100 Years Of Otterbein Towers Editors
The list below of 100 years of Towers editors represents an invaluable wealth of institutional knowledge. Each editor uncovered unique stories, crafted articles, lists, and developed a vision for the magazine. These editors gave life and longevity to Towers and helped steer the magazine into the future. The covers below (and throughout the issue) showcase Otterbein’s history and the choices each editor made to focus on an important moment in time. These decisions give readers a glimpse into the past and will guide future readers to where Otterbein is headed.
Otterbein Towers Editors
- H. W. Troop, Class of 1923, 1926
- L. W. Worson, Class of 1905, 1927
- Gerald Riley, 1939-1942
- Wade S. Miller, 1942-1955
- Beth Mammon ’55, 1955-1956
- Arthur L. Schultz ’49, 1956-1965
- Evelyn Edwards Bale ’30, 1965-1973
- Patricia Seltzer Zech ’73, 1973-1976
- Jo Alice Bailey Povolny ’74, 1976-1980
- James W. Scarfpin Spring, 1981
- Eileen M. Thome, 1981-1984
- Jack Pietila ’62, 1984-1985
- Andrew F. Conrad, 1985-1987
- Patrice M. Etter, 1987-1992
- Tuesday Beerman Trippier ’89, 1992-1995
- Roger Routson, 1995-2018
- Jenny Hill ’05, 2024-present, managing editor
2014-2023, associate editor
2005-2013, assistant editor - Gina Calcamuggio, 2018-present, associate editor
- Dana Madden Vigietta ’96, 2021-present associate editor
Otterbein Towers Nameplates 1926-2026
Towers magazine nameplates reflect graphic trends over 10 decades. From the “Extra Extra Read All About It!” letterpress headlines of the ’20s and ’30s, Towers Hall illustrations in the ’40s and ’50s, stylized ’60s handlettering, to the advent of ’80s desktop publishing, the nameplates reveal changing times for print publications. In the current era of digital printing, Towers has a presence online — yet another sign of the times. See more Towers archived at digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/towers.
