Class Notes

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**Michael H. Ebner (A/S ’64) will complete his two-year term in the spring, as president of Congregational Solel, a reform synagogue in Highland Park, Ill.

**Dr. Lance A. Talmage (Eng ’60) was presented with the 50-year award from the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County. Talmage is a past president of the academy.

’70’s

Mary Arquette (A/S ’70) was appointed as a board member to the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund. This is a need-based scholarship program for children in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Ellen Columber (UTCTC ’77, Univ Coll ’79) retired as sergeant for the Maumee Police in January 2015.

**Robert Wadas (UTCTC ’77, Eng ’78) was named vice president of the Toledo Regional Architects, Contractors, and Engineers board of directors for 2015-16.

’80’s

*The Hon. Gene Zmuda (A/S ’81, Law ’84) has been elected as the presiding judge of the Lucas County Common Pleas Court for 2015. The presiding judge is responsible for conducting an annual meeting of the Common Pleas Court judges and assigns judges on a temporary basis to serve in other court divisions as required.

Dr. Paul LoVerme (RES ’85) has been named a ’top doctor’ in New Jersey Monthly Magazine for the 12^th year in a row. LoVerme is a board certified plastic surgeon in Verona, N. J.

Dr. Jane Anne Long (Bus ’89) was hired as the director of professional development for the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Long has more than 20 years of professional experience managing, implementing, and teaching new and emerging online technologies.

Dr. James Greene (MED ’81) has been appointed deputy director for the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics at the California Department of Public Health, located in Sacramento, Calif.

Matt Lohr (Bus ’88) has accepted the position of business development manager in GEM Energy’s HVAC service division. He is responsible for managing the new business development team and growing GEM Energy’s HVAC maintenance business in Northwest Ohio. GEM Energy is a member of the Rudolph Libbe Group of companies.

’90’s

Patrick A. Ouellette (A/S ’93) was ordained as a permanent deacon in January 2015 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Va. Ouellette currently serves as an information technology specialist at the Law Library at the Library of Congress.

**Christina Dake (Ed ’99, MEd ’04) was named teacher of the month at Whitmer High School in Toledo. She won the University of Toledo Outstanding Health Education and Physical Education Student Award in 1999, led the Whitmer staff to win the Bronze Buckeye Best Award in 2002, and the Silver Buckeye Best Award in both 2006 and 2007. She was recognized as the 2008 School Health Educator of the Year by the American School Health Association, and led the Whitmer staff to win the 2009 National Apple Award given by the American Association for Health Education. She has presented at both The University of Toledo and Eastern Michigan University, and is a member of ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), and the American School Health Association.

Justin M. Croniser (A/S ’97, Law ’05) was elected to partner by Alliott Group Legal Member Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP. Croniser focuses his legal practice in the area of complex commercial litigation. He works out of the Cleveland, Ohio office.

Julie Beale (A/S ’96, MEd ’13) was named teacher of the month at Bowsher High School in Toledo. Beale was one of eight teachers to volunteer to plan, organize, and teach in Bowsher’s Freshman Academy. A new, district-wide initiative, the Freshman Academy is designed to provide additional academic opportunities, social and emotional support and collaborative teaching and learning for Bowsher’s freshman.

Paul Syring (Law ’90) has been elected Lucas County Bar Association president. Syring is currently general counsel for the City of Toledo. He was previously a deputy mayor overseeing economic development for Toledo.

Kristen Krueckeberg (Eng ’90) was promoted to senior project manager at the jdi group, Inc., a Maumee, Ohio architectural and engineering firm.

’00’s

Jeffrey Webb (Law ’05) was promoted to partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, a global legal practice with more than 3800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Webb is based in San Antonio, Texas and concentrates his practice on complex and high-stakes litigation, including energy (oil and gas), product liability and commercial litigation.

Matthew Ward (A/S ’01) was promoted to the vacant position of warehouse supervisor with the Lucas County Board of Elections. He previously served as a voting machine technician and field operations. The warehouse is used to store voting machines and other equipment.

Drew Nitschke (Law ’00) was appointed as a board member to the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund. This is a need-based scholarship program for children in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Dr. Chris Goliver (MED ’00) was named as the medical director of Mercy’s stand-alone emergency room in Perrysburg, Ohio. Goliver is an emergency-room physician at the Perrysburg facility. He will also oversee a similar facility slated to open in 2015 in Sylvania, Ohio.

Jason Graven (A/S ’09, MBA ‘12) currently works for the Department of Ohio American Legion as the director of internal affairs.

