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T hese are very exciting and historic days. The July 1 merger of The University of Toledo and the Medical University of Ohio will make UT Ohio’s third largest university in

terms of budget and research funding, one of only 17 public universities in the nation with the breadth and depth of professional colleges and degrees. Our ranking as a research university will advance dramatically, making your degree of greater value in the years to come.

We have also been tremendously energized by the recent gift of $15 million to The University of Toledo College of Education by the family of UT alums Judy and Marvin Herb. Their gift will support scholarships, research and assessment of learning as the college increases its focus on learning outcomes. The Herbs have granted UT permission to name our college the Judith Herb College of Education. Their gift will inspire others to invest in UT and in our future students.

This magazine issue focuses on collaborative research at UT and MUO — just one example of many such new opportunities that underline the new University of Toledo.

It has been my great honor and privilege to serve as UT’s 15th president. With our merger, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs will become UT’s 16th president. I am proud of the progress at UT over the past five years, made possible by our faculty, staff, administration and students. We have a tremendous university, one that will only grow and improve in the years ahead. Elaine and I are grateful that we have had the rare and wonderful opportunity to serve UT and our Toledo community. I plan to continue my efforts in my new role as university professor of public policy and economic development. Most of my activities will be directed toward the Toledo Science and Technology Corridor. I look forward to these new challenges.

Thank you for all you are doing to help make our University of Toledo an even greater university. We have a bright future that you make even brighter through your engagement and support.

With appreciation and gratitude,

Dan JohnsonPresident

THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDOALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERSAND TRUSTEES

PRESIDENTBirdel F. Jackson ’68

FIRST VICE PRESIDENTBarbara Berebitsky ’91

SECOND VICE PRESIDENTJames W. White Jr. ’76, ’79 SECRETARYWalter “Chip” Carstensen ’72, ’74

TREASURERConstance D. Zouhary ’81

PAST PRESIDENTTheodore T. Hahn ’65, ’67

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dan Saevig ’84, ’89

ONE-YEAR TRUSTEESJon R. Dvorak MD ’80Marc D. Folk* ’98Lynn Hutt ’95Jay Pearson** ’91Stacey Scharf* ’89, ’98Robert J. Schlembach ’49Janet Schroeder ’89 Suzanne Wambold PhD, RN, RDC* ’85, ’91, ’02

TWO-YEAR TRUSTEESBea Daniels* ’91, ’01David D. Dobrzykowski ’95, ’99Gary J. Corrigan PhD ’70, ’77Dana Fitzsimmons** ’76Susan Gilmore ’89, ’89, ’93Donald L. Warner ’74, ’76

THREE-YEAR TRUSTEESJanet Eppard ’83Patrick J. Flynn ’93, ’98 George E. Robinson II ’02Mark A. Urrutia ’88

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVEMeghan Fox (appointed by Student Alumni Association)

*Appointed by the affiliate committee** Chapter representative

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDOALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERSAND TRUSTEES

PRESIDENTBirdel F. Jackson ’68

FIRST VICE PRESIDENTBarbara Berebitsky ’91

SECOND VICE PRESIDENTJames W. White Jr. ’76, ’79 SECRETARYWalter “Chip” Carstensen ’72, ’74

TREASURERConstance D. Zouhary ’81

PAST PRESIDENTTheodore T. Hahn ’65, ’67

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dan Saevig ’84, ’89

ONE-YEAR TRUSTEESJon R. Dvorak MD ’80Marc D. Folk* ’98Lynn Hutt ’95Jay Pearson** ’91Stacey Scharf* ’89, ’98Robert J. Schlembach ’49Janet Schroeder ’89 Suzanne Wambold PhD, RN, RDC* ’85, ’91, ’02

TWO-YEAR TRUSTEESBea Daniels* ’91, ’01David D. Dobrzykowski ’95, ’99Gary J. Corrigan PhD ’70, ’77Dana Fitzsimmons** ’76Susan Gilmore ’89, ’89, ’93Donald L. Warner ’74, ’76

THREE-YEAR TRUSTEESJanet Eppard ’83Patrick J. Flynn ’93, ’98 George E. Robinson II ’02Mark A. Urrutia ’88

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVEMeghan Fox (appointed by Student Alumni Association)

*Appointed by the affiliate committee** Chapter representative

EDITORCynthia Nowak ’78, ’80

ASSOCIATE EDITORVicki Kroll ’88

CONTRIBUTING WRITERDeanna Woolf ’05

DESIGNER Meredith Thiede

PHOTOGRAPHERSTed BachoDaniel Miller ’99

Toledo Alumni is published three timesa year in Fall, Winter and Spring by The University of Toledo Office of Alumni Relations.

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT/PUBLISHERDan Saevig ’84, ’89

DIRECTOR, ALUMNI PROGRAMMINGEric Slough ’95

ASSISTANT DIRECTORSAnsley Abrams ’92Renee Elliott ’96

OUTREACH COORDINATORBrian Weinblatt ’02, ’04

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featureThe road to Wellville

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research

class notes

book reviews

cover storyTo cure what ails us

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Toledo: traditional & un

Spring comes blossoming on campus.

The traditional season of promise and

new beginnings saw a particularly

fertile event this year; see the next page.

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Gov. Bob Taft, center, signed House Bill 478

during a March 31 ceremony in Doermann

Theater, combining The University of Toledo

and the Medical University of Ohio. The

merger will make the new UT the third largest

university in the state in terms of operating

budget and one of 17 public universities in the

country with colleges of business, education,

engineering, law, medicine and pharmacy.

Dignitaries from around the state crowded

the Doermann stage for the big moment

as members of both campus communities

watched live and via the Web. The July 1

implementation date is red-circled on cal-

endars across the state, and the merger’s two

chief architects — Dr. Lloyd Jacobs and Dr.

Dan Johnson, bookending the governor — are

elbow-deep in the ongoing process. Turn the

page to hear some of their thoughts.

But first, the names. Thanks to input

Smiles of a spring morningfrom inside and outside our two merging

universities, The University of Toledo (whose

name remains unchanged) will include new

names for our campuses: The University of

Toledo Main Campus and The University of

Toledo Health Science Campus.

The elements of the Health Science Campus

which constitute the clinical enterprise,

including the hospitals and clinics, will be The

University Medical Center.

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Toledo: traditional & un

On June 30, President Dan Johnson ends

his five years as president of The University

of Toledo. His tenure in that office spanned

challenging times, both at UT and in higher

education as a whole. In spite of deep state

budgets cuts that affected public universities

across Ohio, UT moved forward, and Johnson

presided over a number of impressive

developments. He presided over an ambitious

capital campaign that to date has passed its

halfway mark in donations, and oversaw

increased collaborations with other public and

private institutions. (The most far-reaching

collaboration, of course, is the July merger of

UT and the Medical College of Ohio.) Exciting

initiatives included the first steps toward

creating a technology corridor in metro Toledo

and the creation of a diversity task force to

open cultural dialogues. The campus saw the

hiring of more tenure-track faculty members,

and Johnson’s recruitment trip to China — a

first for UT — was another example of his work

in establishing the University as a global player.

In May, the UT board of trustees approved

a resolution to open two or three recruit-

ment offices in China.

As one door closes, another opens, and

on July 1, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, president of the

Medical University of Ohio, will become the

16th president of The University of Toledo.

The two presidents shared some thoughts

on the new horizons to come, and the road

that led to the view.

Lloyd Jacobs

Q What excites you most about the new presidency?The most exciting thing about the merger is what I’ve termed intellectual synergy. As the various colleges — the College of Law, the College of Medicine, the College of Business, the College of Nursing — work together, there’s going to be intellectual stimulation and the generation of new ideas. That’s very exciting. For their part, state legislators have concentrated on the benefits of saving money, which is a good thing — but the exciting thing is what we can accomplish together. I can see synergies, for instance, between the department of English and the department of surgery, synergies that enrich us all.

Where are you likely to focus your energies during your first year in office?I think that the experience of most institutions — certainly those in corporate America — is that the more you get done in the first six months of a merger, the more successful you’re likely to be in attaining your overall goals. We’ve really got to work hard this first year. We’ll all have the responsibility to look for some of those important efficiencies and reduce redundancies, and pursue the fiscal value of our increased critical mass. That, I fear,

will take up more of my time than I’d like, since it’ll slow entry into the more exciting areas — the larger world of the mind, if you will. Secondly, the most immediate opportunities will be in the health-related fields, with the College of Pharmacy and the College of Health and Human Services. I’d like to move quickly to rationalize those institutions. The College of Pharmacy fits into [the MUO] campus best of all, so perhaps the physical moving of some or all of that college is a good plan. Q Any thoughts on the process of

forging a new university with a distinct identity while keeping in mind the individual histories of UT and MUO?We’re going to work very hard to retain the traditions of both institutions while

The helm passes — thoughts from two presidents

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positioning the new university to be the whole that’s greater than the sum of the parts. It will take a fair amount of thought and work. I don’t think we should immediately throw out all our old names and historical icons; we need to honor our past. Alumni groups from both institutions will be coming together to discuss these matters.

Q Any short message especially for the alumni of the merging universities?Yes. What I’ve said to alumni is that the UT or MUO diploma that hangs on your wall is not a fixed-value instrument, like a gold certificate. It’s much more like stock certificates; their value goes up and down with the subsequent fortunes of the institution. Their value will immediately go up with the merger, I believe. We will receive more positive publicity, there will be new opportunities for branding the merged institution. Then, as we continue to build and develop our combined assets and strengths, that value will continue to increase.

Dan Johnson

Q The accomplishments of which you’re proudest:At the top of the list has to be the merger. By far, that’s the most important thing that’s happened here in the last five years. Beyond that, though, connecting the University with the community has been very important, and we’ve done that in many ways, including the developments that will lead to the Science and Technology Corridor. Rebuilding the relationship between the faculty and the administration is another very important accomplishment — and there are many parts to that.

Q Your biggest “Wow!” moment while at UT:It actually happened just recently, when I had the opportunity to be part of the send-off of the approximately 200 UT students, faculty and staff who went to the Gulf Coast to work on hurricane relief during their spring break. For me, it was an indication of how our people are truly committed to service — I was very, very proud of them. And the day we came together as a campus to join hands with the nation in the wake of Sept. 11 was a deeply moving moment I’ll never forget. Then there have been our students and faculty who’ve won awards and national acclaim — in fact, there have been many, many moments that I’ll never forget.

Q Any unexpected lessons/discoveries from your experience as UT’s president? I’ve learned many things in this job; one is the powerful potential of the metropolitan engagement mission of this institution. We’re here to serve our community, our region and our state — to elevate the educational level and to bring our assets as an educational institution to bear on the challenges facing the greater community, and improve the quality of life. The lesson we need to remember as an institution, I think,

is this: If we pull back and focus on ourselves, we’re only realizing a small part of what we can accomplish. If we focus our assets and resources outward, though, we’re a powerful force — and maybe that’s a lesson we have to re-learn every five or ten years.

Q What roles will you continue to play at UT?I’ll be university professor of public olicy and economic development, working mainly on the further development of the Toledo Science and Technology Corridor. As many as 150 other communities across the country have been successful in initiatives like this; we can do the same, using our research into important areas like alternative energy to attract companies and corporations to northwest Ohio.


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Slimming down student loans The UT Alumni Association/Nelnet team

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Revamped and redecorated, the much-

remembered Libbey Hall has become

a popular dining spot for the campus

community, but the public is also welcome to

share in the polish and glow of the University’s

first Student Union. If feasting on history

isn’t enough, the comestible creations of

Chef Todd Maxson offer gilt-plate pleasures.

