The Honors Tutorial College

Amper&and Winter 2010

Connecting Friends and Alumni to Current News

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Dear Alumni and Friends, Above and Cover: Scripps Amphitheater.

Another year has passed us by and the

time has come for us to bring you the latest
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edition of Ampersand. Weʼve seen many around 35 park place new directors of studies
changes around the college this year—a new
dean, a new director for ONCA, and a new 8 15
scanner that we just canʼt seem to figure
out—but what matters most to us and to the
new programs of study PURF recipients
HTC has remained constant. Weʼve been in
contact with alumni who amaze us with their 9 16
successes and inspire us with their advice.
Weʼve watched as current students continue to
new leadership at 2009 thesis titles
push themselves toward academic excellence. ONCA
Most important, weʼve seen our college 18
community grow larger and warmer than ever
before. In this yearʼs 10 alumni weddings
Ampersand, we have national award winners 20
tried our best to bring
you these stories, to
12 class notes
remind you of the
atmosphere that is so alumna spotlight: 26
unique to the HTC.
chelsea peters our thanks
Best wishes for 2010,
Katie Young, Editor
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Gina Edwards,
Asst. Editor
Gina (Sophomore,
Journalism) and
the living-learning house
Katie (Senior, English)
greetings from
dean webster
Dear Friends and Alumni,
Just one year ago Ampersand ran a
short blurb introducing me as the new
Director of Studies for the English HTC
Program. A lot has changed
in the past year! With a sense
of purpose, a healthy dose of
hubris, and an exuberance of
passion, I applied to become
our collegeʼs dean. My work
as a tutor and as Director
of Studies was extremely
rewarding, and I couldnʼt help
but think that, if I enjoyed working on
a part-time basis with ten percent of the
students, I would love working with all
of them as dean.
My first months as dean have confirmed
that expectation. Our students are among
the best and brightest Ohio University
has the privilege to serve; it is an honor
to represent and lead these students dur-
ing their time here in Athens.
One of the first HTC events I attended
in June after my appointment was an-
nounced was the collegeʼs annual gradu-
ation dinner. During this event, Jan list-
ed the accomplishments of each member
of the graduating class. Not only did
each of them graduate with honors, but
their individual achievements while here
were incredibly impressive. Students
in the class of 2009 studied abroad in
some 20 countries ranging from Belize
to Ghana to Malaysia to Spain. Many of
them completed internships here in the
U.S. and abroad. And all of them partici-
pated in student organizations devoted
to everything from sustainable living to
practicing language skills to skydiving,
fencing, or rowing. Students in the class
of 2009 presented their research and
creative activities at conferences, had
their work accepted for publication, and
performed on stages and screens across
the world.
This dinner was an excellent introduc-
tion to my job and shaped my values
and vision for the college. I learned that
our studentsʼ time in the Honors Tutorial
College is a time to explore, to experi-
ment, and to experience everything that
the college, Ohio University, and the
world as has offer. Not all of our stu-
dents study abroad. Not all of them seek
internships. Not all
of them publish their
research or present
their art publicly. But
my job is to make
sure that all of them
have the chance to
do these things if
they choose. I want
to make our studentsʼ
time here rewarding and fulfilling on all
levels: academically, personally, spiritu-
ally, and professionally.
To this end, I have set six strategic goals
for the college over the next five years:
to develop the reputation of the college
in the region, the state, and the nation; to
enhance the educational environment for
our students; to increase the geographi-
cal, racial, and multicultural diversity
of our student body; to increase alumni
involvement in the college; to increase
private financial support; and to enhance
the visibility of the Office of Nationally
Competitive Awards and the Office of
U.S. Fulbright Programs across campus.
Accomplishing these goals will not be
easy, however. While our college re-
mains strong and vibrant, there are many
dark clouds on the horizon. Not the
least of these is the universityʼs declin-
ing budget and its effects on the col-
lege. After years of budget cuts, we are
yet again making plans for reductions.
These reductions will likely result in
my being less able to fund our studentsʼ
travel abroad, trips to conferences, or
opportunities to conduct research and to
perform or present their art. They may
also result in smaller staff with which to
administer the college.
I have learned that students in the
Honors Tutorial College are exceptional
individuals of integrity, compassion, and
leadership. Each of them desires to use
their intelligence and creativity to make
contributions that matter. They share the
belief that being an HTC student means
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stepping up and working hard to achieve
what one anonymous eighteenth-century
writer called “the noble ambition of
aspiring to excellence” so that one may
“act a wise and useful part in life.”
And our students continue to step up
and work hard. Twenty of our first-year
students,which comprise 40% of the
first-year class, earned a grade point
average of 4.0 for Fall Quarter. Six up-
perclassmen, four of whom are seniors,
still have 4.0 GPAs. The average GPA
for the college is 3.78. Nearly 10% of
our students won nationally compete-
tive awards last year. Our retention rate
remains at 98%, and our college benefits
from the highest rate of donations from
alumni who have graduated in the last
ten years: 64% of our younger alumni
give back to the college.
In closing, I ask that you join me in
making sure that our current students
have as many, if not more, opportuni-
ties to step up and work hard to make
a difference as previous ones have had.
In the pages of this magazine you will
find just a small sampling of the many
stories we love to tell about our students
and alumni. More of these stories will
be appearing on the collegeʼs soon-to-be
revised website.
After reading this issue, please consider
two things. First, consider joining these
stories by telling us about your accom-
plishments and activities. Giving us
your testimonial of how your experience
in the Honors Tutorial College helped
to shape you will help us recruit new
students and educate current students
about the opportunities before them.
Second, consider donating your time
and resources to the college. Consider
running for a spot on the Board of Visi-
tors, adopting a thesis, or sponsoring a
studentʼs travel abroad, to a conference,
or to a performance by giving to the
Deanʼs Discretionary Fund.
Thank you for your ongoing support for
the college and best wishes for the New
Year.
Jeremy Webster
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Call for Alumni Testimonials
As you may know, Ohio University is facing a number of challenges in the next few years as a result of vari-
ous economic difficulties. As the university attempts to develop strategies for dealing with these challenges, the
Provostʼs Office, the Deans, Chairs and Directors, and Faculty Members are beginning a conversation about
resource allocation, budgets, and the future of the institution.
In order to participate in this conversation more effectively, Jan and Dean Webster need your help. They are
developing a portfolio of the Honors Tutorial Collegeʼs success stories in order to advocate more effectively for
the tutorial system at Ohio University. One element that they would like to include in this portfolio is alumni
testimonials about how the tutorial system and the Honors Tutorial College have benefited you and prepared
you to achieve your educational and professional goals while you were at Ohio University and after you gradu-
ated.
Please send your thoughts (via email at honors.college@ohio.edu or letter at 35 Park Place, Ohio University,
Athens, OH 45701) about your views on the value of the tutorial system and the Honors Tutorial College.

Seeking Contacts at Oxford and Cambridge

Dean Webster has begun discussions with the
Office of Education Abroad in an effort to es-
tablish an exchange program for HTC students
with Oxford and/or Cambridge. Until recently,
HTC had an exchange with the University of
Edinburgh, but the program was discontinued by
that university because they ceased offering an
American studies program. The dean has been
advised that it would be highly beneficial to have
some contact with anyone at Oxford or Cam-
bridge. So, we reach out to you, our alumni and
friends! Please let us know if any of you are at
Oxford or Cambridge, or know of anyone there
who would be willing to help us on this effort.
(email:honors.college@ohio.edu)

News from the Honors College Advisory Council

Some of you may remember the Honors College Advisory Council (HCAC) from your time at Ohio Univer-
sity, but the group has recently undergone a number of big changes. Weʼve increased the number and variety
of events and have also enjoyed improved attendance at each of our annual events. Most important, though,
have been our recent attempts to work with other student groups and develop large-scale collaborations. HCAC
recently altered the group bylaws to reflect a new dedication to citizenship in the HTC, the university and the
Athens community.
Further, we want to continue cultivating the close-knit feeling of our College by including alumni in events and
connecting you to current students. We hope that you will come back to visit the College to participate in one of
HCACʼs upcoming events. We also invite any interested alumni to be a part of the speaker series we have in the
works. As we move ahead with our new mission, we appreciate any involvement from alumni, whether by fill-
ing out an information form, mentoring a current student, joining the HTC alumni facebook group, suggesting
new event ideas or participating in one of our already-planned events.
Caitlyn Zachry (Junior, Journalism)

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Application Season Update
As Ampersand is written and sent to press, the rest of the HTC
staff works tirelessly receiving, processing, and evaluating pro-
spective student applications. To date, we have received 282
applications.
This year, Taylor Brand (Sophomore, Math) and Joseph Zielinski
(Junior, History) remained in Athens over winter break to assist
Kathy White and Margie Huber during the application process.
These four have been working at a breakneck pace to prepare ap- Joseph and Kathy pause to
plication packets for the Directors of Studies to review. compare their files.

