From Your Alumni Office Since our last issue of the ODU Link, Dr. Brian Nedwek has been announced as the 14th president of Ohio Dominican University. Dr. Nedwek and his wife, Judy, will officially join the ODU family on July 1. We look forward to welcoming each of them and will keep you apprised of opportunities for you to meet and extend your good wishes. It was great to see old and meet new friends at several of our recent alumni activities. Our Spring Schmooze or Lose, featuring our first-ever Speed Networking activity was a huge success (pictured left), and our annual Fick Brunch and Memorial Mass again attracted a number of other alumni and friends (pictured below).    Don’t forget to SAVE THE DATES for our SPRING SEND-OFF family picnics: Columbus - July 22 on campus and Cleveland - July 24 at Cuyahoga National Park. Watch for details, but please save the date to have your family join your ODU family!  Finally, we wish to extend a very special thanks to our alumna, Peg Sheridan ’58, who once again this year came to support our softball team’s Spring Break games in Pensacola (pictured below). The women athletes and their coaches appreciate your loyal support, Peg, and so do all of us!                Please don’t forget to check the website often as we continue to add events throughout the Spring and Summer. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of those and hope you will drop us a note or give us a call if we can be of assistance to you. Sue  & Tammy Sue VanWassenhove Director, Alumni Relations & Annual Giving 614-253-3537 vanwasss@ohiodominican.edu Tammy Reichert Assistant Director, Alumni Relations 614-251-4608 reichert@ohiodominican.edu Masters in Theology Information Session Graduate Admissions is hosting an information session for the Masters in Theology program on Tuesday, May 20, from 6:00-7:00 pm in ER 301. To register, please contact the Graduate Admissions office at 251-4725.   Join TEAM ODU for the Komen Race For The Cure! Join TEAM ODU as we Race For The Cure! Come together with other ODU community members as we participate once again in the Komen Race For The Cure! Last year’s TEAM ODU raised $1855.00!! Open to all ODU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and families & friends. Race Day is Saturday, May 17 in downtown Columbus.  ** Please note that this is the same day as the ODU Spring Commencement. Register online by Friday, April 25 to receive a TEAM ODU shirt.  How to Register Online: Go to www.komencolumbus.org/race/ Click to Register (will be redirected to registration page) Select “Register Now” Select “Team Member Registration” When prompted, select “Team ODU” from the team drop down menu Enter password “panthers” Complete all required information and pay via credit card Unable to join us on Race Day but would still like to participate?  Select “Sleep In For The Cure®” as a great way to support the Race and join TEAM ODU even though you are not present! Contact studentactivities@ohiodominican.edu for more information.   Leave a Legacy Some individuals find that they can make a larger gift to Ohio Dominican upon their death than they could have during their lifetime. If you have ever considered a bequest to ODU through your Will and need assistance with the verbiage or logistics, please contact David VanWassenhove at 614-251-4643 or vanwassd@ohiodominican.edu. Class Notes (received as of March 2008) News ‘78 JulieTorski Litt has been appointment by Governor Ted Strickland to the Ohio Help Me Grow Advisory Council for a three-year term.   ‘01 Matthew Schick has accepted the position of Homeland Security Manager at Firstlink, Inc., a non-profit volunteer resource organization in Columbus, OH. ‘04 Christina Gussler Clumm has been substituting for the Ft. Bragg School District since November 2007. Her husband Phillip was wounded in Afghanistan in 2006, and following the return of his battallion, was awarded a Purple Heart and Arcom Award in April 2007. ‘05 Celia Emmelhainz will begin graduate study in Anthropology at Texas A & M University in Fall 2008. She been awarded a fellowship for her first year. ‘06 Terri Tatman and her husband are relocating to Mooresville, NC from Tampa, FL, where Terri works in management with the Yankee Candle Corporation. In Memoriam Anne Marie Hynes Vierheller ’45, March 27, 2008. Molly Demuth, November 7, 2007, daughter of Margaret Bernhard Whalen ’45, sister of Mary Whalen Dick ’71 and Patty Whalen McBride ’77. Mary Bernhard Linville, January 4, 2008, sister of Margaret Bernhard Whalen ’45, aunt of Mary Whalen Dick ’71 and Patty Whalen McBride ’77. Dale McClune, December 5, 2007, husband of Charlotte White McClune ’48. Marilyn Nolan Moro ’50, March 4, 2008, sister of Shirley Nolan McCaffrey ’50. Patricia Ann May Yogan ’50, March 13, 2008. James Paul Sheedy, March 7, 2008, brother of Nancy Sheedy Kramer ’53. Elizabeth Robinson Tejeira ’60, March 30, 2008. In Memoriam continued James M. Cockerell, March 24, 2008, father of Marsha Cockerell Mampieri ’72. Marvin Lisle, November 3, 2007, husband of Janice Mitchell Lisle ’73. Marjorie Fulk, March 8, 2008, mother of Robert Termeer ’78. Magnus Duruji, Jr., February 25, 2008, son of Magnus Odunze Duruji, Sr. ’84. John Crevison, January 18, 2008, father of Heidi Crevison Souder ’90.   New Arrivals Erika Mae Braden, March 24, 2008, to Chalin Lowe-Braden ’02 and Eric Braden. Erika (pictured left) joins big sister Caitlyn Burdette Braden. Grant McGraw, March 27, 2008, to Maria Nease McGraw ’00 and Andy McGraw. Grant joins big sisters Anne-Marie and Lily. Stephen Christopher Clumm (pictured right), March 19, 2008, to Christina Gussler Clumm ’04 and Phillip Clumm.   Lincoln Scott Thrush, February 20, 2008, to Michelle Nicol Thrush ’00 and Scott Thrush ’03. Lincoln joins big brother Eli. Nolan Joseph Zambori (pictured left), March 15, 2008, to Natalie Vinci Zambori ’06 and Chad Zambori. We would love to hear from you! Please let us know about your job, family, whatever news you would like to share. Feel free to send a photo, too.

April 2008

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