Alumni can revisit cherished memories and

stay for breakfast or lunch; more at utoledo.

avifoodweb.com/libbey.php.

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In this instance, three’s not a crowd; they’re crowd control. Given the new reality of UT grads and potential donors

— more than half now live well outside the metro Toledo area — The Campaign for The University of Toledo has three co-chairs to better cover the geography of our alumni. In their words: Ronald Greller (Bus ’74), president of Morris Iron & Steel Co. Inc. in Philadelphia: “I really enjoyed my years at UT, and this is my way of giving back. Dr. Johnson’s presidency has been terrific, and as an alum, I find the potential of the merger outstanding.” Birdel Jackson (Eng ’68), president and CEO of B&E Jackson & Associates, Atlanta: “I volunteered to chair the campaign in the Southeast because I feel the alums in this region are truly enthusiastic about our University, and they continue to grow in numbers.” James Poure (honorary PhD), CEO and chairman of GAC Chemical Corp. in Searsport, Maine: “With the merger of The University of Toledo and Medical University of Ohio, launching our new capital campaign could not be at a better time. This news will provide us with a powerful and positive message about the future of the University.”

Philanthropy: not just a guy thing

Do men and women approach philanthropy differently? Some research says yes — a study at the

University of Pittsburgh, for instance, posits that “Men are more likely to be either perfectly selfish or perfectly unselfish. Women care more about equalizing payoffs.” Whatever future studies may decide, the role of women in charitable giving has been receiving attention from many major universities, though none have been in this geographic region — until now. Women and Philanthropy, a collaboration between UT’s Office of Institutional Advancement and area women, is opening eyes to the power of females looking to make a difference. Dr. Janet Krzyminski, UT director of development, notes, “The first step is getting women to buy in. We’ve been explaining the program one-on-one with women on- and off-campus. Everyone we speak to thinks it’s a wonderful idea. We hope that when we ask them to put their money where their passion is, the idea

will still be attractive.” The merger of UT and the Medical University of Ohio, she says, will open even more avenues for donors’ interests. She and Marilyn Sheperd, associate vice president for institutional advancement, received a boost for the new organization when Toledo businesswoman Marianne Ballas signed on as co-chair. (Elaine Johnson, wife of UT President Dan Johnson and a fund-raiser in her own right, is the other.) She notes that men traditionally have used giving as a way to cultivate relationships and business opportunities — while at the same time making great things happen. “Women are in a learning curve when it comes to money and giving,” she says. “Here’s a chance to mentor women, teach them to be proactive. It’s really exciting that we can be the first such program in northwest Ohio.”

For information about Women and Philanthropy, contact Krzyminski at 419.530.5320.

Capital campaigngets co-chairs

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UT research on the edge

Multiculturalism: just a buzzword? According to re-

search in UT’s Judith Herb College of Education, it’s

actually a hardworking bee of a concept. An ongoing

study surveys alumni who took UT’s multicultural edu-

cation course — many, though not all, now engaged in

education careers — to measure its impact on their pro-

fessional and personal lives. Initial feedback indicates an

overwhelmingly positive response to the lessons of the

course. Since the course emphasizes community involve-

ment, those lessons often take flight. Just one example:

two truckloads of donated school supplies arriving at a

low-income Toledo school following a conversation be-

tween between teacher Carey Gates (Ed ’98, MEd ’02)

and then-talk show host Rosie O’Donnell about culture-

based education inequities.

The multicultural effect

Bullying: not just kid stuffHigh-profile tragedies like the Columbine shootings made

Americans rethink the question of childhood bullying. Now

research done at UT indicates that the effects of being bullied

last beyond even adolescence, with men and women of all ages

reporting anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and difficulty

with trust, which they trace back to bullying in childhood.

Such adults illustrate a psychological hypothesis that posits

humans able to take only so much frustration before they

become aggressive. Some turn that aggression on themselves,

others outward — in extreme cases, they can become the

students or employees who use guns to express frustration.

An education program to help prevent bullying was created

by a UT researcher; it’s now used in various area elementary

schools. With the recent passage of Ohio House Bill 276, such

school prevention programs could become mandatory.

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Your grandma who slapped you between the shoulder

blades and told you to “Straighten up!” would appreciate

the daily doings at UT’s Motion Analysis Laboratory.

There, researchers use cameras, force measurers and

3-D modeling software to quantify posture and movement

in the human body. Applications can help patients with

gait problems caused by disease, congenital conditions or

aging. One study seems to support grandma: Poor posture

can cause major problems in your body. Straighten up!

Sharing a joint for science

Is Toledo ripe for upscale fruits, vegetables and risotto

mixes? That’s what local citizens wanted to know

when they approached UT with a request: Utilizing the

resources of the department of geography and the Urban

Affairs Center, find out if the area could successfully

support a well-known purveyor of natural and organic

foods. Student researchers studied established stores in

several adjoining states and compiled an extensive battery

of demographics on each location. They then mapped

Toledo to look for parallel neighborhood profiles. When

completed, the results will add sophistication to the city’s

commercial development process — and perhaps put

more free-range eggs into local baskets.

To market, to market

UT’s international island Some respect, please, for Gard Island, the 17-acre Maumee

Bay sandbar owned by UT since 1981. First off, UT researchers

know that it’s an excellent fish and waterfowl habitat.

Now it’s going international. Early this year, thanks to a

cooperative agreement between the University and the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Gard Island became

part of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. The

refuge, established in 2001, covers 48 miles of wildlife-rich

shoreline along the lower Detroit River and the western

basin of Lake Erie, and includes islands, wetlands, marshes,

shoals and riverfront lands among its habitats. With the

help of the FWS, the University will continue to manage the

island for wildlife and

wildlife-compatible uses,

including research in

science and archaeology.


T he hills are alive in western North Carolina: Bluebirds preen and chitter, pink and white dogwood

blossoms are confetti against the Blue Ridge Mountains. At the Cooper-Riis Healing Farm Community, two lambs born on the first day of spring are already frisking up their heels. Look again: Lambs, birds and trees are an integral part of the Cooper-Riis’ recovery plan for their patients (residents is the preferred term) — people suffering from mental illness or emotional fragility. Just ask Dr. Sharon Young (MS ’97, PhD ’99), the community’s clinical director and designer of the treatment model used at

‘Another miracleon Highway 108’Share a day with the community members of a remarkable healing farm, as they navigate a journey to wellness with the help of seven recovery domains. Photos by Ted Bacho

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on Highway 108’

Domain: Spirituality. Community members Ali and Linda nurture a new life.

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the 80-acre farm and facility in the village of Mill Spring. Providing a context for her model, she says, is essential: “When I was at UT, a new recovery paradigm was coming out, based on the work of Dr. William Anthony and his colleagues at the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center in Boston.” What resonated for her, Young says, was “the idea that the recovery process is not unlike a physical recovery process. When people have diabetes or hypertension, they have to learn to manage their health condition more effectively. They don’t stop living, but the condition ceases to be a barrier.”

Inspired by an approach that dared to “talk about things like purpose, fulfillment, hope,” Young — a veteran of Peace Corps service in Africa — based her master’s thesis on what the recovery process would look like in real patients. The result was a three-phase model of what to expect over the course of a person’s recovery. Published and presented, the model gave birth to a group curriculum — and in time, became the basis for the seven domains of recovery that she developed for Cooper-Riis. Everything sparked when Young met Don and Lisbeth Cooper, the founders of Cooper-Riis (the latter name

Domain: Community/Connectedness. Regular community meetings (here, led by staff member Greg Bryant) help foster sense of family.


Domain: Purpose/Productivity. Community member Dorothy Stephens on greenhouse duty in the farm work program.

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Domain: Intellectual/Learning/Creativity. Community member J.C. Brew in the art barn.

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coming from Lisbeth’s family). Parents of an adult daughter with a persistent mental health condition, they had been frustrated with traditional treatments — and inspired by the holistic tradition of healing farms. When their vision met Young’s model, the meeting was electric. “They and Virgil Stucker, the executive director, asked if I could create their clinical programming around the recovery process and my own model,” Young says. “All three told me, ‘Yes! This is what we want! Yes! Can you do this?’ I told them, ‘Yes! I can do that!’ “I felt as though everything I had done up to that point had led me to this.” The this is the Cooper-Riis experience: immersion in Young’s seven-area recovery model. Residents at the farm join a community atmosphere from their first day, with group activities that are both comforting routine and necessary challenge: kitchen crew duty, perhaps, or working the rows of the organic garden, growing vegetables for the communal table. Chickens need feeding, eggs require gathering. The sheep are sheared and their wool sold; dogs, cats and rabbits provide a warm cuddle even while teaching responsibility. All the while, staff are there for one-on-one support. An optional graduate program allows residents to live close by or move to Cooper-Riis residences in Asheville. “The recovery process is not necessarily linear,” says Young. “Residents have bursts of progress, but when they have setbacks, stumble or fall, staff are there to catch them. We’ve created a flexible system because we recognize that recovery is a long process, and we don’t send residents out into the wide world alone.” Helping to create a more welcoming world keeps Young — well, young. “The work is extremely life-affirming. I was talking with Mary Kreider, our executive chef, about a resident’s amazing progress, and she said, ‘Another miracle on Highway 108.’ I love that! It feels like it’s not hyperbole; it’s our reality. We have small miracles, very big miracles and everything in between.” More information? Check www.cooperriis.org.

Other domains:

Physical Wellness

Emotional/Psychological Health

Empowerment/Independence

Young


They’re attacking Alzheimer’s disease — decoding diabetes —

manipulating molecules to fight cancer. Researchers at UT and

MUO share a passion for many areas of medicine; some of them

are already working together on the field’s trickiest problems.

The imminent UT/MUO merger will open the door to even more

research collaborations, shared resources and side-by-side science.

scienceside-by-side

Photos by Daniel Miller

Diseases of the brainDr. William Messer, UT professor and chair of pharmacology He’s developing drugs to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders — diseases affecting the brain, such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia — through the use of synthetic compounds. One compound, the result of 15 years’ research, is showing promise and may go into clinical trials this year. “The compound will likely be most effective at earliest stages of Alzheimer’s” he says. “It may alleviate some of the disease symptoms, such as the profound memory deficits. Also, the compound exerts an action that we hope will alter the course of the disease. Different proteins are implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, and the compound can activate an enzyme that will prevent formation of some of those proteins. The compound can also — in cell culture — reverse the deleterious effects of a peptide implicated in Alzheimer’s.” There’s still a great deal of work to do, he cautions, but adds, “Based on the data we have, we think that the compound should slow disease progression, and may even help prevent the disease.” When combined with other treatments, he says, the compound could pack more of a wallop. “We may have a magic bullet to stop Alzheimer’s in its tracks, but perhaps combined with other treatments we’ll have a whole series of bullets to fire at the disease.”

Collaborations: UT’s Center for Applied Pharmacology, Center for Drug Design and Development, and department of medicinal and biological chemistry

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Dr. Joan Duggan, MUO medical director and program director of the Ryan White Titles III and IV GrantsDr. Eric Sahloff, UT assistant professor of pharmacy practice During 2005, about 600 patients visited the MUO Ryan White AIDS Clinics. Patients came from all backgrounds – “lower socioeconomic classes, executives in companies, black, white, Hispanic, gay, straight, drug users,” Sahloff says. Clinical collaborators Duggan and Sahloff can share good news with them. In the former’s words, “This is HIV in the age of Magic Johnson, not Rock Hudson. We have effective treatments for HIV.” First, drugs have been improved. Patients at the clinic may begin regimens of as few as two or three pills a day, Sahloff says. “In the past, patients were taking up to 20 pills a day.” And there are treatments to prevent the virus from spreading from mother to unborn child. “At our clinic, the transmission rate for pregnant women is zero percent,” Duggan notes. To build on the progress, clinic researchers offer patients the opportunity to participate in investigations. Currently, they are running eight pharmaceutical trials, which involve different regimens or combinations of FDA-approved drugs, and four behavioral trials, which document how people cope with the disease and take their medications. “By participation, they help us to learn more about the virus and the drugs used to treat it,” Duggan explains.