Earlier this year, Margie wowed Joseph and Gina take a break to
us as Julia Child at the enjoy the “Hideous Christmas
All College Supper. Sweater” Party.
Taylor updates the database.

Please Adopt A Senior Thesis

Beginning this year, Alden library will no longer keep a copy of the HTC theses. Seniors will turn them in elec-
tronically, and readers can access them through the libraryʼs online database.
The college, however, would like to keep a paper copy of each thesis in 35 Park Place for our records. To fund
this archive, we are asking you to adopt a thesis for $30.
Beginning in late January, you can access a list of thesis titles on the HTC website and select one to sponsor. All
you have to do is email us the title you have chosen and then send us your $30 adoption fee. Send your email
to Dean Webster at webstej1@ohio.edu. The student whose project you select will be notified of the adoption;
your gift will fund the cost of printing the paper copy and submitting it to the HTC office.
Not only will you be helping one of our seniors, but youʼll also be giving a thesis a good home!

Happy New Year from the Board of Visitors!

The current board is looking for an enthusiastic group of new mem-
bers to help advance its mission of fostering mutually beneficial
relationships between the Honors Tutorial College, its alumni, and
current students. If you or someone you know is an alumnus or
friend of the Honors Tutorial College and is interested in being
considered for Board of Visitors membership, please submit a brief
biographical sketch and a statement of interest. For more informa-
tion about the Board or to submit your nomination, please contact the
Board of Visitorʼs Interim Chair, Denise Robinson, at drob02@msn.
com. Nominations will be accepted until January 15, 2010 and elec-
tions will be held soon thereafter.
Kristin Stover, Luke Myers, Justin Lucas, and
Meredith Barnett (all Class of 2009) on Field Day.
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the class of 2009
our newest alumni

Anna Simis and Kristin Stover with Dr. Soichi Tanda. The guys of White Crow Films: Wes Cronk, Justin Lucas, Tom Wagener,
John Veleta, Sean Howlett, and Bryan Cain.

“If you feel sad, play racket ball.”

Elliott Teller (English),

Luke Myers (Political Science), Meredith Barnett

(Journalism), and Brian Downey (Anthropology)
look to the future.
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 where are they now?
Hereʼs a sampling of what the class of 2009 has done since Commencement:
Meredith Barnett, Journalism, is living in the lovely little seaside town of Camden,
Maine, working through AmeriCorps as Programs Director at an organization called
Mainely Girls.
Gina Beach, Journalism, is teaching economics to kindergarten through eighth grade
students at Ariel Community Academy in Chicago through Teach for America.
Meredith Barnett Alicia Buckenmeyer, English, moved to Mérida, Mexico in mid-August and since Ms. Beachʼs class
reaches Maine. then has been teaching beginning to advanced English in Harmon Hall, an English at Ariel Community
Academy.
language school with locations throughout Mexico. She began with adult classes and
now is also teaching kids, pre-teens, and teenagers.
Bryan Cain, Media Arts and Studies, got an excellent temporary position at Warner
Bros. in Burbank, California, as a Travel and Entertainment Analyst. Heʼs their Swed-
Alicia ish-speaking auditor and internal support representative.
Buckenmeyer
enjoys a John Gedeon, Theater, completed his summer job with the Monomoy Theater and Bryan Cain,
Mexican pastry. landed a job in a very affluent suburb of Chicago working for the Northbrook Theatre. hiking in
John is living in the city and finding extra work around town. His job isnʼt glamorous Hollywood.
but he really loves Chicago and loves going to work every day, which means much
more to him than money.
Tamsin Green, Theater, is working at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
John Gedeon Justin Lucas, Media Arts and Studies, is working hard for Moon Bounce Media in
relaxes over the Washington, DC and learning a lot, even in a short amount of time. He was accepted
summer. to a full-time position as “Production Associate” at the end of the summer. He now Tamsin
has a job in the career he wants with the company he hoped for most. Green and
Anna Simis
Luke Myers, Political Science, is working in the office of Senator Sherrod Brown in enjoy D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Justin Lucas Anna Simis, Theater Performance, is currently teaching in Maryland at a private
with fiance school for kids with disabilities. Her students are 6 to 8 year-old boys with autism.
Brittany Hughes
Anna is getting ready to move from Manssasas, VA, into DC. She loves being out of
(2009, Journalism).
school and working but misses Athens and 35 Park Place!
Kristin Stover, Bio Science, is currently in graduate school at the College of Charles-
ton studying marine biology. She teaches an introductory biology laboratory and will
soon be starting her research. One of her potential projects is investigating the role
of female aggression and resource distribution in the socially monogamous snapping
Alumnus Luke Myers
shrimp. She is enjoying life in Charleston and the fantastic weather.
with Senator Kristin with
Sherrod Brown. Tom Wagener, Media Arts and Studies, is joining Digital Domain in Los Angeles as one of
a full-time (freelance) artist on future movies. her thesis
subjects.

Tom Wagener
enjoys his
down time.

Members of the Class of 2009 at the All College Potluck.

academic developments
new programs of study Katie Young
Art History and
Studio Art
and tutorials inside and outside of music,” says Director of Music
B eginning in 2006, Dr. Tom Patin
worked with the HTC to develop
an art history tutorial program. His
the School of Art,” says Dr. Klein.
In the coming years, Dr. Klein
Studies Dr. Elizabeth Sayrs. With
this new tutorial program, Dr.
vision was to build a program that hopes that both the Art History Sayrs says that she hopes to attract
focused upon intense study of art and Studio Art programs help ex- highly intelligent students who can
throughout history and around the tremely talented students produce maintain the balance of scholar and
world. In 2008, under the direction a strong thesis and exhibition so performer and “who are motivated
of Dr. Jennie Klein, the program that they have a good portfolio for to keep asking the big questions
began admitting new students. graduate school. about the meaning of music in
During that first year, Dr. Klein society.” In designing the curricu-
realized that in order to attract the
Music lum for this program, Dr. Sayrs has
best students to the HTC and Ohio
University, the college would need I n the past, the Ohio University
School of Music offered only a
professional degree, the Bachelor
created a series of first- and sec-
ond-year “fixed content” tutorials;
during their junior year, students
to develop an additional program
in studio art. With the help of Dr. of Music. Recently, however, the begin to design their own tutorials
Rosemarie Basile, she authored a school developed a Bachelor of in preparation for the thesis year.
new curriculum for both a BA and Arts, catered toward students who Currently, Dr. Sayrs is reviewing
BFA in studio art. This new pro- might wish to double major or applications for the first freshman
gram offers students the chance to pursue the more academic aspects class in Music.
study painting and drawing, ce- of music in graduate school. “Once
ramics, printmaking, photography, we had a BA degree, it made sense
graphic design, or sculpture as well to develop an HTC program in
as develop
tutorials with
a more inter-
disciplinary
approach, such
as creative
writing. Dr.
Klein hopes
that Studio Art
students will
take tutorials
in other HTC
programs as
a part of their
curriculum.
“Both the
BFA and BA
HTC students
are strongly
encouraged to
take classes
Neighboring Glidden (left) and Seigfried (right) Halls will house the music and art programs, respectively.

