Bobcat Tracks

1990s

Marcus Dahn, MA ’90, PHD ’95, is director of the Office for Diversity Enhancement and Equal Opportunity at South Dakota State University. He previously was an evaluation coordinator for the Southern Consortium for Children, Regional Council of Governments, for the state of Ohio.

Nick Jezierny, BSJ ’90, a sports writer for The El Paso Times, married Dara Rosenberg in October 1999. The couple live in Santa Teresa, N.M.

Wendy Brown Luce, BSJ ’90, is director of marketing for a high-tech start-up, STORM. She was married in December 1997 and had a child in November 1998. Friends can write to her at wendy@telerama.com.

Gregory Metcalf, BBA ’90, a registered investment adviser at Horizon Financial Group, was elected in January 2000 to a four-year term as a Steubenville, Ohio, city councilman. He and his associate, Richard Desman, BSC ’71, host the monthly show “Financial Focus” on WTOV-9. Metcalf and his wife, Beth, have two daughters, Molly and Madeline.

Michelle Mihalick McIntrye, BSJ ’90, is manager of IBM’s western United States media relations. Her husband, Dave McIntyre, BSEE ’88, is director of Internet appliances at Transmeta Corp. They live in Saratoga, Calif.

Belinda Paschal, BSJ ’90, is assistant editor of the Showcase entertainment section of The Antelope Valley Press in Palmdale, Calif., after working five years as an entertainment/arts reporter and columnist.

Jay Singer, BBA ’90, serves as a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Detroit.

Don Stansberry, BSC ’90, MED ’92, is director of student activities and leadership in the Division of Student Services at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.

Kristen Somoles Chapman, BS ’91, and Rob Chapman, BBA ’91, had their second child, Michael, in May 1999. Their first child, Molly, was born in 1996. Kristen received an MBA from the University of Akron in 1997, and Rob is a director at FJ Designs in Wooster, Ohio.

David Corbin, MED ’91, left his job as a counselor for the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission to pursue a writing career and has been published nationally.

Denise Young Farrell, BSC ’91, is an account supervisor at Patrice Tanaka & Co., a New York-based public relations agency. She and her husband, Peter Farrell, were married in May 1999.

Brad Glaze, BSEE ’91, and his wife, Amy Anderson Glaze, of Hilliard, Ohio, had a child, Molly Marie, in March. Brad’s college friend, Ed Thomas, BSEE ’91, is Molly’s godfather.

Brooks Jordan, BSC ’91, is director of group sales for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He and his wife, Anne, have two children, Kylie and Brooks.

Kristine Schmitt, BCJ ’91, is a detective with the Winder Police Department in Winder, Ga. She specializes in domestic violence and juvenile crime.

Steven Krebs, BSISE ’92, received an MBA from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration in June. He works for Dell Computer Corp., performing operations strategy work out of the company’s Austin, Texas, headquarters.

Bethany Hyde Orlemann, BSS ’92, is an assistant film editor in Los Angeles. She recently completed work on “All the Pretty Horses” for Columbia/Miramax.

Michael Schmidt, BFA ’92, has won five national design awards, including the University & College Designers Association’s Gold Award. He and his wife, Linley, have two children, Grayson and Alden.

Randy Sharp, BSS ’92, is co-manager at Wal-Mart in South Charleston, W.Va. He and his wife, Christina, have two children, Spencer Harrison, 5, and Connor Mason Reed, 1.

James Smith Jr., BSJ ’92, BA ’92, works on the copy desk at the Dayton Daily News.

David Hoover, BSJ ’93, of Arlington, Va., is director of operations and a wireless/broadband analyst at The Precursor Group, a Washington, D.C.-based company that provides analysis on Internet and e-commerce issues for institutional investors.

Cathy Rogers, PHD ’93, a communications professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, was presented the Spirit of Loyola Award for Outstanding Service as an Organizational Adviser for assisting Loyola’s Public Relations Student Society of America.

Suzi Shelton, BFA ’93, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a founding member of Imagination Workshop Band, which has produced two compact discs. The band recently performed with Kristi Spessard Dance.

Rita Stranik, MA ’93, is an adjudications officer for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Lincoln, Neb. She also served in the Peace Corps in Honduras.

