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2012 NOMINATING COMMITTEE

 

 Alumni Advisory Council 

 

The Alumni Advisory Council represents the academic and administrative breadth of Ohio State and is advisory to the president of the university and to the Association board of directors, promoting the general welfare and interests of the university.


COLLEGES

Arts and Humanities
(Division of the College of Arts and Sciences)

June Sallee AntoineJUNE SALLEE ANTOINE
BA Arts and Sciences ’51

Term:  November 2011-2014 (second term)

Retired Assistant Principal
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights, OH
E-mail:  antoine at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://www.arts.ohio-state.edu/
Divisional Dean Mark W. Shanda 

 

College of Arts and Sciences
David C. KellerDAVID C. KELLER
BA Arts '00
BS Social & Behavioral Sciences '00

Term:  November 2011-2014 (first term)

Managing Director of Research
Fidelity Investments
Boston, MA
E-mail:  keller at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://artsandsciences.osu.edu
Executive Dean and Vice Provost Joseph E. Steinmetz 

 

Fisher College of Business
Denis SimonDENIS G. SIMON
BS Business Administration ’69
(MBA '73, Miami University (Ohio))

Term:  October 2010-2013 (first term)

Senior Executive Vice President
Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Dallas, TX
E-mail:  Simon at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Christine A. Poon

 

College of Dentistry

Theodore R. PopeTHEODORE R. POPE
BS Arts and Sciences '66
BS Education '69
DDS ’73
(from Northwest University:  Certification in Orthodontics '76; Masters in Orthodontics '83)

Term:  October 2009-2012 (first term)

Orthodontist
Pope Orthodontics
Englewood, OH

 E-mail:  Pope at council.ohiostatealumni.org

                                 Web site:  http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu
                                 Dean Patrick M. Lloyd
 

College of Education and Human Ecology 

Georganne M. ShockeyGEORGANNE M. SHOCKEY
BS Human Ecology ’80
(Stanford University, Financial Management Training; SodexHo Overseas Operational Training; SodexHo Management Development Program; SCG, Inc. Advanced Selling Skills Program)

Term:  April 2009-2012 (first term)

Principal/Consultant
Ruck-Shockey Associates, Inc.
Alameda, CA
E-mail:  Shockey at council.ohiostatealumni.org

                                 Web site:  http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu
                                 Dean Cheryl L. Achterberg

 

College of Engineering
Robert H. SchmahlROBERT H. SCHMAHL
B Electrical Engineering ’61

Term:  October 2009-2012 (second term)

Retired Senior Scientist
Hughes Aircraft
Fullerton, CA 
E-mail:  Schmahl at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://www.eng.ohio-state.edu
Dean David B. Williams

 



Enrollment Services
David TonniesDAVID A TONNIES
BS Molecular Genetics '88; MD '92

Term:  April 2011-2014 (first term)

Owner/Practitioner
Hermitage Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Hermitage, PA
E-mail:  Tonnies at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://oaa.osu.edu/strategicenrollmentplanning.html
Vice President M. Dolan Evanovich



College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

Elizabeth A. HarshELIZABETH A. HARSH
BS Agriculture ’83

Term:  October 2009-2012 (first term)

Executive Director
Ohio Beef Council
Marysville, OH  
E-mail:  Harsh at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://cfaes.ohio-state.edu
Vice President and Dean Bobby D. Moser

 

Graduate School
James M. SiddensJAMES M. SIDDENS
MA English '67
PhD English '74
(BA English '65, Kansas State)

Term: April 2009-2012 (first term)

Retired Assistant Dean and Secretary
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Siddens at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/
                                          Dean Patrick S. Osmer

 

College of Law
Mary Ellen FairfieldMARY ELLEN FAIRFIELD JD Law ’73
(BA with honors '70, Purdue University)

Term:  April 2010-2013 (first term)

Partner
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Columbus, OH
E-mail:  Fairfield at council.ohiostatealmni.org

Web site:  http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/
Dean Alan C. Michaels

 

 

College of Medicine
Ella L. ToombsELLA L. TOOMBS
MD '81
(BS Biology '76, Chicago State University)

Term:  April 2009-2012 (first term)

Assistant Professor and Assistant Attending Dermatologist
Dermatology Patient Services
RUSH University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
E-mail:  Toombs at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://medicine.osu.edu/
                                        Dean Charles J. Lockwood
 

Natural and Mathematical Sciences
(Division of the College of Arts and Sciences)

Milan JovanovicMILAN JOVANOVIC
BS Biological Sciences ’98
PhD Biochemistry '04
(JD '10, Capital University)

Term:  November 2011-2014 (second term)

