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Professor to Give Lecture Thursday About Anthrax
Dr.
Eugene Burns, a microbiology professor in the Department of Natural
Sciences at Shawnee State University, will give a lecture about
anthrax at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 25 in the Flohr Lecture Hall
located in the Clark Memorial Library on the SSU campus in
Portsmouth. Anthrax,
which is dominating the headlines these days, can cause a deadly
disease in humans. Terrorists are attempting to spread the deadly
agent through the mail. Gary
Gemmer, chair of the Department of Natural Sciences at SSU, said the
Department is sponsoring this lecture through a grant from the
Shawnee State University Development Foundation. “This
is an opportunity for area residents to learn more about this
microbiological agent and the effects it has on humans,” he said. For
more information, call the Department at (740) 351-3456. #
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Blanchard Promoted
At SSU Jerry
Blanchard of Russell was recently promoted to project director of
the 21st Century Community Learning Centers at Shawnee
State University. The
Centers are 36 school sites located throughout a three-county area,
providing approximately 6,000 students in the “After-School
Mall” a variety of free, fun-filled educational activities.
The
mission of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers is
to provide a safe and drug-free before/after school environment with
recreational, cultural, and academically enriched experiences
involving parents and the community.
Blanchard
said that each 21st CCLC program is funded for a
three-year period. “We
hope to extend the grant in the future to include more sites for an
additional three-year period,” he said.
Blanchard, who worked in the Russell School District for 29 years,
was principal of Russell High School for 11 years (1982-1993).
During the four years preceding his retirement from the
Russell Schools, he was the technology coordinator and handled
extended school services at the county office.
He also coordinated the school district's intern program.
Ginnie
Moore, director of the Office of University Outreach Services at SSU, said the 21st Century Community Learning Centers
initiative in southern Ohio is enjoying the benefit of Blanchard's
years of experience as an educational leader. “We
are fortunate to have him with us.
We are very proud of the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers program and the great job Jerry is doing.”
Blanchard
said his position with the 21st Century Community
Learning Center at SSU has allowed him to extend his career in
education and experience the trend in education for the 21st
century. “This
program through the Office of University Outreach Services at SSU
has given me the opportunity to participate in a quality program to
provide students in southern Ohio an enriched academic environment
to enhance their future success,” he said.
“The state of Ohio is fortunate to have many dedicated
educators who are willing to extend their workday and make a
difference in the lives of these students.”
# # #. FOR IMMEDIATE
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Trustees The
Shawnee State University Board of Trustees will meet Friday, The
committees of the Board will meet in the University Center at SSU as
follows: ·
Finance and Facilities—9:15 a.m. in the Ketter Room; ·
Quality of University Life—9:45 a.m. in the Howard
Room; · Academic Affairs—10 a.m. in the Founders’ Room.
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UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
At its October 12 meeting, the Shawnee State University Board
of Trustees:
·
Approved
the waiving of lab fees for non-credit classes for senior citizens,
effective winter quarter 2002; ·
Approved
the direction of an administrative review of Board Policy 4.54,
Administrative Development Policy, and the continued funding of the
policy contingent upon the President consulting with the University
Administrative Assembly and recommending a new tuition reimbursement
policy consistent with the resolution, the University’s core
mission, and the practices of peer institutions not later than the
Board meeting in February 2002; ·
Approved
the submission of an Early English Composition Assessment Program
and Supplemental Funding Student Support Services Grant proposals.
Approved the submission of the Ohio Appalachian Education
Opportunity Center (EOC) and Educational Talent Search (ETS) Grant
renewals; ·
Approved
the establishment of a part-time, temporary administrative position
in the Department of Teacher Education to support the TERC grant;
and ·
Approved
personnel action items. The next meeting of the
Shawnee State University Board of Trustees will be December 13 at 4
p.m., in the Selby Board Room of the Clark Memorial Library on the
campus of Shawnee State University. The
next meeting of the executive committee of the SSU Board of Trustees
will be November 13 at 4 p.m. in the Founders’ Room located in the
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George Clayton, chairman of the Shawnee State University Board of Trustees, administers the oath of office to Suzanne Brumfield, SSU's new student member of the BOT, at the Board's October 12 meeting. Brumfield, an occupational therapy junior from Portsmouth, will serve a term through June 2003. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE SSU CHEERLEADERS EXCEL AT CAMP The Shawnee State University
cheerleaders and mascot recently attended the UCA College Spirit
Camp at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and were very
successful during their time there.
The group learned new cheers and
stunts, and participated in several evaluations and competitions
judged by the UCA staff. They
were rewarded for their hard work by bringing home one
"Excellent" ribbon, three "Superior" ribbons, a
fourth place trophy for "Sideline Cheer" competition, the
"Leadership" trophy for their division, and the trophy for
"Most Improved Mascot". Coach Amy Reed was pleased with her
squad's performance. "Cheer camp is a very intense,
grueling three days with the competitions held at the end when the
cheerleaders are all tired and sore.
Our cheerleaders really pulled together when it counted and
they were rewarded for it by being able bring home trophies and
ribbons,” she said. “The
Bear also spent many hours in uniform learning new skills to add
spirit and fun to the games. Anyone
who comes to our games this year will really enjoy the entertainment
he will add to the game atmosphere."
The campus and Portsmouth communities will have their first chance to see the 2001 squad perform at the annual "Moonlight Madness,” held each fall to spotlight SSU's fall sports teams and kick off the basketball season. This year’s event will be November 15 at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Rhodes Athletic Center on the SSU campus.
Front: Sheena Wallace - Ironton, OH
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RELEASE Children's Learning Center's "2nd Birthday Party Members
of the media are invited to the Shawnee State University Children's
Learning Center's (CLC) "2nd Birthday Party," Thursday,
October 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the CLC located at the corner of
Third and Union streets on the SSU campus in Portsmouth. This
event will serve as the celebration for the second anniversary of
the CLC's opening. Shawnee
State University's interim president Dr. Michael Field will unveil a
beautiful wall of tiles containing the names of the many individuals
who gave money to the facility, in addition to artwork containing a
children's theme. Children
who are enrolled in the CLC, donors whose names will appear on the
tiles, local school district administrators, parents of the many
children who are enrolled at the early childhood facility, early
childhood teachers, agency personnel, and members of the community
will be in attendance. This
event will provide many great photo and video opportunities, illustrating
an important element in our society-the educating of children ages
three to five years of age, interacting with their teachers,
parents, donors, and members of the community. The
majority of children at the CLC are the children of SSU students.
This is mainly for what the facility was designed.
However, others include the children of faculty, staff, and
members of the community. The facility also serves as a lab school for the
SSU Department of Teacher Education.
Ohio's new early childhood license for teachers requires that
teacher education students' field hours must be with certified
teachers. Because only
some preschools require their teachers to be certified, the number
of potential field sites is limited.
The Children's Learning Center has an experienced director
and three certified teachers, allowing the University to house its
own field site that meets the state's criteria. For
more information about the event, please send me an e-mail message
or give me a call. I
hope to see you on October 18!
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# # FOR IMMEDIATE
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There
was good news and bad news from Shawnee State University’s interim
president Dr. Michael Field as he addressed the institution’s
faculty, administrators, staff, and students Thursday afternoon at
the University’s quarterly convocation. The
good news is that SSU has experienced a healthy increase in
enrollment over last year. The
bad news reflects continuing budget woes at the statewide level that
translate to a 6 percent budget cut at SSU and a comprehensive
hiring freeze. Fall
headcount enrollment at SSU is 3,364, up 84 students or 2.6 percent.
Overall Full Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment is 2,879, up
103 students or 3.7 percent. Subsidy eligible FTE, probably the most significant figure,
is up approximately 3.9 percent or 96 FTE students.
The University’s student population has also seen a shift
in the time of day the majority of its students attend classes.
