Richard J. Hanson 鈥64 retired from pharmaceutical companies after 30 years. 鈥淭ravel widely 鈥 rivers of Europe, Alps, United Kingdom and Ireland. Spend my winters in sunny Florida, otherwise in the Finger Lakes with our children. Living the life.鈥
Mike Sherman 鈥92 joined Linden Thomas & Company in September 2020 as Marketing Director. He still runs his own marketing and graphic design consulting firm in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area.
Douglas E. Jessmer 鈥94 is the Media and Communications Manager for North America鈥檚 premier rowing facility, Nathan Benderson Park, in Sarasota, Florida. In his role, he has worked alongside national and world governing boards in rowing, triathlon, dragon boat paddling and other sports, and worked on the 2018 World Rowing Masters Regatta and 2019 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, as well as ITU World Cup triathlons and paratriathlons and many regional and local championship regattas, offseason team training and community events. He also has worked on what would have been the 2020 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Time Trials 鈥 Rowing. In his off time, as a Lieutenant Colonel in Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force鈥檚 volunteer auxiliary, he remains involved in national publications and as a flight-rated public affairs officer and air crew member. He designed the current CAP logo and wordmark in 2018.
Eric Ostroff 鈥95 is currently working on the first installment of The Metacom Saga, which is the story of the King Philip鈥檚 War of 17th Century New England. The conflict is considered to be the bloodiest per capita in American history. 鈥淚 have been engrossed in researching this project for the past seven years.鈥 He is the proud father of three; and the grandfather of two. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, and he can be reached at ericjostoff@icloud.com or on Twitter at @EricJOstroff.
Joshua Streit 鈥99 is the Director of Growth at Third Eye Health, which is based in Chicago, Illinois. Joshua is working remotely from Plain City, Ohio. Third Eye Health is the nation鈥檚 largest telehealth provider for post-acute care.
Bret Allphin 鈥01, who spent 20 years with Buckeye Hills Regional Council in a variety of positions, joined Sixmo Architects + Engineers as the Director of Community Development.
Kevin May 鈥03, who lives in Avon, Ohio, was promoted to Project Manager at The Hillman Group. Kevin has worked for Hillman, which is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, for nearly 12 years.
Jennifer Sinclair DeSantis 鈥04 has joined ArmadaCare as the Director of Direct Marketing for the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company.
Dr. Adrienne King 鈥04 was recently promoted to the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the University of Toledo.
Daniel Nofsinger 鈥05 and Jessica Kalus Nofsinger 鈥05 are proud to announce the birth of their fourth child, a baby girl named Adeline Rae Nofsinger. Adeline was born on October 24, 2020. Her older brothers Cael Daniel, Liam Michael and Owen Charles love their new baby sister. The Nofsinger family lives in Navarre, Ohio, where Daniel works as a Senior Account Manager for DXP Enterprises and Jessica is a stay-at-home mom to their four young children.
Derrick Pottmeyer 鈥05 is working as a Senior Production Foreman with Southwestern Energy in Zanesville, Ohio.
Jennifer Moyer White 鈥05 is a Group Employee Benefits Agent at Schwendeman Agency Inc. in Marietta.
Matthew Peloquin 鈥06 has joined Harvest Midstream Company in Houston, Texas, as the Acquisitions & Divestitures Manager.
Ashley Halligan 鈥07 is working as a Content Designer with Instagram. She joined the photo and video sharing social networking company in January 2021. In June, Ashley will celebrate the third anniversary of Pilgrim Magazine (www.pilgrimmag.com), which she launched in June 2018. She will also be graduating from the UX Design Institute later this year. Lastly, Ashley is working on buying property in the Azores on a little island called Faial. 鈥淚 figured, why wait until retirement to bring an absurd dream to life?鈥
Samantha Meranda 鈥07 is a Junior Project Coordinator at White Hawk Retail Services LLC in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Justin Rosenberg 鈥07 has successfully obtained Diplomate status in the American College of Zoological Medicine. Becoming a Diplomate in the ACZM is recognized as being an expert in all things pertaining to zoo/aquatic/wildlife medicine and has been achieved by only approximately 250 people in the world.
