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Callista (Conzett) Dammann (2009) and Ryan Dammann (2009) are happy to announce their marriage on October 8, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio. They currently reside in Columbus, Ohio. The bridal party included Erica Fannon '09, Rachel Musheff '09, Shayna Conzett '11, Chris Watt '09, Brian Murray '09, Ryan Woods '09, Joshua Bischoff '09, Brady Mudra '10 and Robbie Mixer '10. Callista is a marketing specialist for Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ryan is a senior auditor for Deloitte and Touche. Submitted on Jan 26 2012. Sara Koch (2004) Sara (Koch) Krauss (2004) and Jeffrey Krauss (2006) are happy to announce their marriage on November 11, 2011. Many friends and family attended the ceremony and reception at the Old Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio. The bride chose Andrea Bell as her maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Kristen Olson (Ohio University, 2004), Patty Gindraw, Kristen Borchardt, Rachel Krauss, and Shannon Kromer. The groom chose Rob Krauss as his best man. Groomsmen were Andy Albright, Collin Czarnecki (Ohio University, 2007), Matt Carducci, Ian Kost, Joe Kromer, and Joey Kromer. The bride graduated from Firestone High School, Akron, Ohio in 2000. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Advertising Communications from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, in 2004. The groom graduated from Hudson High School, Hudson, Ohio, in 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications. The couple currently resides in Hudson, Ohio. Submitted on Jan 19 2012. Michael Michelli (1993) Michael Michelli (1993) reports that Marcia Ruth Benjamin-Michelli (1964) died on December 10, 2011. She was a former member of the National Alumni Board of Directors, a past-President of the NY/NJ/CT chapter of the Alumni Association and a Member of the Thomas Ewing Society. Submitted on Jan 3 2012. Eleanor Lansell (1956) Eleanor (Ewing) Lansell (1956) and Rev, Dr. Daniel Lansell are happy to announce their marriage on June 25, . They currently reside in Parma Hts., Ohio. Submitted on Nov 1 2011. Lauren Freedman (2006) Lauren Freedman (2006) and Doug Whittlesey are happy to announce their marriage on September 17, 2011 in Grafton, Vermont. They currently reside in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Lauren works for the Student Conservation Association as an events manager. Submitted on Oct 3 2011. Clarence Rambaud (1979) Clarence Rambaud (1979) writes, "Recently celebrated 30 years of marriage to Barb and 30 years of service in the steel industry. Our oldest (Judson Taylor Rambaud) just deployed to the war zone as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He has wanted to do this since 9/11/2001. Our youngest (Jessica Nichole Rambaud/Nixon) has B.A./B.S. degree, her husband is a Green Beret. I miss my O.U. days with the "James Gang" and the "Green House Gang". Would like to hear from anyone I hung out with back in "the day" - 1979. "  Submitted on Sep 29 2011. Dennis Beck (1967) Dennis Beck (1967) and Patty Neva are happy to announce their marriage on July 28, 2011 in Marquette, MI. They currently reside in Grand Rapids, MI. Submitted on Aug 25 2011. Thomas Obrock (1999) Thomas Obrock (1999) and Emily (Zalenski) Obrock (2001) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Jacob Clifford. He was born on August 11, in Cleveland, OH, and weighed 7 lb., 13 oz.. His parents and sister, Anna Louis (01/19/09), are all doing well. Submitted on Aug 22 2011. Mark Notestine (1992) Mark Notestine (1992) recently accepted a position at Dartmouth Medical School located in Hanover, New Hampshire as Associate Dean for Advancement and Associate Vice . Mark recently was employed at The Ohio State University College of Medicine as Associate Vice President for Health Sciences. Submitted on Aug 16 2011. Christopher Preto (1999) Christopher Preto, (1999) and Lauren Tatar are happy to announce their marriage on May 29, 2011 in Strongsville, Ohio. They currently reside in Westlake, Ohio. The bridal party included Michael Preto, BSEE '03, Christopher Klein, BBA '98, Michael Loncar, BSCHE '98, Deborshi Roy BSCHE '99, Tracey Wenzlik Grason, BBA '96, and Susan Wagner, BBA '00. Chris is a project manager for Hatch Mott MacDonald. Submitted on Aug 14 2011. > Read all Class Notes
Mark Notestine (1992) recently accepted a position at Dartmouth Medical School located in Hanover, New Hampshire as Associate Dean for Advancement and Associate Vice . Mark recently was employed at The Ohio State University College of Medicine as Associate Vice President for Health Sciences. Submitted on Aug 16 2011. Dustin Strah (2008) Dustin Strah (2008) recently accepted a position at Fox News Channel located in New York City as Writer. Submitted on Aug 10 2011. > Read more Career News