Dr. Janet E. Rozick (PhD ’09) has been hired as the executive director of the Maumee Valley Historical Society, which operates the Wolcott Heritage Center in Maumee, Ohio.

Brian Lauderman (UTCTC ’02, Eng ’05) was named project manager for the jdi group, Inc., a Maumee, Ohio architectural and engineering firm.

**Dr. Henry Housam Naddaf (MPH ’90, MED ’06) was inducted as the 157^th president of the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County.

’10’s

Christopher Worrel (Law ’11) joined Howard & Howard Attorneys in Royal Oak, Mich. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as in-house counsel for a major manufacturer of photovoltaic devices.

Dr. Muhammad Hameed (RES ’12) joined the medical oncology/hematology team at the West Michigan Cancer Center in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Elizabeth Sundburg (Bus ’10) has joined J.M. Wilson as content and social media facilitator. She will lead the development and implementation of social media and content marketing efforts to build awareness, generate customer traffic and market products and services. J. M. Wilson, located in Portage, Mich., is an insurance company providing specialty insurance products to independent agents.

Brad Klippstein (Eng ’11) has been announced as controls product specialist at Okuma America Corporation, a world leader in CNC machine tool manufacturing. Klippstein is based out of Charlotte, N.C.

David J. Fournier (Law ’13) joined the law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP as an associate in the employee compensation and benefits practice group. Fournier will work out of the firm’s Toledo office.

Markus Rasmus (MBA ’12) was appointed as a board member to the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund. This is a need-based scholarship program for children in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Jeremiah Simpson (Eng ’10) was named manager of the electrical engineering department of the jdi group, Inc., a Maumee, Ohio architectural and engineering firm.

Faculty, staff & friends

Births and Marriages

*Sarah E. Bialecki (OTD ’14) and Benjamin A. Roe are engaged and planning an October 2015 wedding. Bialecki is employed by Heartland-HCR ManorCare in Toledo and her future groom is a production operator at Chrysler Jeep in Toledo.

Lauren Elizabeth Notario (HSHS ’10) and Ian Scott Hopkins (current UT student) announced their engagement and plan to wed on June 6, 2015. Notario is a speech pathologist at Hicksville Elementary School in Hicksville, Ohio and is also a speech pathologist at Encore in Toledo and Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital in Monroe, Mich. Hopkins is a Toledo firefighter and paramedic.

Sarah Scorziello (Bus ’07) and Anthony Merritt (Eng ’10) are engaged to be married. They are planning a February 14, 2016 wedding. Scorziello is a sourcing analyst at La-Z-Boy and Merritt is a product quality engineer at Tenneco.

Faculty, staff & friends

Diane L. Hymore, Toledo at 58. She was the longtime executive assistant for former UT President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs. She joined the MCO staff in 2001 as team coordinator in the Office of Institutional Advancement. Two years later, Hymore moved to the President’s office. In 2004, she was named administrative associate and later that year administrative assistant to the president. In 2012, she was named director of administrative operations for the president and the senior leadership team. She was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2012 and left the University in 2013. To honor Hymore, the University created an award in her name. She received the inaugural Diane Hymore Exemplar of Excellence Award in 2013. The recognition is presented annually to an individual whose work defines the core values of UT in Hymore’s spirit of support, encouragement and service.

Shirley R. Majeski, Sylvania, Ohio at 85. She was a custodian at UT from 1981 until her retirement in 1993.

Dr. Barbara L. Straus, Sylvania, Ohio at 64. She was clinical assistant professor of pediatrics from 1995 to 2009 and Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics. Straus was a pediatrician who worked at several practices, including Airport Highway Pediatrics.

**Dr. Mary Louise Glen (MEd ’62, Ed Spec ’74, PhD ’77), Toledo at 84. She taught at UT for more than four decades. Glen was a graduate assistant in the College of Education in 1961 and in the junior college one year later. She became an instructor in education and in general studies in 1962. In 1967, she was a professor of social studies in the Community and Technical College. Glen was named chair of the General Studies Department in 1978 and later taught social sciences. In 1999, the professor moved to the Sociology Department, where she also was an undergraduate advisor until 2002. She served on faculty senate and was a member of the UT Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