Meg Foraker Graham 鈥08 was promoted to Account Supervisor at Targetbase, a marketing and advertising agency, in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.
Khrista Halaiko Achtermann 鈥09 was named the Young Professional of the Year by the Westerville Area Chamber and was also promoted to Director of Population Health Services at Central Ohio Primary Care in Westerville, Ohio.
Elizabeth Godfrey 鈥09 rejoined Offenberger & White, Inc., in Marietta, Ohio, as the Senior Content Manager. She worked for the company from 2015 to 2018 as a technical writer and strategist before joining Washington State Community College for almost two years as the Director of Marketing and PR. She has worked in marketing for eight years and as a writer/editor for nearly 13 years.
Sarah Vadaj 鈥09 joined the University of Colorado in January 2021 as a Marketing Production and Traffic Specialist after almost six years of working for Newbridge Marketing Group in Denver, Colorado.
Michael Washabaugh 鈥09 has joined MedStar Health as a Community Relations Coordinator for the Columbia, Maryland-based company.
Melissa Varga 鈥10 was promoted to Science Network Community & Partnerships Manager with Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, D.C. She has been with the organization since 2013.
Nicole Wires 鈥10, MCM鈥11 is working as a Campus Engagement Specialist at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Amber Davis Christopher 鈥11 was promoted to Communications Manager, Integrated Marketing at Swagelok in Cleveland, Ohio. She has worked for the engineering company for almost three years.
Corin Bonnett Fogle 鈥11 and Tom Fogle 鈥09 welcomed their new daughter, Elise Julia, who was born on July 28, 2020.
Danielle Stein 鈥12 was promoted to CIC Business Analyst with BMW Financial Services in Columbus, Ohio.
Samantha Thomas 鈥13 is working as a kindergarten teacher at Somerset Academy Charter Schools in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Becca Thomas 鈥14 joined Annexus Health in Columbus, Ohio, as a Marketing Manager and Creative Lead for the healthcare technology company.
Boyd Kirk 鈥15 was promoted to Team Operations Coordinator with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment in Denver, Colorado.
Lauren Morain 鈥15 joined Gymshark in Denver, Colorado, as a People Operations Associate.
Natalie Mayan Schlimmer 鈥15 returned to Mindful Kreative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to fill the role of Strategic Accounts Director.
On Dec. 22, 2020, Brittany Metcalf 鈥13 and Levi Dein decided to elope. The couple currently live in Denver. 鈥淒ue to the pandemic, the courthouse only would take us on 12/22, so that made picking a date pretty easy. We legally were married at the courthouse. We then swung wide and picked up a pizza from our favorite place. After, we drove out near the Flat Irons in Boulder, Colorado, and exchanged vows. Since this was a big secret, we popped champagne, called our friends and family on FaceTime to share the news and enjoyed our pizza. 2020 weddings looked a little different, but it was an incredibly fun and special day!鈥
Lindsey Schrock 鈥16 has joined Franciscan University of Steubenville as its Director of Franciscan Life Online.
Katie Talkington 鈥16 is now working as a Human Resources Manager with Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions in Cambridge, Ohio.
Amanda Weissling 鈥16 joined CDC Medical in Columbus, Ohio, as a Sales Representative in November 2020.
Whitley Trusler 鈥17 was recently named Marketing Coordinator with Root, Inc., in Columbus, Ohio.
Devin Webster 鈥20, who graduated in December 2020, has joined Amazon as a Fulfillment Associate.