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changing of the guard
new ONCA leadership
ONCA Director Brandon Bute
“To see a student grow
in confidence and self-
awareness is truly
rewarding.”
-Brandon Bute
fulbright joins the htc
The U.S. Fulbright Programs, headed by Beth Clodfelter, has joined ONCA and the HTC. Beth and Bran-
don hope that their collaboration will benefit all students pursuing nationally competitive awards. Beth says
that she looks forward to working with students on more international awards such as the Gilman and Criti-
cal Language Scholarships.
I n the spring of 2009, Ann Brown
announced that she would be
retiring as the director of the Office
of Nationally Competitive Awards.
As Ann bid farewell to friends,
colleagues, and students, the office
itself began to see several changes.
During the summer, ONCA moved
from the second floor of 35 Park
Place to the Faculty Commons on
the third floor of Alden library.
Overseeing this move was the
newly appointed director Brandon
Bute. Following Annʼs ten years in
the position was a daunting task for
Brandon, but in his first months he
has welcomed the challenge. Bran-
don said that he looks forward to
continuing the success of the Office
of Nationally Competitive Awards,
thanking Ann Brown for creating
such a wonderful program.
Brandon credits his experiences
as Assistant Director of Career
Services at O.U. for his smooth
transition from Career Services to
ONCA. “[Student development
and helping students] are areas that
I feel very confident being able to
successfully work with,” Brandon
said. But according to Brandon,
his greatest asset in the transition
process has been the support and
experience of ONCA Administra-
tive Assistant Irene Weigly. “Iʼm
honestly not sure what I would
have done without her my first
quarter,” he says.
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Katie Young
Reflecting on his Fall Quarter
experiences, Brandon said that the
greatest challenge has been simply
learning all the steps involved in
submitting each award. Beyond
this obstacle, however, Brandon
has found many rewarding aspects
in his position. He said that the
greatest reward is the ability to
work with high achieving student
applicants. “To see a student grow
in confidence and self-awareness is
truly rewarding,” Brandon said.
In the near future, Brandon said-
he wants to expand the ONCA
website, http://www.onca.org, to
include more information about
the application processes for each
award. His other plans for ONCA
include building faculty relation-
ships and reaching out to student
organizations.
Outside the office, Brandon en-
joys playing his guitar, baking,
and watching football—mostly the
Indianapolis Colts. He said that he
and his wife both love living in the
Athens area and frequently visit
the trails at the Ridges, the Athens
Farmersʼ Market, and the new Pas-
sion Works Studio.
2008-2009
national award winners
These HTC students
received prestigious
national awards during the past
academic year:
Laura Allen (Anthropology,
Japanese Minor, Environmental
Studies Certificate): Japanese
Exchange and Teaching Program
View from the second floor balcony at 35 Park Place.
Study in Japan.
John Blischak (Chemistry): Barry
M. Goldwater Scholarship Read
more on 11.
Gail Clendenin (Political
Science): French Government
Teaching Assistanship (Lyon).
Andrew Goodhart (Political
Science, German Minor): Presi-
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dential Management Fellowship.
Kate Gulino (Philosophy,
Psychology): Bridging Scholar-
ship for Study in Japan.
Elana Harnish (English, Japanese
Minor): Benjamin A. Gilman In-
ternational Scholarship (Japan).
Lisa Howison (Anthropology):
2009 Teach for America Corps.
Brittany Hughes (Journalism, Rus-
sian): Phi Kappa Phi Graduate
Fellowship Award of Excellence.
Kate Laissle (Theater): Hispanic
Scholarship Fund.
Bailey Miles (Biological Sciences,
Spanish): Fulbright U.S. Student
Program (Spain) Read more on
page 11.
Anna Simis (Theater, Psychology
Minor): 2009 Teach for America
Corps.
Jordan Templeton (Business Ad-
ministration): Benjamin A. Gil-
man International Scholarship
(Thailand).
Beth Thompson (Political
Science): Boren/NSEP Under-
graduate Scholarship for Inter-
national Study (Russia).
Chelsea Toy (Journalism): Roy
W. Howard National Collegiate
Reporting Award.
Amy Zimmerman (Chemistry):
Phi Kappa Phi Emerging Scholar
Award for 2008-2009.
ONCA winners
John Blischak
award spotlight
I n 2009, John Blischak (Senior,
Chemistry) was one of 278 un-
dergraduate students in the United
States to win a Barry M. Goldwater
Scholarship. The award “was de-
signed to foster and encourage out-
standing students to pursue careers
in the fields of mathematics, the
natural sciences, and engineering,”
according to the Goldwater Schol-
arship website. The Goldwater,
which began granting scholarships
in 1988, is considered to be one of
the highest honors for students in
these fields.
During Johnʼs sophomore year,
Director of Biological Sciences
Studies Soichi Tanda approached
John and encouraged him to ap-
ply for the award. As John entered
his third year at Ohio University,
he began the application process,
which included a research pro-
posal and personal statements. He
worked closely with former ONCA
director Ann Brown and Dr. Ed-
ward List throughout this stage.
“Needless to say, there were many
drafts,” said John.
John will be using his Goldwater
award for school expenses this
year, but he says that the best
benefit of the scholarship will be
its effect on his graduate school
applications. “Anyone can get good
grades at their institution, but being
a Goldwater Scholar proved that I
was able to succeed nationally as
well,” he added.
John Blischak
Photograph by Rick Fatica.
“Anyone can get good grades
at their institution, but being a
Goldwater Scholar proved that
I was able to succeed nationally
as well.”
-John Blishcak
Bailey Miles
Photograph by Rick Fatica.
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Katie Young
Bailey Miles
R ecent alumnus Bailey Miles
(2009, Biological Sciences/
Spanish) won one of the prestigious
Fulbright Scholarships. This award
has allowed him to participate in
cancer research at the University of
Salamanca in Spain. After a Span-
ish professor approached him with
information about the Fulbright,
Bailey prepared his application,
including a personal statement and
project proposal. After an on-cam-
pus interview, he was selected as
a finalist by the New York review
committee. Finally, the review
committee in Spain accepted
Baileyʼs proposal.
With his award, Bailey is enhanc-
ing his research and language skills
so that he will be better equipped
to treat patients, especially Span-
ish-speakers, both in the U.S. and
abroad. “This award... is giving me
the chance to improve my Span-
ish and learn a lot about Spanish
culture,” said Bailey. Eventually,
he would like to become a physi-
cian and contribute to translational
research with clinical applications.
Bailey in Madrid.
HTC alumnae
spotlight
Chelsea Peters
Takes Hollywood
T he closest that most of us get
to the world of Hollywood is
buying popcorn at the theater or
browsing the local video store. But
for alumna Chelsea Peters (2007,
Film), the ins and outs of block-
buster movies are a part of her
every day job.
Chelsea is currently employed by
Apatow Productions in Los Ange-
les as the second assistant to Judd
Apatow. His company recently
produced the movie Funny People,
starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen
and Leslie Mann.
Lori Ploutz-Snyder:
On the Job with NASA
No matter their major, personal
interests, or background, dream-
ing big is a common thread among
those who have cultivated their
academic pursuits inside 35 Park
Place. In an environment like the
Honors Tutorial College, itʼs very
easy to find encouragement for
aspirations that might appear un-
achievable.
One of the many world changers
that this college has produced is
Lori Ploutz-Snyder, a 1989 gradu-
ate of zoology who currently works
for NASA as a technical monitor
involved in exercise physiology,
muscle atrophy, and rehabilitation.
Her successful career underscores
the wealth of opportunities and
promise that meet HTCers after
She
Gina Edwards
the industry for being only 24, has
described made many substantial contacts
how fas- with friends and colleagues, and
cinating greatly enjoys the work she does.
it is to be Nevertheless, her profession has its
involved
in all the
drawbacks.
“Itʼs really hard to be able to do
stages of your own creative projects due
filmmak- to the long and tedious hours you
ing, from work as an assistant,” she said.
pre-pro-
duction However, she added that her access
Chelsea Peters on the job at to the to so many creative and profes-
Apatow Productions. sional people and events in Los
premiere
Angeles is a particularly fulfilling
to the DVD release.
aspect of her job.
“Itʼs a pretty amazing process and a
wonderful and huge learning expe- Chelsea credits HTC with assisting
rience,” Chelsea said. in advancing her career to where it
is today.
Chelsea has advanced very far in
they leave work requires creativity and inno-
the brick vative thinking. She credits HTC
streets of with helping her develop critical
Athens. thinking and research skills by
working independently and getting
Lori
an in-depth education in her area of
finds her
specialty.
current
position She encourages current HTCers to
at NASA also utilize the opportunities that
very the college provides.
challeng- “You never know what youʼll use
Lori Ploutz-Snyder ing and later, so take advantage of the
interesting things that make HTC unique,”
and says that the best part of her Lori added.
job is trying to do things that no
one has ever done before. She also As for those who might criticize
appreciates the diverse and interest- “unrealistic” goals, Lori advised
ing interactions she has with fellow turning a deaf ear.
faculty. Ultimately, Lori stressed how
grateful she is for all of the positive
“No two days are ever the same, so
influences and opportunities that
itʼs never boring,” she said.
HTC has given her, and hopes to
Lori also described how her profes- pass this sentiment along to current
sion is interdisciplinary and inte- students and alumni.
grated, and that the nature of her
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htc on mill street:
the living-learning house Gina Edwards
A mid the rowdy shenanigans
of Mill Street sits house
number 156, a unique “living-
student life is always respected, but
the importance of good, clean fun
is never forgotten,” Eric said.
learning environment” especially Social bonding and friendships are
for HTC students. Last summer the just another positive aspect of the
homeʼs landlords, Bob and Trisha HTC house.
Lachman, renovated the home in
preparation for the first batch of “I know I can always turn to my
five all-HTC tenants. housemates for an intelligent dis-
Kelli Lupas, a junior studying course, a supportive word, or an
biological science, is very pleased evening of great company,” Eric
with her experience in the house. added.
“Living in the house is wonderful. So far this year, the students have
Most people have pretty negative hosted a Halloween murder mys-
understandings of the nonsense that tery gathering, a Redwall-themed
goes down on Mill St., but more dinner party and have other events
often than not, the noise never surrounding the living-learning Resident Kelli Lupas prepares for the
passes our front door,” she said. mission planned for winter and Halloween murder mystery party.
spring quarters.
Not only is the house a quiet
environment in which to study
and work, but the students also
reach out to faculty members to
further enrich their living-learn-
ing experience. This quarter
they hosted Professor Jordan
Schildcrout from the School of
Theater for dinner.
“Jordan was a saint and sat
through two and a half hours of
us passionately debating about
everything from politics to
religion,” Kelli said.
Senior theater student Eric
Brakey also sang praises of
the Mill Street abode, indicat-
ing that the house helped him
to strike a balance between his
academic and social life.
“As a senior HTC student
working on my thesis, living in
the HTC house has been a great
match for my priorities. I am
living in a great environment
where the scholarly demands of Dinner with Dr. Shildcrout at the HTC House.

