Reunion 2008 - Case Alumni Association

fall 2008 • vol. 20 • no. 3
Reunion 2008
in this issue:
Special Section: Reunion 2008 123rd Annual All-Classes Reunion Coverage
CAA Strategic Plan
President’s Message
Dear Fellow Alumni/ae:
I want to thank Phil Gutmann for his very able leadership during the past year. It is my intention
to continue the initiatives and relationships that he started. We especially want to maintain, and
improve, the good relationships that we now have with the Case School of Engineering and the
University. The results should be synergetic.
The 2007-08 Case Fund® for the Case School of Engineering raised $1,166,462—almost the
same amount as last year. Considering the price of gasoline and the state of the economy, it was
a good effort, but we will need to reach more alumni to help us meet our ambitious goals to
move Case forward. Thanks to everyone who contributed so generously to the Case Fund. We
hope you will continue your proud support.
The recent 123rd Reunion was very successful; overall attendance at all events was 497 alumni
and guests, up 48%, and attendance at the All-Class Banquet was 249 people, up 16%. Complete
information about all of the events and award recipients is contained elsewhere in this issue.
Two years from now we will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of the CAA. We
plan to make this a year-long celebration culminating at the 2010 Reunion! We will keep you
posted on these developments.
Our Strategic Plan for 2008-2013 is complete and has been approved by the Executive Committee and the Case Alumni Council. The complete Strategic Plan appears in this issue starting
on page 16. One of the goals that we have addressed is strengthening our Case Club activities.
This past year we had Case Club meetings in eleven cities from San Diego to Boston with a total
attendance of 523 alumni, guests and prospective students. This year we plan to hold meetings in
additional cities. Once again, we have teamed with the Admissions Department in three cities to
invite prospective students and their parents to attend as guests. It is an effective way to introduce
CWRU and its alumni to high school students at their local level.
Another goal that we are addressing is the relationship with our international alumni. There are
some 1,500 alumni scattered around the world, with a large concentration in the Asia. We want
to reconnect with them and help them connect with each other.
The Structures Laboratory project, which has been in the planning for the last decade, is
now moving forward as a result of a large donation from a dedicated Case alumnus, Richard A.
Vanderhoof ’39. Work on the project started July 28th and will be completed early next year.
This is an example of how Case alumni financial support helps the students, faculty and
reputation of CASE.
Sincerely,
Tom Litzler ‘53
2008-09 President
Case Alumni Association
Case Alumnus
The Case Alumni Association serves the
interests of more than 20,000 alumni of
the Case School of Applied Science, Case
Institute of Technology, and the Case School
of Engineering. Its mission is to serve and
advance the interests of the Case School of
Engineering, the math and applied sciences
of Case Western Reserve University, its
alumni, and its students through a strategic
focus on fund raising, institutional leadership, responsive services, public relations,
and student programs.
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To serve and advance the interests of the Case School of Engineering, the math and
applied sciences of Case Western Reserve University and its alumni and students.
Established in 1885, by the first five graduates of the Case School of Applied Science,
the Case Alumni Association is the oldest
independent alumni association of engineering and applied science graduates in the
nation.
The Case Alumnus is a publication of the
Case Alumni Association, Inc. a 501(c)3 public charity under the IRS code.
FEATURES:
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Officers
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Correspondence Corner
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Case Clips
4Notes from Nord 500
Thomas C. Litzler ‘53, President
Kenneth A. Loparo G’77, 1st Vice President
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Your Dollars at Work
Harry L. Farmer, Jr. ‘55, 2nd Vice President
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Around the Case Clubs
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My Favorite Faculty
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Class Notes
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CaseSpace
Edward P. McHenry ‘67, 3rd Vice President
Richard B. Smith ‘51, Secretary
Eric J. Matyac ‘94, Treasurer
Staff
26In Memoriam
Tom Conlon, Executive Director
Angela V. Trusnik, Executive Assistant
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Paul Stephan ’64, Director of Development
Delia Mannen, Director of Student and
Alumni Affairs
Jillian DeLong, Coordinator of Student and
Alumni Relations
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On the Cover: Alumni and guests enjoy the campus walking tour during Reunion Weekend.
Fall 2008 | Correspondence Corner
Dear Editor:
My great uncle Joseph Clough
worked for Case Institute of
Technology for 35 years, from
about 1918 to about 1953. He
was a custodian and watchman.
He lived in the former chemistry
laboratory, which was moved in
1892 and set up as the janitor’s
residence when the new chemistry laboratory was built. He
was known for painting many
oil paintings, which he gave to
friends and professors. As family
genealogist I am seeking the
whereabouts of his paintings for
the purpose of photographing
them for our family archives. Is
it possible to put this request in
the Case Alumnus magazine?
– Connie Clough Eaton
Editor’s note: If you have any information, please contact Ms. Eaton
directly at [email protected] or leave a
message at 519-271-1552.
Let’s Hear from You!
Please Write! We welcome your letters and
comments about the contents of the magazine, as
well as all aspects of the Case alumni experience.
Give us your feedback – send your comments
to the editor at [email protected]. We appreciate
your interest and look forward to hearing from
you.
Dear CAA:
I was honored to be asked to host
the Emeriti Faculty reception
and enjoyed the assignment
immensely. During and in the
days following the reception, I
received many comments from
those in attendance on how
much they enjoyed themselves
and appreciated the recognition.
Thank you for asking me to
participate. I sincerely hope the
reception for Emeriti faculty can
be continued next year when I
and my classmates celebrate our
50th Reunion.
– Thomas P. Kicher ’59,
Armington Professor Emeritus
Dear CAA:
Another summer of undergraduate research has come to an
end. I want to thank the CAA for
supporting 25 students from the
SOURCE program and allowing
them to work with our faculty in
undergraduate research.
The undergraduate research
experience continues to have a
significant impact on our students’ education experience. In
addition to helping them learn a
lot more, and differently, in their
discipline and strengthening the
relationship between our faculty
and students, the experience
also helps to confirm for our
students their academic area of
study and whether or not they
want to pursue graduate study
soon after graduation.
On behalf of SOURCE, I appreciate very much the support
of the CAA.
– Sheila Pedigo Ph.D.,
Director, Support of
Undergraduate Research &
Creative Endeavors (SOURCE)
Dear CAA:
I would like to thank the Case
Alumni Association for helping
to fund, through the SOURCE
program, my research this summer under Dr. Christoph
Weder in the Macromolecular
Science and Engineering
Department. I am currently
working on fabricating threedimensional opaline photonic
crystals for use as ultrafast
optical switches from polymer
nanospheres with nonlinear
optical dyes. This summer was
very important to me as I have
begun to work independently
on my own project. I have been
involved in undergraduate research for two years and funded
by the SOURCE program for
both summers. The SOURCE
program has been a very influential force in my undergraduate
career in driving me towards
otherwise daunting postgraduation obstacles.
– G. Connor Evans
| Case Alumnus
Case Clips – News from Around Campus
Roger H. Cerne ’63 Adds New Role as Campaign Special Advisor
CIT Alumnus Gift Supports Energy Institute
Dr. Walter J. Culver, a 1962/64 graduate of Case
Institute of Technology, donated $250,000 to
the Case School of Engineering to endow the Walt
and Sylvia Culver Engineering Fellowship for
Sustainable Infrastructure. The fund will support
graduate students in disciplines related to the
Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation.
Culver is principal co-founder and retired vice
chairman at SI International, which defines,
develops and operates mission-critical systems
largely for the federal government. He also held
top management positions at Computer Sciences
Corporation. Culver was able to attend CIT through
the National Defense Education Act Fellowship.
While retired Executive Director Roger H. Cerne ’63
has continued to serve the CAA as a special advisor
to the Case Fund®, the Case Alumnus and other
duties the past two years, he will add a new role
this year as the campaign liaison between the CAA
and the Case School of Engineering.
“Roger brings 34 years of experience to the table
working with Case alumni,” stated CAA President
Tom Litzler ’53.
The Case Alumni Foundation retained Cerne to
help in the early stages of a major fund-raising
effort for the benefit of the Case School of
Engineering as part of this critical effort to secure
much-needed resources to fulfill the School’s
strategic initiatives. He will spend time in the
Association’s office in Nord Hall working with
new Associate Dean for Development and
External Relations, Joyce “JT” Garabrant.
“We look forward to a new era for CSE and the
Case Alumni Association, and I am happy to be
involved,” Cerne said.