Nicole Paige Martin 鈥14 (Chi Omega) married James Peter Houck 鈥13 on September 5, 2020. They met in Marietta through the Scholars Community. The bridal party included (left to right) Derek Hennen 鈥12, Best Man Will Vance 鈥12, James Houck, Nicole Martin Houck, Matron of Honor Kristen Onkka Dhacroi 鈥14 (Chi Omega) and Anja Curwen 鈥14 (Chi Omega). Other alumni in attendance included Meg McCrone Vance 鈥09, Jennifer Kuhn 鈥11 (Chi Omega), Vicki Gilland 鈥11 (Chi Omega), Karlie Graf 鈥12 (Chi Omega), Brooklyn Howes Hampton 鈥17 (Chi Omega), Nathan Lord 鈥09, Abby Klicker Lord 鈥13, Andy Stegman 鈥15, Julia Houck Stegman 鈥14, Jenna Houck Richardson 鈥07 (Chi Omega), Bo Richardson 鈥09, Trisha Wendel Wright 鈥13, Mary Crotty 鈥12, Scott Burnham 鈥11 and Rachel Worthington Burnham 鈥12.
Bobby Casto 鈥16 married Brittany Hassman Casto 鈥17 on October 31, 2020, in Massillon, Ohio. Pioneers in attendance included (pictured left to right) Devin Wysni 鈥16, Joni Casto 鈥14, Kate Berg 鈥19, Jake Parks 鈥18, Courtney Wentz 鈥17, Carey Becker 鈥17, Jake Kobilarcsik 鈥13, Taylor Harney, Pete Kraft, Amanda Vandyke 鈥16, Daryl DeWindt 鈥16, Brooklyn Howes Hampton 鈥17, Sarah Snow 鈥13, Amy Castle 鈥17, Sarah Little 鈥18, Bianca Beekman, Alicia Hassman 鈥91, Mark Hassman 鈥91 and (not pictured) Craig Casto 鈥77 and Haeli Lynch Kaminskas 鈥02.
Dr. Thomas C. Pfizenmaier 鈥76 recently wrote the book For My Daughters: A Father Reflects on Family, Friendship, and Faith, which is currently available on Amazon.com.
鈥淭here are a number of touch points with the College mentioned along the way, as well as best friends to this day who are alums,鈥 he says.
鈥淚 live in the Seattle area now (recently retired) and there is a small group of MC folks who get together out here a couple of times a year. In addition, my old roommate of three years and fraternity brother, Jeff Laveson 鈥76, Greg Johnson 鈥76 and I hosted a group of Chi Omegas from our time at Jeff鈥檚 house on Bainbridge Island in the summer of 2019. It was wonderful to see them after so many years.鈥
Marietta had a huge impact on Pfizenmaier鈥檚 life and the lives of his friends, he says.
鈥淔or one example, my career path has been a pastor, professor and seminary dean, while Jeff鈥檚 was a Navy carrier pilot, then lawyer. We鈥檝e often talked about how our Marietta liberal arts education teed us up for grad school and our chosen professions.鈥
Dr. Jim Carillon 鈥78 recently completed a book of poetry. This Virgin Page is published by Pisgah Press and available through Amazon.com.
鈥淚t is my first book of poems and reflects simple day-to-day joys and concerns, of family and friendships, and both the external and the inner life of a man concerned with the shape of the world and his place in it. Topics include, among others, exercising body and mind, fostering a newborn child, social justice, family, friends and places I have loved, and writing itself.鈥
Carillon lives in Fairview, North Carolina.
In Memoriam
Friends of 蓝莓视频
Michael A. Schonewolf, former 蓝莓视频 football coach, of Lady Lake, Florida (12/1/2020).
Dr. Dennis DePerro, former Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, of St. Bonaventure, New York (3/1/2021).
1940s
Walter R. Fillippone Jr. 鈥42 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Concord, California (10/29/2020).
Alice Bonner Jones 鈥42 of Forest Hill, Maryland (10/21/2020).
1950s
Michael M. Haddad 鈥50 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Poughkeepsie, New York (1/26/2021).
Juliette Derochie Lewis 鈥50 (Sigma Kappa) of Scotch Plains, New Jersey (2/11/2021). Survivors include her husband, Louis J. Lewis Jr. 鈥50.
John E. O鈥橦ern Jr. 鈥50 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Danbury, Connecticut (10/31/2020).