Auto-immune diseasesDr. Anthony Quinn, UT associate professor of biologyAuto-immune diseases — such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes and lupus — cause the body’s T-cell defenses to go haywire, attacking healthy tissue. “We’re trying to understand how these conditions get started, and why some people seem susceptible to them, why some aren’t,” Quinn says. “Indications are that the conditions begin with some sort of infection.” Researchers know that T cells react with a certain protein (called GAD65) found only in the pancreas and the brain. If these T cells that recognize the protein are shut down, mice no longer develop the disease. “The draconian solution is to incapacitate the entire immune system, as in chemotherapy,” Quinn says. “Our work is focused on the next level of sophistication: Which portions of the protein are important? We broke the protein into 190 fragments to discover which ones T cells respond to. We found eight. Now, which of eight would have the biggest impact on diabetes? We found that if we knock out one, we can diminish the incidence of diabetes in mice.” Quinn’s group is now working on the best punch to deliver the knockout — “In time, it could mean a diabetes vaccine!”


CancerDr. Manohar Ratnam, MUO professor of biochemistry and cancer biology; scientific director of the Cancer CancerMany types of cancer cells crave folate, using the B vitamin to grow and replicate. Researchers can turn this appetite against the cancer by using one of the body’s folate receptors, Ratnam explains: “If you want to send a magic bullet that will kill cancer cells but not normal cells, you need some marker protein that is found only in cancer cells, so the bullet can home in on it.” In reality, he says, there is no such protein — “but we’ve identified the folate receptor alpha, which is just as good.” Any drug delivered to target the folate receptor through the bloodstream reaches only cancer cells. “At MUO’s Cancer Center, we’ve

been studying what controls the activity of the gene that encodes the folate receptor alpha. We can manipulate the gene using non-toxic drugs, causing the tumor cells only to increase production of folate receptor alpha. Now the tumors become better targets for anti-cancer drugs,” he says. “Pharmaceutical companies are using our approach in combination with their targeted therapies. MUO research could mean early treatment for ovarian cancer, which is usually far advanced before it’s detectable.

Insider’s view on cancer. This ultrasound unit, part of MUO’s urology research lab, could mean improved diagnostic applications for cancer researchers on the two campuses. Left to right are research collaborators Rick Keck, research assistant, MUO department of urology, Dr. Manohar Ratnam and Dr. Paul Erhardt ().

Initially given a Stage 2 cancer diagnosis, with her lymph nodes involved, Williams is an eight-year survivor.

Survival mode: “I started to think, I can do this one of two ways: I can dig a hole in the back- yard, crawl in and cover myself up, or I can fight it with everything I have. And after I thought about it, the second option was obviously the better one. ”I had two daughters, neither one married at that point, no grandchildren — I wanted to be here for all of that.” Today she has three grandchildren — the latest, Nicholas, was born five weeks before this interview. In spite of her part-time job, she’s the constant babysitter, with no regrets: “I’m coming from a different place now.”

Research savvy: “I got involved in a clinical trial where a computer chose how often I was going to receive chemotherapy. It came out with every other week, which is pretty strenuous. I worked my job as a bank teller the whole time I was receiving it, which shocked the doctors.”

And she keeps up on research. She had been taking Temoxifen; at her five-year visit, her doctor brought a newer drug, Arimidex, to her

attention. “It had been getting such wonderful results that they stopped the trials halfway through so that the women who had been receiving placebos could get the real thing.”

Seizing the day: “I think I’ve become a different person because of the cancer, a more giving, compassionate one. In my prayers, I made my promises to help others so they wouldn’t have to go through it the way I did, like a blind lady.” She’s a volunteer for Reach to Recovery, an international breast cancer support network, and for St. Anne’s Hospital, working with patients before their breast cancer surgery. You’ll also find her as a team captain at the annual Relay for Life and working as an American Cancer Society recruitment volunteer.

“Any time I have the chance to let people know that there are a lot of us surviving, I jump!”

The final stanza from her poem, “The Sisterhood”: We need to holdEach other tightAnd fight this beast With all our might.

“After I was diagnosed, I remember driving down Harvest

Lane [in Toledo], tears streaming down my face, going 45 miles

an hour in a 25-mile zone. And there was a police car. I thought,

‘He’s going to give me a ticket. So what? I have cancer, the

ugliest words I ever heard — a ticket is nothing.’”— Trish Williams, breast cancer survivor

Real people, real diseases under research


Dr. Paul Erhardt: director, Center for Drug Design and Development; professor, medicinal and biological chemistry Housed in UT’s College of Pharmacy, the Center for Drug Design and Development (CD3) conducts interdisciplinary research that spans biology, chemistry and bioengineering. “The CD3 has a complete range of equipment and the expertise necessary to bring therapeutic and diagnostic technologies all the way to the clinic,” Erhardt says. “It includes drug design and computational chemistry, medicinal, synthetic and bio-analytical chemistry. We do cell culture, tissue and in-vivo studies, and analyses of drug metabolism.” The CD3 focuses on small-molecule agents, which are capable of crossing the body’s blood-brain boundaries. With a full-time doctoral-level staff of six, plus technicians and international PhD students, the center is funded entirely by external grant money — some $1 million yearly. Current research is aimed at prostate and breast cancer, and includes a USDA-funded study of hormone-like compounds in soybeans. “Do the compounds have anti-cancer properties?” Erhardt asks. “Some of the students are synthesizing soy-derived molecules as part of their thesis work, and we’re getting close to knowing.”

Collaborations: Medical University of Ohio, Bowling Green State University, Tulane and Xavier Universities

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Cardiological conditionsChristopher J. Cooper, MD, MUO professor of medicine, chief of cardiology and director of cardiovascular researchCooper heads a unit of about a dozen people — including graduate students and medical residents — at MUO’s Clinical Coordinating Center, which serves as Mission Control for clinical research. The studies are often large in scope, with budgets and ranges to match. “One federally funded ongoing trial has 93 sites in the United States and Canada; we’re now evaluating sites in Europe, South America, Australia and Asia,” Cooper says. The center is focused largely on cardiology, drawing from Cooper’s own research expertise. Among his current work is his role as principal investigator in a five-year study funded by the largest grant ($15.6 million) in MUO’s history. The nationwide study focuses on finding the best treatment for people suffering from renal artery stenosis, a fairly common condition in which high blood pressure exists simultaneously with a narrowing of blood vessels that supply blood to the kidney. For Cooper, a practicing cardiologist whose original plan was to become a marine biologist, clinical research is his dream career: “I love my work. I enjoy working closely with patients, and the investigative side is fascinating as well. I believe that doing clinical trials makes me a better doctor. It keeps me centered on why I do what I do: the patients.”

“Doing clinical trials ... keeps me centered on why I do what I do: the patients.”

Cooper


Cellular diseasesDr. Deborah Vestal, UT associate professor of biologyWhy does the flu make us feel like we’ve been dragged under a freight train for a few miles? Thank the interferons that our bodies make in response to viruses or bacteria. Vestal concentrates on understanding interferon properties that make them useful as anti-cancer agents, paying particular attention to interferons’ potential for affecting the way cancer cells spread. “I work with a family of genes regulated by interferons. One family member inhibits cell growth, which makes it important in dealing with tumors. Possibly, the gene may affect

the way cancer cells metastasize — eat their way out of the solid tumor and make their way to other sites in the body. One of this protein’s properties is that it decreases the amount of digestive enzymes being made; unfortunately, that gene also confers resistance to [the anti-cancer drug] Paclitaxol. We’d like to design strategies to block that particular action. “We’re trying to figure out the pathways by which these proteins inhibit cell movement and growth, and exploit these changes without making people so sick with the use of interferons.”

Dr. Kenneth Bachmann,professor and director, Center for Applied Pharmacology“Better pharmaceuticals for living” might sum up much of the center’s research, which as Bachmann explains, “pertains to how the body processes the molecules of drugs, and the timing of the processes. Both help determine doses.” Also investigated are drug interactions — studies often initiated by the FDA and sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. “They come to us with a concern about a new drug in development, how it could possibly alter the effects of an established drug,” he says. Bachmann’s own interest in drug metabolism focuses on the enzymes behind it. “It’s been about 10 years since we’ve known how those enzymes are regulated by a receptor. If you give a drug that stimulates the receptor, it causes the amount of enzymes in the liver to increase — the liver is the main organ

involved in metabolizing drugs. Then the rates of drug metabolism go faster and faster. This means that normal drug doses become under-doses because the body is processing the drug too fast.” Unexpectedly, he says, another effect of this enzyme-regulating receptor was found: “It dramatically stimulates the formation of ‘good’ cholesterol in the body — at least, it does in rodents! “We’re now looking at drugs that stimulate the receptor in this way as a potential therapy for raising the good cholesterol. It could be useful in preventing heart disease. In fact, a patent is under consideration. It would be a novel treatment, as most treatments now aim at lowering ‘bad’ cholesterol.”

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Don’t sweat the small poke: “I do one injection in the morning, which covers me all day, and then after I eat

something, I take a shot. I used to have to eat at certain times of the day, but now I can eat whenever I want. The doctor says as I get older, my blood sugar will keep changing and things will keep getting easier.

“It’s not something that’s fun, but you learn to live with it. The biggest thing is taking care of yourself — watching what you eat and things like that — because what you do now will affect you in the future.”

On not driving the slow lane: During elemen-tary and high school, David played soccer, baseball and basketball, with team trophies and several Most Valuable Player awards to his credit. His life is still busy: job, college, hobbies (hunting, carpentry), family and friends.

“When I first got the diagnosis, my mom didn’t want me to do anything [risky], but my dad said, ‘If you don’t let him do anything, he’s going to live here forever.’ (Laughs) He didn’t mean that in a bad way; he said, ‘He needs to grow up and have a full life, so he’s going to have to learn to deal with it, enjoy life, not be afraid.’”

Support means more than medicine: “All through high school, all my friends knew I had diabetes, and even though I could take care of myself, they kind of took care of me, too. They could tell when my blood sugar was getting low and I needed to take something to eat. That’s kind of nice, to have other people aware.”

“I plan on having a normal life — as long as I don’t do anything too crazy.”