Patent Counsel
Abbott Nutrition
Abbott Laboratories
Columbus, OH 
E-mail:  jovanovic at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/ 
                                         Interim Divisional Dean Peter D. March

 

College of Nursing
Ellen B. RudyELLEN B. RUDY
BS Nursing ’58 cum laude

Term:  November 2011-2014 (second term)

Dean Emeritus
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing
Columbus, OH 
E-mail:  rudy at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://www.con.ohio-state.edu
Dean Elizabeth R. Lenz

 


College of Optometry

Roger SaneholtzROGER L. SANEHOLTZ
OD Optometry ’74

Term:  April 2010-2014 (first term)

Optometrist
Tri-State Vision Center, Inc.
Montpelier, OH
E-mail:  Saneholtz at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://www.optometry.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Melvin D. Shipp

 


College of Pharmacy

Marilyn E. WollettMARILYN E. WOLLETT
BS Pharmacy ’65

Term:  November 2011-2014 (first term)

Retired Pharm Director
Medco Health Solutions Inc. &
Medco Health Affiliates
Columbus, OH 
E-mail:  Wollett at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://www.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Robert W. Brueggemeier

 

College of Public Health
Bob CampbellROBERT J. CAMPBELL
BS Biological Sciences '71

Term:  October 2010-2013 (first term)

Deputy Director
Center for Public Health Statistics and Informatics
Columbus, OH
E-mail:  Campbell at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://cph.osu.edu/
Dean Stanley A. Lemeshow

 


Social and 
Behavioral Sciences
(Division of the College of Arts and Sciences)

Dean GibsonH. DEAN GIBSON
BA Sociology (with emphasis in Criminology) ’74

Term:  April 2010-2013 (first term)

Senior Vice President
Aon Hewitt
Columbus, OH 
E-mail:  Gibson at council.ohiostatealumni.org


Web site:  http://www.sbs.ohio-state.edu
Divisional Dean Gifford Weary 

 

College of Social Work
Stan EichenauerH. STANLEY EICHENAUER
MSW '70
(M.Div. '60, United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH; BS '57, Bowling Green State University)

Term: November 2011-2014 (second term)

Retired
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eastway Corporation
Dayton, OH
E-mail: Eichenauer at council.ohiostatealumni.org

College Web site: http://www.csw.ohio-state.edu
                                          Dean Tom Gregoire

 

College of Veterinary Medicine

Vacant

Web site:  http://www.vet.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Lonnie J. King

 

The Ohio State University at Lima
George M. BrooksGEORGE M. BROOKS
BA Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences ’73

Term:  October 2009-2012 (second term)

Market President
First Financial Bank
Van Wert, OH
E-mail:  Brooks at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  www.lima.ohio-state.edu/
Dean/Director John R. Snyder

 


The Ohio State University at Mansfield

Anne O. EppersonANNE O. EPPERSON
C Dental Hygiene '57

Term:  November 2011-2014 (second term)

Retired Dental Hygenist
Smile Dental Office
Galion, OH 
E-mail:  epperson at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site: www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/
Dean/Director Stephen M. Gavazzi

 

The Ohio State University at Marion
Russell A. McBride, IIIRUSSELL A. MCBRIDE, III
BS Pharmacy ’71

Term:  November 2010-2013 (second term)

Pharmacy Manager
The Kroger Company
Marion, OH 
E-mail:  McBride at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  www.marion.ohio-state.edu/
Dean/Director Gregory S. Rose

 

The Ohio State University at Newark
Laura B. LewisLAURA B. LEWIS
BS Business Administration '84

Term: October 2010-2013 (second term)

Senior Vice President
Director, Human Resources and Marketing
Park National Bank
Newark, OH
E-mail: lewis at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site: www.newark.osu.edu/
Dean/Director William L. MacDonald

 
OFFICES

Office of Academic Affairs
Carl SmallwoodCARL D. SMALLWOOD

BS Business Administration/International Business '77; JD Law ’80

Term:  April 2010-2013 (first term)

Partner
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
Columbus, OH
E-mail:  Smallwood at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://oaa.osu.edu
Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph A. Alutto

 
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Bruce LavashBRUCE W. LAVASH
BS Mechanical Engineering '77
MS Mechanical Engineering '78

Term:  April 2011-2014 (first term)

Research Fellow, Victor Mills Society
The Proctor & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH

E-mail:  Lavash at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://oaa.osu.edu/107.html
Vice Provost Wayne E. Carlson


Office of Business and Finance
James K. MitchellJAMES K. MITCHELL
BA Arts and Sciences ’63
MBA Business Administration ’65
(JD’68 from Southern Methodist University)