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faculty faces
new directors of studies Katie Young
Jennie Klein, Carey Snyder,
Art History and Studio Art English in memoriam
Pat Brooks, the first Director of

W hile this is Dr. Kleinʼs

second year as a Director
of Studies, she has taken on one of A fter two years as a tutor in
the HTC English program,
Dance Studies at the HTC, passed
away December 13 following com-
plications from a heart procedure.
our newest programs, Studio Art, in Dr. Snyder has taken on the role
Pat authored the original HTC
addition to Art History. During her of Director of Studies. In her past
dance program in 1986. She retired
first year as a DOS, Dr. Klein led tutorials, she has led a survey of
from the School of Dance in 1997
the introductory tutorials in the art Romantic and Victorian British
as Professor Emerita of Dance,
history program. In the future, she literature. In the future, she would
but remained an advocate for HTC
hopes to teach a tutorial based upon like to teach a tutorial on nine-
dance students.
her own specialization, gender and teenth century literature with a fo-
representation. Around Athens, cus on race, gender, and sexuality.
Dr. Klein enjoys visiting the Ken- She hopes to one day lead a tutorial
nedy Museum of Art, Inhale Yoga, in her own focus, modernism. Dr.
the public library, and the Farmersʼ Snyder recently published British
Fiction and Cross-
Cultural Encounters:
Ethnographic Mod-
ernism from Wells to
Woolf. Like many of
her colleagues, Dr. Patricia Brooks
Snyder is frequently
seen at the Athens
“She had a knack for mentoring
Farmersʼ Market, as
and developing the unruly spark
well as Sellʼs Park
of dance that HTC students carry,”
(which is “essen-
Dr. Jennie Klein Dr. Carey Snyder tially my backyard”), says Marina Walachi, current Di-
rector of Dance Studies.
Stroudʼs Run and the
Market. When she isnʼt in Athens, bike path.
Dr. Klein enjoys attending and Before the birth of her three-year-
presenting in international live art old son Zach, Dr. Snyder used to not working, Dr. Snyder finds that
festivals. Most recently, she vis- run races and participate in sprint she reads a lot of Beatrix Potter and
ited the ANTI Festival in Kuopio, triathalons. “I still swim, bike, and Thomas the Tank Engine.
Finland, and the City of Women in hike, but less aggressively than I
Ljubljana, Slovenia. used to,” Dr. Snyder says. When

Elizabeth Sayrs,
mathematical models of music
Music to gender studies and music. Dr.
D r. Sayrs is currently review-
ing applicants for the music
programʼs first freshman class.
Sayrs names Sellʼs Park, where
one can hike and enjoy the hills
of Athens county, as her favorite
Her academic interests range from
place to visit. At home, she prac-
tices Tai Chi and gardens. Dr. Elizabeth Sayrs

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2009recipients
PURF
The Provost’s Undergraduate Re-
search Fund provides awards to
support scientific studies and creative
works by full-time undergraduate
students at Ohio University. In
2009, Ninety-nine students ap-
plied for a PURF; forty-nine were
awarded funding that totaled nearly
$50,000. Of the forty-nine under-
grads funded, seventeen are HTC
students:
Art History
Stephanie Fisk, “Closing the
Chasm: Finding an Overlap of
Live Artʼs Many Genres”
Biological Sciences
Nyssa Adams, “Cellular Uptake of
Phosphaplatins”
John Blischak, “Investigating the
role and timing of lipid metabolism
genes in the reversal of fatty liver
disease by growth hormone and
insulin-like growth factor 1”
Marie Braasch, “The Effects of
Age and Working Memory Ability
on Frontal Lobe Oxygenation Dur-
ing Working Memory Tasks”
Brooks Kohli, “Regional phylo-
geography and genetic manage-
ment of Ohio muskellunge (Esox
masquinongy)”
Regan Price, “Genetic testing in
Drosophila melanogasterto estab-
lish the relationship between the
Clic protein and the actin cytoskel-
eton in phagocytic processes”
Hiroyoshi Tanda, “Effects of
Human CIDE-A Transgenic Ex-
pression on Lipid Accumulation in
Mice”
Chemistry
Preston Roeper, “Preparation and
Characterization of New Photo-
chromic Materials”
Jacob Wright-Piekarski, “The
Effects of growth hormone on RNA
expression with regard to macro-
phage infiltration in fat tissue of Carolyn White, “Identity Without
Borders: Literature of the Domin-
obese mice”
can Diaspora”
Dance
Cala Trotter, “The Brownie Work-
shop: Evolution of Tap Dance”
Hearing, Speech, and
Language Sciences
Allison Trent, “Penetration-As-
piration Scale for Different Bolus
Consistencies in Post-stroke Pa-
tients”
Mathematics
Justin Henthorn, “Investigation of
Ultrafast Charge Transfer in Quan-
tum Dot/Transition Metal Assem-
blies”
Media Arts and Studies
Greg Surber, “Phi Alpha Theta
2010 Biennial Convention Presen-
tation”
Social Work
Mary Dolan, “Larval Learning:
The Clue to the Missing Ana-
gram?”
Spanish
Studio Art
Laura Weger, “Artist Trading
Cards”
Theater
Kate Laissle, “Thumbelina: A
touring Theater for Youth produc-
tion for Athens County”
These students will present their
PURF-funded research projects on
May 13, 2010 at the Annual Stu-
dent Research and Creative
Activity Expo.
2009 senior
thesis titles
Anthropology
Laura Allen “ʻStand Up and Fightʼ:
Ideological Response to Systemic
Oppression in West Virginia”
Brian Downey “An Architectural
Energetic Analysis of the Marietta
Earthworks: A study of Middle
Woodland period tribal organization
in the Muskingum Valley, Southeast-
ern Ohio”
Lisa Howison “Abstinence Edu-
cation: Discourse, Morality and
Power”
Biological Sciences
Doug Dearth “Neural Correlates
and Mechanisms of Elbow Extensor
Muscle Fatigue in Humans”
Noah Hagen “Mentalizing and
Synesthesia: Investigations into the
Interactions”
Bailey Miles “Depot-Specific Dif-
ferences in Receptors in C57BL/6J
Mice”
Kristin Stover “The Allometry of
Mastication in Horses, Alpacas, and
Goats”
Erika Swanson “Deletion of
STAT5a/b Increases Diabetic Dam-
age in Mouse Kidney”
Business
Drew Fattlar “A Look at Athletic
Department Revenues and Expendi-
tures within the Mid-American Con-
ference and their Effect on Success
in Athletics”
Sarah Peterson “The Use of Self-
Referencing to Promote Environ-
mentally Sustainable Products in
Print Advertisements: The Power of
ʻYouʼ”
Lauren Tuttle “Leveling the Playing
Field: Creating Transparency and
Consistency in Accounting for Divi-
sion I College Athletics”
Classics
Meghan Dudley “Cum Digno Digna
Fuisse Ferar: An introduction, trans-
lation, and commentary to the poems
of Sulpicia”
Dance
Lindsay Calvert “Ecology and
Technology: Looking at Site-Spe-
cific Dance Through Nature, the
Camera, and the Human Response”
Jennifer Morgan Chambers “No.
6: Portraits of an Appalachian Coal
Mining Town”
Mary Lachman “Spirituality that
Moves the Body: An Artistʼs State-
ment”
English
Alicia Buckenmeyer “History,
Feminism, and Stylistics: Exposing
the Multiple Voices of Collective
History in Ester de Izaguirreʼs Ayer
no ha terminado todavía”
Molly McGarvey “ʻI sought a theme
and sought for it in vainʼ: Artistic
Failures and the Role of Women in
the works of W.B. Yeats and James
Joyceʼs Dubliners”
Laura Stautberg “ʻA Corpse of Her
Former Selfʼ: Shattering the Borders
between the Dead and the Living in
Early Modern English Drama”
Annmarie Steffes “ʻShe could influ-
ence my sympathiesʼ: Narration as
Compensatory in Charlotte Brontëʼs
Jane Eyre and Villette”
Elliott Teller “Real Fiction: His-
toricity, Performance, and Myth in
Oakley Hallʼs Warlock”
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Environmental and
Plant Biology
Sarah Shoup “Testing the Jan-
zen-Connell Hypothesis to Explain
Liana Diversity in Wet Tropical Rain
Forests”
Film
Evan Clar “The First of the Month”
John Veleta “Breaking The Line:
Directors of Photography as Trades-
men and Artists”
Hearing, Speech, and
Language Sciences
Jamie Bennett “Individual Differ-
ences and Joint Attention in Infants
without Disabilities and AAC Sys-
tems”
Jamie Cooley “Introducing Aug-
mentative and Alternative Commu-
nication: Effects of Communication
Profile and System Placement on
Children with Autism”
History
Kevin Boyd “Misinterpreting the
German Democratic Republic:
1989”
Jonathan Olivito “Tupac Amaru II:
Power, Legitimacy, and Identity in
Late Eighteenth Century Colonial
Peru”
George Sarmiento “Shifting Alli-
ances: Italian Political Elites, Inter-
national Influence and the Struggle
for Power in Italy, 1920-1950”
Journalism
Meredith Barnett “Finding Voices:
The Role of Gender in Nonfiction
Magazine Writing”
Gina Beach “From the Page to the
Screen: How Magazine Web Sites of New York: Manhattan through ing: Coercion, Rights and Judicial
Complement their Print Counterparts Weegeeʼs Camera” Review in Deliberative Mainte-
to Enhance the Readerʼs Experience” Michael Kortlander “Introducing nance”
Clayton Flaherty “Authenticity and the Literary Film: A study of “non- Sarah Watson “Contentious Bound-
Aesthetic: Rock and Roll Criticism recurring phenomenon” - the uncon- aries: Aligning Culture & Politics in
in the Context of Modern Popular ventional screenplays that should Appalachian Ohio”
Music and Contemporary Journal- have failed, but succeeded.”
ism” Justin Lucas “Beneath the Cape and Theater
Brittany Hughes “Religion Report- Cowl: Batman and the Revitaliza- John Gedeon “Technical Direction
ing Before and After 9/11/2001: tion of Comic Book Films” in the Twenty-first Century Theater:
An Examination of Timeʼs Religion Development, Roles, and Impor-
Tom Wagener “Visual Effects and
Coverage” tance”
the Test of Time”
Tara Melvin “The Snack That Tamsin Green “Effective Manage-
Wonʼt Go To Waist: Seventeen Food Political Science ment Strategies for New Play Devel-
Advertisements and Female Body Stefan Barber “The Political Ma- opment: Bringing Bengal Tiger at
Consciousness in the 1970s” neuvering of a New Democrat: How the Baghdad Zoo to the Stage”
Anastasia Pronin “Blurring the Bill Clintonʼs politics and rhetoric Anna Simis “Amiri Baraka: From
Lines between Consumer and In- produced the Personal Responsibility Beats to Black Arts”
dustry: Effects of Electronic Word- and Work Opportunity Reconcilia-
of-Mouth Source Deception in the tion Act of 1996”
Blogosphere” Jessica
Susie Shutts “The Mines They Left: Beardsley “Rad-
The Long-Term Impact of Mining ically Egalitar-
on Southeast Ohioʼs Cultural Land- ian: The World
scape” Social Forum
and the Promise
Mathematics of Democratic
Liz Nalepa “Itʼs a Small World After Theory”
All: Applications of Graph Theory Andrew
to Social Network Analysis” Goodhart “The
Goldwater Nich-
Megan Thomas “An Integer Pro- ols Act of 1986
gramming Solution to the University and American
Class Scheduling Problem” Counterinsurgen-
Robert Vanyo “The Rubikʼs Cube cy: Comparing
Group: A Study of the Permuta- Afghanistan and
tion Group Defined by the Classic Vietnam”
Puzzle” Erin Lund
“For the La-
Media Arts and Studies dies: Strategy
Bryan Cain “Art of Experimenta- and Politics of
tion: The Impact of Avant-Garde the Nineteenth
Film on Mainstream Cinema” Century Utah Po-
lygamy Contro-
Wes Cronk “Atrium: Collaborative versy”
Film Production Software”
Luke Myers
Anthony Fabiano “Confessions of “Freedom is Not
A Reluctant Caregiver: A Look at an Endless Meet-
Adaption”
Alden Library, as seen from the porch of 35 Park Place.
Sean Howlett: “The Darker Side