Garabrant to Head External Relations
Dean Norman Tien welcomed JT Garabrant to
the Case School of Engineering staff as Associate
Dean of Development and External Relations on
July 7. Garabrant is an experienced development
executive with a strong history of successful
fundraising for the University and area institutions
such as the Cleveland Clinic and the Case Alumni
Association. Her previous positions within the
University include Director of National Development
and most recently, Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations for the School of
Medicine. Garabrant succeeds Jeremy Weaver
who is now a member of Case Western Reserve
University’s Office of University Relations and
Development.
Fall 2008 | NOTES FROM NORD 500
Dear Alumnus/a of the Case School of Engineering:
One of the biggest challenges of being dean—or anyone for that matter—is scheduling. You
often need and want to be in two places at once. That was my dilemma last May when my two
favorite campus events—Reunion Weekend and Commencement—coincided at Case for the
first time in recent history.
Reunion presents a unique opportunity, especially for a relatively new dean. I can read the
history of the Case School of Applied Science or the Case Institute of Technology, simply by
checking out a book from University Archives. However, when our alumni are here on campus,
they can bring that history to life better than any Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Stories about favorite professors, dreaded classes or school rivalries have more color and vigor
when they are told near the spot where the tellers met their best friends, kissed future spouses,
or figured out their life’s works. They’re not just retelling their stories. They’re reliving them.
During the “Double Weekend” I attended events like the All-Classes Dinner and the Case Club
of Cleveland’s luncheon as well as student-awards assemblies and the Senior Soirée. I heard tales
from young and old about camaraderie, friendship and the occasional all-nighter. Everyone had
a Case experience that was unique, yet united.
Perhaps I appreciate these commonalities more than most since I had seats at both the tables:
reunion and graduation.
Holding reunion and commencement simultaneously is a tradition for many colleges. At Brown
University, they blend the line more with reunion classes participating in the commencement
ceremony. The alumni lead the processional out of the campus gates. Then, they line the streets
to create the ceremonial path into adulthood for the soon-to-be graduates.
Case alumni have always participated in Commencement too. They have always had a presence
on the podium with the receipt of honorary degrees in recognition of their outstanding
achievements or delivering the address. CAA gold medal winner and craigslist founder Craig
Newmark CIT’75, GRS’77, was this year’s standout.
Our alumni presence is also felt by many engineering students receiving their diplomas. Those
graduates might not have had the chance to cross the stage without the scholarships provided by
alumni gifts to the Case Fund® and endowment funds.
Their histories would have ended before they had a chance to begin. But thanks to the generosity
of their predecessors, the legacy continues.
That’s a tale worth retelling every year,
Norman C. Tien
Dean and Nord Professor of Engineering
Ohio Eminent Scholar, Physics
| Case Alumnus
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Welcome................................................................................... R2
Case Dean’s Society® Reception.............................................. R2
Meritorious Service Awards . .................................................. R3
Samuel Givelber ’23 Fellowship Award................................... R4
John L. Fuller ’36 Award.......................................................... R5
CASE G.O.L.D. Alumnus of the Year....................................... R5
Gold Medal Award................................................................... R6
Emeriti Faculty Reception....................................................... R7
Larry Matson ’57 Metric Century Bike Ride.......................... R8
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This year’s reunion represented the following classes:
1933 – 75th Reunion
1973 – 35th Reunion
1938 – 70th Reunion
1978 – 30th Reunion
1943 – 65th Reunion
1983 – 25th Reunion
1948 – 60th Reunion
1988 – 20th Reunion
1953 – 55th Reunion
1993 – 15th Reunion
1958 – 50th Reunion
1998 – 10th Reunion
1963 – 45th Reunion
2003 – 5th Reunion
1968 – 40th Reunion
Reunion Challenge Trophy
The Class of ’25 created this award in 1985 at their 60th anniversary in
order to challenge all classes to make a special gift to the Case Fund®
during their five-year reunions.
The class with the highest percentage of those giving this year is the
great Class of 1943 with 56% of their class who made a gift. The
class of 1953 was second with 44%; followed by 1948 with 39%.
Congratulations!
The class with the largest amount of Case Fund giving, and the winner
of the trophy, is the Class of 1948 with $120,004.
Carl Bacik’48 (right) accepting the trophy
on behalf of his class from David Marsh
’49, CAA Treasurer.
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Case Alumni Association 123rd Annual All-Classes Banquet
Friday, May 16 – Intercontinental Hotel and
Conference Center
Barbara Snyder, President Case Western
Reserve University, talks to the Glee Club at
the All-Classes banquet.
Norman Tien, Dean, Case School of Engineering, addresses
the banquet attendees.
Above: Phil Gutmann ’54, President, Case Alumni Association,
welcomes guests to the 123rd All-Classes Reunion Dinner.
Left: Tom Conlon, Executive Director of the Case Alumni Association
Case Dean’s Society Reception
The Case Dean’s Society® is the Case Fund’s leadership
giving society to recognize donors who make annual
gifts of $1,000 or more.
Above (left to right): Rosanne I. Smith, Dick Smith ‘51,
Luella Petto, Peter Petto ‘51
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Meritorious Service Awards
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Awards for meritorious service are bestowed for unusual service to the Case
Alumni Association and/or the University. This includes faithful and continuing
efforts to maintain class or other alumni committees, active participation in alumni
or college affairs, leadership in professional fields, making or obtaining contributions
to the Case Fund® of the Case Alumni Association and assisting in expanding the
usefulness, influence and prestige of Case.
David Hartman ’58
. . . For his outstanding career as a business entrepreneur in manufacturing,
banking and as an economic public policy analyst
. . . For his continued support of the Case Fund as a Case Dean’s Society member
. . . And for his and his wife Claudette’s outstanding contributions to the Case
School of Engineering to further the Case co-operative and experiential
education programs
John Lewandowski, Professor
. . . For his devoted career in teaching and academic research as a professor in the
department of Materials Science and Engineering
. . . And for his willingness to assist the Case Alumni Association by active service
on the Student-Alumni Relations Committee to develop new programs to
better serve the Engineering undergraduate student body
James S. Marpe ’68
. . . For his outstanding career since 1970 as a managing partner at Arthur Andersen
Consulting and Accenture
. . . For his continuous annual support to the Case Fund as a Case Dean’s Society
member
. . . For his establishment of the James S. Marpe Endowment fund at CWRU to
further the traditions of Case Institute of Technology
Heidi B. Martin ’93
. . . For her devotion to teaching and academic research as a faculty member in
the Department of Chemical Engineering after receiving her Ph.D. at the Case
School of Engineering
. . . For her willingness to assist the Case Alumni Association by her service as a
director on the Case Alumni Council
. . . And for her service on the Student-Alumni Relations Committee to develop
new programs to better serve the Engineering undergraduate student body
Cyrus Taylor, Dean
. . . For his outstanding years of service as a teacher and faculty member and leader
in the Department of Physics since 1988
. . . For his leadership to establish the Physics Entrepreneurship program at the
University
. . . And for his leadership as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and continued
collaboration in support of the Case Alumni Association’s traditions
Tom Litzler, CAA 1st Vice President presents the awards to, from top to bottom:
David Hartman ’58, John Lewandowski, James Marpe ’68, Heidi Martin ’93 and Cyrus Taylor.
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Professor CC Liu accepts the
award from CAA Executive
Director, Tom Conlon.
Samuel Givelber ’23 Fellowship Award
The Samuel Givelber ’23 Award was established in 1988 to honor the former president
of the Case Alumni Association, which Sam called “the world’s greatest fellowship.” A
hard-working immigrant with a Case degree, Sam founded a successful business and
devoted his energies to the welfare of his family, his Alma Mater and humankind. At
his death, family and friends established an award to be given to a Case alumnus who
exemplifies the spirit of fellowship and human kindness that marked Sam’s life
Professor Chung-Chiun “CC” Liu G’68, Case Institute of Technology
CC’s career as a teacher and motivator of young engineering and science students
is well documented, including the Presidential Award in Excellence in science,
mathematics and engineering mentoring he received at the White House in
March 2003.
CC joined the Case faculty in 1963 and received a Ph.D. in 1968. After
a period of time at the University of Pittsburgh, he came back to Case
in 1976 to help run the Case Center for Electrochemical Sciences. In
1985 he become director of the Electronics Design Center, a position
he holds today. In 1987 he established the Edison Sensor for Technology Center and also became the Wallace R. Persons ’31 Professor on
Sensor Technology.