“SSU has become a more traditional university in that 85.5 percent
of our students attend classes during the day,” Field said.
“When you consider this and the fact that for the last two
years we have seen more students receive baccalaureate degrees than
associate degrees at SSU’s commencement, it is clear SSU has
become a traditional university.” In
addition, Bob Trusz, SSU’s director of admission, said SSU has
seen an increase in total new students, those seeking degrees, those
direct from high school, and transfer students.
The average ACT composite scores of students attending the
University has increased during the last two years, from 18.8 in the
fall of 1999, to 19.0 last fall, and finally 19.6 this fall.
Field discussed Governor Bob Taft’s Executive Order
(2001-22T) that was issued on Tuesday, ordering the Executive
Branch, and all state agencies, departments, offices, institutions,
boards, and commissions of the executive branch that have General
Revenue Fund appropriations, to cut their budgets back, limit the
hiring of or the filling of vacancies to essential employees, and to
take other appropriate steps to reduce expenditures.
The order is expected to remain in effect until June 30,
2002.
Shawnee State University’s special supplement was
previously cut $523,000 each year of the current biennium.
Now the University faces a retroactive cut of 6 percent of
state appropriation, due to Ohio’s budget problems.
“This will translate to an additional budget cut for us of
approximately $900,000 this year and also next year,” Field said.
“The cut may well be greater.
Cuts in higher education amount to half of the entire state
agency cut.”
On top of this, Field said the decision made in the DeRolph
case (K-12 funding issue) might bring even greater cuts to higher
education in Ohio.
To counter the state budget cuts, Field said SSU has declared
a comprehensive hiring freeze.
The exceptions are grant-funded positions, appropriate use of
adjunct instructors, and positions that are determined to be
absolutely essential. Field
said he and SSU’s vice presidents are reviewing other possible
cost-saving measures.
“We will certainly be looking to the University’s
governance and committee structure to review and make
recommendations about a whole range of possible steps,” Field
said. “We will do
everything possible to avoid any layoffs.
In fact, we are looking at a number of other ways to handle
this.”
Field said University personnel must move ahead together,
with a spirit of cooperation and recognition of shared
responsibility for the health of the University.
“The budget challenge is really very serious.
These problems call for everyone to contribute their good
judgment, common sense, and intelligence to finding solutions,” he
said.
Field added that the University has recognized that the
budget problems it faces due to the statewide budget problems are
immediate and serious, and called for both immediate steps to reduce
spending and a longer-term plan to close the gap between revenue and
expenditures.
“Shawnee State University has weathered tough budget times
before. We have a
positive enrollment picture, a talented and dedicated faculty and
staff, and great students. If we can work together and move ahead together, we will be
fine,” he said. “It
is my intention that the difficult, budget decisions we face will be
made together.” # # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SSU Dental Hygiene
Program One hundred percent of the
graduates in the class of 2001 from the Shawnee State University
Department of Dental Hygiene successfully completed the National
Board Dental Hygiene Examination.
In addition, the average score for the clinical portion of
the Northeast Regional Board’s Dental Hygiene Examination was 99
percent. Nancy Murray, program director and
assistant professor of dental hygiene, said this is an outstanding
accomplishment, and the faculty and staff are very proud of this
class. “Our
passing rate, as far as the national boards go, is very good.
The class average was 99 percent on clinical examinations
this year. We always
score high but this class did exceptionally well,” Murray said. Murray believes the success the
department has experienced is a combination of two things—a
reflection on the quality of students who are enrolled in the
program and the quality of instruction they receive at Shawnee State
University. “We are probably one of the few
schools that provides close, individualized attention.
We are very accessible to our students.
And that’s well received by them,” she said. One such student was Amanda Johnson
of Beaver, Ohio, a June 2001, graduate of the SSU Dental Hygiene
program. Johnson, who
works as a dental hygienist at Ohio Dental Family Center in Columbus
(a facility that features three dentists, an orthodontist, and an
oral surgeon), said she believes the SSU program is the best around.
“I have not attended another
school. However, I have
heard things from other hygienists and people who have attended
other schools, and heard about the other programs.
I think the SSU program is one of the best.
I think it definitely prepared me for my job,” Johnson
said. Graduating June 15, going through
an interview July 2, and beginning work in her new position on July
17, Johnson has been working hard in an office that stays very busy.
“We have three dentists here, and
I always have a patient. I
am always going from patient to patient.
I felt prepared from my first day here.
I never felt I was getting into something that I wasn’t
sure about. I felt like
I was very prepared. Another
thing I felt prepared for were boards.
I had all of the information I needed to know,” she said.
“I think I speak for the rest of my class.
We were all prepared very well.”
Johnson credits the dental hygiene
faculty members for ensuring their students are prepared overall. “The teacher’s are great and
were very helpful to us. They
are always willing to answer a question.
They take time out of whatever they are doing to help you. There have been plenty of times we have interrupted their
lunch and they stopped eating to help us,” she said.
The program has a full class this fall, and is admitting
students for fall quarter 2002.
Prospective students who are interested in the SSU Dental
Hygiene program should be good in math, science, and have a solid
background in biology, chemistry, and algebra.
The program requires a minimum of 480 clinical hours working
on patients.
The Department begins looking at applications shortly after
the April 1 deadline, and usually has the next class in place by
early May. A wide-variety of students is accepted into the program.
“There are students straight out
of high school; however if they’ve had a year of college
courses—including biology and algebra—and they do well on those
courses, they will score higher as far as the ratio that is needed
for admission is concerned,” Murray said. While the program admits students
right out of high school, it has graduated many non-traditional
students, including a grandmother who was 48 years old. “She had spent several years as a
waitress, obtained her GED, and later in life completed our program.
So our student population is very diverse, probably mostly
commuter students. The
majority of students in the program come from northern Ohio,
southern Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
Many students are married and have children,” Murray said.
The program has an excellent placement rate.
Typically, all graduates have found jobs in the dental
hygiene field within a few months after graduation, and a great
percentage of students have a position lined up before graduation.
To find out more about the dental hygiene program at SSU,
call the Office of Admission at (800) 959-2SSU (2778). # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
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Waller Conservatory Holds Open House PORTSMOUTH,
Ohio--The Waller Conservatory at Shawnee State University is The
greenhouse has many tropical plants and over 150 species of orchids.
"Everyone
is welcome to stop by and see SSU's very own greenhouse," Banks For more information, call (740) 351-3673. #
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Status of U.S. Military Action
A
Shawnee State University professor who spent a substantial amount of
time living and working in the Middle East will speak on Afghanistan
and the military action the United States is taking there, on
Thursday. Dr.
John H. Lorentz, professor of history and director of the Center for
International Programs and Activities at Shawnee State University,
will give a presentation titled Afghanistan: A Legacy of Neglect,
on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Flohr Lecture Hall in the Clark
Memorial Library on the SSU campus in Portsmouth.
Lorentz,
a Peace Corps Volunteer in Iran during the 60s and a consultant on
the Middle East during his entire career, was the executive director
(during the mid 1980s) of American Aid for Afghans (AAFA), Inc., a
non-profit organization founded in 1980 to raise funds to support
the freedom fighters in Afghanistan.
AAFA was the first American aid group benefiting the people of
Afghanistan established after the Soviet Invasion.
Over the years this organization delivered medical supplies,
winter clothing, blankets, boots, and food to Afghanistan. Their boot projects were recognized worldwide as an important
contribution to the Afghan resistance.
American Aid for Afghans, Inc. also supported Radio Free
Kabul through a network of portable radio transmitters and helped
send teams of American doctors and nurses inside Afghanistan. “Our
program provided warm winter clothing and other humanitarian
supplies to the freedom fighters inside Afghanistan.
