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The little sunburst denotes an Alumni Association member.

For a list of life members, visit .

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Mike Milkovich, BS ’48, MEd ’50, Key Colony Beach, Fla., is a legendary National Wrestling Hall of Fame coach and the subject of a new biography, Mustang, by Jim Kalin (2016). Milkovich coached wrestling at Maple Heights High School and his Maple Heights Mustangs captured ten Ohio state championships and finished runner-up eight times. The book talks about his influence on Ohio and American wrestling and includes pictures, interviews, stories and historical content.

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Larry McClain, BS ’52, Tehachapi, Calif., wrote: “I entered the Air Force in 1952 and graduated from Test Pilot School in 1958. I flew various tests in the RF-4, T-37, F-100, etc., and in Vietnam in the F-4, 1968–1969. I returned to Edwards Air Force Base and ultimately became director of the F-15 test force. I ended my career as Commander, Area 51, and later became test manager for the B-2. Along the way I saw beauty beyond description, suffered moments of terror and loved it all.”

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Natale Sicuro, BS ’57, PhD ’64, Lynnwood, Wash., retired in 1993 after being a university president at three institutions—Roger Williams University, Bristol, R.I. (1989–1993), Portland State University, Portland, Ore. (1986–1988) and Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Ore. (1979–1986). He also was chairman of AASCU, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, based in Washington, D.C. (1962-1964). 

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Mary (Maher) Boehnlein, MA ’65, PhD ’69, Brecksville, Ohio, edited The Independence Township Cemetery Book, 3rd Edition (2016) and Historically Speaking Vol II by Wesley Gaab (2007). Both books were published by the Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society of which she is president. She also serves as chair of the Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups. For induction of your ancestors into the lineage group, contact maryalicemaher@gmail.com.

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Kenneth Sturtz, BA ’67, Morristown, N.J., wrote: “My Amazon Kindle ebook The Civil War Diary of John James Hancock recounts Hancock’s enlistment in the Union army and fighting with Sherman’s army in the Battle of Atlanta and the March to the Sea. For a southern perspective on the Civil War, read my e-book The Civil War Journal of William H. Youel — he was a member of the Liberty Hall Volunteers who fought with the Stonewall Brigade from First Bull Run until his death fighting Grant’s army at the Siege of Petersburg.”

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Lynn (Gelgisser) Livingston, BS ’68, MEd ’75, Randolph, N.J., wrote: “The Epsilon Xi chapter of Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi) sorority held a reunion in Kent on August 12–14, 2016. Alumni from the classes of 1968–1972 came from all over the United States. We enjoyed a bus tour of campus, a visit to our old sorority house, a guided tour of the May 4th memorial, a luncheon at the alumni center and a tour of the ������ Museum. Kent State has aged well, and we’re proud to be alumni.”

(above) Judith Verlenich Stinner, BS ’68, Normal, Ill., wrote: “A third-floor Fletcher Hall reunion was held on August 12, 2016, at Bricco restaurant in downtown Kent. Fifty-plus years ago, we formed a strong bond during our years at Kent.” Pictured: Joellen Cain, BS ’68, Hermitage, Pa.; Judy Verlenich Stinner; Carolyn Hoelzle, BS ’69, Canton, Ohio; Jackie Markiewicz Hyman, BA ’68, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.; Linda Eucker Johnson, BS ’69, Sheffield Lake, Ohio; Karen Packe Patterson, BS ’69, Westlake, Ohio; Carol Rensi Ness, BS ’68, Stow, Ohio (Susan Horwitz, BS ’68, Skyped from Tel Aviv, Israel, to join the fun.)

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John Castellana, BA ’71, Birmingham, Mich., was awarded the 2016 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Michigan Chapter Gold Medal Honor. Castellana, FAIA, was presented with the award during a reception at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., on June 10, 2016.

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(above) Mary Jo (Endres) Grap, BSN ’72, Midlothian, Va., wrote: “Denise Rowland, BS ’72, Cleveland, Ohio, and I were roommates, randomly chosen to live together in Terrace Hall in fall 1969. We became fast friends. Denise is an elementary school teacher and I am a professor of nursing, and although we don’t see each other often, we continue our lifelong friendship, started 47 years ago on the campus of ������!” Pictured: Denise Rowland and Mary Jo (Endres) Grap.

Thomas Jordan, BA ’72, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., wrote: “My coffee table book Sturgeon Bay: The Secret Treasures of Door County was a Finalist/Best Photography at the 2016 International Book Awards. I am the author and photographer.”

