From Your Alumni Office Despite the residuals of our record 20+ inches of snow last weekend that forced the cancellation of our second annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny/Egg Hunt, the promise of Spring prevails on campus. In addition to our current Spring Phonathon (thank you to all who talk to our students and/or support ODU!), other tell-tale signs are evident. For instance, today I saw a young woman, eating her lunch in Panther Plaza with her just-purchased mortarboard proudly situated on her head. That image made me smile, and I hope it evokes a fond memory for you. In the way of updates, we are pleased to tell you that the blessing and ceremonial groundbreaking of our new student center was held two weeks ago (photo, l-r: Jim Gilmour, Chair of the ODU Board of Trustees’ Physical Facilities Committee; Sr. Anne Kilbride, O.P., Prioress of the Congregation of St. Mary of the Springs and member of the Board of Trustees; ODU Interim President Bishop James A. Griffin; Monsignor Joseph Hendricks, Chairman of the ODU Board of Trustees; and Jeremiah Guappone, ODU Student Government President). You can view the construction of the center through our webcam by clicking here. In addition, the new Lynham Hall dormitory construction is advancing rapidly. Last but not least, our entire campus eagerly awaits the pending announcement of our new university president, which we will share with you as soon as it becomes known. All in all, it’s a wonderful and exciting time to be part of the Ohio Dominican family. We hope to see many of you next month at our Spring Schmooze or Lose (details below) or at the annual Fick Brunch and Memorial Mass. We are also looking forward to our upcoming St. Mary of the Springs Reunion Weekend, June 20 – 22. Lastly, we hope that our Greater Columbus and Greater Cleveland alumni will save the dates for our Summer 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!  For our alumni living or visiting in Florida, we invite you to check out the schedules of our softball and baseball teams’ Spring Break games in Pensacola  and/or Ormond Beach. Our student athletes appreciate your support. As we approach Holy Week, we wish each of you and your families a blessed and very Happy Easter.  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 Ever heard of speed dating? Join us for a new trend in professional networking: Schmooze -or- Lose: Speed Networking! April 10, 2008 6:00 pm, Community Room in Alumni Hall Keynote Speaker: Mr. John Kelley MBA '05, Assistant Vice President of Training, Human Resources, Risk Management, and Administrative Services White Castle Corporation ODU alumni, students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend. Make valuable contacts through several one-on-one, three-minute sessions! Business professional attire is required. Refreshments will be provided by Panera Bread. Please RSVP to the Alumni Relations Office at 251-4608, or send an e-mail to alumni@ohiodominican.edu by April 4, 2008. Sponsored by Alumni Relations, Career Development, Student Activities, and the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. The Dominican Life of the Mind Lecture Series Presents: Speaking with Authority: Catherine of Siena and the Voices of Women Today Featuring Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., Ph.D. April 11, 2008 7:00 PM, Colonial Room To register or for more information, contact Sr. Catherine Colby, O.P. at 614-251-4722 or send e-mail to colbyc@ohiodominican.edu.   You are cordially invited to attend the Monsignor Fick Literary Brunch Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Colonial Room, Sansbury Hall Featuring Sue Doody, Proprietor of Lindey's Restaurant, Author of As the Tables Turn: A Biography of a Bistro Lecture is preceded by a Special Memorial Mass honoring deceased alumni, students, faculty, and staff at 11:00 am in Christ the King Chapel. Father John Boll '76 will be the celebrant. Cost is $20; $10 for students. RSVP to Alumni Relations by April 4, 2008.     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 ‘58 Mary Ann Wrench Fabbro  has retired and hopes her sisters in the class of 1958 are doing the same. ‘60 Sr. Noreen Malone, O.P. is now the Retreat and Spiritual Director for St. Mary of the Springs at the Martin dePorres Center. She also coordinates the Women-to-Women Ministry. ‘70 Bob Brosmer retired this past June after 31 years of teaching technology at Glen Este Middle School. He was rehired in August by the school in the same capacity. ‘77 Eileen Gallagher has been re-elected for a third, six-year term on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in Cleveland, OH. Don Wietmarschen was the 2007 alumni recipient of the Ohio Northern University College of Law Pro Bono/Public Interest Award. ‘86 Amy Cantwell Ross was named studio manager of Peters Photography, a nationally recognized portrait studio in Dublin, OH. ‘91 Laura Smith is a sales support manager for Cardinal Health in Dublin, OH. ‘93 Scott Switzer was recently promoted to the position of Assistant Section Chief in the trade section of unemployment compensation for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in Columbus, OH. ‘95 Darrell Detty is an Arizona Post Certified, Rotary Wing Pilot with the state of Arizona in Kingman, AZ. ‘98 Michele Morgante Waring is a technical writer for Weatherford in Kingwood, TX. ‘01 Patrick Dorn is a homicide detective for the City of Columbus, Division of Police in Columbus, OH. News Continued ‘04 Stacia Sanzo is an accountant at Ashland Chemical in Dublin, OH.  ‘06 Keith Calloway has recently been hired by Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youths, a non-profit treatment and foster care agency in Delphos, OH, as its Vice President of Human Resources.   Marriages Elizabeth Harrison ’02 and Eric Benson, October 27, 2007. Natalie Heine ’07 and Matthew Chilicki ’05, ‘06, January 12, 2008.    New Arrivals Naiara Cesca Wuisan, February 15, 2008, to Arin Wuisan and Clifford Wuisan ’95. John David Callender, January 4, 2008, to Anna Omen Callender ’06 and Johnathan Callender.   In Memoriam Frank Biggert, February 26, 2008, brother of Betty Biggert ’37. Joan Schrader Crock ’46, February 3, 2008. Edward Galuska, February 26, 2008, husband of Catherine Mathy Galuska ’49, brother-in-law of Margaret Mathy Jaros ’52, brother-in-law of Joan Mathy Miller ’57. Patricia Hermann Bajenski ’50, January 22, 2008.  Mary Hatem-Williams, February 12, 2008, mother of Mary Lu Hatem Harrison ’63. Craig Yuskewich, March 3, 2008, brother of Matthew Yuskewich ’74, brother-in-law of Susan Yuskewich ’74. Marian Delaney McGough ’84, January 30, 2008, mother of Susan McGough ’67 and Greg McGough ’77.   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.

March 2008

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