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1960s Raymond Baltch, AB '61, was promoted to deputy director of New York's Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. He has worked for the New York State Court System for 36 years. Warren Wrenner, BSEE '61, is a consultant with Rainbow Displays Inc. He retired from IBM in 1992 as a senior engineer after 31 years with the company. He and his wife of 48 years, Raili, have two children and four grandchildren and live in Endicott, N.Y. Rodger Cromer, BSED '62, retired in 2001 after 37 years as Miami University's head men's golf coach. His teams won 11 Mid-American Conference titles, and Cromer was an eight-time MAC Coach of the Year. "I have really enjoyed my athletes, their families and my friends in coaching," Cromer notes. "They are the best part of this job." During his time at Ohio University, Cromer played for longtime golf coach Kermit Blosser. Marjorie Guzik Haffner, BSHE '62, retired in June from Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center, where she was general manager of compliance. She now lives in Fort Myers, Fla. Lowell MacKenzie, BSCO '62, received the Columbus Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors' Lifetime Achievement Award in May and also was inducted into the Society of Financial Service Professionals' 2001 Hall of Fame. He has been employed by the MONY Group for 41 years. He and his wife, Nancy Bender MacKenzie, MS '67, live in Columbus. Nancy Hultz, BSHE '63, received the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children's Teacher of Teachers Award in May. Hultz resides in Mansfield, Ohio. Lenore Kola, AB '63, was appointed dean of graduate studies at Case Western Reserve University after 26 years as a faculty member in the university's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Janell Moon Pfau, BSED '63, recently published the book "Stirring the Waters, Writing to Find Your Spirit." The book examines how, through daily writing, people can find their creative, spiritual selves. The author, who also has written three books of poetry, works in San Francisco. Warren Brown, BSIT '65, was elected to serve as the American Society of Safety Engineers' vice president for professional development through June 2003. He oversees the society's Council on Professional Development, which organizes and implements educational programs on occupational safety and health. Linda Koons Reitzes, BSHE '65, earned a master of science degree at Case Western Reserve University. She has been a registered licensed dietician in the Cleveland/Akron area since 1967 and has two sons, one of whom is attending Ohio University. Jeff Kaumeyer, BSJ '66, and James M. Burt, BBA '66, who worked together on Greek events and Interfraternity Council during their time at Ohio University, were surprised to learn they now share something else: the same neighborhood in Norwalk, Conn. Karen Kurtz Harper, BA '67, of Columbus, wrote an Elizabethan mystery, "The Tidal Poole," which was named one of the top five mysteries of 2000 by Library Journal Magazine. Her suspense novel "Shaker Run" made the USA Today bestseller list in 2001. Janet Nuzum Myers, MED '67, published her third children's book, "Strange Stuff." The book, for readers ages 10 to 14, looks at topics such as Big Foot, black holes and treasure hunters. Edward Molnar, BS '68, had his metaphysical thriller "Shadows on a Mirror... A Soul To Keep" published in 2000. Jeffrey Chase, BSED '69, retired from Olmsted Falls High School, where he worked as a guidance counselor, assistant football coach and head track coach for 30 years, and joined Cleveland Saint Ignatius High School as a counselor and assistant football coach. He and his wife, Tamara Bodenhorn Chase, BA '68, live in Avon Lake, Ohio. Patricia Cowles Deubel, BS '69, received her doctorate in computing technology in education from Nova Southeastern University in Florida, where she is an adjunct professor. She also teaches mathematics at Ohio State University's Mansfield campus. She and her husband, Bernard Deubel, BSIT '69, vice president of engineering and chief technology officer for Therm-O-Disc Inc., live in Mansfield, Ohio. Nancy Magee Hahn, BSHE '69, MSHE '70, retired after 27 years as a teacher and chair of high school home economics and 15 years as a varsity softball coach. She lives in Oak Island, N.C.