The contributions we received were an important part of the
valiant struggle to create a Free Afghanistan,” Lorentz said. Despite
the efforts of American Aid for Afghans and many other
organizations, the Afghans were desperately short of basic
necessities in the mid 80s, and increasingly so in the area of food.
Lorentz said that at that time, little attention had been
paid to food shortages inside Afghanistan, which hindered freedom
fighter operations. The
shortages built slowly resulting from the Soviet policy of
terrorizing civilians and systematically depopulating the
countryside. “The
problem was becoming a crisis situation.
I traveled to Pakistan where I was bombarded by Afghans with
requests for food assistance. As
a consequence, AAFA mounted a campaign for food.
While in Pakistan I purchased and delivered clothing items
for the Afghan freedom fighters with funds that individuals
contributed to our organization,” he said. The
Soviets had methodically destroyed the agricultural system of
Afghanistan. This was
the primary tool by which they hoped to accomplish their aims. “Farm
lands were scourged, irrigation systems destroyed, and over 4
million people were driven from their lands.
The results were devastating.
Those who remained on their land needed help in
re-cultivating to feed themselves and the Freedom Fighters who
relied on the local population for their food.
The shortage was severe,” he said. AAFA
worked toward the redevelopment of Afghan agriculture.
Where there was a degree of security, Lorentz and his
organization rebuilt irrigation systems, and supplied seed,
fertilizers, tools, and pesticides. “This
enabled those who had survived those many years of Soviet aggression
to continue to resist,” he said. Through
meetings with individual commanders, visits to training camps, and
coordination with their political representatives, Lorentz
determined where the need was greatest and the best means to ensure
that goods went inside Afghanistan. “I
then went into local bazaars with commanders and their
representatives and let them bargain for the goods.
In this manner, we ensured that the items were appropriate to
the needs and that we received rock-bottom prices,” he said. In
the face of overwhelming odds, the Afghans, at the time Lorentz was
working to help them, had fought for over six years against Russian
occupation and showed no signs of weakening in will.
The rest is history. Lorentz’s
presentation Thursday will focus on Islam as a religion, and the
misperceptions associated with it. “There’s
so much misperception on this.
I feel a need to at least say something about that.
I’ll basically address the question, are the Taliban or
Osama bin Laden really representative of an Islamic view.” Lorentz
will also discuss the recent history of Afghanistan. “Where
does Osama Bin Laden come from?
I knew that name when I was working with the Afghans.
But he was a minor player at that time.
What happened? How
did he turn from what was a minor player into the Osama bin Laden we
know today? I will
discuss these an many other aspects of the United States war on
terrorism,” he said. For
more information about the presentation, call the SSU Department of
Social Sciences at (740) 351-3234. #
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Shawnee State University professor
of history and director of the Center for International Programs and
Activities (CIPA), Dr. John H. Lorentz, spoke to an attentive
audience Thursday evening on a topic he has first-hand knowledge
of—the situation in Afghanistan and the people there who are
suffering because of neglect.
Lorentz who spent a substantial amount of time working and
living in the Middle East is an expert on Afghanistan history and
people. The present
situation in Afghanistan and events of September 11, led him to
address the issues Americans should understand in a lecture
entitled, Afghanistan: A Legacy of Neglect.
Lorentz, during a two-hour presentation, addressed the
United States’ role in the formation of the Taliban, how Osama Bin
Laden came to power, the state of the Afghan people, his predictions
for the war, and most importantly, what he believes needs to happen
for the United States to leave a positive mark on the Afghan people.
Lorentz stated that one key point to understand about
Afghanistan is that it is not and has not been a nation state in the
Western sense of the word, and instead is, “essentially a loose
federation of ethnic and tribal groups each of which are autonomous
into themselves and resent any kind of interference in terms of
their own affairs. That in times of peace and where there has not
been external forces in play, have been able to come into some...way
in which they have been able to achieve a balance power where there
was some autonomy but there was still a government called the
Government of Afghanistan. And whenever that balance was upset and that happened quite
frequently there was internal strife and the equivalent of civil
war.”
However, more importantly to understand is, according to
Lorentz, “Whenever there has been an outside interference or
intervention in some these competing tribal groups come together to
form something that is quite formidable in terms of the resistance
to external interference. That
is exactly what happened to the Soviet Union.”
Of course, this is also the situation where the United States came
into play in Afghanistan in that the U.S. sent military assistance,
unofficially and without any humanitarian relief, to aid in the
resistance to the Soviets. However,
when the Soviets withdrew so did the Americans leaving the Afghan
people to continue their cycle of civil war in a desperate land
ravaged by warfare. As
a result, when the Taliban, which means “religious students,”
rose up to offer a sense of order and an incorruptibility that the
Americans thought would help with the oil and drug situation, they
were a supported and came into power.
As
we now know, when the Taliban, who were always an Islamic
fundamentalist group, gained that power they began changing and
ignoring the needs of the people and cutting women out of society.
They fired all women teachers and doctors, forbid women to
become educated, ordered the full veil, and instituted as Lorentz
said, “ the disenfranchisement of women.”
The Taliban
also helped in supporting Osama Bin Laden’s rise to power and
formation of a terrorist organization in part because of Bin
Laden’s financial clout. But,
according to Lorentz, “He was a relatively minor player when I was
there.” Bin
Laden, who was in Afghanistan at the same time as Lorentz, was
actually a Saudi Arabian native who traveled to Afghanistan to help
in the resistance against the Soviets.
Bin Laden became the dangerous figure he is today after he
offered to organize a military to intervene in what became the Gulf
War. As we know, the
Saudi government rejected Bin Laden’s request and instead turned
to the United States for help.
According to
Lorentz, “Bin Laden saw this as a sacrilege of a holy area and
thought there was no need to bring in the United States when Muslims
could handle it.” Of
course, after the Gulf War the United States still has some 20,000
troops in Saudi Arabia and this is Bin Laden’s number one
complaint. “Bin
Laden is not saying you don’t have the right to exist.
It is not a clash of civilizations, that’s not what this is
all about. What he is
really saying is get out of Saudi Arabia and let us handle our own
situation,” Lorentz explained. Of course, Bin
Laden’s message of hate and disdain for the Americans and their
involvement with the Middle East was never more apparent than on
September 11, which of course, has led to the bombing of
Afghanistan. So, what
now? Lorentz
predicted, “In my opinion, the bombing will be effective in
bringing down the Taliban but there is much more going on.”
The Afghanistan people are in need of a government that
represents them, but they will not, Lorentz warned, look favorably
on a government the United States sets up for them.
“The
Afghanistan people need to follow their own person weight,” he
said. “Lots of
Taliban supporters are on the edge,” and according to Lorentz,
this is a good thing because when the Taliban falls, the Afghani
people will be able to rebuild without extensive U.S. intervention. Again, this goes back to the Afghani history that outside
interference must be avoided or else risk the people banding
together to keep those forces out. “That’s
why we don’t want ground troops,” Lorentz explained. Of
course, the issue of terrorism is still primary on the U.S. agenda,
but Lorentz believes that the answer to that problem is “extensive
humanitarian efforts.” He believes that terrorism in Afghanistan and in other areas
is a result of powerlessness and despair of the people, who are
starving and dying. “Afghanistan
is the most devastated inhabited place on earth,” Lorentz
emphasized. He added
that if the United States respects the Afghani people by providing
humanitarian relief and engage the situation “in an intelligent
sense and not a reactive sense” we can leave a positive mark on
the people and also help prevent further uprisings of terrorist
groups once we address the current situation.
Lorentz, a Peace Corps Volunteer
in Iran during the 60s was the executive director during the mid
1980s of American Aid for Afghans (AAFA), Inc., a non-profit
organization founded in 1980 to raise funds to support the freedom
fighters in Afghanistan. AAFA was the first American aid group
benefiting the people of Afghanistan established after the Soviet
Invasion. Over the years this organization delivered medical
supplies, winter clothing, blankets, boots, and food to Afghanistan.