Thomas Obrock (1999) and Emily (Zalenski) Obrock (2001) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Jacob Clifford. He was born on August 11, in Cleveland, OH, and weighed 7 lb., 13 oz.. His parents and sister, Anna Louis (01/19/09), are all doing well. Submitted on Aug 22 2011. Timothy Seidel (1998) Timothy (Scripps'98) and Allison Seidel are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Darrah Mandalyn. She was born on July 11, 2011, in Pittsburgh, PA. Darrah weighed 7 lb., 6 oz., and measured 19 3/4 in. Mom and baby are healthy and recovering at home. Submitted on Jul 26 2011. > Read more Births & Adoptions
Callista (Conzett) Dammann (2009) and Ryan Dammann (2009) are happy to announce their marriage on October 8, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio. They currently reside in Columbus, Ohio. The bridal party included Erica Fannon '09, Rachel Musheff '09, Shayna Conzett '11, Chris Watt '09, Brian Murray '09, Ryan Woods '09, Joshua Bischoff '09, Brady Mudra '10 and Robbie Mixer '10. Callista is a marketing specialist for Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ryan is a senior auditor for Deloitte and Touche. Submitted on Jan 26 2012. Sara Koch (2004) Sara (Koch) Krauss (2004) and Jeffrey Krauss (2006) are happy to announce their marriage on November 11, 2011. Many friends and family attended the ceremony and reception at the Old Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio. The bride chose Andrea Bell as her maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Kristen Olson (Ohio University, 2004), Patty Gindraw, Kristen Borchardt, Rachel Krauss, and Shannon Kromer. The groom chose Rob Krauss as his best man. Groomsmen were Andy Albright, Collin Czarnecki (Ohio University, 2007), Matt Carducci, Ian Kost, Joe Kromer, and Joey Kromer. The bride graduated from Firestone High School, Akron, Ohio in 2000. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Advertising Communications from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, in 2004. The groom graduated from Hudson High School, Hudson, Ohio, in 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications. The couple currently resides in Hudson, Ohio. Submitted on Jan 19 2012. > Read more Marriages & Commitments
Clarence Rambaud (1979) writes, "Recently celebrated 30 years of marriage to Barb and 30 years of service in the steel industry. Our oldest (Judson Taylor Rambaud) just deployed to the war zone as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He has wanted to do this since 9/11/2001. Our youngest (Jessica Nichole Rambaud/Nixon) has B.A./B.S. degree, her husband is a Green Beret. I miss my O.U. days with the "James Gang" and the "Green House Gang". Would like to hear from anyone I hung out with back in "the day" - 1979. " Submitted on Sep 29 2011. Marianna Hess (1980) Mariana (Scholz) Hess (1980) writes, "Highlights of my past 30 years in 20 bullets or less: · From Athens to Cleveland to Columbus to Detroit to Cleveland again. · Career transition from Finance to IS Consulting. · Got heavily involved in theater – mostly acting. Became adept at English and Southern accents. · Lots of dancing, partying, socializing. · Met & married another OU grad, Andy Hess, in 1989. He was a fine arts major in photography, and couple years ahead, although we never met. He says if we had, I never would have gone out with him. We met on a blind date – he asked my cousin out, not knowing about her secret boyfriend, and she redirected him. The rest is history. · More theater. · Built a house; got a fluffy, white doggie that was brilliant at generating white fur tumbleweeds. · Got out of consulting; worked at the Cleveland Clinic, OfficeMax and PolyOne (a plastics company), and carved a niche managing and supporting HR Systems. · Had a baby daughter, Selene. She’s 15 now! Beautiful, smart, independent. · Less theater, debutante roles diminishing. :-( · Brought home a poodle puppy – no shedding! · Moved to Richmond, VA in 2007 for job op - better weather, greater opportunity, better weather… · Adopted a second rescue poodle – mayhem ensues! · “Elected” president of Richmond alumnae group for my sorority (Phi Mu). Learned managing volunteers like wrangling cats. · More theater, including my debut as director – more cats. · Selene almost finished with her freshman year of high school this year, and I’ve been assimilated into the Band Parents/Color Guard secret society – resistance is futile. Life is good! Mariana Hess HTC, Political Science, 1977-1980 MBA 1981 www.linkedin.com/in/MarianaHess www.facebook.com/ludove" Submitted on May 18 2011. > Read more Catching Up