Todd Raskin, BS ’72, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has been cited as Cleveland’s 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” in Civil Rights Law by Best Lawyers. He is a two-time recipient of the designation, having previously received it in 2013. Raskin is a founding partner of Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder, Co., LPA, which has offices in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, and Lexington, Ky.

Denise Rowland, BS ’72, Cleveland, Ohio, wrote: “After 43 years in Catholic education, I retired this year, trailing my former Terrace Hall roommate and dear friend Mary Jo (Endres) Grap ’72 by a year. I taught at St. Mary’s Mission school in S. Colorado, and then returned to Cleveland to continue my mission work with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Over the years I taught all subjects, grades 4–8, my specialties being social studies and language arts. For the past 10 years I taught at Metro Catholic School in Cleveland. No matter where I go I run into former students who warm my heart with their successes!”

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Carter Strang, BS ’73, MEd ’79, Cleveland, Ohio, partner of Tucker Ellis LLP, has been selected to serve a three-year term as a Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation trustee. He is a past president of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) and the Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter. Strang created the CMBA’s nationally acclaimed Louis Stokes Scholars Program, and he created and coordinates the Tucker Ellis award-winning Pipeline Diversity Program.

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Jack Witt III, MPA ’75, Perrysburg, Ohio, joined Kent State as vice president for human resources in September, following a national search. He is responsible for the oversight of the university’s Division of Human Resources and directs the component activities of the division, which include talent acquisition, equal opportunity and affirmative action, employee development, compensation, records, employee engagement, labor relations, wellness and benefits. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1978, he is a member of the American Bar Association and the Society for Human Resources Management.

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Roger Stevenson, BA ’76, BS ’77, Fairlawn, Ohio, was named to the 2017 “Best Lawyers in America” list in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Right/Insolvency and Reorganization Law. He is a partner with Roetzel, a full-service law firm with offices located throughout Ohio, Florida, Chicago and Washington, D.C., and is based in its Akron office.

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Donald Brown, BBA ’77, Memphis, Tenn., was the speaker for Kent State’s Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus at the MAC Center on August 20. Brown is executive vice president and chief financial officer of FedEx Freight Corporation in Memphis, Tenn. FedEx Freight is the largest provider of less-than-truckload freight services in the United States. Brown currently serves on the Advisory Council for Kent State’s College of Business Administration.

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Tim Angbrandt, BBA ’78, Brunswick, Ohio, wrote: “I founded ANG Marketing Group, a Northeast Ohio-based strategic consulting firm designed to help small to midsized organizations get the resources they need to grow and continue to be successful. I would be delighted to work with fellow KSU alumni!”

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(above) Ray Novotny, BS ’80, Youngstown, Ohio, wrote: “I retired in 2016 after a 30-plus-year career at Ford Nature Center in Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown, Ohio. By resolution, the Board of Park Commissions granted me the honorary title of Naturalist Emeritus. I’m a life member of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), an organization for those involved in the interpretation of natural and cultural heritage. In 2016, NAI honored me with three awards: Distinguished Professional Interpreter, Master Interpretive Manager, Thomas Say Naturalist Award of Excellence. This photo captures the best part of my job—leading kayak trips on Lake Newport in Mill Creek Park.”

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Daniel Wolfe, BA ’82, Pataskala, Ohio, the associate vice president and general manager of aviation for Nationwide Insurance, was honored as a Living Legend for his outstanding contributions to the aviation industry at a January 2016 gala in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Joseph Milczewski, BS ’83, Irmo, S.C., received a doctorate in business administration with a concentration in leadership from Baker College in December, 2015.

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(above) Lori (Von Aschen) Siwik, BBA ’84, Broadview Heights, Ohio, wrote: “After I graduated from Kent State, I attended law school at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, graduating in 1987. I was a repeated victim of cyber stalking and harassment in the mid-2000s, and was unable to receive help from local law enforcement since that type of harassment was not specified in state law.

I wrote a bill, with the help of Representative Marlene Anielski and John Murphy from the Ohio Prosecutors Association, which makes cyber stalking and cyber harassment a crime in Ohio. It was passed by the legislature, and my husband and daughter joined me for the signing of Substitute House Bill 151 by the Ohio House Speaker on May 10, 2016. It was then signed into law by Governor Kasich on May 17, 2016 and became effective August 16, 2016.