But it is his devotion to mentoring young students to pursue careers
in science and engineering that sets CC apart. He does this without
much fanfare and publicity, which is why he was chosen for the
Samuel Givelber Award for fellowship and human kindness.
Professor CC Liu G’68, the Wallace R. Persons Professor of Sensor
Technology and Control, Professor of Chemical Engineering
and Director, Electronics Design Center was featured in the
Summer 2007 issue of Case Alumnus magazine. Here
he displays cutting edge research in microsensor technology.
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John L. Fuller ’36 Award
The John L. Fuller ’36 Award was established by his wife, Kay Fuller, in memory of
the outstanding career of John Fuller and his love and devotion for Case Institute of
Technology and his service to the Case Alumni Association. The Fuller prize goes to
the most outstanding graduating senior of the Case School of Engineering based on
leadership in the Case Engineers Council, service in support of Case Alumni Association
programs and campus citizenship.
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Jennifer Rischar, from Chardon, Ohio, is a 5th-year student majoring in Chemical
Engineering. Jennifer has participated in the Case co-operative education program
since 2005 and completed five semester terms with The Lubrizol Corporation.
Jennifer is the past president of Sigma Psi Sorority, the current executive director of
the Student Turning Point Society, an executive board member of the Case chapter
of AIChE and a past member of the Panhellenic Council Executive Board. She is
an active member of the Academy Integrity Board, Alpha Chi Sigma Professional
Chemistry Fraternity and Order of Omega National Greek Honorary Society.
Jennifer also serves as a risk management educator for the Greek Community and
a student mentor in the Emerging Leaders Program.
Mason Conrad, is a mechanical engineering major from Tarpon Springs, Florida.
During his time at Case he has been a President’s Scholar, achieving the cumulative
GPA of 3.66 as well as Dean’s High Honors. Mason’s main extracurricular activity
is varsity basketball, of which he is a starter and winner of both athletic and
academic awards, including ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team, UAA
Scholar-Athlete and honorable Mention All-UAA all three years. He also
finished a semester-long experiment at NASA Glenn Research Center and continued
as an intern into the summer of 2007. After graduation, he plans to earn a MS
degree in mechanical engineering, with the desire to work in machine design.
Kay Fuller with award winners Mason Conrad and
Jennifer Rischar.
CASE G.O.L.D. Alumnus of the Year
The CASE G.O.L.D. Alumnus of the Year award is presented to the most outstanding
member of the Case School of Engineering Graduates of the Last Decade who has
demonstrated invaluable service to the Case Alumni Association, the School and the
community through leadership, participation and support.
James Kilmer, Class of 2000
Jim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in 1999 and 2000 in computer engineering
from the Case School of Engineering. He became a director of the Case Alumni
Council in 2006 and currently serves on the Executive Committee and chairman
of the Publications Committee. Jim’s input and leadership has been invaluable. As
a member of the Case Dean’s Society® since graduation, Jim recognizes his
responsibility to “give back” to other students who need help to get through Case.
Jim Kilmer ’00 accepts his award from CAA Executive
Director Emeritus Roger Cerne ’63.
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Gold Medal Award: Craig Newmark ’75, G’77
This award is the highest honor the Case Alumni Association bestows upon a graduate
of Case. To qualify for consideration, candidates should have received extraordinary
distinction and made a major contribution to the field of science, engineering or
management that adds to the welfare of the United States of America and reflects
credit upon Case.
Craig Newmark’s remarks delivered via video stream at the
All-Classes Banquet on May 16
I really appreciate the honor you’re bestowing on me, and it
really does mean a lot to me. I really enjoyed my years at Case. I
got a good education there, not only in computer sciences, but I
learned a lot of things that made a big difference to me.
I learned a lot about computer programming, computer
sciences, and also a lot about communication skills. I learned
programming using punch cards at Case, and I mean that
literally. I really did grow up wearing a plastic pocket protector,
and I really did wear thick black glasses taped together. While I
didn’t belong to the AV club, I did belong to the debating team,
which gave me dangerous illusions like: logic and reason
actually mean a great deal.
Back then we were on the predecessor to the Internet, but I didn’t really make
enough use of it—maybe because I read too much science fiction, true to the cliché.
I realized then that it was the beginning of something really big that was going
to matter a great deal. The idea is that nowadays, we see that, well, people like
us—engineers, geeks, nerds, you choose your term—we’ve built something that
really matters to the whole world. It’s the engineers who gave the world these tools,
which are going to make a really, really big difference. I’m really proud to be a little
part of that, and I’m proud and really flattered to be accepting this award.
Craig Newmark followed an unusual path to his destiny. Coming to Case in
1971 from Morristown, New Jersey, he was an “undergraduate scholar,” which
allowed him to build his own computer sciences curriculum leading to his BS
degree in 1975 and Master’s degree in 1977 in Computer Science.
Using his web-oriented software engineering experience, his career path
zigzagged through IT positions at IBM and Bank of America. But it was while he
was working for Schwab that he started an e-mail listing for friends and co-workers
about events going on in the San Francisco Bay area. It spread through word of
mouth enough to demand the use of a list server, which required a name. Despite
Craig’s objections, friends suggested calling it “Craigslist” to reinforce its personal
and down-to-earth nature. What started as a fun side project in Craig’s living
room has since grown to one of the busiest sites on the Internet.
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Emeriti Faculty Reception
The Case Alumni Association and Tom Kicher ’59, Armington
Professor Emeritus, hosted a reception to celebrate career and
accomplishments of distinguished emeriti faculty as part of the
CAA 123rd Annual All Classes Reunion. The Friday, May 16
event was held at the Inamori International Center for Ethics
and Excellence in Crawford Hall.
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2nd Annual CAA Larry Mattson ’57 Metric Century Bike Ride
In 2007, Larry Mattson ’57 celebrated his 50th reunion from Case Institute of
Technology with a 2,800-mile bike ride along the old Route 66, from California to
Cleveland. To commemorate this monstrous feat, the CAA decided to create an annual
bike ride event in his honor. This year’s event was held on Saturday, May 17.
Larry Mattson ’57 during the
2nd Annual ride.
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Class of 1943 and 1948 – 65th and 60th Reunions
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Dinner at Nighttown
CLASS
’43
Standing (left to right) – Art Wittmer, Richard Baley, Bob Mattoon, Steve Werkmam, Ruth Bashan, Dave Bashan, Rick Walter, Glenn Kastner, Bob Pfaff
Sitting (left to right) – Philip Legge, Jack Lewis, Ted Ursu
CLASS
’48
Back Row (left to right) –
Bob Sords, Bob Graham,
Charles Young,
Ralph Kaercher
Front Row (left to right) –
Howard Schreibman,
Joseph Curtis
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Class of 1953 – 55th Reunion
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Dinner at Nighttown
CLASS
’53
Left Table (clockwise starting from the front) – Bob Kane, Herman Leggon, Joseph Kepes, Thomas Martin, Bob Meissner
Right Table (clockwise starting from the front left) – Bob Johns, Eric Cornell, Tom Hedge, Harry Calsing, Elmer Kitinoja
Standing (left to right) – Wesley Aldred, Richard Russell, Kurt Rose, Raymond Warner, Tom Litzler
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Class of 1958 – 50th Reunion
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Dinner at Canterbury Golf Club
CLASS
’58
Columns (left to right)
Column One (front to back) – David Swindler, Tom Sweeney, Joe Harbert, Richard Schwartz, David Culbertson
Column Two (front to back) – Ken Kutina, Lee Tainter, Aron Shapiro, Charles Kidd
Column Three (front to back) – Nils Pearson, Chuck Grosel, David Hoppel
Column Four (front to back) – Chuck Wiley, Gus Mautz, Tony Casasanta, John Sattele
Column Five (front to back) – Dave Hartman, Ed Kelly, Buck Tuppeny, Don Schneider
Column Six (front to back) – Ed Fadden, Hank Frey, Joe Pace, Dale Hall
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Class of 1963 – 45th Reunion
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Lunch at the Shoreby Club
CLASS
’63
Back Row (left to right) – Walt Kelly, Richard Prutow, Bill Bajzer, Dennis Paulin, Bill Kieffer, Paul Bondor, Fred Kohl, Bill Cap, Jim Sadowski, Frank Linsalata
Front Row (left to right) – Lou Aliberti, Bob Follett, Larry Horwitz, David Hunt, Roger Cerne
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Class of 1968 – 40th Reunion
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Dinner at That Place on Bellflower
CLASS
’68
Back Row (left to right) – Ron Domeck, John Straitz, Michael Diamant, John Langner, Gene Davis, Norman Prince,
Richard Gordon, R.F. Horton, David Gilblom
Front Row (left to right) – Cos Sciotto, Rick Denning, Tom Esselman, Roddy King
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Class of 1973, 1978, 1983, and 1988 – 0
35th, 30th, 25th and 20th Reunion
Dinner at Corner Alley
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CLASS
’73, ’78, ’83, ’88
Back Row (left to right) – Heidi Martin, Ben Rosolowski, Marion Skalweit-Helfand, Greg Anselmi, Elliott Anderson, David Muzkla
Front Row (left to right) – Val Mutula, Bruce Steinetz, John Vandervoort, Kevin Bracy
Class of 1993 – 15th Reunion
Dinner at Great Lakes Brewing Company
CLASS
’93
More photos and complete reunion coverage can be found
at our website at www.casealum.org.