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2008-2009
alumni weddings
Rocco Hindman, Film 1994
Rocco and Barbra Frye (B.A. English 1991& M.Ed. 1993) were mar-
ried in Galbreath Chapel on the Athens campus on April 18, 2009. They
chose this as their location because both of their families are still in
Ohio, and it also seemed suitable since they had met in Ellis Hall just
next door those many years ago. Rocco is a talent agent with Marsh,
Best & Associates in Beverly Hills. Barbra started work-
ing at the University of California when they came to LA
to attend grad school. They reside in Encino, CA.
Paul Benedict, Political Science 1996
Paul married Heather Lawrence in August. He is a senior
associate with Adena Ventures and Heather is an Assis-
tant Professor of Sport Management at OU, a 2007-2008
University Professor Award recipient, and a former All-
American diver at the University of Florida. They live in Paul and Heather
Athens with their dogs, Thunder and Lucy.
Kristin Woeste, Journalism 2002 and
Maxwell Smith, English 2002
Max just started his first year of law school at the Univer-
sity of Cincinnati College of Law. Kristin is an attorney
working as an associate in the commercial and real estate
group of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP.
Liza Kindl, Theater 2007
Liza and Brian (M.F.A Theater 2006) met at OU and were
married on September 5th at Brookside Gardens in Whea- Kristin and Max
ton, Maryland. Brian is the Assistant Technical Director for
the Washington National Opera and Liza is currently working for
the prop shop of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. They live in
Silver Spring, MD.
Casey Baker, Business Administration 2005
Casey married Jennifer Whaley (sadly, he said, a Miami grad) on
October 17 in Ironton. They are now living in Proctorville, Ohio.
Casey is practicing law with the firm of Huddleston Bolen LLP in
Huntington, having successfully been admitted to the bar in both
West Virginia and Ohio. He is focusing on small business and
economic development. This past spring he joined the ranks of
OU faculty as he taught a 4-credit associates level course in gov-
ernment regulation of business at the Southern Campus. Recently
he was named to the Board of Directors for the Greater Lawrence
County (Ohio) Chamber of Commerce, and is working with the
Chamber to develop a young professionals group for Lawrence Liza and Brian
County.
Katie Kribel, Telecommunications 2004
Read more about Katieʼs ceremony--which included another HTC
grad--on page 19.