Term:  April 2009-2012 (second term)

Semi-retired financial & tax advisor
Austin, TX
E-mail:  Mitchell at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site: www.busfin.ohio-state.edu
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Geoffrey S. Chatas

 

Office of Health Sciences
Michael MinchF. MICHAEL MINCH
BS Biological Sciences '69
MD ’73 cum laude

Term:  April 2010-2013 (second term)

Retired Surgeon
Nashville, TN 
E-mail:  Minch
at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site: www.medicine.osu.edu/
Senior Vice President Steven G. Gabbe 

 



Office of Health Services

Jonathon EesleyJONATHON S. EESLEY

BS Business Administration '78 summa cum laude 

Term:  April 2011-2014 (first term)

Vice President and Financial Advisor
Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Columbus, OH
E-mail:  Eesley
at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site: www.medicine.osu.edu/
Vice President Peter E. Geier

 


Office of Research

Jacqueline BensonJACQUELINE M. BENSON
BS Biology '92
PhD Medical Microbiology and Immunology '98

Term:  October 2009-2012 (first term)

Director
Centocor Research & Development
Immunobiology Research
Radnor, PA
E-mail:  Benson at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://research.osu.edu/
                                           Vice President Caroline C. Whitacre

 

Office of Student Life
David WrightDAVID W. WRIGHT (CHAIR)

BS Fisher College of Business ’67

Term:  April 2010-2013 (second term)

Chief Financial Officer
First Ohio Planning
Columbus, OH 
E-mail:  David_Wright at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/
Vice President Javaune Adams-Gaston

 


Office of University Communications
Karen E. WyscarverKAREN E. WYSCARVER
BA English '91

Term:  October 2010-2013 (first term)

Writer
ABC Studios
Los Angeles, CA
E-mail:  Wyscarver at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://relations.osu.edu/
Senior Vice President Tom Katzenmeyer

 


Athletic Council

Holly CushHOLLY E. CUSH
BS Allied Health Professions'91
MS Biomedical Engineering'98

Term:  June 2011-2013 (single term)

E-mail:  Cush at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Director of Athletics Gene D. Smith




 Foundation Board
Barbara K. FergusBARBARA K. FERGUS
BS Fisher College of Business’57

Term: April 2010-2013 (second term)

Owner/Partner
Midwestern Auto Group of Dublin
Dublin, OH
E-mail: Fergus at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site: http://giveto.osu.edu
President Jeff M.S. Kaplan


 

President's Club Advisory Board
Doug WeintraubDOUGLAS L. WEINTRAUB

BS Business Administration ’82

Term:  April 2011-2014 (first term)

DJ-CLR, Inc.
Akron, OH
E-mail:  York at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  http://giveto.osu.edu
Senior Director of Campaigns and Volunteer Programs Jeffrey A. Hilperts

 


Office of Sponsored Programs

Rose Ann DabekROSE ANN DABEK
JD Law '75
(BA '63, Dominican University; PhD '70, Loyola University)

Term:  April 2009-2012 (single term)

Retired Of Counsel
Thompson & Hine LLP
Cincinnati, OH
E-mail:  Dabek at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site:  www1.rf.ohio-state.edu
Executive Director Anne J. M. Moffat

 

WOSU Public Media
Tiffany MillerTIFFANY C. MILLER

BA Journalism '96
JD Law '00

Term:  April 2011-2014 (second term)

Attorney/Of Counsel
Bailey Cavalieri LLC
Columbus, OH
E-mail:  Miller at council.ohiostatealumni.org

Web site: www.wosu.org
General Manager Thomas M. Rieland

 

Chair, Board of Directors

Irene Bandy-HeddenIRENE BANDY-HEDDEN, CHAIR
PhD Education '79
(BS Education '62, Ohio University;
MA '67, Eastern Kentucky University)

Council Term:  September 2011-2013

President, Paragon Communications
Sarasota, FL

 E-mail:  Bandy-Hedden at council.ohiostatealumni.org




Past Chairs, Board of Directors

Joe DamoreJOSEPH F. DAMORE (2009-2011)
MS Allied Medical Professions '76
(BA Arts '74, Thiel College)

Council Term:  September 2011-2014

Vice President
Premier Consulting Solutions
Washington, DC
E-mail:  Damore at council.ohiostatealumni.org

 




Yvette McGee BrownYVETTE MCGEE BROWN (2007-2009)
JD '85
(BS Journalism '82, Ohio University)

Council Term: September 2009-2012

Justice
Supreme Court of Ohio
Columbus, OH 
E-mail: YMBrown at council.ohiostatealumni.org


 

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