Their boot projects were recognized worldwide as an important
contribution to the Afghan resistance. American Aid for
Afghans, Inc. also supported Radio Free Kabul through a network of
portable radio transmitters and helped send teams of American
doctors and nurses inside Afghanistan. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
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State University is one of the major sponsors of this special
presentation. However, media contacts should be directed to:) Julia Marlowe Drama to P
On
Saturday, October 20, Portsmouth Murals, Inc. will "bring the
floodwall murals to life" at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts
through the premiere of the one-person drama, Julia Marlowe. "We
are very pleased to be able to present this program," said
Robert L. Morton, Portsmouth Murals, Inc. president. "This is a
unique opportunity for those interested in history, arts and
drama." Julia
Marlowe, written by Jerry Holt, Ph.D., Dean of Arts and Sciences at The
drama will star Barbara Calarese who is a resident artist with The
Human Portsmouth, Tickets
for the production will go on sale Oct. 3 through the McKinley Box "This
educational and cultural event is through the cooperation of the Portsmouth
Murals, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the ### FOR IMMEDIATE
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Scholarship Created to Memorialize Beth Popham
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Two years ago this month, the life of Beth
Popham, an aspiring student studying at Shawnee State University
(SSU) to become a teacher, was tragically taken in a car accident.
To honor her memory, Miss Popham’s family has created a
memorial scholarship in her name.
Originally, Mrs. Faye Popham, Beth’s mother, and her two
sisters, Missy Malone and Cristy Wallingford, managed the
scholarship themselves, but it became too much to administer.
As a result, they donated the scholarship money to the SSU
Development Foundation to be awarded as the Beth Popham Memorial
Scholarship. Mrs.
Popham explained that her daughter, Beth, received scholarships to
come to SSU and it would have been difficult to manage college costs
without them.
“We appreciated everything,” Faye Popham said.
The Popham family hopes to help other students in the same
way. Miss Popham is remembered as a giving person and a
scholarship is a perfect way to
Ambra Knoche, Miss Popham’s best friend and a student at
SSU, remembers her friend’s personality the most. “She was very unselfish in that
she always thought of everyone else and their feelings before
herself. I feel that
anything to help others remember her would be great,” Knoche said.
The SSU Beth Popham Memorial Scholarship for $500 will be
awarded for the first time for the 2002-2003 academic year to a
middle-income student with a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
The scholarship fund currently has enough money to award for
three years, but donations can be made to the SSU Development
Foundation to keep the memorial scholarship going after the initial
funds are depleted.
For more information about the scholarship, contact the SSU
Office of Financial Aid at (740) 351-4243.
To make contributions to the scholarship fund, contact the
SSU Office of Development at (740) 351-3284.
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The PASS (Prevent Addiction to Smoking and Snuff) program discourages tobacco use by children. Developed by Mary Ann Canter, associate professor of respiratory therapy at SSU (shown above with respiratory therapy students administering breathing tests to local elementary students), the PASS program, in its third year of existence, has shown over 550 elementary school students ho the respiratory system works and the harmful effects smoking and smokeless tobacco use can have on human beings. PASS is a collaborative effort between SSU and Southern Ohio Medical Center.) SSU
Respiratory Therapy Students Take Lessons in Caring
PORTSMOUTH,
Ohio – Shawnee State University’s (SSU) Respiratory Therapy
students and faculty may be a secret of the health care community
because many people are not familiar with the profession, but they
certainly should be no strangers to the local community.
The Respiratory Therapy students and faculty at SSU are
champions of community service and devote countless hours to serving
the general public.
Students
in the two-year associate degree program are encouraged by their
professors to get involved with the community and learn to better
themselves by helping others.
Don
Thomas, chair of the respiratory therapy department, explained, “I
think everyone should try to return something to their community,
especially people in health care.
So much is about taking care of patients and I think we have
to move our focus to include the public in general.”
Part
of that move includes students working at free health fairs and
other community events, where they test the blood oxygen levels,
blood pressure, and breathing of participants. One such event will
be held on Thursday, October 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
Kroger’s Community Room in Portsmouth.
The event is part of National Respiratory Care Week, October
21 through 27, which is dedicated to the celebration of the
profession. Mayor Greg
Bauer is scheduled to attend at noon to present the Proclamation of
Respiratory Care Week in the city of Portsmouth.
Refreshments will be provided as well as information about
both the respiratory care profession and SSU’s Respiratory Therapy
Program. Elevator
access is available for those who may not be able to climb the
stairs to the Community Room.
Respiratory
therapists care for patients of all ages and work in a variety of
health care settings to include, but not limited to, acute care,
long-term care, emergency rooms, doctors’ offices, and sleep
disorder labs. Therapists
also take care of patients in their homes.
The majority of therapists choose to work in the hospital
setting where they deliver oxygen and breathing treatments to
patients who need respiratory care, however, there are a growing
variety of specialty areas into which they might want to work.
A therapist may choose to specialize in selected areas such
as pulmonary diagnostic testing to assist the physician with
identifying those patients with respiratory diseases or disorders. Others
enjoy working in critical care units and emergency rooms where they
provide mechanical ventilation and other therapies to patients who
have trouble breathing on their own.
Another area of specialization is the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit where mechanical ventilation and therapy are administered to
critically ill infants. Patients with chronic lung disease often
benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation where therapists work with and
teach the patient techniques to help improve breathing and overall
quality of life.
Mary
Ann Canter, associate professor of respiratory therapy, said, “We
do an awful lot that people aren’t aware of.”
But
aside from preparing students in SSU’s top-notch program, faculty
members create opportunities outside the classroom or clinical
experiences for students to help the community.
For instance, Canter developed the PASS (Prevent
Addiction
to Smoking
and Snuff)
Program, a tobacco use prevention program for children in elementary
schools, to teach them the dangers of smokeless tobacco and
cigarettes. The Program is offered in conjunction with the Community
Relations department at Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC). During
the first phase of the PASS Program, SSU’s respiratory therapy
students go into area schools to interact and share information with
third-graders about the health hazards of cigarettes and smokeless
tobacco. Later, when
the same school children enter the sixth grade, SSU students will
talk with them again and focus the interaction on peer resistance
skills.
Thomas
and Canter are proud of the program and the disease prevention
aspect it brings both to the community and students.
“Hopefully
it will have a strong impact. Kids
are under so much pressure,” Thomas added.
Of
course, children aren’t the only people in the community served by
the Respiratory Therapy Program.
The Student Respiratory Therapy Organization (SRTO2)
is active with Hillview Retirement Center’s assisted living unit. Each year the students adopt residents of the center and
decorate their Christmas tree, sing carols to and purchase gifts for
the residents.
Canter
noted, “It is very popular with both the residents and
students.”
All
of the service events are designed to teach students how much of a
helping career they are entering and it seems to be working.
First-year student Emily Bailey, when asked why she chose
respiratory therapy answered, “I think it will be neat to help
people.” Another
first-year student, Anne Griffin, mentioned that it is important to
her “to help relatives who have breathing disorders.”
Thomas
said that the desire to help is not only important; it is necessary
for students to be good therapists.
“The
key is caring about people. We
emphasize to our students that many times your attitude about what
you’re doing can have an impact on how patients respond,” Thomas
said.
The holistic approach that the Respiratory Therapy faculty takes
with its students, combined with a strong program design, has helped
make SSU’s Respiratory Therapy Program extremely strong.
In addition to the 100 percent pass rate on the national
entry-level exam, graduates of the Program also have a 100 percent
job placement. This
isn’t surprising because the 2000 Occupational Outlook
Handbook lists respiratory therapy as one of the 50
fastest growing careers. In his book, The Everything Hot Careers
Book that was published earlier this year, Ronald A. Reis states
that the job outlook for respiratory therapists “remains
bright”. He quotes a
U.S. Department of Labor’s report: “Employment of respiratory
therapists is expected to increase much faster than the average of
all occupations through the year 2005”.