“It never really limited me. It’s something I grew up with,

and you just deal with it.”— David Thompson, diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at age 3



processes related to diabetes is the mass of excess fat stored in the abdominal region, and the accumulation of cells called macrophages in the fat tissue. The macrophages can secrete molecules called cytokines, which can activate cells to go in an inflammatory direction.” Among other effects, this increases stress on the liver and adversely affects how it responds to insulin. Plus, the fat cells can secrete certain fatty acids that interfere with insulin action in the liver. Najjar’s portion of their collaborative

Diabetes Dr. Marcia F. McInerneyUT professor and chair, medicinal and biological chemistry; member of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research Dr. Sonia M. Najjar, MUO professor of physiology, pharmacology, metabolism and cardiovascular sciences; director of the molecular basis of disease program in the College of Medicine; director of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine ResearchSome hard facts: More than 18 million Americans have diabetes; Ohio has the nation’s second-highest diabetes death rate — twice the national average, with numbers running four times higher for Ohioans of African descent. More than 30 percent of American adults and 15 percent of children are obese, and although the specific mechanism isn’t fully understood, research has established a strong link between obesity and one type of diabetes. Facts like these set the stage for a partnership between two diabetes researchers: Lead investigator Najjar is an international authority on Type 2 diabetes (in which the body doesn’t respond properly to insulin), while McInerney’s expertise is on Type 1 (where the body can’t produce insulin). Their research concentrates on identifying how certain components of a typical Western diet cause obesity and Type 2 diabetes. “We’re targeting the fat compounds, although we’re looking at the role of sugar as well,” Najjar says. “At the same time, we’re also looking at how our genetic makeup can create a susceptibility to the disease.” It has been accepted for some time, she says, that fat tissue is anything but a silent and inert mass. Its interactions in the body can control food intake and interfere with the way body tissue responds to insulin. McInerney takes up the inside story: “Along with other

Najjar, far left, and McInerney, far right, lead their team.


research also shows how these acids cause the liver to become fatty. “We’re trying to identify why that happens,” she says. “And we’re attempting to identify the components of our diet that mobilize these fatty acids.” There’s a certain symmetry between their current USDA-funded study, which focuses so much on interactions, and their 10 years of interacting as research collaborators. “As soon as Sonia came in the door and I heard there was someone working on diabetes, I was there,”

says McInerney. “And she was my first collaborator in Toledo,” Najjar adds. With their solid collaborative history and shared research goals, both say that their roles in MUO’s new Diabetes Center will only make their partnership stronger.

Najjar, far left, and McInerney, far right, lead their team.


He and his wife, Elaine, are former high-school sweethearts who have been married for 40 years. Stanley

was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease two-and-a-half years ago; Elaine is his primary caregiver.

First things first: As soon as Stanley was diagnosed — “He was started on medication very early, which I think slowed down the progression of the condition” — Elaine got in touch with the Alzheimer’s Association (nwoalz.org) and their support groups for patients and caregivers. She says, “It’s nice to know what to expect, what’s normal and not normal.” Stan shoots back, “What is normal?” He adds with a laugh, “You have to keep your

sense of humor — I don’t know what people without a sense of humor do to cope.”

Reality check: At first, it’s hard to see that Stanley has a problem. But then he forgets where their three sons live. “That’s a good example — for a million dollars, I can’t tell you,” he admits. As a ham radio operator, however, “I can still sit down in front of the radio and translate the dits and dots almost as fast as I ever did. But that’s a skill I’ve had since 1958, and you probably couldn’t knock it out of me with a hand grenade. Something new, like putting up the screen door closure — well, I’ll do that tomorrow.”

Accepting the help: Elaine says, “We’re


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“This really broke my bubble. One

afternoon, I was out — I don’t remember

the name of the street — and I didn’t know

how to get back to the shop. That day —

I thought I could blame it on something I

ate last night, but as I found out, it was

something else, a part of my brain that

was closed for repairs and wasn’t going

to come back.”— Stanley Head, former communications technician with the city of Toledo

fortunate in that our family members are not in denial. I didn’t realize how hard that could be until I listened to other people’s stories.” They’re still active members of a bridge group, and “even though he makes mistakes and has to ask questions, the group is very, very patient — they’re thrilled that he can still play.” Stanley adds, “We have a good support system of [family and friends]. We don’t feel like we’re an island of frustration in a sea of — whatever.”

Hanging tough, taking time: “I’m very aware that I have to take care of myself,” Elaine says. “Otherwise, I’ll burn out and then who will take care of him? I try to do things for me so I don’t lose track of who I am. I may not have the world’s cleanest house, but I just finished mailing 20 Easter cards to family and friends — because that’s me.”

Day by day: “We try not to dwell on the fact that he has Alzheimer’s. We enjoy what we still can do. We don’t sit around; we go to parks, to a favorite pet store, and we go out to lunch nearly every day. You have to make it what you want it to be. “The research today probably won’t help us, because it takes so long to get out of the laboratory, but it’s exciting to see how much is being done. We’re in a program where Medical University of Ohio students are paired with people who have Alzheimer’s. It lets health care professionals understand what it’s really like for us, for patients and caregivers and families. It’s a wonderful idea; I know that MUO has gotten queries from other medical schools asking about the program.”

From the trenches: “You’re not all alone out there now,” Stanley says. “I’m glad we don’t live 80 years ago, when people were put in institutions — or locked away in the attic … and thus endeth the lesson.”


UT Senior Design ClinicAdapting wheelchairs for hunting or a day at the beach. Modifying a riding lawn mower for someone with disabilities. Building wheelchair lifts for access to just about anywhere. These are a few of the 81 projects that 338 UT engineering students have designed and constructed since the Senior Design Clinic was established in 1993. “The projects speak for themselves,” says Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy, UT professor of mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and interim associate dean for graduate studies. “We have been continuously funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since 1993.” Each project receives $750 from NSF. Then Christine Smallman, founding director of the clinic, finds additional funds and equipment through donations. “These projects make such a difference in people’s lives,” she says. “They are getting back some freedom.” Debbie Burke (Ed ’76), who was paralyzed in a sledding accident in 1999, was able to exercise year-round thanks to a treadmill designed for use by someone in a wheelchair. “It’s helped me tremendously to stay in shape and helped with my weight maintenance,” she says. “I lost about 130 pounds.” “When you talk about people with disabilities, usually you just talk about basic needs,” Hefzy says. “To me, basic needs are everything a normal person does, including sports and exercise.”

Collaborations: Ability Center of Greater Toledo, MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Medical University of Ohio, UT Office of Accessibility

Future scienceMany other medical investigators are working at UT and MUO. July’s merger of the two universities will not only make the new institution the third-largest research campus in Ohio, but it will widen the collaborative opportunities between faculty scientists. Given the shared technology and intellectual firepower, benefits to the community and the world are likely to be amazing.

Wheels within wheels. Debbie Burke’s treadmill augmented her outdoorexercise routine until a medical condition forced her to abandon it.

Is coffee toxic? Or just what the doctor

ordered? Ever wonder why the latest

research seems to contradict last

year’s? Read “Blinded by Science” —

andother stories of UT and MUO

research — at http://alumni.utoledo.

edu/AlumniMagazine/

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He shares his office with skeletons in various stages of dishabille, but that’s

part of the job for Roy Schneider (A/S ’81), manager of medical illustration at the Medical University of Ohio. His body of work? Everything from the skin on down: “I work with the faculty on medical research papers, on textbooks they’re having published, on patient procedures for operations. They all need medical illustrations.” The needs widened when MUO came to Schneider’s division with a request: design an innovative way to teach basic anatomy. The result — sparked by Schneider’s idea, developed by a team of MUO anatomists and multimedia specialists — was Anatomy & Physiology Revealed, a multimedia computer program on four CDs that’s already become a front-runner in the McGraw-Hill publishing stable, winning their Corporate Achievement Award for 2005, the company's highest honor for a project. Thanks to the MUO teamwork, the series is also a finalist for a Codie Award, a coveted distinction honoring excellence in the software and information industries. Anatomy & Physiology Revealed, which literally peels away the mysteries of the human body, began with actual cadaver

dissections photographed in MUO’s morgue. “The photos are cleaned up using PhotoShop, and we enhance certain parts of the anatomy if need be,” Schneider says. Choosing a region of the body, students use program controls to melt away the skin, revealing the underlying muscular, nervous and skeletal systems. The program has self-testing built in, and the voice feature provides the correct pronunciation of anatomical terms. A one-time display of Schneider’s art outside an operating room launched his career. Working at the then-Medical College of Ohio (MCO) as an orderly, he took advantage of a moment’s down time

Making the literal art of life

three profiles of UT alums linked to medicine

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to sketch a comic-book-type artery on the chalkboard surgeons use to demonstrate medical procedures. When it was found by returning physicians, “I thought I was toast,” he says. Instead, one of the surgeons asked if he’d be interested in illustrating a medical textbook. For Schneider, half-heartedly enrolled in UT art classes, it was a life-changing moment. “Dr. Tom Martin told me to look into medical illustration as a career. Only five universities offered a degree in that field, and the closest was the University of Michigan. Little did I know that they accept only four students a year out of 1,800 applicants! “I was still an orderly, still picking up illustration work, still working my butt off on

my UT degree. By my junior year, I became a full-time student. I applied to Michigan — and got in.” In time, MCO created a position for him, and the rest is history. And physiology. And anatomy. Do the more graphic graphics of his job faze him? Schneider, who with his business partner Dennis Morse recently funded a frog-anatomy teaching program for kids, doesn’t hesitate: “If you have a weak stomach you wouldn’t be in this business, but at the same time there’s a chance to learn what takes place inside people. “No, I’m never grossed out — and I’m never bored!”

Making the literal art of life

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Saving the hear and now

The world’s No. 1 disability, shared by 60 percent of the inductees into the Rock

and Roll Hall of Fame? Say again? Yes, it’s hearing loss. But take heart, says Dr. Randa Mansour-Shouser (A/S ’79). Hearing loss is also the most preventable disability in the world. She should know. The practicing audiologist is also director of the Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic at the Medical University of Ohio. The full diagnostic clinic and dispensing program goes far beyond simple hearing tests: “It’s inter-operative monitoring, hearing aids, everything. We’re able to see people who complain of dizziness, for example. Physicians will send them here to be tested for balance. We have a great deal of interaction with the internal medicine staff.” Patients undergoing cancer treatments also find help at the clinic. “It’s known that radiation and chemotherapy may have an effect on hearing. We’re looking at the ways the cancer therapies are applied — for instance, which therapy is applied first. We’re educating patients and physicians about this.”

As well, long-term use of common drugs such as aspirin and some antibiotics can affect hearing, she says. Synergistic effects of drugs can mix with lifestyles, she notes: “Take the interaction of someone being exposed to noise at work. Then that person has an illness and takes a drug to treat it; the drug complicates the noise exposure. Then add an iPod putting a constant noise into the ear, and you often have tinnitus, or ringing in the ear — the most common sign of hearing loss.” It’s becoming more acceptable to people to wear a hearing aid, she says, but cautions, “Hearing aids aren’t like glasses. You put glasses on and everything is clear, but with hearing aids, your brain has to learn to reprocess sounds. If you have a hearing loss that includes the middle frequencies, being in a noisy room is going to make it hard to follow conversations. Some hearing aids use a single microphone that pick up all sounds. Now we have digital hearing aids, programmed individually via computer. You might have up to 20 frequencies, with microphones that can sort out background noise from conversation.

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Saving the hear and now “And you have to think of hearing not just for understanding, but for awareness. Patients with hearing loss have to be trained to know which sounds are meaningful.” All this means plenty of work for the clinic, which is being beefed up with the imminent arrival of an ear, nose and throat specialist. But as much as Mansour-Shousher, who began her career in teaching and speech pathology, loves working with people, she’s all too aware of statistics: “It’s estimated that 25 million people need hearing aids; five million have them.”