Sue Schauwecker Adler 鈥51 of Chanhassen, Minnesota (5/3/2020). Sadly, her brother, Ernest M. Schauwecker 鈥60, passed away on 12/27/2020.
Jean Samuelson Biddle 鈥51 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Cave Creek, Arizona (12/5/2020).
William W. Gault 鈥51 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Prospect, Kentucky (11/18/2020).
Jule Scheehle Massey 鈥51 of New Philadelphia, Ohio (12/3/2020).
Hadley R. Rood 鈥51 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island (10/13/2020).
Carol Mackey Anderson 鈥52 of Wilton, Connecticut (11/18/2020).
A. Dale Bergmann 鈥53 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Concord Township, Ohio (2/6/2021).
Gene A. Haynes 鈥53 of Parkersburg, West Virginia (12/19/2020).
Barbara Smith Hopkins 鈥54 (Chi Omega) of Madison, Mississippi (2/4/2021). Survivors include a nephew, William H. Corwin 鈥78.
Charles M. McMillan 鈥54 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Carmel, California (8/11/2020). Survivors include a daughter, April L. McMillan 鈥89.
Arnold O. Galmitz 鈥56 of Shaker Heights, Ohio (11/10/2020).
Gerald T. Martin 鈥56 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Gnadenhutten, Ohio (1/18/2021). Survivors include a son, Thomas M. Martin 鈥78.
Janet Wilson Weihl 鈥56 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Burke, Virginia (12/22/2020).
Joyce Brickwede Torpy 鈥57 (Sigma Kappa) of Marietta, Ohio (1/2/2021).
Stanley E. Clark 鈥58 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Tucson, Arizona (10/24/2020). Survivors include his wife, Diane Ritter Clark 鈥60, and a son, Michael P. Clark 鈥85.
Patricia George Gray 鈥58 (Chi Omega) of Kittanning, Pennsylvania (12/28/2020). Survivors include her husband, John W. Gray 鈥57.
Dan S. Stephan Sr. 鈥58 (Delta Upsilon) of Williamstown, West Virginia (10/19/2020).
Robert G. Williams Jr. 鈥59 (Delta Upsilon) of Montgomery, Texas (12/27/2020). Survivors include a sister, Kathryn Williams Marks 鈥67.
Anthony R. Zigman 鈥59 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Dover, Ohio (12/20/2020).
1960s
William F. Satterlee III 鈥60 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Chicago, Illinois (11/17/2020).
Ernest M. Schauwecker 鈥60 of Parkersburg, West Virginia (12/22/2020).
Patrick T. Vermaaten 鈥60 of Marietta, Ohio (12/18/2020).
Bruce A. Yarnall 鈥60 of Charleston, South Carolina (2/20/2021).
George B. Hopkins 鈥61 of Titusville, Florida (1/13/2020). Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Rose Hopkins 鈥60.
Joan Johnson Looney 鈥61 (Alpha Sigma Tau) of Bonita Springs, Florida (10/25/2020).
Peggy Elliott McHugh 鈥61 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Standish, Maine (12/29/2020).
Kathleen Kadash Stocker 鈥61 (Chi Omega) of Bokeelia, Florida (1/1/2021). Survivors include her husband, Kurt P. Stocker 鈥60.
Seth R. Weintraub 鈥61 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Central Point, Oregon (5/7/2020).
William J. Wirant 鈥61 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Escondido, California (9/30/2020). Survivors include a cousin, Frank H. Miklavic 鈥59.
John W. Woods 鈥61 (Phi Beta Kappa) of Columbus, Ohio (1/12/2021). Survivors include a brother, Joseph W. Woods 鈥62.
Carol Powell Zigman 鈥61 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Dover, Ohio (6/26/2020). Sadly, her husband, Anthony R. Zigman 鈥59, passed away on 12/20/2020.
J. Gary Fitzgerald 鈥62 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Houston, Texas (2/2/2021). Survivors include a sister, LeAnne Fitzgerald Wherley 鈥72.