Graduates in SSU’s Respiratory Therapy class of 2000 earned
an average annual salary of $32,200 during the last year. Canter
explained that most of the time, SSU respiratory therapy students
are hired while they are still in the program.
One such individual is Jamie Blair, an SSU graduate who is
now an administrator for Genesis Respiratory Services, Inc. Blair said it was easy for him to gain employment and that he
was hired for his first job while still a student in the Program.
Canter
stressed, “People need to realize that, when labor analysts make
statements like fastest growing career, it means that there
will be jobs out there.” She
is passionate about getting the word out about respiratory therapy
and again it always comes back to helping people.
“People
are sick; people are on life-supporting ventilators, and we need to
help them,” she emphasized.
With
faculty dedicated to helping and serving, students are certain to
graduate with the right attitude and a new appreciation for helping.
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Shawnee State University’s (SSU) Dale
Taylor is giving back to the community once again with his second
book on the history of professional baseball in Portsmouth, Simpler
Times: Baseball Stories from a Small Town.
Taylor, who wrote his first book Baseball Through
Small-Town Eyes in 1996, is not only contributing to the
preservation of Portsmouth’s rich history in professional sports
with his books, he also helps the community because all the proceeds
go to the Shawnee State University Development Foundation.
“If you want to get a sense of where we come from in
Portsmouth, those books should be primary reading,” said Dr. Jerry
Holt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at SSU and friend of
Taylor.
Taylor explained, “After I did the first book, I really
felt like I wasn’t quite finished because in the process of
writing, I ran across some interesting stories and people and felt
those stories should be told.”
Taylor’s books trace the stories and events of teams like
the Portsmouth Red Birds, A’s, and Navies along with players like
Al Oliver, Austin McHenry, and Al Bridwell.
“When you think of these people who were stars in baseball,
many of their descendents are still here,” Taylor said.
Taylor didn’t waste much time after his first book to begin
working on Simpler Times: Baseball Stories from a Small Town.
He said that he realized that he was working with a
limited amount of time, so he needed to record the stories down now.
“I couldn’t waste time because primary sources were
aging,” he explained. “Written
accounts provide a framework, but people who were actually there
give you a feeling.”
Taylor first started his work with baseball history when
Holt, his friend and colleague, enlisted his help in compiling
timelines and doing research for a play Holt was working on about
Branch Rickey, famous baseball visionary.
After completing his work with Holt’s The Life and Times
of Branch Rickey, which is currently touring the country, Taylor
approached Susan Warsaw, director of development at SSU, and said he
felt he had a book in him. Warsaw
saw an opportunity to help Taylor complete the work and found
funding for the project, which has now more than paid for itself
with proceeds.
Taylor’s second book, with an introduction by Portsmouth
ex-big leaguer Larry Hisle, records more personal stories about
southern Ohio baseball players, especially those who may not be as
remembered as others.
“I don’t think we’ll ever lose the stories of Al Oliver
and Gene Tenace, but time can separate you from Chet Spencer, Earl
Smith, and Austin McHenry. Those
are the ones you have to pay attention to,” Taylor explained.
Portsmouth boasts a rich history in baseball, having been
home to a number of farm teams affiliated with professional major
league teams. Those teams produced players like Al Bridwell, Whitey
Kurowski, and Eddie Stankey. Of
course, Scioto County is also the home of, as Taylor puts it,
“arguably the most profound and far-thinking executive in baseball
history,” Branch Rickey, who broke through racial barriers by
signing Jackie Robinson.
Simpler Times: Baseball Stories from a Small Town is a
collection of short essays and articles (four by guest writers),
which according to Taylor, “try to incorporate some context by
incorporating history of the area.”
The entertaining stories travel back to the hotel lobbies,
barbershops, and of course baseball fields of past eras to capture
the flavor Portsmouth baseball added to the river town.
Taylor consulted a number of sources to complete Simpler
Times: Baseball Stories from a Small Town from newspapers like
the Portsmouth Daily Times to people who lived through the
events like Russ Burns who used to keep statistics for some of the
old teams. It took him
almost a year and a half of research and writing to finish the book;
yet, he loved the work.
“It was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had,
that’s for sure,” Taylor recalled.
Taylor’s books have not only been an accomplishment for
him, but the University as well, because many offices helped in the
planning and production. While
Warsaw and her office worked on the funding and marketing, the SSU
print shop handled the layout, printing and binding responsibilities
for the books, making Baseball Through Small-Town Eyes the
first book produced in-house. Of
course, Taylor is the one who put in the countless hours of work,
which has all been for the betterment of the community and
University, but when asked if there is a chance for a third
installment, Taylor responded, “Probably not.
I have found out what I want to know about our baseball
history but there is more, and maybe someone with a different
approach or perspective would be interesting.”
Currently, Taylor is taking a break from his work as a writer
and maintains his position as coordinator for Title III Academic
Assessment Services at SSU.
“I’ll find something that excites me, but right now I’m
on hiatus,” he said.
Baseball Through Small-Town Eyes and Simpler Times:
Baseball Stories from a Small Town can be purchased for $13.79
each or $21.30 for the set and can be found at the SSU Bookstore,
the SSU Development Office, Martings in Portsmouth, and Bartley’s
in Waverly.
For more information, call (740) 351-3284. FOR IMMEDIATE
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United Way of Scioto County; and Tess Midkiff, SSU United Way chair. Choose to Care: The SSU United Way Campaign Begins In times like these, people realize the importance of giving support to the community and throughout the United States to help those in need. Tess Midkiff, chair of the SSU United Way Campaign, said she would like to encourage each member of the SSU community to contribute in their own way to the United Way during "Choose to Care: The SSU United Way Campaign" that began October 1 and continues through November 15. Midkiff
said pledge cards were attached to all SSU payroll checks on October
4. SSU employees have
been asked to take the time to detach them, make their contribution,
and send the cards to Kathy Kratzenberg, a member of the SSU United
Way Committee. "As
a major force in the community, Shawnee State University and its
employees are being called upon to open their hearts and their
pockets to exceed the contributions given last year," she said.
"Our goal this year is $7,500 -- a very reachable goal
if we all do our part." The
United Way suggests that each person contribute one hour of pay each
month. (For those who
earn $35,000 annually, that's only $16.80 monthly or $192 annually.)
However, any contribution will be gladly accepted.
Some
interesting facts about the local United Way include:
"Your
contributions and support are much appreciated," Midkiff said. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
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9th Annual Tribute to Area Veterans Nov. 8
Over
the years, many men and women have served the United States of
America in the armed forces. Those
who died while serving their country, and those who lived to tell
many stories of numerous world crises all have one thing in
common—they served to protect freedom, the basis of America. To
honor those men and women, Shawnee State University’s Veterans
Recognition Committee, comprised of representatives from Shawnee
State University and community organizations, will hold its annual
tribute to area veterans on November 8 on the SSU campus. Michael
Hughes, Ed.D., director of counseling and psychological services at
SSU and chair of the Veterans Recognition Committee, said the event
is aimed at acknowledging and showing sincere appreciation for the
service and sacrifices made by area veterans. “Veterans
Recognition Day, since the committee was formed in 1993, has
presented keynote speakers such as Jan Scruggs, founder of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and Rocky Bleier, former NFL all-pro
running back and decorated Vietnam veteran. Exhibits have included
the National Purple Heart exhibit, the Ohio Mobile Vietnam Memorial
and a Civil War re-enactment. The 82nd and 101st airborne parachute
teams have put on demonstrations. Comprehensive health screenings,
memorial services, and a recognition ceremony are just a few of the
activities that have been conducted,” he said. This
year's event follows in the same tradition.