Opening doors for the mentally ill

“P eople with severe mental illness are the most vulnerable in a

society. They’ve already had many of their rights stripped away, and the nature of their disease makes it difficult for them to advocate. In many cases, society isn’t interested in supporting them.” That’s Dr. Mona M. Amer (MS ’02, PhD ’05), who wasn’t always this passionate about the mentally ill. But then, she didn’t always have a professional vita that people twice her age would kill for, either. For the Yale University postdoctoral psychology Fellow, the passion and the productivity grew side by side. Born stateside, Amer was 3 years old when her father, a physician, joined the staff of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although English was the language of the international compound where they lived, “Every family was from a different country; their differences intrigued me,” she says. Later, studying at American University in Cairo, Egypt, “I started a psychology club, organized charity drives and advocacy campaigns. It was at that time that discrepancies struck me about the concern people display for some groups, like orphans, and for people with mental illness. The public seems afraid of mental illness and reluctant to give money to the cause.” M

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Opening doors for the mentally ill She began working with homeless women, patients at a Cairo psychiatric facility. While volunteering at Mother Teresa’s missionary shelter in Egypt, she developed programs for orphaned children with disabilities. She directed campaigns to help those who never even appeared on social radar: street boys, lepers. And always, she helped the often invisible poor with chronic mental illness. “For them, there’s always a lot of hopelessness,” she says. “They think that they can’t be cured, can’t move on. They think they have to relinquish jobs, hobbies, interests.” While at UT, Amer did postgraduate research into Arab American mental health following September 11, an area barely touched by other researchers. In addition to her studies, she organized outreach programs in local mosques, and helped establish The Journal of Muslim Mental Health. This past fall, she won the 2006 American Psychological Association (APA)/APA of Graduate Students Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology, a high honor that will include a 50-minute address at the APA convention in New Orleans this August. Though thrilled by the award, Amer is too busy to be impressed with herself. With her postdoctoral fellowship also awarded by APA,

she’s now part of a Yale team working with African Americans and Hispanics who have psychosis. Mindful of what she calls the “double stigma — being a minority and mentally ill,” she cites the importance of educating caregivers, patients and the public to help improve patients’ chances for recovery. “Clients know; they talk about how people put them down, assume they’re not smart. Knowing more gives them the hope that they’ll improve.”

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Plenty of kids’ camps have a doctor on staff. Camp Storer has a pediatric surgeon —

and you’ll usually find him in the horse barn, baling hay. Or maybe making the rounds, toolbox in hand, of the camp plumbing. What’s Don Klotz M.D. (A/S ’54) — a retired veteran of the State University of New York Kings County Hospital Center in Brook-lyn — doing as the “maintenance guy” for the YMCA-run camp in Jackson, Mich.? Having fun, it seems. “It’s the interaction with the kids that is the best part of the deal,” he says as he walks out onto the camp’s dock. A swimming class for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders is being taught in the shallow water.

“I’ll ask [the kids] about their jobs, or act lost and ask if they know where Camp Storer is,” Klotz says, grinning. “We certainly have our responsibilities and stresses here, but after the medical busi-

Surgeon trades scalpelfor sump pumps

ness it’s very easy to get used to,” he admits, adding that he retired from medicine “cold turkey” in 2000. “I enjoyed my medical career,” he says. “I’d tell people I couldn’t pass the test to work on adults, so I just worked on children.” This summer will be his second working at Camp Storer; by now, he’s convinced the camp’s staff of his ability to learn a skill set that doesn’t include being addressed as “Doctor.” “At first I didn’t know what a septic tank was or a sump pump, steel saws… now that’s all part of the day’s work,” he says.

But he wasn’t completely new to Camp Storer. Before he launched his medical career from The University of Toledo and then Ohio State University Medical School, Klotz was a camper from 1943 and 1947, director of the Uni-versity/YMCA orientation week-end his senior year at UT, and even came back to help with camp pro-

gramming during his summers in medical school.

“I’ve always been close to the University,” Klotz says. “I joined the Presidents Club and the Rocket Club. I go to football and basket-ball games.”

Klotz rejects out of hand the idea that a retirement should be a time for slowing down. People who just retire and do nothing afterward don’t seem to do so well, he notes. However, perhaps the words etched into the stone above the camp’s cafeteria fireplace in the cafeteria best explain his new job; they read, I’m Third.

“That’s the camp’s motto,” Klotz explains. “God first, the other fellow second, and I’m third.”

His is very much the retire-ment of a man who has placed himself “third” all his life.

— Jon Strunk, Office of Marketing and Communications

“After the medical

business it's very easy

to get used to.”


Klotz at the old swimming hole


’40sErnest Weaver Jr. (Eng ’43), professor of mechanical engineering and dean emeritus of UT’s College of Engineering, was inducted into the DeVillbiss Hall of Fame, recognized by the former Toledo high school's alumni association for distinguished achievement in career and community service.

’50sDale C. Bolton (Eng ’50), Mount Penn, Pa., who is retired from United Gas Improvement Inc., wrote in to share his pride in grandson Eric Burian, a freshman at UT in the same area as his grandfather: mechanical engineering. George W. Green (Bus ’50, MBA ’51), Dearborn, Mich., co-wrote two articles: “Collectors Stick with Kitchen Magnets,” and “Specialty Advertising Charmed Depression Children.”

’60sMark G. Welker (Eng ’63) retired in March after a career with IBM that spanned more than 40 years, most of them at the company’s offices in Boulder, Colo. He wrote that his long tenure was at a single site “even though the popular translation of IBM was ‘I’ve been moved.’”Dee Talmage (MEd ’65), retired educator, received an ATHENA Award, presented annually by the Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce to honor professional excellence, community service and helping other women. MarJane L. Baker (MEd ’69), who retired in June following more than 40 years in education — which included the supervision of UT student-teachers — began teaching education courses at Eastern Michigan University in

January. Upon her retirement, Tonda Elementary School in the Plymouth-Canton (Michigan) Community School District named the naturalized area behind the school in her honor, recognizing her project in which students planted more than 1,000 trees and bushes in the area as a lesson in environmental stewardship.

Baker ’69

John P. Mellein (A/S ’69), Allegan, Mich., was appointed coordinator of field education with the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. Previously, he was an instructor at the university for six years. Peter F. Sun (Bus ’69) was selected as chief of staff, U.S. Army Installation Management Agency, Europe, the organization responsible for all Army installations in Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The retired Army colonel had worked for Science Applications International Corp. and Alion Science and Technology Corp.

Sun ’69

’70sAthanasios Papademos (Eng ’70), technical director of electrical engineering with Albert Kahn Associates Inc., was elected to senior associate/stockholder with the international planning, design and building management firm.

Papademos ’70

Perlean Griffin (Ed ’71) joined the city of Toledo as executive director of Affirmative Action.Dr. Halver Belcher (Ed ’72, MEd ’74, PhD ’82), came out of retirement to serve as principal of Holy Angels Catholic School in Sidney, Ohio. Linda Brown-Ewing (A/S ’72), Sylvania, was promoted to vice president, human resources with Fifth Third Bank. She joined the Toledo-based company in 1984.

Brown-Ewing ’72

Chet Barnes (MEd ’73, Ed Spec ’75) and his wife, Agnes, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November. Chet retired in 1996 after 32 years in Toledo Public Schools. Gary Britten (UTCTC ’73), road superintendent for

Perrysburg Township, was elected a township trustee in November. Ron McCracken (Univ Coll ’73, Law ’76), Easley, S.C., president and CEO of RJM Waste Equipment Co., was the individual winner of Chartwell’s Business Achievement Award 2005, sponsored by the Chartwell Solid Waste Group.Dr. Allen J. Share (PhD ’73) received the University of Louisville 2005 President’s Distinguished Teaching Professor Award. He serves as Distinguished Teaching Professor in the university’s division of humanities, and has taught at the institution since 1974.

Share ’73

Steve Donahue (Ed ’74) is the new principal at Watkins Memorial High School, Newark, Ohio. One of his initiatives for the 1,000-student school is the Renaissance Program, which tangibly rewards academic achievements.William Franklin (Eng ’74) was named Toledo’s director of public services.Lynn M. Hoover (Ed ’74, Law ’90) joined the Toledo law firm of Rohrbackers Light Cron & Trimble Co. LPA as of counsel. Dr. Patsy Scott (Ed ’74, MEng ’76), PhD ’00) became director of information, technology and communication for the city of Toledo. Jeffery E. Smith (A/S ’75, Law ’78) joined Bricker & Eckler LLP as a partner in the Columbus

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law firm’s insurance, banks and financial services group.Dr. Larry Beer (A/S ’76), a private psychology practitioner in Kalamazoo, Mich., is serving as president of Division 51 of the American Psychological Association. David Haddix (Bus ’76) was named senior vice president and general manager of the residential business unit of Therma-Tru. Most recently in his 25 years with the Maumee-based manufacturer of exterior door systems, he had been senior vice president and chief financial officer.

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John A. Kissh Jr. (Law ’76), an attorney with the Hancock County (Ohio) Child Support Enforcement Agency, received the Jackson E. Betts Professionalism Award, given annually to a Findlay-area attorney for professional dedication.Dr. Clinton O. Longenecker (Bus ’77, MBA ’78), professor of management at UT’s College of Business Administration, was honored in December with a Peak Performance Award, given by the Tabernacle of Praise Christian Church to those who go above and beyond the call of Christian ministry. He is a board member of several nonprofit organizations, including the Christian Community Foundation and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Rasesh Shah (Eng ’77, MEng ’82, MBA ’86), Holland, president of The Andersons

Rail Group, was named chair of the Owens Community College Foundation for 2006.Chris Amato (Law ’78) joined Lourdes College, Sylvania, as director of major and planned gifts. He has worked in development and fundraising for more than 15 years. Phil Kehn (Ed ’78), a special education teacher at Summit Elementary School in Newark, Ohio, was one of 14 Licking County educators to receive the Leaders for Learning Granite Brick Award.John S. Collier (Law ’79) left the Deshler, Ohio, law practice of Gribbell, Sunderman & Collier to become the municipal judge of Henry County.Robert R. Williams (Eng ’79) was named Toledo’s director of public utilities by Mayor Carty Finkbeiner. He previously directed the Toledo Waterways Initiative.

’80sDouglas M. Kennedy (Law ’80), who practices law in Columbus, was nominated as one of nine Ohio Super Lawyers by peers on two magazines: Law and Politics and Cincinnati Magazine. Stephen F. Nowak (Bus ’80), Cheyenne, Wy., a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, was mobilized in the fall from Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force, based in Williamsburg, Va., and deployed to Iraq and Kuwait to provide combat service support to U.S. Army troops. Patricia Yates Russell (MEd ’80), senior ESL (English as a second language) specialist at UT’s American Language Institute, co-authored (with Rajinder Garcha) a library reference book, Islam: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, published in February by Scarecrow Press.

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Theresa Sheroian (A/S ’81) celebrated the 15th anniversary of Sheroian Associates Inc., a marketing communications firm headquartered in Lambertville, Mich., which she founded in 1990 and which serves clients throughout the Midwest.Richard Talda (Law ’82), chairman of the litigation department of Coolidge, Wall, Womsley & Lombard, was named a 2006 Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine. He lives in Centerville, Ohio. Scott Gilliam (A/S ’83, Law ’86), assistant vice president and government relations officer for Cincinnati Financial Corp., was elected vice president of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Lawyers. Mark Hummer (Univ Coll ’83) is activity coordinator with A Caring Place Adult Day Center in Indianapolis.Mary (Matuszewski) (UTCTC ’84, Univ Coll ’88) and Scott A. Clark (Bus ’86), Toledo, announce the birth of their son, Matthew Ian, in January. He joins siblings Max and Meg. Stephen F. Hubbard (Law ’84), a partner in the Defiance law firm of Weaner, Zimmerman, Bacon, Yoder & Hubbard Ltd., was elected to the Defiance City Council. Kathrin E. Kudner (Law ’85), an attorney with the Midwest law firm of Dykema Gossett PLLC, co-presented a seminar, “Medical Records Law in Illinois,” at a February conference for

medical and legal professionals. At Dykema, she is a member of the firm’s insurance and biotechnology/life sciences team. Mike Ayre (MBA ’86), vice president of business affairs for Adrian College, received a special award from the Michigan Colleges Foundation recognizing his contributions to Adrian’s collaborative efforts, which helped bring the college a Collaborative Ventures Recognition Award, the first presented by the foundation.Jacalyn Blevins (Univ Coll ’86, MPA ’89) received the Honorary Alumni Award from Adrian College in recognition of her outstanding service to the Michigan school during her years there as director of alumni and parent relations, and as associate vice president for institutional advancement. These days, following a stint in the bed-and-breakfast industry, she’s a private chef in Waynesville, N.C., with two published cookbooks to her credit.Mark D. Cassin (UTCTC ’86) was promoted to senior vice president of Fifth Third Bank’s retail division, and was named head of retail administration for the bank’s northwestern Ohio affiliate.