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Your Dollars at Work
Structures Lab breaks ground with $2,000,000 in gifts from
Richard A. Vanderhoof ’39
The long-awaited construction of a new state-ofthe-art structures laboratory in the Department
of Civil Engineering finally has begun thanks
to a second gift of $1,000,000 from Richard A.
Vanderhoof, a civil engineering graduate of the
Class of 1939. Coupled with his previous gift
of one million dollars, gifts over the past years
from a number of proud civil graduates, and a gift
from the Dow Chemical Corporation in honor
of William H. Schuette, the Board of Trustees of
Case Western Reserve University approved the
$3.3 million project on June 14. Demolition in
the rear of the Bingham Building began on July
28 and expected completion is February 26, 2009.
Roger H. Cerne, Norman Tien, Richard A. Vanderoof
and Thomas J. Conlon
Under the leadership of the Case School of
Engineering Dean Norman Tien, this project
was expanded from its previous concept to now
be part of the Great Lakes Institute for Energy
Innovation to promote education and research
relative to infrastructure rehabilitation and
alternate energy research, particularly testing of
large-scale structures such as windmills.
Dean Tien, Tom Conlon and Roger H. Cerne ’63
visited with Richard Vanderhoof last May to
present to him and his advisors this new and
exciting concept for the laboratory. Soon after, he
gladly committed the additional $1 million gift to
allow for construction to begin.
The Richard ’39 and Opal Vanderhoof
Infrastructure Education and Research Facility
in Bingham will be formally dedicated next
February in honor of this proud graduate and his
beloved late wife.
The final phase of this project will include the
addition of a strong wall and crane structure with
an estimated additional cost of $800,000. Funds
will also be sought for an endowment to provide
annual operating and maintenance costs.
The faculty and students who will benefit from
this new teaching and research facility are deeply
indebted to Richard A. Vanderhoof ’39 and all
those who supported this project over the years.
Come visit the Vanderhoof Lab next year!
Richard A. Vanderhoof’s priorities in life have been his late beloved wife, Opal, Case and the U.S. Marine Corps. He started
his career after graduation from Case in 1939 with the Tennessee
Valley Authority, and then entered the Marines Officers Candidates
Class on the eve of World War II, rising to Major and finally a
full Colonel until retirement from the reserves in 1977. His Marine
service record was so exemplary, it is worthy of a book. After the
war he resumed his civil engineering career in Cincinnati serving
with the Corps of Engineering, the Federal Water Pollution Control
Administration and the Environmental Protection Administration.
He retired in 1982 as Director of the Metropolitan Sewer District
in Greater Cincinnati. He and his late wife Opal were married
in 1946 and shared a wonderful life together. In 1995, they
established the Richard and Opal Vanderhoof Scholarship Fund at
the Case Alumni Association to provide support to students so they
could receive a valuable “Case” education just as he did. Richard
resides in a residence outside of Cincinnati and will celebrate his
Case 70th Reunion anniversary next May.
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Case Alumni Association -
Strategic Plan 2008-2013
The Case Alumni Association, under the leadership of Phillip W. Gutmann ’54,
CAA President, completed the following Strategic Plan for 2008-2013 to guide
the Association’s programs and activities. Each year, detailed tactical plans will
be developed to implement the objectives. Your support will be critical to success
of this plan. Please send us your comments.
I. Fund Development
Increase the Case Fund Annual Giving Program
for the Case School of Engineering to $2.0 Million
per year by 2013
Provide assistance to Case Western Reserve
University’s Capital Campaign and Case School
of Engineering’s major gift efforts
– Increase Case Dean’s Society® membership and
levels of giving
– Create a positive “environment for giving”
culture through the Case Alumnus, Case Clubs,
Reunion and Case Fund activities
– Establish a new cumulative giving recognition
program
– Increase identification, cultivation and personal
solicitation of larger gifts and pledges
– Secure multiple-year pledges from 5-year
Reunion classes
– Enhance the Class Agent organization
– Promote and recognize CASE G.O.L.D. Society
and volunteer opportunities for younger alumni
– Coordinate Case Fund® annual solicitations for
Dean’s initiatives and operating priorities within
major gift solicitations
– Establish greater online capabilities to solicit and
receive gifts
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– Assist in the identification, cultivation and
solicitation of major gifts coordinated through
the Dean of the Case School of Engineering and
the University Capital Campaign organization
– Promote opportunities for establishing named
scholarship and fellowship endowment funds
– Increase communications, education and
methods to attract Planned Gifts, Trusts and
Will Commitments for the benefit of CSE and
CWRU priorities and programs
– Intensify volunteer recruitment and promotional programs for both Capital Campaign and
Case Fund Annual Giving programs
– Utilize CAA’s 125th Anniversary in 2010 for
Campaign cultivation activities
Ensure effective stewardship of funds within
the Case Alumni Foundation and maintain
high standards of ethical behavior and
communications with donors
– Appoint highly-capable individuals to serve on
CAF Investment Committee
– Maintain effective stewardship communications
to donors on how their funds are being used and
invested
– Adhere to fund-raising ethical standards and
rights of donors
II. Responsive Services
Increase the number of active Case Clubs to 20
cities by 2013
– Identify key alumni demographic centers and
yearly target areas for Case Club activities
– Identify and cultivate area leadership groups to
foster on-going programming and participation
– Focus activities on lifelong learning, networking,
social interaction, campus and faculty interactions
– Hold a Case Club Conference on campus
– Coordinate, where appropriate, with student
recruiting programs
– Identify and promote special activities in
areas designated for Campaign cultivation and
solicitations
Improve communications effectiveness through
Case Alumnus magazine
– Solicit feedback on audience needs, wants and
expectations
– Continue to focus on themes that enhance
alumni-campus interactions and priorities of
the Schools
– Continue to expand departments and alumnicentric articles of interest, including Class Notes
– Utilize state-of-the-art technology including
online capabilities
– Plan a special issue for CAA’s 125th Anniversary
in 2010 and consider publishing a “History of
CAA”
– Publish a special “Hall of Fame” issue; recap of
Gold Medal Recipients, etc.
Increase alumni reunion attendance by a
minimum of 50% over 2008 base
– Evaluate timing of Reunion and coordination
with CWRU Alumni Weekend
– Promote more class specific events through
Class Agent organization and early publishing of
Class Directories
– Utilize “cluster” approach for certain class eras
– Enhance CASE G.O.L.D. activities
– Include more educational components
– Celebrate CAA’s 125th Anniversary in 2010 with
a special reunion program
Create a Case Alumni Association “Hall of Fame”
in each department/center
– Create criteria for induction and recognition
of alumni including standards for locations,
displays, etc.
– Organize faculty/alumni committees for each
department/center to identify alumni for
induction
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– Organize induction ceremonies and appropriate
recognition and publicity
– Publish CAA “Hall of Fame” special publications
to use in student recruiting, etc.