Seeing this bill become law, and knowing the impact that it will have, is gratifying.” Pictured (L to R): Markee Osborne (Representative Anielski’s legislative aide), Missy Siwik, Mark Siwik, Speaker of the House Cliff Rosenberger, Representative Marlene Anielski and Lori Siwik

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Earl Miller, BA ’85, Somerville, Mass., professor of neuroscience at MIT, was awarded the Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for his work on the neural circuitry of cognition. (For more about his research, see the Spring 2017 feature Attention, Please.)

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Leah Rafferty, BA ’86, Hudson, Ohio, co-starred in a commercial with Cleveland celebrity “Big Chuck” Schodowski. Rafferty is a producer on the show “Golden Opportunities,” which airs on WKYC-TV in Cleveland. As the proprietor of a Little Free Library, she was featured in an Akron Beacon Journal story on November 14, 2014.

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Michael Hermann, MA ’89, Salina, Kan., who has served Kansas Wesleyan University as director of athletics since 2013, was recently promoted to vice president and director of athletics by President Matt Thompson. 

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(above) Eric Cameron, BA ’91, Waxhaw, N.C., wrote: “Friendships that started as freshmen in Verder Hall in 1987 have continued throughout the last 28 years. Recently a reunion trip to Seven Springs, Pa., brought the group together, pictured here at Falling Water.” Pictured: John Hanslik, BBA ’92, Mentor, Ohio; Rob Crane, BBA ’91, Mentor, Ohio;  Jeffrey Bailey, MArch ’91, Buffalo, NY; Bob Kenneley, MBA ’92, Copley, Ohio; Keith Glivic, BBA ’91, Canonsburg, Pa.; Eric Cameron (not pictured: Mario Avarello, BBA ’92, Buffalo, NY)

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Lori (Lamm) Riley, BS ’92, Madison, Ohio, was named superintendent of Conneaut Area City Schools and began August 1. She and husband Michael Riley, BS ’92 reside in Madison with daughter Sarah.

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Leila Jalili, BA ’95, Baltimore, Md., is currently working for Under Armour as senior designer, outdoor performance, designing technical outerwear and other athletic apparel.

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Victoria McCartney, AA ’97, Minneapolis, Minn., wrote: “My husband Shane McCartney (who attended Kent State from fall 1993 to spring 1995) and I are pleased to announce our start-up business called Guerrilla Entertainment LLC, dba Midwest Drone Racing, in Edina, Minn. We host professional drone racing events for pilots (). Shane is now the vice president of STEM and Community Outreach for the International Drone Racing Association, and he will be working with middle and high schools to put drone education programs in place to teach kids how this technology can lead to viable career paths.”

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Isabelle Bibet-Kalinyak, MBA ’98, Hudson, Ohio, joined the Cleveland office of McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm, as an associate attorney in their national Health Care Practice Group. She is experienced in health care and immigration law.

LeRodrick Terry, BA ’98, Chandler, Ariz., accepted the position of vice president of student affairs at Rio Salado College, effective July 1, 2015, following a national search. 

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Megan (Nellis) Burnside, BS ’00, Pittsburgh, Pa., wrote: “Chris Burnside, BA ’01, and I are excited to share a collaborative project that was released by the Dayton Writers Movement, a new creative company dedicated to telling well-written stories with a mission. “Unwritten” is an eight-episode serialized podcast (with writers and actors from Ohio) that launched on September 1. The dramatic and comedic podcast brings up important topics surrounding LGBTQ, sexual violence and mental health.”

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Virginia (Dressler) Hall, BA ’01, MLIS ’07, Newbury, Ohio, assistant professor and digital librarian at ������ Libraries, presented “Digitally Archiving History: A Game Plan for Large, Unruly Archival Collections with Limited Staffing” at the Archiving 2016 Conference at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2016.

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Jennifer (Noble) Miller, BBA ’02, MEd ’06, MBA ’09, Streetsboro, Ohio, has been named assistant dean for student and accreditation services in the College of Public Health at ������.

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Kyle Lyons, BSN ’03, Severn, Md., was promoted to the rank of Commander (O-5) in the U.S. Public Health Service. He is a senior policy adviser to the U.S. Surgeon General and is stationed in Washington, D.C. Lyons currently resides in Severn, Md., with his wife, April, and son, Trystan.