Rachel Ferguson, BSC ’94, is manager of advertising operations for Tribune Interactive, which operates 40 Web sites for the Chicago-based Tribune Co.

Kirsten Hiner, BSC ’94, is director of sales and marketing for the House of Blues in Chicago.

Amy English Keller, BS ’94, married Brent Keller in December 1999. She is a public relations account executive at Gianfagna Marketing and Communications in Westlake, Ohio.

Jason Kent, BS ’94, earned a master’s degree in civil engineering from Colorado State University in 1999 and is working as a water resources engineer for HDR Inc. in Boise, Idaho.

Michael Moretsky, BA ’94, a school psychologist in Seattle, married Kaddin Heaney in June.

Andrea Schleeter, BS ’94, an attorney, has joined the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, one of the 100 largest firms in the United States.

Eric Stewart, BSC ’94, is external affairs director of Ameritech in north Columbus. He and his wife, Kassie, live in Gahanna, Ohio.

Shadi Wadi-Ramahi, BSEE ’94, works for Yokogawa Corp. of America, a distributed control systems manufacturer and supplier, and his wife, Becky Wadi-Ramahi, BA ’95, is a speech therapist. They live in Mt. Vernon, Ind.

Debashis Aikat, PHD ’95, an assistant professor and media futurist in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won the David Brinkley Teaching Excellence Award, the school’s highest honor for teaching. In addition, the Class of 2000 awarded Aikat a “Superlative” Favorite Faculty Award, which he has won for three consecutive years.

Ryan Bond, BSISE ’95, is a business operations specialist at Gee & Jenson, an engineering, architectural and planning firm in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Brian Bornino, BBA ’95, a CPA and vice president of business valuations for Keybank in Cleveland, earned his MBA from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. His wife, Leah Sellers Bornino, BA ’95, graduated from the University of Michigan Law School.

Natalie Bunevich, BSJ ’95, is a senior account executive at Lord, Sullivan and Yoder’s account management group in Columbus.

Deborah Cost, BSED ’95, a Lead Pre-K teacher at DeKalb County Schools in Georgia, represented the Pre-K program at a recent governor’s State of the State address. Cost also volunteers for the Phoenix Organization, a cystic fibrosis organization, the Arthritis Foundation and the Leukemia Society and is vice president of the Atlanta Area Phi Mu Alumni Association. She also coordinated a fund-raiser for local high school scholarships by hosting a black tie event that featured boxer Evander Holyfield.

Michael DePhillips, BSC ’95, who graduated from Keller Graduate School of Management with a master’s degree in telecommunications management, is a network analyst for Advocate Health Care in Park Ridge, Ill.

Jennifer McGrew Kiper, BS ’95, and her husband, Brian Kiper, of Wooster, Ohio, had a son, Hunter Mark, in September 1999.

Carrie Sizemore, BSJ ’95, MSA ’97, is marketing and communications director for the City of Winston-Salem, N.C.

Paul Stock, PHD ’95, is an adjunct professor of economics at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas.

Melinda Stroh, BS ’95, MED ’98, is coordinator of programs for student activities at Boston University.

Joshua Sutter, BSJ ’95, is associate director of athletic communications at the University of Akron.

Tony Tanner, BA ’95, manager of corporate and government affairs for Longaberger Co., is chairman of the Republican Party of Licking County, Ohio.

Kimberly Fisher Towne, BBA ’95, MED ’97, is a recruiter for the Golden Key National Honor Society in Atlanta. Her husband, Christopher Towne, BFA ’96, is a customer service representative in the information systems field.

Katie Traynor, BSC ’95, of Bay Village, Ohio, received her Elementary Education Teaching Certificate and teaches fifth-graders in Cleveland. She also is a high school music choreographer and volunteers with the dance team.

Kathy Joanne Warner, BA ’95, was a member of the ensemble cast for the off-Broadway production of “A Most Happy Fella,” performed at St. Bart’s Playhouse in New York City. “Recently, I decided to spread my wings and try musical theater,” she said. “I consider acting and singing to be a hobby. It is a way of balancing my life.”

Kimberly Coey, BA ’96, is recruiting coordinator for the Denver-based law firm Sherman & Howard.

Elizabeth Gorczyca, BBA ’96, is the business strategy and communication manager at American Express Corporate Services in Chicago.