Identify and involve alumni interested in recruiting
CSE students for permanent jobs, internships or
co-op assignments
Expand CASE G.O.L.D. program
– Work with the Case Co-op Office and Career
Planning and Placement to design communications program to alumni
– Create CASE G.O.L.D. Advisory Council to lead
programming and organization
III. Student Programs
– Link CASE G.O.L.D. Advisory Committee to
Student-Alumni Relations Committee (SARC)
and Case Alumni Council
– Utilize state-of-the-art technology to build web
community
Intensify support for student recruiting
Support and build a sense of community and
professionalism within CSE, and create greater
awareness and understanding of CAA that leads
to active participation and Case Fund giving
– Enhance the efforts of the Student-Alumni
Relations Committee (SARC) to budget and
implement designated program initiatives;
– Invite prospective students to Case Club events
– Case Interdepartmental games
– Encourage alumni participation in CWRU
Alumni Admissions Representative Program
– Leadership and entrepreneurship programs
(CREATE)
– Encourage “legacy” students through special
channels of communications and recognition in
Case Alumnus
– “Fork in the road” – choosing majors
– Publish CAA “Hall of Fame” special publications
– Link CASE G.O.L.D. to the current graduating
class
Increase communications with CSE international
alumni
– Enhance the visibility of alumni accomplishments and traditions through the department/
center “Halls of Fame”
– Create up-to-date database
– Publish an “International Directory”
– Encourage articles for publication in Case
Alumnus
– Alumni on campus activities
– Promote CAA and alumni philanthropic contributions to the campus community
– Utilize state-of-the-art technology to build web
community
– Facilitate events with faculty and alumni travel
Encourage active alumni participation in
faculty/school research initiatives
– Publish a research directory for alumni
– Feature research projects/corporate grants in
Case Alumnus
– Establish a Faculty/Alumni Research Advisory
Committee
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Increase amount and effectiveness of all CAA
scholarships, fellowships and internships for the
joint benefit of the students and the School
– Create the Case Alumni Scholarship Task-force
(CAST) to evaluate and monitor all current and
proposed funding programs
– Encourage the creation of new named scholarship, fellowship and internship endowment
funds through outright gifts or planned giving
opportunities
IV. CAA Organization and Operations
Define and implement an organizational
staffing structure that will effectively and
efficiently respond to the fund development,
services and student program strategic objectives
Begin discussions on returning the CAA offices
to campus
– Form an organization task-force to evaluate
current and proposed organizational models in
coordination with CSE Dean’s Office and
University Alumni and Development Offices
– Create/update position criteria and performance
evaluation procedures
– Create/update procedures and functions
guidelines manual
Implement a financial resource model that
will ensure the long-term financial health of
the Association while promoting efficiency and
accountability
– Empower the Finance Committee to create a
five-year financial forecast to support strategic
objectives
– Create Board Member Leadership Manual and
conduct Board Leadership Seminars
Define and employ performance benchmarks
and indicators to measure progress in achieving
strategic goals and objectives
– Employ “customer” satisfaction scores through
surveys, feedback, and other mechanisms
– Regular and frequent communications with
Deans and University Administration on status
of goals
Strengthen the role and functions of the Case
Alumni Foundation to effectively administer and
allocate CAA Endowment, Restricted and Life
Income Trusts for the benefit of the School and
University
– Empower organizational task-force to include
Case Alumni Foundation in plans for future
staffing structure
V. CAA/CSE/CWRU Relations
Ensure that current level of trust, confidence,
cooperation and coordination continues to grow
and strengthen for the benefit of all constituencies
– Maintain regular and frequent communications
with Deans and University Administration
– Coordinated planning at all levels
– Utilize “best practices” for campaign financing,
staff compensation and operations budgets
Recruit highly capable, active and supportive
alumni to the Case Alumni Council to build
leadership for the future
– Seek a more diversified alumni leadership group
from both within and outside of the greater
Cleveland area. Consider a “national” model of
representation as well as the traditional model
for the Council
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Around the Case Clubs
Dexter Documentary Feature
On July 21st at Johnny Malloy’s in Cleveland
Heights, the typical sporting event was not playing
on the big screen. Instead, more than 30 people
were watching, laughing, and cheering at the series
“RoboCars” on the Science Channel. The series
documented TeamCASE and friends, participation
in the 2007 DARPA Urban Grand Challenge.
Students, alumni and friends enjoyed pizza while
mingling as they reminisced about the experience.
TeamCASE finished proudly in the top 20.
Upcoming Case Club Events
Case Club of Cincinnati – 9/17/2008
Speaker:Art Huckelbridge, Professor of Civil Engineering
Where: Cincinnati Art Museum
Host:Amy Chan ‘04
Case Club of Columbus – 9/18/2008
Speaker: Jerry Goldberg, Interim Provost
Where: Columbus Mannerchor
Host:Tony Bonina ‘78
Case Club of Cleveland – 9/21/2008
Speaker: Plamen Kouzov WSM ‘01, Programmer Analyst
for the Cleveland Indians
Where: Progressive Field
Case Club of Pittsburgh– 9/23/2008
Speaker:Art Huckelbridge, Professor of Civil Engineering
Where:The Grand Concourse
Host:Ollie Poppenberg ‘59
Case Club of Boston – 9/25/2008
Speaker:Gary Wnek,
Joseph F. Toot, Jr., Professor of Engineering
Where: Vlora Restaurant
Host:
Joel Schwartz ‘64
Case Club of Washington, DC – 10/18/2008
Speaker:Glee Club
Where:The Occidental
Host:Obaid Haqqi ‘02
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Case Club of San Diego – 11/6/2008
Speaker:Gary Wnek,
Joseph F. Toot, Jr., Professor of Engineering
Where: Qualcomm
Host:Stanley Toncich, PhD ‘77
Case Club of Oakland – 11/11/2008
Speaker:Don Feke, Vice Provost and Interim Chair
Where:TBA
Case Club of San Jose/ Silicon Valley – 11/12/2008
Speaker:Don Feke, Vice Provost and Interim Chair
Where:TBA
Case Club of San Francisco – 11/13/2008
Speaker:Don Feke, Vice Provost and Interim Chair
Where:TBA
Case Club of Phoenix – 12/2/2008
Speaker:Gary Wnek,
Joseph F. Toot, Jr., Professor of Engineering
Where:TBA
* S ome locations are yet to be determined. Watch for details at our
Web site at www.casealum.org.
MY FAVORITE FACULTY
By John B. Whitacre, Jr. ’49
I entered Case in the fall of 1946 and graduated in the spring of 1949 with a degree in
engineering administration. I had a tough time narrowing down my favorite faculty, so I’ll
share stories about two faculty members from my time at Case.
also took metallurgy courses
from Professor John Wallace.
During this time, our company
was a supplier of steel plant
refractories and in the late
50s and 60s, Professor
Wallace worked with our
company to improve and
develop steel plant products.
Claude Sharer
Wrestling Coach
Claude Sharer was the
wrestling coach. I lettered in
the 1946-47 and 1947-48
seasons and was captain for
the 1948-49 season. Claude
was an excellent coach, with
a true passion for the sport.
After World War II, six or
eight young men of differing
ages with prior high school or
college wrestling experience
and very good ability,
showed up on the Case
campus. Some were veterans
of the war and some came
straight from high school.
Coach Sharer developed
some very good teams with
these folks.
In my last two years, the team
only lost two dual meets,
one each year. After the last
tournament of my senior year,
Coach Sharer invited me to
dinner. We were both Navy
veterans of World War II.
Claude had been a Lt. Commander, and I had been a
seaman. Claude asked the
waiter to bring a bottle of Old
Bushmills Irish whiskey and
just leave it as we dined and
talked about the experiences
of the last three years.
Later, Claude developed
Parkinson’s disease and
retired to Greensboro, North
Carolina. My wife and I
stopped to visit the Sharers
several times as we returned
from Florida. Claude always
treated us to tickets to the
Greater Greensboro Open, a
tournament on the PGA tour.
Claude Sharer
Wrestling Coach
Wilbur R. “Rib”
Meredith
Professor Meredith taught a
course in labor economics,
which involved labor law
and labor relations. I took the
course. Some years later, I
was negotiating union labor
contracts for our family’s
company. We retained Rib as
a consultant.
After graduating from Mt.
Union College, Rib worked
as a teacher and football
coach at Waynesburg High
School. Our main plant was
in Waynesburg, so he had
some background for the job.
During my years at Case, I
Although both men worked as
consultants for our company,
this story is about Professor
Meredith helping Professor
Wallace. Jack Wallace was
very well respected in our
nation’s foundry industry.
Often his consulting business
was overwhelming, and he
was quite concerned.
Rib Meredith, labor economist,
offered a solution with these
words: “Jack, just raise your
prices.” Jokingly, later on we
asked Jack how the strategy
worked. Essentially he
replied, “Fine, I have more
personal time, my clients are
getting a better job and my
income has not suffered.”
Wilber R. “Rib” Meredith
Our company, WhitacreGreer Co., still operates a
successful clay products plant
in Alliance, Ohio. Now, we
supply very few bricks to steel
plants, the plant is nonunion
and my daughter, Janet
Kaboth, is CEO.
Change really does occur.
Remember some of these Case Faculty? If you have an
interesting “Favorite Faculty” story to share, contact the editor at [email protected].
