December 2020
Featuring news received between August 1 and October 31, 2020
Class Notes Quarterly features professional accomplishments, educational attainments, awards, and other life milestones celebrated by our alumni. A section of In Memoriam listings follows to honor alumni who are no longer with us, including links to complete obituaries available online at the time of publication.
See the links below to jump to your choice of decade, or to additional sections devoted to marriage, birth, and death announcements. Based on alumni feedback, we have created easier to find and read In Memoriam listings for deceased classmates and friends, and we are pleased to provide links to their full, online obituaries as published by local media outlets, when available.
Searchable Archive: Our online class notes archive may be accessed and searched at any time. The archived collection of notes (including class notes, marriage and birth announcements, and in memoriam listings) begins with those received in 2010. The archive may be searched by any combination of name, class year, city, or state and is updated with each new issue. Use the sidebar menu (at left) to navigate between the archive and past issues referenced in the notes.
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Class Notes
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Marriages
Births
In Memoriam
1952
CAESAR CARRINO, Wadsworth, was honored by BW with the Alumni Merit Award.
1967
DARRYL KUNTZ, Durango, Colo., lives on a 38-foot sailboat in San Carlos, Mexico while writing, directing, and performing in a comedy farce stage production. He spends his summers in Colorado hiking, camping, and participating in competitive sports activities.
1968
CAROLE FILSINGER RATCLIFFE was honored posthumously by BW with the Alumni Merit Award.
PHILIP HAWKEY, Pasadena, Calif., has enjoyed a career spanning city management in Pasadena, executive leadership at the University of La Verne and Regional Council of Governments, and consulting for local government and nonprofits focusing on creating affordable housing. He and his wife Dena Spanos Hawkey ’80 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year. They have three grown children and six grandchildren.
1970
DONNA MOSES BALTAKIS, Eunice, La., received the Citizen of the Year Award from the Eunice Rotary for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors project, a community effort that cleans up yards of the elderly in low income neighborhoods. Donna was also named the Affiliate Director of the Year of Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
1972
KENNETH KOROMA, Grambling, La., retired after 30 years in higher education administration. He served as associate vice president for research and grant administration at Grambling State University and Chicago State University.
1973
RONALD “RON” PYLES, Great Falls, Va., continues to provide guidance and investment banking services to technology companies. He serves on the boards of five business and three arts-oriented non-profits and hopes to return to regional theatre directing in the future.
1976
BENEDICT GIAMO, South Bend, Ind., retired from the teaching and research faculty of the University of Notre Dame’s department of American Studies.
MICHAEL STEPHENS, Pine City, N.Y., was elected president of the New York State Wrestling Officials Association. His term began in 2020 and will end in 2022.
1978
LESLIE KOSEL ECKSTEIN, Tampa, Fla., was promoted to the rank of full professor at Hillsborough Community College.
1979
LAWRENCE FEAST (MBA), Corolla, N.C., retired from the United States Army after 27 years of service and from a career with Scitor/Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in 2017.
1980
KATHRYN HALL, Cleveland, is now vice president of diversity and inclusion for JACK Entertainment.
DENA SPANOS HAWKEY, Pasadena, Calif., celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary last year with husband Philip Hawkey ’68. They have three grown children and six grandchildren.
1983
RAYMOND EBERSOLE, Grafton, was honored by BW with the Alumni Merit Award.
RANDY EDWARDS, Snellville, Ga., was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for football.
EVELYN ANITON MCDOWELL, Lawrenceville, N.J., was named chair of the accounting department at Rider University. She was also inducted into the John Hay High School Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
LARRY ROSATI, Boontown, N.J., was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for football.
1985
MATTHEW NAKON, Avon, was honored by BW with the Alumni Merit Award.
1987
JEFF SCHENK, Westlake, was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for soccer.
1988
JOHN NADALIN, London, teaches and advises D.B.A. students at Franklin University and serves as its doctoral committee chair. He is also the content editor for Franklin’s International Institute for Innovative Instruction.
1989
BRIAN RECTOR, Berea, was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for tennis.
1991
JEREMY SHORT, North Olmsted, was honored by BW with the Alumni Merit Award.
MICHAEL SHUMATE (EMBA), Strongsville, is now retired and enjoying a new home with his wife, Mary Lou.
1994
JON NOWORTY, Indianapolis, Ind., earned a D.M.A. in wind conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2018 and is now an assistant professor of music and director of bands, instrumental activities, and educational outreach at the University of Indianapolis. He is the assistant conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, artistic director of the Queen City Freedom Band of Cincinnati, a member of the North American Brass Band’s national committee for equity and inclusion.