The keynote speaker is Chris Noel, a former Hollywood
actress, who left her career in the movies to serve from 1966-1971
in Vietnam as an armed forces radio talk-show hostess and
entertainer. She currently operates one of the largest homeless
veterans shelters in the country and is a nationally recognized
expert on this issue. In
addition, Hughes said the United States Air Force Band of Flight,
“Systems Go,” sponsored by Southern Ohio Medical Center, would
perform a concert. “This
is a six-member popular music group that performs for hundreds of
military protocol functions, community festivals, and high school
and university shows annually.
They play a mixture of rock, pop, country, and jazz,” he
said. Also,
throughout the day, there will be an extensive military memorabilia
display with exhibits from World War I through the Persian Gulf War,
the 50th Anniversary Korean War Commemorative Display, as well as
the U.S. Historical Flags display that consists of the first 13
flags of the United States. The
military memorabilia display, provided by area resident Mike
Russell, consists of medals, badges, insignias, and other items, in
addition to a dozen mannequins in military uniforms.
The U.S. Historical Flags display, provided by the Ohio Army
National Guard, consists of reproductions of the first 13 flags of
the United States and the history of each flag.
The 50th Anniversary Korean War exhibit, provided
by Congressman Ted Strickland, consists of flags and over a dozen
posters that trace the history of the war. Bob Dwyer, a former, combat-wounded Marine who served in
Korea, will host the event. The
Shawnee State University Veterans Wall, provided by the SSU Office
of Financial Aid’s veterans representative Faye Logan, will also
be a part of the festivities. The
wall will consist of photographs of SSU students and staff who serve
or served in the military, and the relatives of students and staff
members who have been in the military.
The branch and dates of service will be included in the
exhibit. “The
recognition ceremony is the part of the event when we will take time
to recognize and show our appreciation for the service and
sacrifices made by our veterans,” Hughes said. Admission to the evening event is free, however tickets are required. Coupons to order tickets can be found in the Portsmouth Daily Times and the Community Common. No phone orders will be accepted. For ticket information, call (740) 351-3287. For general information about the event, call (740) 351-3539. THURSDAY 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. (University Center, Micklethwaite Lounge) DISPLAYS--
- Military
Memorabilia Display: World War I to the Persian Gulf THE
MEMORABILIA DISPLAY, RECRUITERS DISPLAYS, U.S. HISTORICAL FLAGS
DISPLAY, KOREAN WAR COMMEMORATIVE, AND THE SSU VETERANS WALL WILL
ALSO BE SET-UP IN THE VERN RIFFE CENTER FOR THE ARTS FROM 6 P.M. TO
10 P.M. 7
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (Vern Riffe Center for the Arts) RECOGNITION
CEREMONY(7 p.m. -7:30 p.m.)--
-
Master of Ceremonies: Dr.
Jerry Holt, Dean of the SSU College of Arts and Sciences
- Welcome:
Dr.
Michael Field, Interim President, SSU KEYNOTE
ADDRESS (7:30 p.m.-8:15 p.m.)--
- Chris Noel: Ms. Noel will talk about her transition from
Hollywood actress to Vietnam
Vet, its impact on her life, and her current work with CONCERT
(8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.)--
-
U.S. Air Force Band – “Systems Go,” sponsored by
Southern Ohio Medical Center. # FOR IMMEDIATE
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Theater Presents War Zone
Tango
War Zone Tango,
Shawnee State University Theater’s first full-length dance
performance, will be presented Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,
November 1, 2, and 3, at 8 p.m. in the Main Theater of the Vern
Riffe Center for the Arts on the campus of Shawnee State University
in Portsmouth.
Vivian Mason, associate professor of theater at SSU, said War
Zone Tango is a tale of passion, challenge, and struggle in the
midst of war, and is told through the compelling, sensual rhythms of
the tango.
“War Zone Tango is the world premiere of an original
dance drama, created for Shawnee State University theater students
by California choreographer, Bruce Marrs, who teaches mask making
and tango at the prestigious Dell’Arte International School of
Physical Theatre,” Mason said.
Marrs played the title role of Godzilla in Tri-Star’s 1998
feature film release. He
spent an entire year in Hollywood creating the creature’s movement
in both a body suit and with motion capture digital computer
animation. The “mo
cap” work was performed on a treadmill, with several electronic
leads attached to Marrs’ body.
He also spent two summers in Portsmouth directing high school
youth theater projects in collaboration with the Community Action
Organization, Portsmouth Public Library, and SSU.
“Bruce Marrs has studied mime in Paris with Marcel Marceau,
has danced professionally for many years, and is considered an
excellent dance, physical theater, and movement artist performer and
teacher,” Mason said.
Students are learning how to tango to present this drama,
according to Mason. The
physical closeness and integrated steps of tango is learned along
with strong character acting.
“Dancers must learn how to portray the classic attitudes
that define tango: disdain,
power, passion, and the struggle for control of one’s partner,”
she said.
Several
SSU athletes are student cast members in the production.
Jason Sadler of Portsmouth is a champion swimmer, high school
swimming coach, and lifeguard instructor; Rachael McClintic of
Portsmouth is an SSU scholarship athlete in track; and Jessica
Snyder of Marion is an SSU scholarship athlete in softball.
Cast member Cambria Priebe of Portsmouth has performed with a
semi-professional dance company, and SSU theater major Emily Davis
of Waverly has studied and performed dance for over a decade. Other
cast members include Sharen Everman of Greenup, Melissa Bloomer of
Portsmouth, Jeromy Blum of Greenup, Kristin Cookson of Portsmouth,
Jim Hayes of Portsmouth, Tiffany Lindsey of Cincinnati, Howie
McCormick of Ironton, Randall Menda of Portsmouth, Stephanie Miley
of Portsmouth, Randi Morgan of Portsmouth, Brandon Rowoldt of
Portsmouth, Michael Stapleton of Portsmouth, Chandra Stead of West
Union, and Derek Wetter of Franklin Furnace.
Mason said she is impressed by the diversity of majors that
is present in the cast.
“Student performers represent a diversity of majors from
across campus including biology, deaf studies, occupational therapy,
English, natural sciences, respiratory therapy, elementary
education, business, legal assisting, fine arts–visualist, and
individualized studies-theater,” she said.
“And professional musicians perform live onstage as part of
the cast.”
Marrs’s fall quarter choreographer residency at SSU and the
War Zone Tango production are made possible in large part
through the generosity of the Scioto Area Foundation’s Kricker
Music Fund and the Shawnee State University Development Foundation. Tickets for the production are $9 for reserved seating, and $7 for SSU faculty and staff, students, seniors, and military. Tickets are available at the McKinley Box Office located in the VRCFA, or by calling (740) 351-3600. # # # SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY Place
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John Williams
20
16:14 1.
Adam Tolle 19
16:20 2.
Blake Jones
18
16:32 3.
Ian Barnes
18
16:37 4.
Brett LeMaster
20
16:40 5.
George Sellers
45
16:45 6.
Ryan Slone
17
17:11 7.
Dave Abbott
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17:21 8.
Trent Hyland
23
17:27 9.
Adam McKenzie
16
17:37 10.
Ryan Richards
14
17:46 11.
Peter Quance
46
17:55 12.
Billy Sember
19
17:58 13.
Andy Little
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18:04 14.
Chris Eapes
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18:17 15.
Jason Hosey
19
18:36 16.
Josh Tibbetts
16
18:45 17.
Corey Walls
14
18:46 18.
Joe Barker
45
18:49 19.
Eric Stephen
19
18:57 20.
Sean Inman
17
19:03 21.
Adriel Akonmen
19:04 22.
Mike Upole
18
19:05 23.
Jeff Lykins
18 19:14 24.
Ryan Maddy
16 19:20 25.
Nick Nixon
17 19:23 26.
Eddie Scott
32 19:25 27.