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alumni weddings
shared memories
W hether itʼs during pre-col-
lege, in the common room,
or after graduation, HTCers have a
way of connecting with one an-
other and forming friendships that
last a lifetime. Two former HTC
students, Gretchen Douglass and
Katie Kribel, found each other
3,000 miles away from Athens,
in the heart of Los Angeles. Their
alumni connection eventually blos-
somed into a beautiful friendship,
and this past October Gretchen was
a bridesmaid in Katieʼs wedding.
Both Gretchen and Katie decided
to move to Los Angeles after
graduating to pursue careers in
their respective interests in film and
telecommunications. Gretchen was
already living in Los Angeles when
she met Katie for coffee during
Labor Day weekend in 2004.
“I was terrified knowing less than
a handful of ac-
quaintances on “There are a lot of proud
the West Coast, Bobcats out here, it s just a
so I began to matter of finding one another
reach out to
whatever alumni and then the loyal Athens-
connections I love takes it from there.”
had available,”
Katie said,
-Katie Kribel
adding that “as
soon as [Gretchen and I] finished
our coffee, I knew weʼd be great
friends and I was very excited to
return to LA.”
She explained that being able to
share stories and memories of OU
and HTC gave her and Gretchen
a way to bond instantly. When
Katie returned to Los Angeles to
move there permanently, she called
Gretchen after dropping her father
off at the airport. Gretchen invited
Gina Edwards
Katie to come with her to a birth-
day party she was attending that
evening.
“She told me to dry up those tears,
get my butt home and start getting
ready,” Katie described.
Since then, Gretchen and Katie
have become extremely close
friends. They both fondly recalled
stories of escapades that they have
experienced together.
“Once we solved a fight on a bus-
load of people by getting everyone
to sing Journey,” Gretchen said.
Katie also remembers the time
Gretchen helped to jump start her Gretchen and Katie on Katieʼs wedding day.
car when it broke down during an
already rough week. a whole in helping to facilitate their
connection and eventual friendship.
“I was on the phone with Gretchen
and before you knew it she and “Living in Athens and the OU
another friend were over within a experience trumps all,” Gretchen
half hour, popping the hood of my said.
car and using a Katie added that keeping the alum-
generator to jump ni network alive and continuing
start my engine,” to connect people with common
Katie said. “They interests is one of the best things
were there, even HTC should continue doing.
when no one else
“There are a lot of proud Bobcats
was. Iʼll always
out here, itʼs just a matter of find-
remember that.”
ing one another and then the loyal
Last January, Ka- Athens-love takes it from there,”
tie asked Gretch- she said.
en to be one of her bridesmaids—
As the school years come and go,
an offer she gladly accepted. Katie
graduates from HTC and the wider
described how crucial Gretchenʼs
OU campus spill out across the
help was to making her wedding go
country, poised to begin their adult
smoothly.
lives. For Gretchen and Katie, the
“She was practically my wedding alumni network has fostered much
planner,” Katie said. “And she even more than a professional contact or
flew in and surprised me at my acquaintance; it has helped to forge
wedding shower in Ohio.” a meaningful friendship that they
Ultimately both girls credit the both will cherish for years to come.
Ohio University alumni network as
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alumni
class notes relations, publica-
tions and translations
Class of 2008 for the British Film
Wrion Bowling, Telecommunications Festival in Dinard,
Wrion has been getting by for the past year France.
freelancing at various video companies in
New York City while living in beautiful Colin J. McCrone,
Jersey City. He is currently a Produc- Physics
tion Assistant at Team People (a vendor Colin is at Cornell
at BMW North America), a Technical working toward a
Director at Time Warner Cable, shooting Masterʼs of Ar-
high school sports on Staten Island, and a chitecture degree
Quality Checker at Digital Kitchen, a post designed for students
who have under- Eden Almasude (Biological Sciences) and Eric Brakey
production facility. More excitingly, he
graduate degrees in other (Theater) work in the Common Room.
recently formed a company with a fellow
OU alumnus to produce a feature film. disciplines. His class is criticism, writing reviews on small theatre
They are currently fund raising, if any only about twenty people and nearly half for LATheatreReview.com. Her upcoming
wealthy alumni are interesting in investingcome from countries other than the United acting projects include a mockumentary
in a film. States. The program will take 3 1/2 years, short set to showcase at the LA Asian Pa-
and one of the seven semesters will be in cific Film Festival, playing female lead in
Andrew Goodhart, Political Science New York City! Besides having a great ar- the web series “5th & Spring,” and begin-
Andrew is finishing up his first of two chitecture school, the university is a global ning a comedy mentorship with Laughter
years in the Presidential Management powerhouse for research in sustainability for a Change. She will be traveling to Aus-
Fellowship. Heʼs permanently assigned to in nearly every discipline. Sustainable tralia this December & blogging about her
Army Headquarters in the Pentagon but is practice is greatest among his research experiences on her site: www.katprimeau.
in his first developmental rotation, which interests, so he plans to take advantage weebly.com.
is in the Office of the Undersecretary of of the resources available in the fields of
Defense for Policy, Force Development. Laura Rossi, English
architecture, physics, engineering, and
He is living in Alexandria, VA. Laura is at a 1L at Indiana University
business.
Maurer School of Law and is still decid-
Eric Hornbeck, Journalism Susan Portalupi, Sociology ing what to do with her law degree. She
Eric is living in New York and working as Susan is living in Marietta, Ohio and doesnʼt have time for much besides study-
an editorial assistant at Portfolio Media, working on a C-8 Science Panel study ing, but sheʼs enjoying being a student
publishers of the Law360 newswire. examining the relationship between C-8 again.
Jerrod Lemaster, Journalism exposure and neurobehavioral develop-
Christopher Whitney, Dance
Jerrod is teaching English for a second ment.
Christopher is enjoying his third season
year at a high school in Redon, France, Kat Primeau, Theater with Pilobolus, his second as a member of
but has also picked up a job doing UK Kat recently began a foray into theatre the main touring company. He has been
to 14 countries and will be in 27 states
In memoriam this season, and will be performing in
Andrea Williams (Math) Columbus on Thursday May, 6th. Heʼs
Andrea Sue Williams, class of 1983, of Pickerington, Ohio died peacefully always hoping to get to Athens but there is
at her home on Wednesday July 22, 2009. She was a member of the Cen- never any time in his schedule. He lives
in Connecticut and got married this past
tral Ohio Weavers Guild, Columbus, Ohio River Valley Llama Association August. He and his wife are doing well
and she was a Fiber Judge for A.L.S.A. She also played in several local and are planning a move to Pittsburgh
soccer leagues. She was a 26 year employee of Alcatel-Lucent in Colum- next November.
bus working as a Software Systems Engineer and Member of Technical Jess Wilhelm, Astrophysics
Staff. Jess is working at the International Food
Policy Research Institute while attend-
Robert Wood, (Physics) ing classes through the University of
Robert Wood, a 1978 graduate, was tragically killed in an automobile Pittsburghʼs D.C. Center. He hopes to
accident with a drunk driver in February. He was an engineer at Boeing finish his Masterʼs degree in International
Co., a former NASA astronaut and a tri-athlete. Robert was 51 and lived in Development in the spring and then join
Wright City, Missouri. the Foreign Service, Peace Corps, or a
development-related position in the State
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Department or the Agency for Interna-
tional Development.
Class of 2007
Rachel Cook, English
Rachel is in Washington, DC working for
the Department Of Justice. She took the
LSAT in September, and is headed to law
school to focus in environmental law.
Bethan Eynon, Journalism
Bethan is in law school at the University
of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Spencer Griffin, History
Spencer moved to DC in August 2007
to start his Masterʼs at GWUʼs Elliott
School. He was enrolled in their Security
Policy Studies program and during that
first semester, he scored a paid internship