*George Isaac, Bryan, Ohio at 91. Isaac was a longtime benefactor of the Medical College of Ohio. He donated more than $1 million to MCO/Medical University of Toledo for the Isaac Presidential Scholarship. In 2006, Isaac gave $1 million to show support for both the new surgery center and the merger between MUO and The University of Toledo. The institution honored him by naming the facility the George Isaac Minimally Invasive Surgery Center. He served on the MCO Board of Trustees from 1987-1996 and was chair from 1991-1996, and was a past member of the MUO Foundation Board of Trustees. He was chair of the Isaac Corp., a scrap iron and metal business and president of Isaac Property Co., a real estate development company. Isaac was a past president of the Bryan, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, a charter member of the Bryan Area Foundation, and past president of Bryan Properties, which developed the Bryan Industrial Park. Over the years, he was recognized for his leadership, generosity and community involvement. He was selected as the Master Entrepreneur of the Year of Northwest Ohio, was named Outstanding Philanthropist by the Northwest Ohio Society of Fundraising Executives, and was a member of the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame.

Dr. Claudette M. Konzen, Holland, Ohio at 78. She helped staff the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic on the Health Science Campus. She also worked with UT physical medicine and rehabilitation residents.

Dr. Gerald Stark, Toledo at 88. He assisted with the development of the Surgery Department at MCO, where he served as a volunteer faculty member for several years starting in 1968. In 1999, Stark was named clinical professor emeritus of surgery.

Donald L. Beachey, at 72. He was a staff nurse at MCO from 1981 until his retirement in 2002, where he worked in Surgical Intensive Care.

Donald R. Cowell, Sylvania, Ohio at 65. He was hired as a custodial worker in 2006 and became a building finishes technician in 2007. One year later, he was named a maintenance repair apprentice and in 2010 became a building maintenance repair journeyman, the position he retired from in 2014.

Odessa M. Dodd, Southfield, Mich. at 83. She is a former licensed practical nurse at MCO. She was hired in 1976 to work in Nursing Services and was in Ambulatory Services when she left in 1993.

Patricia A. Manger, Temperance, Mich. at 73. She is a former UT employee.

Merle G. (Nelson) Runkle, Toledo at 91. She was hired as a secretary for the Chemistry Department in 1967. Five years later, she became secretary to the vice president of academic affairs. In 1973, she started working for the executive vice president. Runkle retired in 1983.

Bruce G. Sinner, Maumee, Ohio at 91. Sinner was a former instructor who taught photography classes at the University.

40’s

Richard Fuller (Ed ’49), Mount Gilead, Ohio at 88.

Antoinette Meyer (Ed ’48), at 63.

Eunice Limmer Thom (Bus ’40), Holland, Ohio at 97.

Jean Sherer (A/S ’43), Toledo at 93.

50’s

Joseph Cappello (Pharm ’52), North Canton, Ohio at 87.

George Lindeman (Ed ’50), Toledo at 65.

Leland Tadlock (Bus ’57), Macomb, Mich. at 85.

David Diller (Bus ’50), Milwaukee, Wis. at 81.

*Richard Bensman (Eng ’52), Marco Island, Fla. at 85.

Alvin Beitelschess (Eng ’50), Carmel, Ind. at 89.

Parviz Boodjeh (Pharm ’54), Independence, Ohio at 88.

60’s

Donald Mowry (Ed ’65), Republic, Ohio at 73.

Alan Simmons (MEng ’62), Temperance, Mich. at 80.

Roger Blair (Law ’68), New Albany, Ohio at 72.

Judith Coci (Ed ’63), Toledo at 75.

70’s

Dr. Irving Kipnis (PhD ’72), Ellicott City, Md. at 69.

Dr. Thomas Spalding (A/S ’77, A/S ’77), La Habra Heights, Calif. at 61.

**Dr. Jerrold Smith (MED ’77), Newport, Minn. at 66.

80’s

Kathleen Landon (Univ Coll ’81), Elmore, Ohio at 81.

Tamara Amidon (A/S ’80), Sylvania, Ohio at 58.

Lillian Hackney (Univ Coll ’83), Pickerington, Ohio at 80.

90’s

Louis Ocker (Ed ’91), Sylvania, Ohio at 60.

Steven Taylor (UTCTC ’95, Eng ’01), Holland, Ohio at 43.

Michael Chamberlin (MEd ’95), Perrysburg, Ohio at 57.

Dr. Thomas Michaud (PhD ’90), Winter Park, Fla. at 55.

00’s

Dr. Michael Homsher (PhD ’00), Mount Blanchard, Ohio at 71.

Naomi Brown (A/S ’03), at 87.

10’s

Gregory Smith (Ed ’13), Saint Clair Shores, Mich. at 24.

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