Ben Smith
17 19:26 28.
Travis Kielmar
18 19:26 29.
Garrett Smith
18 19:30 30.
Matt Hartwig
14 19:34 31.
Todd Downs
15 19:43 32.
Dylan Carter
15 19:49 33.
Ed Edwards
35 19:53 34.
Eli Rawlins
16 19:55 35.
Danny Bubp
47 19:58 36.
Patricia Morris
18 19:59 37.
Shane Nixon
15 20:00 38.
Justin Lore
14 20:04 39.
Alicia Brown
16 20:06 40.
Michael Smith
17 20:14 41.
Greg Malone
45 20:23 42.
Benjamin Newman 17 20:30 43.
Donovan Pennington 14 20:33 44.
Erik McAlister
15 20:34 45.
Clayton Hershner
25 20:36 46.
Matt Berrian
17 20:37 47.
B.J.Lyon
19 20:40 48.
Toby Geiger
20 20:43 49.
Danny Castle
13 20:44 50.
Joe Shavely
19 20:47 51.
Chris Hamm
22 20:50 52.
Matt Laver
19 20:52 53.
Holly Amlin
20 20:53 54.
Nicholas Watson
16 20:55 55.
Tom Angus
48 20:59 56.
Rocky Rose
14 21:01 57.
Justin Howell
13 21:04 58.
Chris Bauer
32 21:10 59.
Derek Rowe
15 21:13 60.
Japheth Johnson 18 21:15 61.
Gary Evans
30 21:17 62.
Brett Fitzer
14 21:18 63.
Joe Stevens
13 21:23 64.
Ashley Thomas
18 21:27 65.
Wes Holliday
31 21:33 66.
Star Emmert
15 21:33 67.
Brittany Christian 12 21:34 68.
Janalee Stock
47 21:35 69.
Rachel McClintic 28 21:39 70.
Jeremy Reed
19 21:40 71.
Bryce Yates
12 21:41 72.
Wayne Wheeler
62 21:47 73.
Kim Howard
25 21:50 74.
Jim Arnzen
43 21:53 75.
Zach Norris
12 22:01 76.
Zach Lester
19 22:02 77.
Stan Doddridge
36 22:05 78.
Eron Elswich
33 22:08 79.
Terry Walls
45 22:16 80.
Bill Kirby
40 22:17 81.
Doug Gentile
44 22:19 82.
Chris Deering
20 22:20 83.
Heather Waugh
14 22:22 84.
Chad Simmons
14 22:24 85.
Adam Slone
12 22:24 86.
Sami Chanaa
21 22:32 87.
Gardner Dunham 36 22:34 88.
Cortney Malone
13 22:38 89.
Donnie Kirker
15 22:39 90.
Matthew Galley
14 22:44 91.
Jeni Ellingsworth 17 22:45 92.
Steve Fitzer
50 22:49 93.
Amel Dyer
17 22:51 94.
Richie Binegar
20 22:52 95.
Ricky Johnson
11 22:57 96.
Tim Cyrus
41 22:58 97.
Emily Grimm
17 23:04 98.
Wayne Speas
16 23:05 99.
Cathy Chaffin
13 23:07 100.
Breanne Smith
16 23:10 101.
Chris Ashley
28 23:12 102.
Brian Saunders 34 23:14 103.
Jimmy Rayburn 13 23:18 104.
Candace Town 16 23:19 105.
Phill Maxon
17 23:20 106.
Herbie Otworth 12 23:23 107.
Joshua Campbell12 23:23 108.
Elvy Rawlins
17 23:25 109.
Jeff Messer
42 23:29 110.
Jodi Stamper
19
23:30 111.
Bill Sykes
45
23:33 112.
Nathan Warnock 15
23:33 113.
B.J. Howell
14
23:35 114.
Megan Buckler 17
23:36 115.
Andy Wright
13
23:38 116.
Faith White
14
23:42 117.
Dean Manning 55
23:48 118.
Timothy Horner 48
23:49 119.
Anthony Mogon 30
23:49 120.
Mallory Flinders 16
23:52 121.
Kade West
11
23:53 122.
Tyler Angles
13
23:54 123.
Lauri Blevins
21
23:55 124.
Chris Rapp
38
23:56 125.
Jeff Barron
42
23:57 126.
Ed Hughes
48
23:59 127.
Russ Lewis
40
24:00 128.
Clint Meadows 12
24:03 129.
Bryan Slaughter 20
24:05 130.
Chad Angus
24
24:06 131.
Henry Mullins
59
24:06 132.
Angie Dawes
28
24:06 133.
Ashley Speas 14
24:08 134.
Cassie Simpson15
24:09 135.
Josh Redden
16
24:10 136.
Ryan Freeman 15
24:16 137.
Lisa Bryant
38
24:18 138.
Theresa Wood 40
24:19 139.
Marseille Markham 19
24:27 140.
Natalie Gill
18
24:30 141.
Barb Duncan
40
24:33 142.
Chuck Ellingsworth 45
24:35 143.
Todd Angle
15
24:38 144.
Derek Mitchell 17
24:43 145.
Kerrissa Lawson14
24:43 146.
Nathan Clark
15
24:44 147.
Caitlin Detamore13
24:45 148.
Ronald Johnson 65
24:50 149.
Emily Clevenger16
24:56 150.
rockyAdkins
17
24:59 151.
Jay Hardy
47
25:06 152.
Tom Greene
44
25:08 153.
Paul Crabtree 63
25:10 154.
Melissa White 13
25:12 155.
Jeff Copley
35
25:14 156.
James Bell
12
25:14 157.
Katrina Settle 12
25:15 158.
Scott Conner
9
25:16 159.
Dillon Urbach 13
25:18 160.
Julian Jefferies 17
25:20 161.
Terry McClain 21
25:22 162.
Chris Castle
18
25:25 163.
Katie Milliken 15
25:26 164.
Kristen Ochsenbein
12
25:32 165.
Polly Wiltshire 21
25:33 166.
Sally Thacker 43
25:36 167.
Brian Saul 32
25:37 168.
Jene Wright 18
25:40 169.
Rose Balmer 61
25:42 170.
Darryl Coates 55
25:47 171.
Brandon Malone 9
25:55 172.
Timothy Malone 31
25:56 173.
Willis Moses
75
25:57 174.
Amanda Lott
15
25:58 175.
Josh Book
17
26:01 176.
Ruth Watson
68
26:02 177.
Jeff Browne
43
26:03 178.
Danielle Sims Smith
19
26:09 179.
Melody Springs
37
26:14 180.
Jason Thompson 24
26:16 181.
Ashley See
21
26:17 182.
Betty Neff
54
26:18 183.
Morgan Garrett 10
26:21 184.
Ted Garrett
41
26:22 185.
Chris Adkins
11
26:26 186.
Amanda Adams 12
26:27 187.
Andrew Bugg
19
26:30 188.
Laura Willmore 18
26:36 189.
Candace Chaffins 11
26:39 190.
Jared Kennard 21
26:41 191.
Crystal Cole
16
26:47 192.
David Pettit
9
26:49 193.
Josh Count
15
26:53 194.
Carol Pettit
39
26:54 195.
Jeff Fraley
20
26:57 196.
Danny Martin
22
26:58 197.
Kassie Claxon
12
27:04 198.
John Simpson
13
27:06 199.
Man Ng
39
27:13 200.
Richard Balmer 69
27:14 201.
Sarah Kline
14
27:14 202.
Charles Stover
53
27:14 203.
Chris Shoop
20
27:18 204.
Jeff Albrecht
50
27:38 205.
Nina Stephens
12
27:39 206.
Tonya McKenzie 15
27:43 207.
Tommy Newman 18
27:51 208.
Kristen Blackburn 12
27:51 209.
Carrie Lewis
15
27:52 210.
R.J. Harris
12
27:58 211.