with the National Democratic Institute
for International Affairs. He has since
transitioned to doing legislative affairs
and external communications work for the
Missile Defense Agencyʼs budget office.
He finished his Masterʼs in August and
just passed the Foreign Service Officer
Exam.
Chelsea Peters, Film
Chelsea Peters is currently employed at
Apatow Productions. You can catch her
name in the credits of Judd Apatowʼs most
recent film, Funny People, which was
released this past summer. She has been
living in Los Angeles for just over two was accepted into both the Masterʼs in
years. Read more on page 12! Hispanic Linguistics and the Masterʼs in
Library and Information Science at the
Ashley Senary, Political Science
University of Pittsburgh, but decided to
Ashley will graduate from the University
pursue the MLIS program. Miranda re-
of Wisconsin Law School in May. Fol-
ceived a scholarship to work in the library
lowing graduation, Ashley will be a first-
systemʼs Preservation Dept., but dropped
year associate at the San Antonio office
to part-time in order to accept a full-time
of the International Firm of Fulbright &
position as a conservation technician in
Jaworski, where she will gladly trade the
the department. Her work is a mixture of
Wisconsin winters for the Texas sunshine.
bookbinding, conservation, and creativ-
Ashley is slated to join the Litigation and
ity, focusing on the preservation of book
Bankruptcy practice groups at Fulbright.
and paper materials. She completed her
Masterʼs this past year with a specializa-
Class of 2006 tion in Archives and Records Management
Michael Jacobson, Political Science and has an article awaiting publication.
Michael is working for the Beijing office She and Justin just celebrated their three
of Hogan & Hartson LLP, a DC-based law year anniversary, and in her spare time,
firm. she remodels the 100-year-old house
Will Miller, Political Science she bought in 2008 and fosters cats for a
Will is preparing to defend his dissertation local animal shelter. This fall, she started
in Public Administration and Urban Stud- her own small business entitled “Night
ies at The University of Akron. He has re- Owl Designs” in order to perform custom
cently returned to Athens and is spending bookbinding and create other handicrafts
the 2009-2010 academic year as a visiting in a variety of mediums. Her bookbinding
assistant professor of political science at projects are usually featured on her blog
OU while completing a textbook on state http://miranda-nixon.blogspot.com.
and local government and politics. Joe Paxton, Philosophy
Miranda Nixon, Spanish Joe is in his second year in the PhD
Since graduating in 2006, Miranda worked program in Psychology at Harvard. He
recently co-authored a paper that was
as a Spanish translator in Pittsburgh before
deciding to continue her education. She published in Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences titled “Patterns of
Jan and Dean Webster answer student questions at the quarterly Pizza with the Deans.
 May 2009, and will be
taking the Louisiana Bar
Exam in February 2010.
When heʼs not teaching,
he does legal aid work
with a child policy orga-
nization in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Class of 2004
Laura Dixon, English
Laura is at the University
of Texas in Austin pursu-
Katie Young (English), Erin Lund (Political Science), and Mor- ing a degree in Media
gan Chambers (Dance) at the Southwest/Texas Popular Cul- Studies.
ture and American Culture Associationʼs annual conference. Katie Simpson, Political
Neural Activity Associated with Honest Science
and Dishonest Moral Decisions.” Al- Katie is currently pursuing an LL.M. in
though heʼs been living in the Boston area “Wirtschaftsrecht” (Business Law) with a
for over three years, he still canʼt bring focus in Banking Law and Human Rights
himself to root for the Patriots or Red Sox. at the University of Cologne in Germany.
She hopes to start her PhD in Germany
in the fall of 2010. She will be studying
Class of 2005 the relationship between Banking Law
JenMarie Davis, Journalism and Human Rights. Her studies are 100%
JenMarie received her MFA in Poetics financed through a scholarship through
from the Jack Kerouac School of Disem- the German Academic Exchange Service
bodied Poetics from Naropa University. (DAAD).
While there she received the Jack Ker-
ouac Scholarship, served as the Gradu- Tara Stuckey, Journalism
ate Assistant of Publications and as the Tara is living in Washington, D.C. and
editor-in-chief of Bombay Gin (the literary working as an associate at the law firm
magazine started by Allen Ginsberg). of Jones Day in the Issues & Appeals
She also edits and publishes Fact-Simile practice. She has taken up yoga, and some
Editions: www.fact-simile.com. She has of the highlights from her past year have
poems forthcoming in Court Green, Little been watching the inauguration downtown
Red Leaves, and Going Down Swinging. and touring the White House at Christmas-
She lives in a little adobe house in Santa time.
Fe, NM with her mini-dachshund Estelle Tamara Young Winters, Theater
Getty. Tamara left Athens when her
husband, Dan Winters, finished his MFA
Shawn Hurley, Physics and Astronomy
in Lighting Design and is living in Brook-
Shawn is finishing his time at Kent State
lyn. She snagged a job doing fundraising
Universityʼs Liquid Crystal Institute. If
for a national youth development organi-
all goes according to plan, he will gradu-
ate next spring with a PhD in Chemical zation and is now looking heavily into an
Physics exactly 5 years after he started. MFA program for herself, hoping to start
His research topic is polymer stabilized next fall. She is interested in a degree in
cholesteric liquid crystal modes. He got directing with the eventual goal of running
engaged a couple months ago to Tracey her own theater company. Sheʼs been
Hanna by using a game of Boggle to spell doing grant writing and development for
out “Will you marry me?” They met in the nonprofits since she graduated, which
Marching 110 and started dating at OU in she fell into after a great intern year at
2001. If you want to see some of his work, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati.
visit: www.shawnhurley.com.
Ryan Mick, History Class of 2003
Ryan is teaching special education reading Justin Hanus, Business
and science in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Since Justin left Park Place and OU, heʼs
through the Teach for America program. been residing in Osaka, Japan, a coun-
He graduated from GW Law School in try that he visited on several occasions
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while completing his degree. Osaka is the
place that he calls home and plans to for
many years to come. After refining his
Japanese skills for the remainder of 2003,
he found employment with the American
Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)
in 2004. His experience working with
American and Japanese business leaders
coupled with the invaluable education
that he received at HTC paved the way
for him to establish his own corpora-
tion, JD CREATIONS, in January 2009.
JD CREATIONS is an event planning
and concierge service-oriented company
catering not only to foreign nationals but
also Japanese citizens as well. While the
company is still in its infant stages, its
services have been requested by the likes
the Hewlett-Packard and the Metro Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce. For more infor-
mation on what is happening on the other
side of the world in Osaka, Japan, visit
www.jdcreations.jp.
Class of 2002
Erin Gallagher Barnhart,
Interpersonal Communications
After graduating from OU, Erin attended
law school at Notre Dame. She earned her
J.D. and completed a one-year clerkship
with the Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton on
the United States Court of Appeals for the
Sixth Circuit. In 2006, she began as a liti-
gation associate at the law firm Jones Day
in Columbus, Ohio and worked there until
this August, when she joined the Capital
Habeas Unit of the Federal Public De-
fenderʼs office for the Southern District of
Ohio. In her new position, she represents
individuals on Ohioʼs death row in federal
court. She also accepted a position as an
adjunct professor at OSUʼs law school,
teaching second-year students appellate
advocacy.
Kristen Flanagan, Political Science
Kristen began a job as an assistant profes-
sor of political science and public affairs
at Western Carolina University in August
2009. Sheʼs finishing her dissertation
and teaching international relations and
comparative politics. Anyone who visits
the mountains of NC is welcome to stop in
and see her.
Sonja Rusnak, Theater
Sonja Rusnak recently accepted the posi-
tion of Graduate Affairs Administrator in
the Department of History at the Univer-
sity of Chicago.