1995
JENNIFER FORD BILEK, Medina, was promoted to vice president for human resources and community at Malone University.
1996
JOEL NICHOLS, Hartville, was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for baseball.
1999
MIKE BLACKBURN, Wintersville, was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for football and wrestling.
JEFF KOVACS (MBA ’10), Hinckley, was appointed chief financial officer for Hospice of the Western Reserve.
SUSAN KREJCI, Brunswick, was named executive director for Cuyahoga Community College’s Workforce Connect healthcare sector partnership.
2002
LAURA MARELI NOVAK, Concord Twp., authored a children’s book, Giggling with the Geese. She is also the director of operations for muGrid Analytics.
2003
SHERI COPANIC (MBA ’05), Toledo, received a leadership recognition award from 20 Under 40 Toledo. She is assistant vice president of compliance and risk management at Welltower. Her community involvement includes service to United Way’s campaign cabinet and women’s initiative, the Ronald McDonald House, and the Marathon Classic women’s professional golf tournament.
2004
AMANDA KALE SADLIER, Auckland, New Zealand, is associate principal at Mobile Relocation, a company that helps settle new arrivals and returning “Kiwis” across New Zealand. She lives with her husband and three children.
KARI GORDYAN DAHL, Willow Spring, N.C., was named the 2020 Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the Year for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). She is a gifted teacher at Poole Elementary at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
2005
ABIGAEL BIEHL, Westwood Hills, Kans., earned a Doctor of Education in educational leadership from William Woods University.
SHERI COPANIC (MBA), see ’03.
2006
KEITH AUFMUTH, North Ridgeville, was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for basketball.
LINDSEY HUM PUFALL, Santa Monica, Calif., was promoted to associate manager of payroll of the Los Angeles Lakers.
BETH STARRETT, Massillon, became the director of career programs for Alliance City Schools where she oversees technical education at Alliance High School and directs operations for the Alliance Career Center.
MIKE TURCHAN, Smyrna, Ga., was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for baseball.
2007
TARIN AIN, Ithaca, N.Y., earned a master’s degree in hospitality management at Cornell University in December 2020.
MICHELLE WHITE-SHEPPARD, Medina, was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for basketball.
2008
KELSEY HILLS-FINUCAN, Westlake, was inducted into the BW Athletics Hall of Fame for volleyball.
LARA KOWALCHIK SVIHLIK (MAED), Parma, is now the early childhood director for Parma City Schools.
2010
JEFF KOVACS ’10, Hinckley, see ’99.
MONICA BRASEE WILLBOND, Wakeman, was promoted to space communication and navigation (SCaN) business manager at the NASA Glenn Research Center.
2012
RACHEL GUY DINKELDEIN, St. Petersburg, Fla., earned a master’s degree in physical education from the University of South Florida.
2013
JAKE McCONKEY, Wesley Chapel, Fla., launched Dripbox Co., a subscription coffee service. The business is a joint venture with Kallan Hinkle ’16.
REBECCA “BECCA” WAGNER, Washington, D.C., began working for Seacrest Studios at the Children’s National Hospital as a studio media specialist.
RACHEL SHANNON TERLOP, Alexandria, Va., released her first children’s book Maggie and the Moomaid on April 7, 2020. It was honored with a Mom’s Choice Award in June.
LISA SIMS RILEY (MBA ’13), Avon, was promoted to senior analysist of global accounting and systems at Eaton Corporation.
2014
ROBERT HOOD, Atlanta, Ga., earned his PhD in Public Health from The Ohio State University.
BROOKE HRADISKY, Cleveland, is now a vice president at Kaulig Capital.
CORINNE SALIBA (MBA ’18), Stow, was recognized by the national Delta Zeta sorority’s “35 Under 35” listing of successful young professionals. She oversees the HR consulting division at the Ahola Corporation and serves as an active alumnae director for Area II of Delta Zeta.
2016
KALLAN HINKLE, Wesley Chapel, Fla., launched Dripbox Co., a subscription coffee service. The business is a joint venture with Jake McConkey ’13.
DEVIN MCNULTY-DEMARCO, Cleveland Heights, coordinates onsite and offsite volunteer opportunities for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, helping provide over 20 million pounds of food to the community.
2017
ALEX TURNER, Lancaster, Pa., graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a master’s degree in applied clinical psychology. She works as a school-based therapist for T.W. Ponessa & Associates.