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William T. Garbe (Bus ’86), Toledo, was named vice president, corporate treasury management, commercial division, with Fifth Third Bank, which he joined in 2002.


Jamie Van Natta (Eng ’00) is a shooting star, firing arrows with her compound bow

as she blazes around the globe. “I just got back from Las Vegas. There’s a tournament every weekend from January till April,” the archer says. “The rest of the year, I’ll be going to all sorts of places — Croatia, El Salvador, Italy, Sweden, Mexico, China.” The Toledo resident is known for letting the arrows fly, hitting — and making — a mark in the precision sport. In February, Van Natta was ranked No. 1 by the U.S. National Archery Association in the female compound category and held three world records.

Being on target is noth-ing new for the Davisburg, Mich., native. She picked up a bow at age 12. “My dad took up archery as something to do in the winter,” Van Natta recalls. “My little brother got involved when he was in Cub Scouts, and I just wanted to do what they were doing.”

She took to the art of accuracy, winning the 1993 Junior National Championship at age 14. Success has been in her sights since. While at UT, Van Natta was named an All-America athlete at the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championships four years and was the collegiate national champion three years. The National Merit Scholar shared her enthusiasm for the sport on campus. “There was no archery team before I came — it’s kind of an obscure sport,” she says. “I made some friends, signed them up and got a club started. During our heyday, we had 30 or so regulars.” These days Van Natta is a member of the U.S. archery team and a systems analyst at the Med-ical University of Ohio, where she has worked three years. She prac-tices every evening, shooting 100 to 150 arrows with a 60-pound compound bow. “A compound bow has wheels on the end; basically, it’s a pulley

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system so you’re not holding all the weight,” Van Natta explains. “With a recurve bow — the old-style, Robin Hood-kind — it’s harder the farther you pull back.” She shoots target and field archery in competitions. Target involves a set number of arrows shot from specific distances, whereas field only takes place outdoors with random targets. “I prefer outdoor events,” Van Natta says. “For the most part, you just stand there and shoot during indoor. Outdoor is more active.”

Both require focus. “Archery is not a physical sport. The game is mental — that’s what really appeals to me,” Van Natta says. “As long as you’re concentrating and mentally consistent, you can do well in the sport.”

Her future trajectory? “I’m going to ride this as long as I can. It’s an amazing life I have.”

— Vicki L. Kroll

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Duane Gory (A/S ’86) was appointed an international relations specialist with U.S. Forces Korea — the headquarters responsible for all American military forces in Korea — in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. Steve Matteson (Bus ’86), New Palestine, Ind., joined Simpler Consulting Inc. as a senior sensei, assisting industry clients with LEAN enterprise transformations.Michael Bogdan (Bus ’87) was named executive vice president, senior lender for Exchange Bank, which as a subsidiary of Rurban

Financial Corp. has five banking centers in northwest Ohio.Brian W. Hughes (MBA ’87), chief financial officer with Sun Federal Credit Union, was elected to the Rossford Board of Education in November.David C. Shook (A/S ’87, Law ’90) opened his new firm, Law Office of David C. Shook Esq., in Toledo, focusing on the areas of personal injury, family law and criminal law.Sandra (Painter) Essinger (Bus ’88) opened a family-friendly, paint-your-own-pottery business, Painters’ Pottery Studio, in Findlay. She and her husband, Jeff, who have three children, will also be opening an ice cream and sandwich shop called Tailgators. Gary C. Schroeder (Bus ’88) was named director of credit by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. He has been with the Findlay manufacturer since 2002.Bryan Hartong (Bus ’89)

was promoted to executive vice president of non-label sales and operations for the document management group of GBS, a national information solutions company headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.Janet M. Kowalski (UTCTC ’89, Univ Coll ’97) joined Fifth Third Bank’s Investment Advisors Institutional Client Group as assistant vice president in retirement plan services.

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Mohan Rao (UTCTC ’89) is the new finance supervisor for

Prospect Heights, Ill.Dr. Jerome M. Sullivan (MS ’89, PhD ’04), professor and dean of UT’s College of Health and Human Services, and a 30-year veteran of respiratory therapy, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Council for Respiratory Care for his leadership, accomplishments and advocacy in the field. ’90sLoriann E. Fuhrer (MA ’90) was promoted to director of the Columbus law firm of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter. Dan Grube (UTCTC ’90, Univ Coll ’92) was promoted to assistant vice president, commercial agricultural lender with The State Bank and Trust Co. in Defiance.Karen E. Lemerand (A/S ’90), who has been with Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Monroe, Mich., since 1998,

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accepted a new position in the hospital’s performance improvement area. In the fall, she was named the 2005-06 president of the Kiwanis Club of Monroe and in the winter was honored as Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Monroe County. Colleen McKinney M.D. (A/S ’91) joined Richland Pediatrics in Shelby, Ohio. Previously, she had been a private practitioner for four years.Dr. Sheryl Shipley (MEd ’91), an adjunct faculty member in the arts and sciences department of Northwest State Community College in Archbold, Ohio, earned her doctorate in technology management from Indiana State University. Frank Thomas (Bus ’91) is the new executive director of business and financial services for Lake Shore Public Schools in St. Clair Shores, Mich.Bradley R. Waugh (UTCTC ’91, Univ Coll ’93, Law ’98) was named a partner in the Toledo law firm of Malone, Ault & Farell. He had been an associate since 1999.Matthew A. Faltys (MBA ’92), Maumee, was promoted to vice president and director of portfolio management at Fifth Third Bank, working in Sylvania. He has been with the bank since 1998.

Faltys ’92 Karen (Sekulski) Harris (Ed ’92), Lambertville, Mich., was

inducted into the DeVilbiss Hall of Fame, named an outstanding athlete by the former Toledo high school.Jeffrey Kurtz (A/S ’92) is the new editor of Healthy Living News, a monthly Toledo-based publication distributed free of charge at some 1,000 locations. Lou Mattero (Bus ’92), Waterville, was promoted to marketing officer with Fifth Third Bank, providing support to several of the Toledo bank’s divisions.

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Jeff Schaffter (Bus ’92) was hired by First Federal Bank as a retail lending officer, serving clients in Bryan and surrounding areas.Eve (Jimenez) Bilden (A/S ’93) and her husband, Darin, welcomed their first child, Naomi Mendora, in October. Michael A. Carlin (Pharm ’93) was named director of pharmacy for Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky.Rick Hoback (Bus ’93) was promoted to director of human resources at MedCentral Health System in Mansfield.Kim Sekulski (Ed ’93), Toledo, was inducted into the DeVilbiss Hall of Fame as an outstanding athlete.Diane R. Younker (A/S ’93), formerly of Houston, moved to Chicago to join Celsis International, a provider of microbial detection systems and

Who da man? According to Toledo City Paper’s “Best of Northwest

Ohio 2005” survey, you’ll find three coolest of the local cool on the UT faculty. They’re Dr. Clint Longenecker (Bus ’77, MBA ’78), professor of management in the College of Business Administra- tion; Dr. Richard Jex (A/S ’73), instructor of theory and com-

Three UT profsget “coolest” nod

position, and graduate adviser of music; and Dr. Jon Hendricks, jazz legend and UT instructor who attended UT in the 1950s. Jex, named ”pimpest prof,” confesses, “I had to ask my students if that was a good thing. They assured me it was.” He adds, “It’s a fun sort of honor. And that’s appropriate, because music is fun, too.”

analytical laboratory services, as global regulatory affairs manager.James Blumberg (Eng ’94), Monroe, Mich., was hired by Monroe County Community College as director of physical plant. Previously, he worked in the nation’s capital with Washington Gas.

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Trisha Waypa Semler (A/S ’94) was inducted into the Rossford High School Athletic Hall of Fame for volleyball and basketball.Dr. Darrin Taylor (A/S ’94) opened Taylor Family Chiropractic in Findlay, Ohio, following a six-year practice in Van Wert.

Lisa Aichholz (A/S ’95) joined The Bellevue Hospital as a certified nurse practitioner, splitting her time between offices in two Ohio cities: Bellevue and Clyde. Dr. Roberta Milliken (PhD ’95), professor of English at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, was recognized by Ohio Magazine in its annual Excellence in Education issue.Kathryn E. Smith (Law ’96), an associate with Wood, Herron & Evans, was named Outstanding Attorney by the Cincinnati Business Courier. She lives in Kenton Hills, Ky. Kathy (McConkey) Zeller (UTCTC ’97), a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, was honored by her hometown of Delta, Ohio, with a Welcome Home Warrior-Citizen Award for her service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. She is a trauma nurse assigned to the 88th Regional Readiness Command at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis.

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Marc Folk (A/S ’98), co-director of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, had a solo exhibition of etching and monoprints — “Work from Scotland” — at Flatlanders Art Gallery in Blissfield, Mich. Amy Glassner M.D. (A/S ’98) opened a private practice, Central Park Pediatrics, in Toledo. Betsy Brooks (HHS ’99, Law ’05) joined the Fort Wayne, Ind., firm of Baker & Daniels LLP, one of the state’s largest law firms, as an associate.Carolyn Smallman-Seaver (A/S ’99) was promoted to marketing and sales coordinator with Kellermeyer Co. in Bowling Green.Dr. Joseph Sullivan (PhD ’99), professor of English at Marietta College, received tenure from the Ohio institution, where he concentrates on British literature.

’00sMatthew Bowland (Bus ’00), Genoa, Ohio, was promoted to program manager with Maritz Research, the nation’s largest custom business research company, working out of their Maumee office. He was the chief architect of DealerPulse®, an online data analysis system developed for General Motors.Dr. Nicole N. Crase (Pharm ’00, PharmD ’02) is a staff pharmacist with Family Health in Greenville, Ohio. She is working on developing an anticoagulation clinic for the 14-provider physician practice.Sara E. Manion (Univ Coll ’00, MHHS ’05) married Jason Sweet (A/S ’04) in January. They live in Toledo, where Sara works for Harris Health Care and Jason for Yark Automotive.Dr. Judi (Lindsley) Nath (PhD ’00) was promoted to full professor of biology at Lourdes College, Sylvania. She

also published a textbook, Using Medical Terminology: A Practical Approach, with Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Andrew Nordstrom (UTCTC ’00, A/S ’01), Chicago, accepted the position of manager of foundation relations with the American Cancer Society, Illinois division.Christine Keefe-Smallman (Univ Coll ’00), director of college relations at UT’s College of Engineering, received a master of liberal studies degree in August from UT. She also welcomed her first grandchild, Lanegan Mikael Smallman. Matt Wilson (Bus ’00) was promoted to branch manager for two Ohio offices of staffing firm Time Services, while continuing to manage a third office.Jeremy A. Gutierrez (Law ’01) returned to KeyBank, Toledo, as a vice president, relationship manager in the business banking department.