Heidi (Freeman) Lewis received a PhD in American Studies from Purdue University on June 1, 2011. Her dissertation is titled "'She still missed her daddy sometimes': Black Women's Post-Civil Rights Father-Daughter Narratives." Heidi also received a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from Purdue in 2008. Her research is concentrated in the areas of 20th century American literature, African American literature, feminism, gender, and sexuality, popular culture, cultural studies, and critical race theory. She was recently named Visiting Assistant Professor of Feminist & Gender Studies at Colorado College for the 2011-2012 school year. Submitted on Jul 9 2011. Mirko Crnkovich (1996) Mirko Crnkovich (1996) writes, "Mick Crnkovich, BA Sociology/Criminology, 1996, has been accepted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Fellow in the 2011-2012 Seminar XXI program: Foreign Politics, International Relations and the National Interest. " Submitted on Jun 25 2011. > Read more Educational News
Douglas Gempel (1984) writes, "I recently received a MBA degree from Westwood College in Denver Colorado with a 3.8993 GPA out of 4.0. I am currently getting ready to attend Colorado Technical University where I will be working on my Doctorate degree in Digital Security. I attended Ohio University in the early to mid 1980's and received my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. I reside in Evansville, IN where I have lived for the past 25+ years 24 of that with my wife Marlene. I have certifications from numerous hardware vendors and an A+ certification from CompTIA. Since leaving Ohio U I have worked for some big operations-most notably--Gateway Computer, Best Buy Radio Shack, IBM, and independently for AT&T as a subcontractor in enterprise digital support." Submitted on Mar 21 2011. Angela Henry (1992) Angela Henry (1992) writes, "I'm happy to announce my romantic suspense/thriller The Paris Secret was released by Carina Press, Harlequin's digital first imprint, on January 17th. Less than twenty-four hours after fleeing to Paris, Maya Sinclair is the prime suspect in a brutal murder—and targeted by the real killer. When she's viciously attacked in the gardens of Versailles, Maya barely escapes with her life thanks to sexy French journalist Simon Girard. Simon has been investigating the mysterious death of his brother, an art forger with ties to the woman Maya is suspected of killing. Still healing from heartbreak of his own, Simon reluctantly joins forces with Maya, who has awakened feelings within him he thought long dead. Their search for answers uncovers the existence of a secret society, and puts them on a quest to find a missing crucifix rumored to hold the key to everlasting life. Together, Maya and Simon race through Paris one step ahead of a killer who will do anything to ensure some secrets remain buried forever... Available for Kindle, Nook, iPad and where ever eBooks are sold! Also an audio book download from Audible.com. http://www.angelahenry.com Submitted on Feb 24 2011. > Read more General
Michael Michelli (1993) reports that Marcia Ruth Benjamin-Michelli (1964) died on December 10, 2011. She was a former member of the National Alumni Board of Directors, a past-President of the NY/NJ/CT chapter of the Alumni Association and a Member of the Thomas Ewing Society. Submitted on Jan 3 2012. Zenovia Courtney (1946) Zenovia Courtney (1946) reports that Charles Courtney (1950) died on November 11, 2009. Charles Harvey Courtney, 84, BS in 1950, died 11-11-09. Originally enrolled to take pre-med courses, Harvey switched to science education. His sister, also an OU student, introduced him to a talented OU music student, Zenovia Pukay and he told stories for years about "Courtney courting Zee on Court Street"... CHC taught science 5 years at Chauncey Dover High School, then Jane Adams Jr High 15 years plus 2 more years in Detroit Public Schools. Courtney initiated Science Fairs in Michigan in 1955-56, Invention Fairs and innovative curriculum. He completed a Master's degree at University of Michigan (1959). He juggled work, parenting, published two poetry books, added a real estate business for 30 years, involved in Chamber of Commerce and politics and wrote hundreds of Letters to the Editor. Beloved by his wife of 61 years, Harve is survived by 8 children, 16 grandchildren and a great-grandchild, sister Isabel Courtney Hall; and brother Gilbert Courtney Jr. Memorials may be sent to Chauncey Christian Church, POBox 245, Chauncey, OH 45719. Memorial messages may be emailed to micourtneys@aol.com. Online obituary in Athens Messenger 11/13-14/09. Submitted on Dec 28 2009. > Read more In Memoriam
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