William Ritchey • Terry Swift • Billy Horton • Paul Claspy • Peter Pesch
Bob DelRosa • Robert P. Davis • Paul Guenther • Bob Edwards
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Class Notes
1930s
Robert H. Gedney ’37, Issaquah, WA, lost his wife of
66 years, Ellen, in February 2007. He has moved into
a great new retirement complex at foot of the
Cascade Mountains. He asks, are there any Civils
around from Class of 1937?
1940s
William F. Blonchek ’49, Cleveland, OH, spent his
50th wedding anniversary in October with his family in
Las Vegas, NV.
David D. Fry ’49, South Miami, FL, attends Miami
performances of the Cleveland Orchestra with fellow
former Ohio residents. After graduating from Case,
David was involved with the design of the section of
I-90 along Gordon Park.
Eugene L. Naegele ’49, Tucson, AZ, writes that he is
age 82 and still enjoying life. He sings tenor in the
church choir and still plays bridge.
James L. Throne ’59
Donald U. Noblett ’49, Easton, PA, and his wife,
Vivian, have lived in Easton for the last 50 years. Don
worked as a research chemist for the Glidden Paint
Company until November 1951, when he became the
assistant director of Admissions for Case. He retired in
1992 after holding other admissions director jobs at
Baldwin-Wallace College and Lafayette College.
Peter J. Petto, Jr. ’51, Olmsted Falls, OH, will travel to
Little Rock to watch his grandson play in the national
soccer championships for his age group. Their team
won the regional championship.
Vincent R. Lalli ’53, Northfield, OH, is working part
time for OAI as a consultant on the NASA training
contract.
William P. Culver ’55, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, owns
and operates Culver Corner Farm, an organic produce
farm specializing in heirloom tomatoes, stone fruit, and
other fruits and vegetables.
Louis C. Kolar ’57, Reno, NV, is finally constructing a
layout of his 70-year Lionel train collection. He and his
wife, accompanied by a 60-year pen pal from England,
planned to sail on the Queen Elizabeth II’s last voyage.
James L. Throne ’59, Dunedin, FL, is the owner of
Sherwood Technologies, a plastics process engineering
consulting firm he started in 1985. This year, his 2004
book, “Hollow Plastic Parts - Design and Manufacturing”
was translated into Chinese, and he has completely
revised and published the second edition of his 1999
book, “Understanding Thermoforming.” This summer,
Jim presented several technical seminars in Thailand
and Malaysia on thermoforming, foam processing and
rotational molding.
1950s
Lawrence F. Arnold ’50, Avon Lake, OH, lunches
regularly with other Case grads. He retired from a
second career (financial planning) in 1984.
J. Blair Dennison ’50, Hillsboro, OH, recently retired
from Hamilton Safe Co.
Louis C. Kolar ’57
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1960s
1980s
Douglas W. Nock ’62, Charlotte, NC, and his wife,
Ruby, celebrated their 40th anniversary with a cruise to
Australia and New Zealand.
Howard G. Schild ’86, Spring Valley, NY, lives in
suburbia with his wife and six children. He commutes to
work in Polymer R&D in Queens, NYC.
Dan S. Tomalin ’63, Chagrin Falls, OH, is relocating to
Cincinnati.
Denise C. Dannels ’87, Mentor, OH, participated in
the Cleveland Breast Cancer 3-Day 60-Mile walk the
weekend of August 22-24. She walked 20 miles over
a three-day period.
Vincent J. Marchionna ’64, St Simons Island, GA,
retired to Georgia “after an enjoyable and challenging
42 years of R&D projects in the chemical industry.”
David A. Crawford ’65, Larkspur, CA, is retired while
wife, Elizabeth, continues to work giving genetic
counseling to cancer patients.
Richard D. Neroni ’66, Georgetown, TX, has retired
and moved to Texas.
Timothy C. Stevens ’66, Rocky River, OH, is a retired
technical writer. He prepares material for advanced
placement classes at Rocky River High School and
teaches a class now and then.
Ira Yermish ’68, Phoenixville, PA, competed as part
of Team USA at the ITU Long Course Triathlon World
Championships in Holland in August 2008.
James W. Perry ’69, Palm Springs, CA, is semi-retired
and working as a tailor making leather motorcycle
clothes. His customers are mostly from Southern
California (Los Angeles, San Diego) as well as San
Franciscans who visit the desert. The job is much
different than all the years he spent doing high-tech
network security/cryptography in Silicon Valley with
start-ups and small companies.
1970s
Kenneth A. Barker ’70, Allison Park, PA, retired from
Mellon Financial in January 2008 and is now working
part-time from home as the seminar-database director of
the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance.
Vincent J. Marchionna ’64
Jim Averbeck ’88, San Francisco, CA, recently
published a picture book, “In a Blue Room” (Harcourt
Children’s Books, April). The first-time author is active in
the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
He realized he wanted to write books for children while
working as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon in
western Africa.
1990s
Feno M. Monaco ’95, Vernon Hills, IL, is a senior
manager at Cap Gemini in Chicago.
Ira Yermish ’68
Joseph Beno ’96, Lakewood, OH, was recently
appointed public works director of Lakewood, OH,
where he lives with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter,
Charlotte.
Hongchul H. Kim G’97, Cary, NC, is managing 20
professionals at IBM.
CASE G.O.L.D.
Case School of Engineering Graduates of the Last Decade
Jim Averbeck ’88
2000s
Andre U. Aguillon ’01, Holland, OH, graduated from
the University of Toledo’s College of Medicine in 2007
with a doctor of medicine degree. She is currently in
her first year of residency in internal medicine at the
University of Toledo College of Medicine.
James W. Perry ’69
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Class Notes
Justin T. Gierke ’02, Lakewood, OH, enjoys working at
NTI where he currently supervises a CSE co-op student.
Bryan C. Fitz ’03, North Olmsted, OH, has been
married to Stephanie for two years.
Alexis M. Kuncel G’03, Chapel Hill, NC, has been
married to Bryan Mills for two years.
Joseph T. O’Leary III ’03, Endicott, NY, married
Corrine Orthmeyer in October 2007 and is now
working for Lockheed Martin as an embedded software
engineer. He also received his pilot’s license.
Kelley M. Pozza-Adams ’03, Columbus, OH, has
been married to Ryan for four years.
Christine L. Gosen ’05, Cleveland Heights, OH, is
currently a medical student at Case School of Medicine.
Benjamin Chodroff ’07, Cleveland, OH, is now
working fulltime for IBM in Cleveland since January
2008 as a software IT specialist.
John J. Erickson ’07, Nashville, TN, is currently in
Vanderbilt’s MSTP pursuing his M.D. and Ph.D. He
just finished his first year and was in Nashville doing
research for the summer.
Vishal V. Gandhewar G’07, Streetsboro, OH, is
working at NTI.
David A. Loomis ’07, Cleveland Hts., OH, completed
his graduate work and received his MS in August 2008
after working this past summer for Nottingham-Spirk
located at the top of Cedar Hill near campus. He
now plans on traveling the world for a year to visit
students/faculty/alumni from various schools who are
working on projects, such as Engineers Without Borders,
in several countries.
Sarah Rovito ’07, Arlington, VA, is still working at SPA
in the Washington, DC, area and loving it.
James Adolf ‘08, Cleveland, OH, married Katharine
FSM ‘08 on July 19, 2008. They spent their
honeymoon in British Columbia and look forward to a
long life of happiness together.
Let’s Hear from You!
Send your Class Note submissions to the Editor at
[email protected].
DID YOU KNOW?
NASA Celebrates 50 Years
Thomas Keith Glennan was the first Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, which was formally established
on October 1, 1958. Glennan was appointed by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower and took a leave as president of the Case Institute of
Technology to accept the appointment.
Portrait: Painted by artist
Albert Murray of New York
Photo credit: National Aeronautics
and Space Administration
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Glennan became president of CIT in 1947 and also served with the
Atomic Energy Commission during that time. He was NASA’s administrator from 1958 until 1961. Glennan returned to Case afterward, where
he served until he retired in 1966. Glennan died on April 11, 1995.
CaseSpace Alumni in the news
George Bibel ’75, a professor of mechanical engineering
at the University of North Dakota, recently wrote “Beyond
the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes” (Johns
Hopkins University Press, 2008). The book uses unusual
airplane accident stories to teach science and engineering
by illustrating important principles such as pressure, gas
laws, explosive decompression, crash forces and inertial
loading. “Beyond the Black Box” received favorable
reviews by the New York Times, New Scientist, Aviation
Safety Week, Choice, and Library Journal and was
featured in RAF News. Bibel wrote a related article “Listen
Up and Fly Right” that was published in the New York
Times on January 26, 2008, and reprinted in the China
Daily and International Herald Tribune.