Frederick H. Heffler 鈥62 (Tau Epsilon Phi) of The Villages, Florida (1/31/2021). Survivors include his wife, Nancy Williams Heffler 鈥64.
Roger H. Hoskin 鈥63 of Olmsted Township, Ohio (7/20/2020).
Jennifer Austin James 鈥65 (Chi Omega) of Torrington, Connecticut (1/15/2021).
Linda G. Nearing 鈥65 of Laguna Woods, California (12/17/2020).
Blair B. Stringfellow III 鈥65 of Jacksonville, Florida (11/11/2020).
Robert B. Stahl 鈥66 (Delta Upsilon) of Wrentham, Massachusetts (1/24/2021).
Carl H. Tyrie 鈥66 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Boone, North Carolina (7/5/2020).
Maxwell F. Creighton 鈥67 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Atlanta, Georgia (11/7/2020).
John G. Mitchell 鈥67 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Toledo, Ohio (10/8/2020).
Ronald C. Brockett 鈥69 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Concord, New Hampshire (10/26/2020). Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Maginniss Brockett 鈥70, and a son, Reid M. Brockett 鈥98.
1970s
Paul D. Becker 鈥70 (Tau Epsilon Phi) of San Jose, California (12/14/2020). Survivors include his wife, Eileen Newman Becker 鈥70.
John W. Dudley 鈥70 of Vienna, West Virginia (11/29/2020). Survivors include a brother, Peyton J. Dudley 鈥65.
Kenneth L. Cooke 鈥71 (Delta Upsilon) of Nashville, Tennessee (9/28/2020).
William R. Ross 鈥71 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Columbus, Ohio (10/11/2020).
Eric W. Gough 鈥74 (Delta Tau Delta) of Walpole, New Hampshire (2/16/2021). Survivors include his wife, Kheuavanh Ting Vongsoughi Gough 鈥75.
Walter Weissenborn II 鈥74 of Guilford, Connecticut (10/27/2020).
Robert E. Burns 鈥75 (Delta Tau Delta, Phi Beta Kappa) of Columbus, Ohio (11/7/2020).
James A. Shipman 鈥76 of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (10/23/2020).
Dalton L. Eckel Jr. 鈥78 of Ripley, West Virginia (10/17/2020).
Robin D. Braig 鈥79 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Daytona Beach, Florida (2/17/2021).
1980s
Ann Priscilla Palmisano 鈥81 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Farmington, Connecticut. Survivors include her husband, Glen M. Palmisano 鈥80; a sister, Barbara Priscilla Wolf 鈥71; a brother-in-law, Andrew H. Wolf 鈥71; and a niece, Kelly A. Wolf 鈥98.
Jody J. Nagel 鈥82 (Phi Beta Kappa) of Daleville, Indiana (2/6/2021).
Lori K. Denkewalter 鈥83 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Heath, Ohio (1/22/2021).
Martin T. Hupp 鈥86 of Spring, Texas (12/5/2020). Survivors include a brother, Jeffrey L. Hupp 鈥80, and a sister, Kimberly Hupp Miller 鈥81.
David M. Bruce 鈥87 (Phi Beta Kappa) of Elizabeth, West Virginia (2/27/2020).
Sallie S. Boord 鈥89 of Cincinnati, Ohio (11/3/2020).
1990s
Martha J. Handschumacher 鈥91 of Beverly, Ohio (1/27/2021). Survivors include a son, Dustin Handschumacher 鈥01.
Xan M. Smith 鈥93 (Delta Tau Delta) of Cincinnati, Ohio (11/1/2020). Survivors include a brother, Geoffrey S. Smith 鈥96.
Katie E. Drayer 鈥99 of Marietta, Ohio (12/4/2020). Survivors include a sister, Dody Drayer Waggoner 鈥95.
2010s
Allison Holton Connolly 鈥11 of Dublin, Ohio (11/7/2020). Survivors include her husband, Eric L. Connolly 鈥11.