Toni McFarland Henry, BSS ’96, a programmer for Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, married Gregory Henry in October 1999.

Lori Kay Mayle, BSSPS ’96, is director of merchandising for the JetHawks professional baseball team in Lancaster, Calif.

Steven Mershon, MBA ’96, is of counsel at the law firm Thompson Hine & Flory in Columbus.

Kelli Nowlin, BSJ ’96, director of communication at Franklin University in Columbus, is pursuing a master’s degree in education. She recently married Sean Nowlin, a police officer.

Tami Rosenberger, BSC ’96, received a master’s in higher education and student affairs from Ohio State University and is a partnership coordinator for the QUEST program at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Jeremy Simington, BSAT ’96, is an assistant professor and assistant athletic trainer at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Christopher Snyder, BBA ’96, BA ’96, a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Jose Gonzales in Fort Lauderdale, graduated from the Ohio State University College of Law in 2000. He was editor of the Ohio State Law Journal and received the Dean’s Special Award, the Mark S. Evans Award of Merit and the Dennis B. Eastman Memorial Award.

Kelly Price Torok, BSJ ’96, is a media supervisor at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, and Bradley Torok, BSCE ’96, is a senior consultant for PeopleSoft. They live in San Francisco.

Arminda Smith Watts, BS ’96, a licensed physical therapist at Holzer Clinic in Proctorville, Ohio, recently received a master’s degree in physical therapy from Andrews University in Dayton, Ohio, and married Matthew Watts in May 1999.

Erin Blackstone, BSC ’97, is an administrative manager, assistant branch manager and mortgage lender at Fairfield National Bank in Lancaster, Ohio. She recently bought a home in Baltimore, Ohio.

Edward Cardenas, BS ’97, is the GIS project director for engineering and construction in Cleveland’s Public Service Department.

John Costa, BSJ ’97, is a media resources specialist in the office of enrollment services at The Medical University of South Carolina.

Lisa DeChano, MA ’97, received the first doctorate in the history of Southwest Texas State University. Her degree is in geography with specializations in physical geography, natural hazards and field methods. She has accepted a professorship at California Polytechnic University.

Brady Gick, BA ’97, employed by Procter and Gamble, married Kelley Reagan in February 1998. They had their first child, Brennan Christopher, in February.

Deborah Heiman-Ketelsen, MA ’97, married Jeremy Ketelsen in September 1999. She is a video production manager at CableRep Advertising and the education coordinator for Cox Communications in Eureka, Calif.

Ryan Marvich, BA ’97, a U.S. Secret Service special agent, is working at the Phoenix office after being employed at the White House. His wife, Estelle Layne Marvich, BA ’97, earned a master’s degree in elementary education at Ohio State University.

Elma Pierce, AB ’97, a social program coordinator at the Athens Department of Human Services, is pursuing a master’s degree in public policy and administration at Ohio University.

Markkus Rovito, BSJ ’97, of Philadelphia is a telecommuting assistant editor for HarmonyCentral.com, an online resource for musicians in Silicon Valley.

Ronald Smith, BSC ’97, is recruiting for a medical company in Cleveland.

Dwight Wilkins, MFA ’97, who works at Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia, participated in the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab last summer. He also taught and directed at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire.

Mark Kunz, BSJ ’98, is the sports director and an anchor at WBKB-TV in Alpena, Mich. He anchors sports Monday through Friday and co-hosts a sports talk show on Saturday nights.

Anna Leahy, PHD ’98, an assistant professor of English at North Central College, had her collection of poems, “Hagioscope,” published by The Sow’s Ear Press of Abingdon, Va.

Nancy Ragias, BBA ’98, is a distance-learning specialist for the Ohio Learning Network. She earned her MBA through distance learning and now informs the public about the opportunities available for continuing education at a distance.

Nikole Carney, MS ’99, and Joe Daniels, BSED ’98, plan to marry on June 16.

David Klotz, BSC ’99, is sports information photography coordinator at the University of Louisville.

Karrie Swain, BSJ ’99, maintains and designs Web sites for clients at Horseman Publishing in Lexington, Ky.

Tom Vecchione, PHD ’99, and Jessica Leibowitz Vecchione, MA ’95, were married in October 1998. Tom works at Ohio State University and Jessica works for John Hancock Financial Services in Columbus.