George Bibel ’75 in front of a 360-pound block of solid
forged titanium, identical to the fan hub on United Flight
232, which crash landed after losing all hydraulics in
1989.
Bob Kearns ’64, a graduate of Case Institute of Technology who passed away in 2005, is the subject of a
new motion picture starring Greg Kinnear scheduled for
release in October 2008. Flash of Genius tells the true-life
story of Kearns’ legal battle with the automotive industry
over his patented invention—intermittent windshield
wipers. Kearns successfully sued Ford Motor Co. and
Chrysler claiming patent infringement, although it was
years before he received any payment from the judgment.
Lawsuits against several other automobile manufacturers
were later dismissed, after he spent a good portion of his
life defending the patent system.
Special mention goes out to MIMvista, a Case-alumni
owned and operated company that won the Apple
Design Award for Best Healthcare & Fitness application
for its multi-modality imaging application for iPhone and
iPod touch on the Apple App Store. The innovative
software allows a doctor or patient to view medical images remotely, without access to an imaging workstation.
Several Case alumni work for the company including
president and owner A. Dennis Nelson, Ph.D. ‘75,
medical director Aaron Nelson, M.D. ’97 and chief
operating officer Peter Simmelink ’94.
Bob Kearns ’64 inventor of the intermittent
windshield wipers.
A. Dennis Nelson, Ph.D. ’75 president and
owner MIMvista.
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IN MEMORIAM
Eric T. Nord ’39
One of Case’s greatest sons, Eric
T. Nord ’39, passed away on
June 19, 2008 at the age of 90. The
Nord family, Walter G. Nord ’09,
brother Evan W. Nord ’41 and
Eric T. Nord ’39 will be
remembered on the Case Quad
for the gift which named Nord
Hall as the Center for the Case
School of Engineering. But his
generosity also extended to the
creation of the Nord chaired
professorship currently held
by Dean Norman Tien and the Nord Associate
Professorships, which attract distinguished young
faculty. At the University, the Baker-Nord Center
for the Humanities founded by The Eric and Jane
Nord Foundation, give additional testimony to
their concern for their alma maters.
An inventor and visionary in the adhesives and
sealant markets, Eric Nord and his brother Evan,
started the Nordson Corporation in Amherst,
Ohio, in 1954 building upon his father’s company
and predecessor, U.S. Automatic Corp. This
manufacturer of spray application systems is
evident in a multitude of products we see every day
in our lives. But it was the standard of charitable
giving set by his father that guided Eric’s life. The
Nordson Corp. Foundation distributes millions
annually to community programs and charities.
Eric and Jane Nord’s personal contribution to
Oberlin College and around the Amherst community are exemplary.
Eric T. Nord was a recipient of an honorary degree
at the Centennial of Case Institute of Technology
in 1980, and received the Gold Medal Award from
the Case Alumni Association in 1991.
Eric was active in his Class of ’39 reunions and
Case Fund telethons and often opened the doors
of the Nordson plant and Depot for Elyria-Lorain
Case Club meetings. He was a past member of the
Case Advisory Board.
He will be missed for his quiet and thoughtful
observations, his humanity and generosity and
loyalty to Case, the University and community.
He is survived by wife, Jane, daughters Emily
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McClintock, Charlotte Berk and Virginia Barbato,
son Richard and 12 grandchildren. Students who
come into Nord Hall to relax, study and converse
will be reminded daily of the Nord heritage to
Case.
William F. Schneerer ’44
Bill Schneerer was the
quintessential Case
professor, tweed sport
coat with elbow patches,
pipe in mouth and a
sharp, dry wit that left his
students amused while
learning the basics of
engineering drawing and
design.
Bill came to Case in
1939 from Cleveland
Heights High School and
graduated in 1944 with
a degree in Physics. After
a few years with GE and
Picker X-ray, he returned
to Case Institute of Technology to teach design and drawing for 35 years,
retiring in 1987 as Associate Professor Emeritus of
Engineering Design and Graphics.
He ran the CWRU Media Center, the forefront for
computer-aided design. His work was international, helping to establish an Engineering Program
at the India Institute of Technology in 1964. His
1967 textbook, Programmed Graphics, published
by McGraw-Hill was a classic reference guide.
He married Shirley Putnam in 1946 and
celebrated their 62nd anniversary before his death
on May 7, 2008 at the age of 87 in Burlington,
North Carolina.
Bill loved design, drawing, woodworking, crossword puzzles and above all, a good laugh. He
will be missed by all, his family, wife, Shirley,
daughters, Carol Sykes, Ellen Mann, and Dinah
Brazelton, grand- and great-grandchildren. And
his students, many of which will remember the
climb to the 4th floor of Old Main!
William A. Rense ’35, Allenspark, CO, March 28, 2008
Paul J. Landgraf ’50, Midland, MI, Date Unknown
Robert W. McLane ’38, Columbus, OH, April 20, 2008
Virgil W. Lawson ’50, Venice, FL, April 29, 2008
Eric T. Nord ’39, Oberlin, OH, June 19, 2008
Raymond S. Wagner ’50, Cincinnati, OH, May 27, 2008
Leo S. Pickelner ’39, Sherman Oaks, CA, June 27, 2007
Claude E. Leibensberger, Jr. ’51, Irving, TX, May 5, 2008
Howard W. Harlow ’39, Venice, FL, May 16, 2007
William R. Huyler ’52, Morris Plains, NJ, June 1, 2008
Burt W. Weidenkopf ’39, Syracuse, NY, Date Unknown
Richard R. Gould ’56, Lakewood, OH, November 27, 2007
Elmer R. Chokan ’40, North Olmsted, OH, Date Unknown
Stewart P. Hawk ’56, Huron, OH, Date Unknown
William F. Hoffman, Jr. ’40, Cleveland, OH, Date Unknown
Eric B. Peterson ’56, Canton, OH, Date Unknown 2007
James D. Beatty ’41, Massillon, OH, October 22, 2007
Mathew A. Dorsey ’57, Westerville, OH, February 7, 2008
William E. Bopp ’42, Coldwater, MI, April 15, 2008
Adelbert M. Cowley G’58, North Royalton, OH, Date Unknown
G. John Keto ’42, Chevy Chase, MD, May 5, 2008
Curtis L. Gordon ’58, Cameron Park, CA, March 11, 2008
Richard F. Smail ’42, Mars, PA, August 6, 2008
Marvin H. Hirschberg ’58, Olmsted Falls, OH, May 11, 2008
James M. Swisher ’42, Cleveland, OH, May 8, 1998
Robert L. Cascio ’61, Peoria, AZ, March 25, 2008
Alfred R. Toole ’42, Wooster, OH, September 29, 2007
James D. Grau ’63, Olmsted Falls, OH, July 8, 2007
William F. Schneerer ’44, Burlington, NC, May 7, 2008
George Rafos ’64, Midland, MI, March 17, 2008
Robert A. Urban ’45, Cleveland, OH, June 16, 2008
Richard L. Ashbrook G’65, Oberlin, OH, March 28, 2008
Beatrice P. Brill ’46, Cleveland, OH, October 23, 2007
Lavern C. Clune G’66, Huntsville, AL, Date Unknown
Eber K. Halteman G’48, Davis, CA, April 12, 2008
Louis W. Cohen ’66, Westmoreland, PA, August 15, 2007
Charles H. Eisenberg ’49, St. Louis, MO, March 19, 2007
Albert C. Christoph ’69, Detroit, MI, January 30, 2007
Bertram Herzog ’49, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2008
Earl H. Tausch ’71. Chagrin Falls, OH, April 14, 2008
Gerald W. Hogan, Jr. ’49, Birmingham, AL, Date Unknown
John Zuk G’72, San Jose, CA, January 6, 2008
Herbert B. Swartz ’49, Cleveland, OH, Date Unknown
William K. Werbeach ’76, Rocky River, OH, March 31, 2008
James G. Tewksbury ’49, Silver Springs, MD,
February 13, 2008
William S. Berg, Jr. ’82, Fleetwood, PA, August 15, 2007
James G. Bishop ’50, Beverly Hills, CA, June 19, 2005
Frank E. Pollick G’84, Smithmill, PA, Date Unknown
Walter J. Kreim ’50, Parma Hts., OH, Date Unknown
Eric D. Boerner ’90, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, September 2006
Mark S. Smith ’82, Cleveland, OH, April 26, 2008
CORRECTIONS
In the last issue, we incorrectly identified John T. Christian’s year of graduation.