NIKITA MARTIN, Washington, D.C., completed her Peace Corps service in 2019 and then traveled to Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Portugal, and Spain. She is now a project assistant at EnCompass LLC, a business consulting firm specializing in international development.
2018
ADAM HOFFMAN, Cincinnati, is associate director of sports science in the department of athletics at the University of Cincinnati.
JUSTIN MALAVE, Nashville, Tenn., passed his physics qualifying exam at Vanderbilt University, where he is now a PhD candidate with a focus on computational nanoscience and nanotechnology.
ALEXANDER PAPKE, Reston, Pa., is a business development executive at Darktrace.
CORINNE SALIBA (MBA), see ’14.
2019
MADELINE CARTER, Kennewick, Wa., is a news anchor for NBC Right Now/WKNDU in southeast Washington. She co-hosts the daily Wake Up Northwest early morning show.
KELLY FERIAN, Pittsburgh, Pa., earned a master’s degree in exercise science and health promotion from California University of Pennsylvania. She is pursuing a doctorate in athletic training at A.T. Still University.
MEGHAN GEIGER (MBA ’20), Lagrange, is a human resources coordinator at Union Home Mortgage.
ALEC PALMER, Rocky River, is now teaching sport technology for BW’s sports management major.
2020
MEGHAN GEIGER (MBA), see ’19.
TERRELL MITCHELL, Cleveland, began his career as a cyber security analyst at KeyBank.
Marriage Announcements
RACHEL GUY ’12 to Michael Dinkeldein
LIAM SLEGGS ’14 to HAYLEY WARD ’17
KENDRA BLACKBURN ’16, ’19 (MAED) to AKEEM SANTOS ’17
MELINDA MOMEYER ’18 to MAXIM KLINAR ’20
Birth Announcements
LAURA MARELI NOVAK ’02 and husband, Vida, a son
CAITYLN PECINOVSKY HAUFF ’11 and NATHAN HAUFF ’12, a daughter
BECKY TOPLAK ICE ’13 and JASON ICE ’13, a daughter
In Memoriam
1946
ALICE “AME” EVANICK STAHL, Murfreesboro, Tenn., died on September 20. Majored in home economics. Member of Delta Zeta.
1948
MARION LORENZ KURFIS, Cincinnati, died on October 13. Majored in business administration. Member of Delta Zeta.
WILLIAM “BILL” LAMBACHER, Springfield, died on September 26. Majored in business administration. Attended BW as part of the Navy V-12 program.
RUTH SOLETHER TURK, Cary, N.C., died on August 10. Majored in sociology and anthropology.
BARBARA RAUP WIMBERLY, South Vienna, died on August 20. Majored in health and physical education.
1949
FRANCES JOHNSON LIND, Hopkins, Minn., died on September 30. Majored in education. Served as a student body representative.
JEAN STEINMAN SZABO, Bluffton, died on August 22. Majored in music. Member of Alpha Phi.
1952
LEROY “LEE” HART, Akron, died on October 4. Majored in chemistry. Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
RICHARD “DICK” KRAJEC, Lawrenceville, Ga., died on August 26. Majored in music education. Member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
1953
WALTER “WALT” NORTON, Bardstown, Ky., died on September 12. Majored in business administration. Member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
1954
DAVID SANDBERG, Aurora, died on August 1. Majored in business administration. Member of Alpha Tau Omega.
1955
MARTHA WILLING THRALL, Akron, died on September 17. Majored in music.
1956
FREDERICK SOUKUP, Mead, Wash., died on January 20. Majored in business administration. Member of Alpha Tau Omega.
EDGAR FOX, Westlake, died on September 7. Majored in business administration. Member of Lambda Chi Alpha and ran track.
SARAH MARSHALL ALISSI, Weatogue, Conn., died on September 5. Majored in sociology and anthropology. Member of Delta Zeta.
1957
SUE IMOGENE STEVENS, South Jacksonville, Ill., died on September 6. Studied music.
JOHN TOOMEY, North Canton, died on September 6. Majored in psychology.
1958
PEGGY GOLDSBOROUGH CLARK, Newport Beach, Calif., died on August 7. Majored in education.
1959
DONALEE BRUSH MUNSON, Brunswick, died on August 19. Majored in education. Member of Alpha Xi Delta.
1961
JOHN “JACK” TOLLEY, Chula Vista, Ca., died on August 16. Majored in business administration. Member of Phi Kappa Tau.
