Joey Zangardi '98, Katherine Smart Hughes '95and Dan Hughes '95 with their little Cardinal Amelia, and Susan Zimmerman '98.
2007 Cross Country fall reunion
The Annual Alumni Cross Country meet was held on August 31.

Welcome to Otterbein, Class of 2011!
Alumni gave a hearty welcome to the incoming Class of 2011 during the 2007 Central Ohio Summer Send-off Cookout in August.
alumni volunteers at the Central Ohio Summer Send-off

Alumni volunteers at the Central Ohio Summer Send-off
(L to R front row) Juanita Walraven Rusk '60, Shannon Lord '00, LeAnn Unverzagt '80 (Club Coordinator for the Otterbein Alumni Club of Central Ohio), Carmie Scarso Clark '88.
(L to R back row) Fred Glasser '69, Michael Maxwell '87, and Greg Johnson H'04.

Click here to see more pictures from the 2007 cookouts.

    Take me out to the ballgame
    Mike Leadbetter at At the August 7 San Francisco Giants' baseball game, Mike Leadbetter '69 showed Barry Bonds his wish for a 60th birthday gift.


    (Photographed by José Luis Villegas of the Sacramento Bee.)

     

    More "Out & About" pictures coming soon...