Paul Marnecheck, BA ’03, MA ’10, North Royalton, Ohio, has been appointed to the Diocese of Cleveland Catholic Charities Board of Directors. His term will run until 2020 and he will be assigned to the Board Education/Development Committee and the Program Committee.

Edmund Rossman, MLIS ’03, Cleveland, Ohio, adult services librarian at Shaker Heights Public Library, Shaker Heights, Ohio, is author of 40+ New Revenue Sources for Libraries and Nonprofits (ALA Editions).

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Steven Flaughers, BS ’04, Akron, Ohio, owner and CEO of Proforma 3rd Degree Marketing, has acquired three printing/promo businesses in the past two years. Proforma ranked 1,794 in the annual Inc. 5000 list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

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Russell Galeti, BA ’05, Washington, D.C., and Mary (Wagley) Galeti, BA ’05, announce the birth of their first child, Latham Elizabeth “Bizzy” Galeti, on June 27, 2016.Russell Galeti also was accepted as a term member to the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.

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Heidi (Ludwick) Baumgart, BS ’06, Chardon, Ohio, has been named marketing director at Event Source in Cleveland, Ohio. Event Source is a leading Midwest event rental company that purchases, inventories, delivers and rents luxury event products in Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit and Pittsburgh. She will be leading a rebranding charge as well as new product launch initiatives.

Shelley Blundell, BA ’06, BS ’07, MLIS ’09, PhD ’15, North Canton, Ohio, is now an assistant professor, journalism and communication studies, at Youngstown State University.

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Matthew Major, BA ’07, Hoboken, N.J., joined national law firm Wilson Elser as an associate in new insurance coverage at its New Jersey office.

Holly Mueller, BS ’07, Lakewood, Ohio, started Holly M Communications, a strategic public relations and communications firm, in May 2016. She and her team provide professional communications training and consultation services for clients who need help telling their story—whether it’s through improving their media relations presence, delivering effective speeches and presentations or providing strategic guidance for global and domestic marketing campaigns ().

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April Samuelson, BS ’08, Columbus, Ohio, recently graduated with her MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She will be starting as a marketing program manager at Vertiv Company, formerly Emerson Network Power in Westerville, Ohio.

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Jamie Piero, BA ’10, Massillon, Ohio, wrote: “I’m chasing dreams of being an entrepreneur—opening a healthy meal prep, pre-packaged meal plan café, Clean Eatz, in Northeast Ohio.”

(above) Arthur Shulsky, BA ’10, MBA ’11, and Alisha Maria Neubauer, BA ’13, were married in Avon, Ohio, on July 2, 2016. Many Kent alumni took part. The couple now reside in Los Angeles pursuing their dreams.

Ryan Stowell, MEd ’10, Cortland, Ohio, recently accepted the principal position at Bristol Elementary School in Bristolville, Ohio. He and his wife Lisa Stowell, MM ’11, reside in Cortland, Ohio, with their daughters Rachel and Lauren.

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(above) Paul Bassett, BSN ’11, Norwalk, Conn., recently climbed the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru to bring awareness to multiple myeloma—a form of cancer more common in men over age 65 and twice as common in African-American men as in Caucasian men. He participated in the inaugural Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma partnership with Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Cure Magazine, which brought together a team of patients, physicians, nurses and researchers to conquer a mountain. Upon hearing of Kent State president Beverly Warren’s breast cancer diagnosis last spring, Bassett contacted her for permission to include her name on the banner and his personal tribute shirt. 

Elizabeth Davis, MEd ’11, Salineville, Ohio, has joined McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., as the new director of international and off-campus programs. Davis, who also served as an education abroad advisor at ������, will oversee McDaniel’s education abroad and off-campus study programs, including study at McDaniel College’s European branch campus in Budapest, Hungary, and student exchange programs with Université Saint-Louis in Belgium and Africa University in Zimbabwe, as well as faculty-led study trips. She is currently pursuing her PhD in educational administration–higher education from Kent State.

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(above) Marissa Manno, BS ’12, Akron, Ohio, wrote: “Scott Hooper, BSN ’14, and I were married on October 1, 2016 (Homecoming!) at a church on [the Kent Campus], held our reception at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center and took some of our wedding photos on campus. We wanted everything in Kent because that’s where we met as freshmen in 2009! Scott is an orthopedic registered nurse at St. Thomas Hospital, and I am a sonographer at  Akron Children’s Hospital.” The couple are pictured above at the Poetry Park adjacent to the Wick Poetry Center along the Lefton Esplanade.

