1950s

Jeanette Grasselli Brown, BS '50, HON '78, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, recently was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from Kent State University. A research chemist, Grasselli Brown is vice chair of the Ohio Board of Regents.

Horace R. Collins, BS '54, recently was recognized by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, which dedicated a wing of a new facility housing the divisions of Geological Survey and Watercraft in Delaware, Ohio, in his honor. Collins served as Ohio's chief geologist from 1968 to 1988.

Richard Wilson, BSED '57, of Westhampton, N.Y., has qualified for the International Union Triathlon World Championships. He has competed in triathlons throughout the United States and in Australia, Switzerland and Canada. In Montreal last year, he placed seventh in the United States and 15th in the world. His wife is Betty Lashuk Wilson, BSED '57.

Jo Lane Brothers Elson, BSHEC '59, retired after 30 years of teaching and opened Elson Inn, a bed and breakfast in a Victorian home built in 1879. She and her husband, Augustus, live in Magnolia, Ohio.