1962
JOHN HALL, Matthews, N.C., died on September 29. Majored in psychology and speech and communication. Member of Phi Kappa Tau.
1964
MARSHA FRANKLIN FISHER, Strongsville, died on August 22. Majored in education. Member of Alpha Xi Delta, the Activities Board, and a cheerleader.
1967
RICHARD PRACKO, North Olmsted, died on August 12. Majored in chemistry.
DENNIS LIATTI, Avon, died on October 23. Majored in sociology.
1969
PAUL “SPARKY” ADAMS JR., Berea, died on September 12. Majored in history. Member of Lambda Chi Alpha and lettered in cross country and track. Served as director of annual giving at Baldwin Wallace from 2001 to 2011 and past president of the BW Alumni Association. Sparky, together with members of his family, was honored with BW’s Family Heritage Award in 2002.
THOMAS “TOM” HALLIDAY (MBA ’76), Strongsville, died on July 28. Majored in business administration.
1970
JOSEPH “JOE” SALATA, Cleveland Heights, died on October 15. Majored in psychology. Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and lettered in football. Joe, together with members of his family, was honored with the BW Family Heritage Award in 2010.
1971
W. DAVID LEIGHTON, Syracuse, N.Y., died on August 17. Majored in education. Member of Pi Lambda Phi.
1972
ROBERT “BOB” CLARK, Rocky River, died on October 24. Majored in business administration.
WAYNE MACK, Parma, died on August 1. Majored in business administration.
1973
THOMAS “TOM” MISCH, Matawan, N.J., died on August 3. Majored in business administration. Member of Lambda Chi Alpha and lettered in football.
1974
SUSAN “SUE” LARUE, Cincinnati, died on August 19. Majored in education. Member of Kappa Phi.
1975
R. WILLIAM “BILL” BRIGGS, Bemus Point, N.Y., died October 2. Majored in business administration. Member of Alpha Tau Omega and served as a class officer.
1976
THOMAS “TOM” HALLIDAY (MBA), see ’69.
1979
CRAIG GRAHAM (MBA), Avon, died on October 21. Earned an MBA in management.
1981
LYNN FERRARO, Waterford, Conn., died on September 18. Majored in speech communication and theatre.
DANIEL PATE (MBA), Chandler, Ind., died on October 23. Earned an MBA in management.
DALE SPENCER (MBA), Westlake, died on August 31. Earned an MBA in management.
1983
RICHARD RUDEY (EMBA), Rockford, Ill., died on August 29. Earned an MBA in executive management.
1985
CHAD COOK (EMBA), Fairlawn, died on October 17. Earned an MBA in executive management and later became a member of the MBA faculty at BW.
CHARLES “CHUCK” HUTCHINSON III (MBA), Independence, died on September 16. Earned his MBA in management.
1987
CAROL BLACK BUGALA (MAED), Rocky River, died on September 19. Earned a Master of Arts in Education with a specialization in reading.
1988
SARAH LEE-MYERS, Elyria, died on August 24. Majored in business administration.
DONALD “DON” SCHUERGER, Sheffield Lake, died on September 10. Earned his MBA in management.
1989
MARK BILAS (EMBA), Poland, died on September 13. Earned his EMBA in executive management.
1990
F. BENJAMIN BARNES, North Royalton, died on September 25. Majored in political science.
1998
BRIAN DEITZ, Bishop, Ga., died on August 11. Majored in health and physical education and nutrition. Member of Alpha Tau Omega and lettered in soccer.
AIMEE DICKINSON, Oberlin, died on August 13. Majored in history.
2002
DANIEL BERGOLC, Northfield, died on August 3. Majored in business administration. Member of Phi Kappa Tau.
2009
PATRICK CHAMBERS, Cleveland, died on August 25. Majored in accounting.
FRIENDS OF BW
LOUIS MARCUS RUSSELL JR., Cleveland, died on August 9. He worked on the Baldwin Wallace custodial staff for many years. Honorary member of Alpha Tau Omega.
SHARON FRALEY, North Ridgeville, died on September 15. She worked as an ID office specialist at Baldwin Wallace.
BRUCE MACK, Defiance, died on September 14. He worked as director of development for Baldwin Wallace.
LYDIA MADRID, Albuquerque, N.M., died on June 20. She was an assistant professor in BW’s art department.
JANE SCHNEIDER, Berea, died on September 7. She worked as secretary of the theatre arts building at Baldwin Wallace.