It is 1967.
Also, we reported that Serene C. Farmer G’87 had passed away. That information
was incorrect. It was Ms. Farmer’s daughter, who shared the same name as our
alumna, who passed away on March 3, 2008.
Case Alumnus regrets the errors.
Fall 2008 | 27
Where Are They Now???
Help us locate classmates we’ve lost touch with over the years. If you have information regarding
anyone listed below, please contact database manager Diane Zafutto at 216-231-4567 x2225 or
e-mail us at [email protected].
1984 & 1989
JDonald G. Atzberger
Brian C. Auman
Yucel Birol
James J. Cassidy
Chuen-Guang Chao
Tanping Chung
Peter R. Dean
Paul E. Dean
Alexander Dolgopolsky
Habiba Drias
Satish C. Dutt
Wei-Fang Ferng
Richard N. Fu
Kathy A. Genter-Holley
Eliott B. Gordon
J. P. Michael Gronick 1
Charlene E. Hafer
Charles C. Horton
Stephen J. Hudak
Theodore N. Iliadis
Kwo-Yih Jong
Thomas D. Krom
Sudin Manja
James J. McBride II
Alfeu V. D. Melo
Arthur E. Menna
Rosario N. Moir
B. Jill Myers
Naresh D. Prabhu
Krishna R. Putcha
Mohammad R. Rahedi
Ajit Rao
Navzer D. Sachinvala
Scott A. Schmocker
Isadore J. Schoen
Majd T. Sharaf
Chien-Hung V. Shen
David R. Shields
Hwie L. Song
Frank J. Stanko
Dong S. Suhr
Michael A. Webb
Stacey H. Weinfurtner
Tung-Yao Weng
Jonathan D. Wineland
Henry L. Wong
JAnders B. Abrahamsson
Sk Shamim Ahmed
Stephen L. Amey
Mats J. Anderson
Lars A. Appelstal
Mohamed Bedwi
28 | Case Alumnus
Viorel Berlovan
Alok Bhatia
Cesar O. Castro
Seky Chang
Deock-Soo Cheong
Michael Davis
Jeremy A. Follick
Carmen M. Gracia-Salcedo
Joretha Grant
Wassim A. Hafez
Ronald L. Hall
Hassan M. Harb
Ali K. Hatoum
Salal Hayder
Yingchun Hsu
Jung-Sheng Huang
Liwei Huang
Steven D. Ims
Tyan-Fu Jan
Sharon F. Jirgal
Michael R. Jirousek
Young-Hwan Kim
Aziz A. Koleilat
Haluk Konuk
Anwar Kurniawan
Der-Shaiun Lai
Choon-Heung Lee
Jennifer L. McCarthy
Zulkhairi Md-Yusof
Susan J. Moskot
Regina M. Nguyen
Eric M. Nielsen
Enrico S. Njo
Clark Owen
Elizabeth A. Palumbo
Atul A. Parulekar
Jeffrey J. Pfaff
Samar I. Qassis-Kanazi
Amjad Z. Qureshi
Mohamed Saad
Aleksei Schurowliew
Paras H. Shah
Geoffrey S. Singer
Moussa I. Srour 1
Ahmed Taboundoucht
Teh-ho Tao
Kok Y. Tham
Sanjiv S. Tolia
Yeong-Ming J. Wang
Dennis S. Witker
Antoine Yammine
Jae-tack Yoo
Chen-Chih Yu
Wael S. Zokari
1994 & 1999
Roziah Ahmad
Fadzalisham Ahmad-Sabki
Saeed O. Al-Dhaheri
Ahmed A. Al-Oufi
Fadhilah Aman
Mohamed Baghdadi
Nadim M. Bodair
Ahmet Candan
Mohan Chandrasekharan
Chinglun Cheng
Robert F. Chiapperini
Uday K. Dikshit
Michael P. Dowdell
Engku Maliza Engku Anuar
Lynn Frye
Anita Gain
Albert S. Golpashin
Norhayati Hashim
Mitchell T. Huang
Muhammad Z. Ibrahim
Ranjan K. Jha
Zhihong Jin
Ted D. Karellos
Jill S. Kawalec
Kevin P. Koehler
Eric A. Lab
Eunjeong Lee
Hung K. Leung
Wei-Chuan Liu
Joseph Makhari
Yunoske Maki
Denice A. McClure
Abdullah Md.Saad
Mohd Khairul A. Mohamed Nawi
Mazyar Motraghi
Venkatesh Narayanamurti
Ziarat A. Nemati Cari
Bozorg
Suhaimi Omar
Mohd Z. Othman
Choonkeun Park
Hallie E. Placko
Sameer S. Ramchandani
Domingo Y. Ramirez
Benjamin Schultz
Junita M. Selah-Mohamad
Roman J. Stewart
Reza A. Tabib-Azar
Lydia F. Troilo
Eliott C. Turner
Necati Ulusoy G
Praveen Vijayraghavan
Brenda L. Williams
Tzong-Ming Wu
Suleman Al-Ajaji
Khaled M. AL-Wahedi
Saurabh Bahuguna
Daniel W. Baker
Bulent Bayraktar
Edward J. Blanchard
Eric A. Borisch
Kim B. Bucci
Sauwanan Bumrerraj
Siddharth R. Chhatpar
Jaedong Cho
A. Anna Debogorski
Eric Dzepina
Judd S. Gardner
Ahmet Genc
Kiroubel Getachew
Kashif Hasan
Ravi Hebbar
Annette R. Howells
Hui-Ming Hung
Reethi Jagannathan
Yujira Jirapinyo
Kamaljit Kaur
Christian Kelly
Ting-Chu Ko
Jaishri Kothandaraman
Hsincheng Lu
Dustin M. Lucien
Junaidi Margiono
Hossam-Eldin
A. A. Mohamed
Suzliana Muhamad
Rodrigo Natal
Mark D. Novak
Tarachand Pagarani
Jason Pasciak
Alan Penrod
Nopparat Plucktaveesak
Daniel Polinski
Sachi P. Rastogi
Tina N. Smith
Michael Stouffer
Dongpei Su
Amy M. Suiter
Siti N. L. Taib
Yan Wang
Heather R. White-Darby
Guozhang Xu
Abu S. Yusoff
Mohsin Zafar
Brent Zboyovski
Gang Zhao
The Power of Planned Giving . . .
A Case Study
1978 W
ilbert Brewer, Class of 1918 establishes a Charitable Remainder Unitrust to
benefit his wife with a 6% annual income.
1980 The Unitrust is valued at $1,000,000 by the Trustee.
2008 Mrs. Brewer passes away at age 103.
June, 2008The Case Alumni Association, beneficiary, receives $ 3,344,219 for the Wilbert and Betty Brewer Scholarship Fund to benefit students of the Case
School of Engineering and the Applied Sciences of CWRU.
Case Institute of Technology – Class of 1918 – 50th Anniversary Reunion – May 19-22, 1965
Thank you Mr. Brewer for your thoughtful planning (Wilbert Brewer – Back row, Fifth from Left)
Make the Power Work for you
A life income plan with the Case Alumni Foundation or Case Western Reserve University
is an option by which you transfer a gift of cash or appreciated securities in exchange for a
guaranteed income stream for life or a loved one.
For more information and a personalized “Case Study” illustration on planned giving,
contact Tom Conlon, Executive Director, Case Alumni Association and Foundation,
216/231-4567 ext 2221 or e-mail [email protected]
CASE ALUMNI FOUNDATION
Support for the Case School of Engineering and math and applied sciences of Case Western Reserve University
CASE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
AND FOUNDATION, INC.
10605 Chester Avenue, Suite 309
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-2240
Non-profit
Organization
U.S. Postage
Paid
Cleveland, Ohio
Permit No. 2120
Saturday, October 4th, 3:00-6:00 pm
Homecoming Game – CWRU vs Denison 1:00 pm
•Brats, Beer, Fun!
•Launch of a new tradition – The Case Games!
•Part of CWRU’s Alumni Weekend and Homecoming, www.case.edu/alumni/weekend/
Presented by
the Case Alumni Association
and Case School of Engineering
For more information and reservations contact Delia Mannen,
[email protected] or 866-385-CASE(ext. 2232)