JoAnna Schofield, MLIS ’12, Stow, Ohio, became the youth programming coordinator for the Cuyahoga County Public Library on June 13, 2016. She had previously been the early childhood librarian at the Highland Square Branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library.
Miyoshi Levy, MPH ’16, Akron, Ohio, wrote: “I want to thank everyone that I have met at ������ for being so kind, generous and helpful to me—especially Tasha, Jackie, Paulette, and Dr. Z. Congratulations to the graduation MPH class of 2016!!!”

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(above) Kevin Mittelmeier, BA ’13, and Kristen Spiker, BSN ’14, met at Kent State in 2010 and were married on September 10, 2016 at the Grand Barn at the Mohicans. They reside in Nashville, Tenn., with their two dogs.

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Miyoshi Levy, MPH ’16, Akron, Ohio, wrote: “I want to thank everyone that I have met at ������ for being so kind, generous and helpful to me—especially Tasha, Jackie, Paulette, and Dr. Z. Congratulations to the graduation MPH class of 2016!!!”

In Memory

The little sunburst denotes an Alumni Association member. For a list of life members, visit .

Walter Waltenbaugh ’43, July 16, 2016

Janice (Kindler) Barden ’48, July 31, 2016

Charles Raber ’49, May 30, 2016

Richard Vogenitz ’49, August 31, 2015

Thomas Paine Howells ’50, January 7, 2016

Gordon Rice ’50, June 8, 2016

William Shie ’50, August 16, 2014

Thomas Pappas ’51, July 6, 2016

Raymond Pelanda ’52, September 22, 2016

Evelyn Vaughan Day ’53, February 22, 2016

Lowell Smith ’53, August 25, 2016

Yvonne Thomas ’54, December 19, 2014

Barbara Bowling ’55, June 5, 2016

Frank Vasarhely ’56, December 29, 2015

Edward Galloway ’58, February 27, 2016

Alfred Kinney ’58, August 19, 2016

Blanford Fuller ’59, MA ’68, October 30, 2012

Gene Budd ’60, February 29, 2016

Robert Potter ’60, July 31, 2015

Oliver Foster ’61, March 17, 2016

Norman McVicker ’61, July 7, 2016

Hubert Ammons ’62, February 2, 2016

Helen Molnar ’63, July 15, 2016

Roger Brown ’64, March 27, 2016

Kenneth Niemann ’64, July 14, 2016

Frances Anne Fine ’66, October 20, 2016

Edward Hoffee ’66, May 19, 2016

John Shoop ’68, July 17, 2016

Susan Masirovits ’69, MLS ’72, April 25, 2016

Kevin Murphy ’69, June 7, 2016

William Stone ’69, January 4, 2016

John Franklin Young, MEd ’69, August 6, 2016

Louis Shainker ’71, December 29, 2015

Barry Cohen ’72, February 26, 2016

Pamela Woodward ’73, November 26, 2015

Richard Brichacek ’74, December 12, 2015

Timothy Callahan ’74, May 28, 2016

Thomas Wareham ’74, September 7, 2016

Thomas Blabac ’75, February 4, 2015

George Clemens ’75, May 24, 2016

Jeffrey Maring ’75, June 7, 2016

David Morris ’75, February 26, 2015

Raeanna Small ’76, June 15, 2016

Kathleen Flynn ’77, May 12, 2016

Karen Kappler ’77, February 12, 2016

David Norris ’77, September 8, 2016

Don Stiles ’77, October 9, 2015

Gary York ’77, July 26, 2015

Russell Pry ’80, July 31, 2016

Joan Wilson ’80, July 30, 2016

Susan McBride ’81, September 20, 2015

Barbara Shie ’82, January 20, 2016

Joseph Remlinger ’88, June 2, 2016

Janis Tregoning ’89, June 4, 2015

Mary Shaker ’92, June 22, 2016

Elizabeth Ann Lontor ’07, August 10, 2015

Bradford Slease ’07, May 31, 2015

James Schneider ’09, May 11, 2016

Timothy Roland ’10, June 8, 2016

Tara Clossman ’14, August 20, 2016

Faculty/Staff

T.N. Bhargava, emeritus professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, January 25, 2017

Marcia Drake, Dining Services, Kent Market, Kent Student Center, October 13, 2016

Rozell Duncan, PhD ’96, associate professor, School of Communication Studies, August 15, 2016