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Linda (Kamphaus) Durdel (Ed ’02), who teaches 2nd grade at Delta (Ohio) Elementary, was nominated for the Disney Teacher Award. Among her innovative teaching strategies are the Wax Museum Project (students using physical props to bring the lives of famous Americans into the classroom), a book club and subject-specific games for tactile learners.Dr. Frank Rigelsky (Pharm

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’02) became a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist in December. He is a clinical specialist in cardiovascular and critical care at Hillcrest Hospital Pharmacy Services in the Cleveland Clinic Health System East Region.Christopher L. Williams (Bus ’02) of Twinsburg, Ohio, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. Denise Abraham (MEd ’03), who teaches developmentally challenged students at South High School in Denver, received the January 2006 Teacher Who Cares award from local NBC affiliate 9NEWS.Sarah M. (Nine) Davis (A/S ’03) is a project manager in the department of toxicology at WIL Research Laboratories in Ashland, Ohio.Janice L. Korzunowski (Ed ’03) moved to Virginia Beach, Va., where she teaches second grade.Sunny (McKinley) Royer (Pharm ’03) and her husband, Sean, Toledo, announce the birth of their first child, Izek Christopher, in November. Kerry Weipert (MHHS ’03) accepted the newly created

position of patient representative with CPW Rehab (formerly Central Park West Rehabilitation Center), Toledo, where she has worked for five years. Bambi Turner (Bus ’04), Millbury, Ohio, was hired as a mortgage loan originator with GenoaBank.Melinda S. Campbell (Law ’05) joined Thompson Hine LLP, Columbus, as an associate in the firm’s business litigation practice group.Pam Courtney (Univ Coll ’05) was named human resources director for Ottawa County (Ohio) in December. She had previously been UT’s senior labor relations specialist.Tamara Peters (Law ’05) won first prize in a national competition sponsored by the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Her paper, “Infringement of the Adaptation Right: A Derivative Work Need Not Be ‘Fixed’ for the Law to Be Broken,” will be published in the society’s journal; she also won a $3,000 cash prize. Elizabeth (Farley) Smith (Law ’05) joined the Clark County (Ohio) Prosecutor’s Office in Springfield as an assistant prosecuting attorney.


biblio-files

The Essential Big Red: Selected Poems by Lynne Walker(University of Toledo – Urban Affairs Center Press) Lynne Walker (Univ Coll ’81, MLS ’89)

This is a collection of poems by a Toledo-based writer

whose subject is her own life as viewed though her larger-than-life persona: a red-haired wild woman named Big Red. She takes us from her childhood in the “Dogpatch” area of Sylva-nia, through her early dating and first marriage, her intro-duction to the writing life, her personal and poetic develop-ment, into her “menopause phase.” The poems depict one artist’s unique view of life in the fast and slow lanes of To-ledo. Walker writes as if she is talking to a friend over coffee — or more likely, scotch — about the stuff of her life in the cadences of everyday speech. But her everyday life is one she lives to the hilt and her lan-guage is subtle, precise and often achingly beautiful. And the “take” she has on relation-ships, family, love, politics and aging is both wise and joyful. — Dr. Tom Barden, UT professor of English

Whiskey on the Rocks(Midnight Ink) Nina Wright (Univ Coll ’79, MEd ’83, MA ’88)

A diverse, unique cast domi-nates this mystery featuring

Whiskey Mattimoe, a realtor in fictional Magnet Springs, Mich., and Abracadabra, her Afghan hound with kleptoma-niacal tendencies. Whiskey’s world is full of demanding tourists, a telepathic Zimba-bwean coworker, a superstar harpist neighbor and an officer who can alter the local mag-netic fields. After someone dies at one of her properties, Whis-key gets involved in the case, which features cloud paintings, a severed finger and a cast of canine companions. Wright’s first entry in the series proves to be a fun, light read. The dia-logue is humorous, and there are short, effective descrip-tions. Some of the situations and characters may feel a bit contrived — but only if the reader takes it too seriously. — Deanna Woolf, Office of Marketing & Communications

Eclairs & Bandsaws: The 11� Best-Written Online Personals as Love Stories (American Literary Press) selected and compiled by Thomas Waniewski (A/S ’78)

Twenty-first century love stories, Waniewski calls

them. As a former owner of the Internet service provider Ac-cess Toledo, Waniewski found these online calls for compan-ionship, affection or outright love so fascinating that he com-piled the best of the bunch into this book. Like, “If I were a sea-son, I’d be summer, full of warmth and color…If I were you, I’d write me!” Or, “If I knew the kinda guy I was look-ing for, would I be poking around here?” Or, “Please no large tattoos on the forehead.” This is the kind of book you can enjoy, put down, pick up later and satisfy a craving for witty writing from people who want to be loved. The title is made clear only near the end, and by then it doesn’t really matter because you’ve had fun along the way. — Dennis Bova, assistant news editor, The Blade

The Art of Table Dancing(Orange Frazer Press) DC Stanfa (A/S ’82)

P resenting a breezy autobiog-raphy as “my story of sin

(and arguably redemption),” Stanfa offers up a dessert tray of treats familiar and exotic: the horrors of a Catholic childhood in ’70s Toledo, the flight to warmer climes and wider hori-zons, the search for the perfect man (or a reasonable facsimile thereof), interludes on the beach, inspired practical jokes and a run-in or two with the dangerous gangsters whom Sister Doris Deity warned us about. Through it all, Stanfa — despite repeated claims of an incurable wildness — main-tains a cheerful optimism and screwball innocence. A nice read for the beaches Stanfa loves so well. — C.N.

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in memoriam

’20sAlfred W. Huber, Perrysburg, att. 1929-1931, died Jan. 26 at age 98.

’30sFanny B. (Weinstein) Axilrod, Perrysburg, att. 1931-1933, died Dec. 20 at age 92. Alberta L. (Gittkowski) Emrick (Ed ’32), Oregon, died Jan. 1 at age 94.*Robert F. Fielding Sr., Toledo, att. 1933-1935, died Dec. 27 at age 90. Gaynelle M. (Snyder) Melot (Ed ’33), Toledo, died Dec. 2 at age 94.Ruth M. Notzka (Ed ’33), Holland, died Jan. 4 at age 95.Earl R. Zachman, Surprise, Ariz., att. 1935-1938 and 1942-1943, died Feb. 4 at age 88.Marguerite B. McKechnie (Bus ’36), Riverside, Calif., died Feb. 5 at age 92. Nell S. (Snell) Schwalbert (A/S ’36), Aiken, S.C., died Dec. 20 at age 91. *William Rosenberg (A/S ’37), Pittsburgh, died Nov. 17 at age 90. Serving as sports editor, associate editor and editor in chief on The Campus Collegian during his student days, he went on to a long career at The Blade, and from 1983 to 1995 was the professional adviser to The Collegian. He was named Outstanding Alumnus by the UT chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society.Grace L. (Pieper) Bouw (Ed ’38), Toledo, died Feb. 13 at age 89.Stephen J. Kish, Toledo, att. evenings, 1938-1941 and 1946-1959, died Nov. 12 at age 91.

’40sEleanor M. (Mong) Harris (Ed ’40), Oregon, died Dec. 20 at age 99. Aelred “Al” Koepfer (Eng ’40), Dayton, died Feb. 17 at age 88.*Virginia C. (Collins) McDermott, Holland, att. 1940-1942, died Feb. 1 at age 83. Alpha

Omicron Pi member. John “Jack” Rentz (Eng ’40), Cincinnati, died Dec. 4 at age 89. *Helen (Dennett) Baker (A/S ’41), Ottawa Hills, died Dec. 5 at age 86. Alpha Omicron Pi member.Anita (Haskell) Bell, Perrysburg, att. 1941-1945, died Jan. 14 at age 82. **Ralph E. Neuber (Eng ’41), Sylvania, died Feb. 16 at age 89. Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi member. **James V. Benschoter (Bus ’42), Toledo, died Feb. 14 at age 85. Phi Kappa Chi (Pi Kappa Alpha) member, former board member of the Alumni Association.Phyllis A. (Eck) Phillips (A/S ’43), Dallas, died Jan. 10 at age 84. *Barbara (Kelley) Lowden, Toledo, att. 1944-1946, died Jan. 1 at age 79. Delta Delta Delta member. Phyllis (Harriman) McMacken-Maschke (Ed ’44), Blissfield, Mich., died Dec. 13 at age 84.James T. Erskine, Toledo, att. 1945-1947, died Nov. 12 at age 80.Dorothy M. (Graham) Mast, Toledo, att. 1945-1948, died Feb. 11 at age 78. **Donald Norris (Eng ’47), Broomfield, Colo., died Dec. 6 at age 84. *Warren J. Pelton (A/S ’47), Sun City West, Ariz., died Oct. 12 at age 82.John L. Millns (Bus ’48), Waterville, died Dec. 22 at age 82. Joseph L. O’Connor (Bus ’48), Ann Arbor, Mich., died Nov. 23 at age 82. *Frank Westenkirchner (Eng ’48), Toledo, died Feb. 10 atage 82.James H. Foltz (Ed ’49, MEd ’53), Toledo, died Feb. 22 at age 81. He lettered in UT football in 1946, 1947 and 1948. Charles F. Greiner (Bus ’49), Toledo, died Feb. 23 at age 79. Richard W. “Tab” Tabbert (Eng ’49), Sylvania Twp., died Jan. 25 at age 81. Ray M. “Boomer” Toska (Eng ’49), Sandusky, died Nov. 24 at age 80. **Marjorie A. (Keller) Winger

(Pharm ’49), Sylvania, died Nov. 26 at age 78. Mortar Board member; Pi Beta Phi member, with service as treasurer and as president of its alumnae association and as chair of its Alumni Advisory Committee.

’50sJohn R. Dykas (Bus ’50), Toledo, died Dec. 30 at age 76.Francis G. Pletz (Law ’50), Toledo, died Jan. 22 at age 88.*Clarence S. Simonds (Eng ’50), Sylvania, died Feb. 7 atage 81. Dale E. Ammon (Ed ’51, MEd ’57), Bradenton, Fla., died Nov. 24 at age 84.Donald J. Mihalko, Toledo, att. 1951-1953, died Dec. 6 at age 71. **Fredric B. Rothman M.D. (A/S ’51), Toledo, died Oct. 30 at age 74.John A. Rush (Bus ’51), Camarillo, Calif., died Nov. 28 at age 77. Donald J. Bubacz (Bus ’52), Wilmington, Del., died Dec. 8 at age 77.*Elmer W. Moenter (Eng ’52), Oregon, died Feb. 23 at age 79. Tau Beta Pi member. Charles W. Pautz (Eng ’52, MEng ’60), Hot Springs Village, Ark., died Dec. 4 at age 76.Robert A. Shall (Bus ’53), Toledo, died Jan. 8 at age 76. Howard “Bus” M. Warner III (A/S ’53), Toledo, died Jan. 7 at age 76.Suzanne (Fuerst) Martz (Ed ’54), Waterville, died Feb. 28 at age 73.Ann L. (Taylor) (Kennedy) Bening, Toledo, att. 1955-1957, died Dec. 21 at age 68. Delta Delta Delta member. *Frank C. Straka (Bus ’55), Toledo, died Feb. 26 at age 89. A member of the Downtown Coaches Association, he played Rockets basketball in the 1930s.*James F. Edgeworth, Maumee, att. 1956-1957, died Jan. 3 atage 72.*David W. Keller (Eng ’56), Wayne, Penn., died Oct. 28 at age 72. Theta Chi member and chapter


president, past president of the UT Student Senate.Dale W. Toms (MEng ’56), Rainier, Ore., died Dec. 16 atage 81. Conrad N. Marriott (Ed ’57, MEd ’60), Toledo, died Feb. 8 at age 88. **Donald N. Saul (Bus ’58, MBA ’60), Sylvania, died Jan. 28 at age 71. A former UT athletic board member, a past president of the Downtown Coaches Association and an endowment benefactor, he also belonged to the Jesup Scott Society and the Rocket Fund. He and his wife established the Donald and Theresa Saul Scholarships in athletics and in business.