Class of 2001
Laura Donnelly-Smith, Journalism
Laura is associate editor and staff writer
at the Association of American Colleges
and Universities in Washington, DC. She
writes and edits a monthly Web publica-
tion, copy edits four academic periodicals,
and contributes articles to these publica-
tions as needed. She and her husband
Morgan bought their first home in May—a
1948 brick colonial in Silver Spring,
Maryland—and have been working on fix-
ing it up ever since.
Brigid OʼKeefe, History
Brigid received her PhD in Modern Euro-
pean History from New York University
in 2008. Last academic year, she was at
Miami University of Ohio as a postdoctor-
al fellow at the Havighurst Center for Rus-
sian and Post-Soviet Studies. She accepted
a tenure-track position in Russian history
at Brooklyn College and began teaching
there in the fall of 2009.
Joel Saunders Elmore, English
Joel has been living all over since he
graduated, but after leaving Athens he
went to teach English in Nantes, France.
In 2004 he won a New York Times fel-
lowship in creative writing at New York
University, and after receiving an MFA
in Fiction in 2006, he became a full-time
faculty member in the Expository Writ-
ing Program there. His first novel, The
Amateur American (Crown/Random
House), hit shelves on August 4th, 2009.
Anthony Bregmanʼs Oscar-winning Indy
film production company, Likely Story,
has acquired the film rights, and the novel
is currently being adapted to screenplay by
Ross Katz, writer and director of Taking
Chance (2008), and Oscar-nominated pro-
ducer of In the Bedroom (2001) and Lost
in Translation (2003). Joel married an
Athenian (and former OU student), Ellen
Renee Sims, in 2005. They live in New
Orleans.
Class of 2000
Corey Landis, Theater
Corey recently co-starred in the film,
“Volcanic,” David Carradineʼs last com-
pleted film before his death. Landis also
appeared in “Ray Bradburyʼs Chrysalis,”
which hit major on-demand and pay-per-
view outlets on November 5th.
Mitzi Murray, Biological Sciences
Mitzi graduated from University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center School of
Medicine in
2006. She is
in post-gradu-
ate training
in medical
genetics at
University
of Washing-
ton Medical
Center. Mitzi
is also pursu-
ing a Masterʼs
degree in Bio-
ethics and is a
clinical fellow
in Bioethics at
the Treuman HTC students enjoy a game of Twister at the HCAC camping trip.
Katz Center
for Pediatric a non-exact subject and even its period
Bioethics. is presently under wraps, as the book is
Tom Nagel, Journalism intended to lead to a motion picture or
Tom and his wife Mindy welcomed their miniseries, but the scale of the story is on
second daughter, Leanna Rose Nagel, into par with a “Saving Private Ryan,” though
the world on April 6. The previous month, it is nonfiction. He is presently looking for
he hired the first full-time employee of his a literary agent, and welcomes any HTC
web development company, Midwest New alumni assistance in doing so.
Media: www.midwestnewmedia.com. He
and his wife spend much of their free time Class of1998
making improvements and repairs to the Noelle (Bollinger) Szydlyk,
house they purchased last year, which is Business Administration
a little closer to Cincinnati and many of Noelle is living in Indianapolis, Indiana
their friends. as a Director of Event Operations at the
Indiana Sports Corporation. ISC hosts and
Rita (Tiefert) Nolan, Journalism
manages major sporting events in India-
In June Rita made a career change, mov-
napolis – and is managing tournament
ing from Editorial Associate for Friends of
operations for the 2010 Big Ten Menʼs
the World Food Program to Web Com-
and Womenʼs Basketball Tournaments and
munications Manager for the American
external operations for the 2010 Menʼs
Gear Manufacturers Association. AGMAʼs
Final Four.
redesigned website launched on Septem-
ber 12th: http://www.agma.org.
Julie Schroeder, Theater Class of1997
Julie just began teaching the fourth grade Kevin Sasson, Telecommunications
in the public school system in Laurel, Kevin and his wife Jenny decided to stay
Maryland. and live in Tegucigalpa, Honduras after
their wedding—especially since their
church, mutual friends, and Jennyʼs family
Class of 1999 are there. His plans to open a family rec-
Derek W. Beck, Physics reation center in Tegucigalpa based on the
Derek lives in Los Angeles where heʼs YMCA model had to be postponed when
pursuing his completely different career his investments lost value in the economic
track in motion pictures. He is presently slump. He hopes to revisit it when things
working on two film projects. One is recover, or find additional investors who
a “webisode” series in the spirit of the share the same vision. In the meantime,
“Twilight Zone.” His team has shot a pilot he works with SonLight Power, Inc.—a
and is now shopping it around Hollywood, Cincinnati-based non-profit solar energy
hoping to get funding for a first season. outreach firm. They install solar energy
The other project is far more ambitious:
systems at schools, clinics, churches, etc.
he is completing a nonfiction history
without access to grid electricity in rural
book, a two-year-long endeavor involving
Honduras. He is also in the thick of the
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U.S. Foreign Service application process.
Becoming a U.S. diplomat is something
heʼs considered ever since heʼs moved
to Honduras. He just passed the Foreign
Service Officer Test (FSOT) and is now
working on the personal narrative/essay
phase of the process.
Jonathan Winkler, History
Jonathan Winkler has won the 2009 Ohio
Academy of History Distinguished Book
Award and the 2008 Theodore and Frank-
lin Roosevelt Prize in Naval History for
his book Nexus (Harvard University Press,
2008). Wright State University promoted
him to associate professor as of Septem-
ber.
Class of1992
Aileen Pagan Nealie, Spanish
Since 2003 Aileen has been in private
practice in California as a licensed Mar-
riage and Family Therapist with a spe-
cialty in Energy Psychology. She received
a certification as a Diplomat in Compre-
hensive Energy Psychology from ACEP in
2008. She still immensely enjoys writing
and is in the process of completing her
first book about visualization and record-
ing visualization CDs. In January 2010 she
will be facilitating a weekend workshop in
Idyllwild, CA and plans to extend it to the
public nationally and internationally. For
more information you can visit her web-
site: www.aileennealietherapies.com.
Class of1991
Fred Hall, Physics
Fred recently accepted an offer for a Visit-
ing Assistant Professor position at Embry-
Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona
Beach, Florida. He hopes that this position
will be transformed into a tenure-track po-
sition, and is very much looking forward
to relocating to Florida and beginning this
new phase of his life.
Class of 1990
Wayne Gray, Journalism
Wayne is the primetime supervising
producer for CNN Internationalʼs London
newsroom. He has been with the network
for more than 10 years, and currently is
overseeing the launch of a new show en-
titled “Quest Means Business.” He and his
wife, Melissa, have lived in London for
more than five years, and they still enjoy
finding new places in the city to explore.
International Relations at the School of
Class of1989 International Relations, University of St.
Andrew Stockey, Telecommunications
Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Andrew lives in Pittsburgh and is celebrat-
ing his first anniversary as the evening
Class of 1980
news anchor (5, 6 & 11 p.m.) at WTAE.
Tom Volk, Botany
Prior to this he was a morning news an-
Tom is doing well after a heart transplant
chor for 2 years and a sportscaster for 10
years. Itʼs been quite a year for him: heʼs three and half years ago. This whole year
covered the Steelers Super Bowl win and heʼs on sabbatical from teaching at the
the Pens Stanley Cup Championship, the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse. See
Obama Inauguration and the G20 Sum- TomVolkFungi.net for details.
mit. He is looking forward to getting back
to campus for the OU student RTNDA Class of 1979
conference this spring. Marion Kee, Math and French
Marion is still happily married to Fred
Class of 1987 Wamsley (HTC Physics, 1974-78) and
Pat Davidson, Interpersonal communi- living in Redmond, WA. She is semi-re-
cations tired, self-employed as an ontologist and
Pat is now Assistant Director of Ohio computational linguist when the opportu-
Universityʼs Office of Summer Sessions, nity presents. She just completed two full
Winter Intersession and OU Online. She years as Cat-Herder-in-Chief (President)
is working enthusiastically to revive the of a small, lay-led Unitarian Universalist
Summer Honors Academy, which invites congregation in the heart of Seattle. She
high school students to live on campus and continues to be an active musician and
attend classes during the First Summer creative writer. In June 2009 she com-
Session. Send your younger siblings or pleted a professional certificate in Writing
offspring!
Class of1986
Susan Arthur,
Spanish and Journalism
Susan loves helping people birth
new projects, new businesses and
new babies. For the past five years,
she has worked with pregnant
women, families and their new-
borns as a birth and postpartum
doula and a prenatal and post-
partum yoga teacher. She served
as a deputy field organizer for
Barack Obamaʼs campaign in her
hometown of Toledo, Ohio, and
left her position as a grant writer
and development associate at the
Homeless Prenatal Program in
San Francisco to serve as a Kiva
Fellow in Nicaragua. She looks
forward to interviewing Kiva
entrepreneurs in Spanish, writing
their profiles in English and moti-
vating Kiva lenders to make loans
that change lives. Following her
Kiva Fellowship, Susan hopes to
pursue a Masterʼs degree in Public
Health.
William Vlcek, Political Science
This fall William began teach-
ing as an assistant professor in Visiting high school students pose
under College Gate.
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the emoir from
the University of
Washington Ex-
tension Program.
Jay Whitehurst,
Political Science
Jay is the Presi-
dent and Chief
Operating Of-
ficer of National
Retail Proper-
ties, a NYSE-
traded real estate
investment trust
headquartered in
Orlando, FL. He
is the Chairman of
PRISM (Promot-
ing Regional
Improvement
in Science and
Math), an orga-
nization commit-
ted to advancing
STEM education
in the public
schools through-
out Central
Chris Wagner (Sociology) works in the new upstairs Study Room
Florida, and he also serves on the Board
of Trustees of Lake Highland Prep. In Substances & Brownfields Committee. Carolʼs son Nick Flath is in law school in
2010, he and the former Denise Hupp will Charlie has also been selected as co-chair New York City, and her daughter Mag-
celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. of the American Bar Association (ABA) gie Flath is now a sixteen-year-old high
They have two sons, Greg and Bryan. Section of Litigation Alternative Dispute school student who visited OU as a poten-
Greg is a sophomore in the Honors Pro- Resolution (ADR) Committee for three tial student last spring.
gram at University of Florida, and Bryan years. He serves as Michigan administra-
is a high school senior at Lake Highland tor of the Environmental Law Department
Preparatory School. Class of1970
for Barnes & Thornburg, and focuses James Bond, Business, Accounting
his practice on defense of environmental James is a partner in Ernst & Youngʼs Na-
Class of1978 agency enforcement, toxic torts and class tional Office. Since graduation he married
Leonard Barshack, Math action litigation, “Brownfields” redevelop- Kathleen Mercer (OU 1970, Communica-
Leonard is retired and Living in Ketchum, ment, compliance counseling, insurance tions), and had two sons, James (III) and
Idaho with his wife Erin. coverage, and ADR. Robert and have two grandchildren, Jillian
Robin Blaetz, English and James (IV). James co-authored an
Robin recently released her latest book, Class of 1977 article in Financial Executives magazine,
Womenʼs Experimental Cinema: Critical Carol Apollonio, Government communicated new accounting standards
Frameworks. More information can be Carol is serving as an Associate Professor in E&Y publications and client seminars
found on the Duke University Press site of the Practice of Russian at Duke Uni- throughout the US, and led E&Y client
under her name. versity, where she has worked since the service teams providing auditing and ac-
1980s. During the early and mid-1990s counting services. He leads a team which
Paul S. R. Chisholm, Physics
she also worked as a Russian conference develops industry knowledge to help E&Y
Paul was one of the software engineers
interpreter and translator for the govern- teams throughout the globe deliver high-
who developed Google Public DNS.
ment, notably on the START Treaty talks quality service. An area of special interest
Charlie Denton, Government in Geneva and other arms control negotia- of his is trying to help cancer survivors
Charlie was elected vice chair of the tions. Though she has studied and trans- by sharing his survivor story with support
Environmental Law Section of the State lated Japanese fiction, her academic focus groups. He and Kathleen have spoken to
Bar of Michigan on September 16th. He is on Russian nineteenth-century litera- over 30 groups in 13 states. He is planning
will become the chairperson next year, by ture. Her book “Dostoevskyʼs Secrets: to retire in June, 2009 after 39 years with
operation of the by-laws, and also contin- Reading against the Grain” came out this E&Y.
ues as chair of the Sectionʼs Hazardous year from Northwestern University Press.

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vitally important to the life of the college. During the past
year, the Mary Mundy Memorial Fund and the Deanʼs Dis-
cretionary Fund assisted students in their scholarly and Field Day 2009: Luke Myers, Alicia Gooding, Rachel Ferchak,
creative pursuits. Among those who benefited were: Caitlyn Zachry, and Justin Henthorn (left) with Kristin Stover,
Meredith Barnett, Jessica Lohner, and Justin Lucas (right).
A history student who was able to study Polish
language and history through the Jagiellonian
Universityʼs summer program in Krakow, Poland.
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London, England.
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