’60sDouglas M. Huff, Lake LeAnn, Mich., att. 1960-1964, died Dec. 10 at age 63. He played on the Rockets football team, 1960-1962. *John T. “Mick” McManus (A/S ’60), Toledo, died Dec. 10 at age 70.**Freda E. (Custis) Carlson (Ed ’62, MEd ’67, Ed Spec ’73), Dublin, Ohio, died Jan. 17 at age 92. Following her retirement from the Sylvania school district, she joined UT’s American Language Institute soon after it was founded in 1977, teaching part time as a reading specialist. She taught similar classes in continuing education. Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Lambda Theta, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Kappa Phi member. **Harlton “Harley” Dunbar (Eng ’62), Springfield Twp., died Dec. 11 at age 69. The Presidents Club and Tower Club member served as president of the UT Alumni Association in 1975-76, and spent six years on the board of the UT Foundation, including service as treasurer. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus by the College of Engineering in 1995.Loa (Brown) Sneider (Ed ’63), Toledo, died Oct. 28 at age 89. Alpha Delta Kappa member. **Joseph A. Tochtermann (Bus ’63), Sylvania Twp., died Dec. 13 at age 76. Beta Gamma Sigma member.

Mark R. Braunschweiger, Perrysburg, att. 1964-1968, died Feb. 7 at age 60. Phi Beta Kappa member. Jimmy E. Nutter (Bus ’64), Elgin, Ill., died Dec. 13 at age 68.Richard E. Fox, Oregon, att. 1965-1968, died Feb. 6 at age 58. Thomas E. Peck (Bus ’65), Toledo, died Dec. 12 at age 65. Sigma Alpha Epsilon member.**Ray E. Hobbs (Bus ’66), Waleska, Ga., died Jan. 2 at age 74.Julianne (Lakatos) Mercurio-Billick (Ed ’66, MEd ’70), Northwood, died Dec. 20 at age 61.James S. Rabbitt (Bus ’67, Law ’72), Grand Rapids, Mich., died Dec. 27 at age 60.Delphine T. (Howard) Lewis (Ed ’68, MEd ’76), Columbus, died Feb. 17 at age 59. Delta Sigma Theta member. George A. Crawford (Bus ’69), Sylvania, died Jan. 10 at age 59. Klaus W. Malsch, Maumee, att. 1969-1972, died Oct. 29 at age 63. *William S. McCready (Law ’69), Maumee, died Feb. 26 at age 61. Kathleen A. (Johnson) Monks (UTCTC ’69), Toledo, died Jan. 29 at age 58.

’70sThomas J. Lehnert, Toledo, att. 1971-1973, died Jan. 26 at age 52. William “Allen” Anderson (Bus ’73), Toledo, died Nov. 23 at age 55. Alpha Kappa Psi member, with service as president.Janeal J. (Syacsure) (Johnson) Kempf (Ed Spec ’73), Toledo, died Feb. 2 at age 88.David L. Noggle (UTCTC ’73, Ed ’76), Waterville, died Dec. 14 at age 66. Jaclyn Darah (Ed ’74, MEd ’86), Toledo, died Dec. 15 at age 53. Kappa Delta member.Agnes F. (Yaroch) Krall (MEd ’75), Toledo, died Feb. 17 at age 80.Molly (Boyer) Ehni, att. 1975-1978, died Nov. 11 at age 72.

Carol L. (Kachenmeister) Cox (Bus ’77), Sea Girt, N.J., died Jan. 12 at age 59.Donna R. (Busdeker) Sandwisch (Ed ’77), Woodville, died Feb. 14 at age 61. Ruth M. (McDaniel) Lewandowski (Ed ’78, MPA ’82), Toledo, died Nov. 20 at age 81.Marlene (Rosinski) Zyla (Pharm ’78), Oregon, died Jan. 31 at age 50.

’80sTerry A. Cooley (A/S ’81), Walbridge, died Dec. 5 at age 50.Michael E. Decker (Law ’81), Temperance, Mich., died Dec. 26 at age 50. Sigma Chi member. Marie Hauler-Printy (A/S ’81), Brecksville, Ohio, died Nov. 27 at age 47.Oscar A. “Ozzie” Weaver, Marquette, Mich., att. 1981-1985 and 1989-1993, died Feb. 20 at age 43.Dan E. Morgenroth (MBA ’85), Toledo, died Feb. 27 at age 60. Vivian J. (Barnes) Sollman (UTCTC ’85), Toledo, died Dec. 20 at age 83.William T. Valentine (UTCTC ’85), Toledo, died Dec. 29 at age 68.Alfreda M. Smith (UTCTC ’86), Willard, Ohio, died Feb. 14 at age 41. Janice C. (Cross) Jones (Ed Spec ’88), Maumee, died Jan. 23 at age 53.Harold W. Klorer Jr. (Bus ’88), Sylvania, died Feb. 9 at age 57. James J. Lazur (Univ Coll ’88, MEd ’00), Oregon, died Jan. 22 at age 59. Dale L. Robertson (UTCTC ’88), Brownsville, Texas, died Nov. 29 at age 47. Scott A. Haupricht (UTCTC ’89), Toledo, died Nov. 28 at age 37.Charles M. Umpenhour, Elkins, W.Va., who completed all but the dissertation of his doctoral degree in 1989, died Dec. 13 at

age 72. He also taught geography classes at UT in the 1980s.

’90sBrian K. VanVorce, Pemberville, Ohio, att. 1990-1996, died Feb. 10 at age 34. Kevin R. Bishop (UTCTC ’92, Univ Coll ’95, MEd ’01), Toledo, died Nov. 12 at age 34. Alpha Phi Alpha member.Robert J. Wood (UTCTC ’92, Univ Coll ’98), Toledo, died Nov. 16 at age 49.

’00sClaudia J. Griffith (MEd ’00), Toledo, died Nov. 17 at age 50.James R. Garrett (Law ’05), West Unity, Ohio, died Nov. 4 at age 34. Peter L. Krauss, Toledo, a junior in the College of Business Administration, died Nov. 16 at age 22.

Faculty, Staff & FriendsBetty L. Eastop, Denver, who was manager of the UT Student Union snack bar during the 1970s and 1980s, died Dec. 3 at age 89.**George W. Haigh, Toledo, who served on the boards of trustees of the University (including vice chairman) and the UT Foundation, died Feb. 1 at age 74. While on the UT board, he helped establish a scholarship for minority students. A member of the Presidents Club, the Rocket Club and the Brunner Society, he also served on the Steering Committee of UT’s Capital Campaign. Joseph S. Heyman, Perrysburg, died Jan. 9 at age 92. In 1967, the Ohio Attorney General appointed him special counsel to represent The University of Toledo. Presidents Club member. Jerry W. Kelly, Toledo, a UT custodial worker since 1995, died Dec. 8 at age 67.Margaret J. (Applegate) Kitchen (Law ’52), Sylvania, who taught for some 30 years in UT’s department of geology, died Jan. 22 at age 83. She


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joined UT in 1962 as a part-time instructor and retired in 1993 as an adjunct associate professor. She was named director of the Subsurface Data Center when it was established in 1967 to collect, assemble and computerize geologic and hydrologic data. She also practiced law with the local firm Kitchen and Kitchen, retiring in 2005, and taught environmental law at UT.Ronald R. Langenderfer (Bus ’67), Sylvania, former chair of the UT board of trustees, died Feb. 28 at age 61. He served a nine-year term on the UT board from 1993 to 2002 and was vice chair from 1997 to 1998 and chair from 1998 to 2000. He served on the presidential search committee in 1998. President of Centaur Inc., a steel service center and parent company of Heidtman Steel Products Inc., he was also president of J&R Grinding Corp. Member of the Presidents Club, the Heritage Club and the Brunner Society. He and his company were also strong financial supporters of UT Athletics.*Lloyd Lapp (Ed ’37, MA ’40), Toledo, who taught at UT for 38 years, died Jan. 26 at age 90. He joined the history department in 1946 as an assistant professor and retired in 1984 as professor emeritus. Lapp served as an adviser in the department and the College of Arts and Sciences and as president, vice president and secretary-treasurer of the UT chapter of Phi Kappa Phi for a number of years. He was a member of the Endowment Benefactors, the Jesup Scott Society and the Heritage Society. He established several endowed scholarships — the Betty and Lloyd Lapp Academic Award in History; Lloyd B. Lapp History Books Fund; Arnold Lapp Scholarship in Accounting; Betty J. Lapp Scholarship for students in history, economics or political science; Betty Ash Lapp Award for students in the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Education; and the Bertha and William Lapp Endowment for Anglo-American Constitutional History. Hazel I. Larimer, Sun City West,

Ariz., died Dec. 21 at age 87. She and her husband, the late Frank A. Larimer — both members of the Presidents Club, the Heritage Society, and the Jesup W. Scott Society — donated $1 million to UT for the construction of the Larimer Athletic Complex. Guided by Mrs. Larimer’s strong support of academics, they also established endowed scholarships in the College of Education for elementary education students. Jacqueline M. Planel, Toledo, who taught in the department of French studies from the 1960s to the 1980s, died Oct. 31 at age 80.Mary Kay Sanford, Toledo, who was UT’s first (and sole) women’s sports information director, working from 1980 to 1985, died Feb. 3 at age 48. William A. Shay, Sylvania, retired copy editor of The Blade and part-time communications lecturer at UT, died Dec. 4 at age 83. For some 20 years starting in 1958, he taught classes that included copy editing, reporting and the history of American journalism. Lois M. (Moore) Stone (Bus ’65, MBA ’67), Toledo, died Oct. 30 at age 91. She was an instructor in technical education at UT’s Community and Technical College from 1968 to 1973.*Haru K. (Kimura) Thompson (Bus ’43), Toledo, who worked in UT Athletics for more than 40 years, died Dec. 17 at age 84. As a student she was a majorette in the UT Marching Band, and two years after graduation, she returned to her alma mater to work as a senior clerk in athletics, where she stayed until she retired as a secretary in 1988. Over the years, she worked for seven athletic directors and 13 head football coaches. In 1998, she was inducted into the Varsity T Hall of Fame for her work in athletics and her UT loyalty. Beta Tau Delta member.Alvin J. Urban, Toledo, who served as UT’s fire marshal from 1982 to 2004, providing services for athletics events and building inspections, died Feb. 25 at age 80. **Lucile (Eichman) Zeitler (Ed ’38), Toledo, died Nov. 3 at age 88. After graduation, she served

several years as secretary and copy editor for the UT Alumni Association. Later, from 1966 to 1977, she worked as assistant archivist at Carlson Library. Phi Theta Psi and Alpha Omicron Pi member, with service as alumnae president and on the Panhellenic Council. Pi Gamma Mu member.

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