Brent Collins
14
27:59 212.
Leona Iriarte
24
28:23 213.
Robert Risner
26
28:23 214.
Lisa Wells
24
28:33 215.
Derrick Webb
12
28:37 216.
Michael Glass
19
28:42 217.
Eric Fields
23
28:45 218.
Sarah Hartwig
10
28:47 219.
Paul Hartwig
42
28:48 220.
Derek Patton
15
28:50 221.
Jim Porter
51
28:56 222.
Jessica Waugh
13
29:14 223.
Colton Adkins
13
29:17 224.
Lora Hensley
23
29:18 225.
Turkey 1
29:19 226.
Turkey 2
29:19 227.
Lisa Michael
34
29:20 228.
Mike Gampp
32
29:22 229.
Matthew Malone 37
29:26 230.
Bill Neese
21
29:27 231.
Britney Johnson 12
29:29 232.
Theresa Kline
40
29:46 233.
Sarah Baughman
16
29:51 234.
Anna Clark
15
29:51 235.
Nick Hines
21
29:52 236.
Rick Meyers
23
30:09 237.
Branden Prather 21
30:11 238.
Cheryl Albrecht 50
30:25 239.
Adam Davenport 18
30:35 240.
Richard Montague 19
30:38 241.
Doug Kanney
19
30:38 242.
Curt Grimes
20
30:39 243.
Doug Adkins
44
30:40 244.
Lisa Salyers
34
30:53 245.
John Lorentz
61
30:55 246.
Crystal Gifford
25
31:07 247.
Jeanna Montavon
16
31:13 248.
Daron Lilly
44
31:16 249.
Robert Ridgeway 73
31:16 250.
Logan Spencer 13
31:27 251.
Melinda Fitzpatrick 13
31:31 252.
Rob Davis
33
31:40 253.
Nikki Tucker
19
31:42 254.
Peggy Ruggiero 50
31:42 255.
Jessie Reinhardt 12
31:43 256.
Larry Neff
55
31:53 257.
Ashley Greene
13
31:54 258.
Cindy Smith
15
31:58 259.
Royce Coleman
12
32:11 260.
Ben Coleman
32
32:17 261.
Julie Mootz
16
32:18 262.
Cynthia Webb
16
32:27 263.
Paul Foit
29
32:28 264.
Gennie Craigmiles
27
32:37 265.
Dan Han
28
32:42 266.
Tyler Craigmiles
11
32:47 267.
Thad Davis
74
32:56 268.
Jamae Lagrange 12
32:59 269.
Cody Fyffe
8
33:10 270.
Regina Wright
36
33:24 271.
Jamie Penn
12
33:57 272.
Amy Reed
31
34:06 273.
Michael Frazier 22
34:10 274.
Kenny Gilbert
19
34:21 275.
Lynn Borchers
21
34:21 276.
Turkey 3
34:39 277.
Cathy Rozark
14
34:40 278.
Wes Bailey
11
34:49 279.
Michael Jordan
12
34:50 280.
Samuel Irsarte
24
35:01 281.
Marki Gaston
20
35:05 282.
Betty Kirby
40
35:23 283.
Nicole Kleinke
10
35:51 284.
Ashley Spriggs
13
34:02(w) 285.
Danielle Summers 11
36:09 286.
Bethany Wood 13
34:22 (w) 287.
Brooklyn Scott
7
36:29 288.
Brian Summers 40
36:32 289.
Brian Summers Jr
10
36:36 290.
Regina Crabtree 16
36:37 291.
Allison Ratz
12
34:44(w) 292.
Shaina Chaffins 5
36:46 293.
Amanda Perry 12
37:00 294.
Rick Johnson
48
35:31(w) 295.
Jessica Carr
19
37:46 296.
Megan Diamond 20
38:31 297.
Kami Post
19
38:32 298.
Tony Moore
21
38:34 299.
Edward Lock
66
38:34 300.
Turkey 5
38:47 301.
Meaghan Redouty
10
39:07 302.
Wayne Speas
54
37:32(w) 303.
Kendra Staten 16
39:37 304.
Amy Webb
17
39:44 305.
Katie Strickland 12
39:45 306.
Andrew Rawlings 10
39:57 307.
Sandee LaGrange
49
38:03(w) 308.
Carter Johnson 66
38:12(w) 309.
Tiffany Moore
28
38:16(w) 310.
Jonathan Davis 20
38:37(w) 311.
Nathan Benner
18
38:48(w) 312.
John Malone
71
38:49(w) 313.
Marsha Crabtree 33
40:58 314.
Jill Arnzen
12
41:03 315.
Tim Qullen
45
39:06(w) 316.
Jennifer Deck
12
39:15(w) 317.
Barbara Kunkle
58
39:19(w) 318.
Justin Ottney
6
39:37(w) 319.
A.J. Pitts
12
39:44(w) 320.
Emily Waugh
5
41:44 321.
Mary Waugh
40
41:53 322.
Ben Chandler
12
39:54(w) 323.
David Chaffin
59
40:18(w) 324.
Chandler Sayre
11
40:31(w) 325.
Ravin Idzakovich
11
40:39(w) 326.
Bob Nichols
62
40:40(w) 327.
Jill Watson
51
40:40(w) 328.
Stephanie Mullins 10
40:51(w) 329.
Roy Bennett
47
40:52(w) 330.
Amanda Neu
18
41:05(w) 331.
Joseph Donini
53
41:15(w) 332.
Vaughn Malone
71
41:24(w) 333.
Susan Quillen Rice 38
41:25(w) 334.
Robert Rose
76
41:26(w) 335.
John Euton
68
41:28(w) 336.
Ruth Bennett
48
41:36(w) 337.
Mary Martha Questel 70
41:38(w) 338.
Sarah Bennett
7
43:41 339.
Hazel Scott
65
41:43(w) 340.
angie Ingram
20
43:45 341.
Heather Schilling 18
43:51 342.
Teresa Campbell 19
43:52 343.
Maggie Unger
19
43:52 344.
Kendra Hughes
53
41:53(w) 345.
Sue Welty
59
41:57(w) 346.
Anita Wheeler
61
42:51(w) 347.
Connie Wells
49
43:01(w) 348.
Eli Vestich
57
43:07(w) 349.
Jen Arnzen
6
45:11 350.
Tyler Inman
15
43:11(w) 351.
Mary Anrzen
41
45:16 352.
Sue Wilson
43
43:17(w) 353.
Karen Konrad
18
43:21(w) 354.
Laura Daulton
19
43:29(w) 355.
Sarah Grimm
22
43:30(w) 356.
Katie Grimm
19
43:35(w) 357.
Peggie Reinhardt
36
45:35 358.
Brennica Urbach
12
43:49(w) 359.
Mary Linde
62
43:53(w) 360.
Ruth Horton
62
43:54(w) 361.
Hui Suk Jones
43
43:55(w) 362.
Rachel Crabtree 14
46:05 363.
Andre Horton
21
46:07 364.
turkey #6
46:08 365.
Unreadable
63
44:09(w) 366.
Larry Pridgen
31
46:09 367.
Julienne Gentile
8
46:09 368.
Regina smith
53
44:13(w) 369.
Betty Martin
57
44:20(w) 370.
Janet Johnson 60
44:24(w) 371.
Norma Joseph 70
44:24(w) 372.
Nancy Donini
49
44:25(w) 373.
Guillenno Flores 68
44:37(w) 374.
Debbie Ottney Smith
31
44:41(w) 375.
Lori Perry
39
44:47(w) 376.
Rachel McCall 22
45:21(w) 377.
Candace Burton 22
45:22(w) 378.
Abby Bryan
22
45:30(w) 379.
Don Estis
25
47:30 380.
Kelly Makeever 20
45:36 381.
Jenny Messer
23
45:37(w) 382.
Matt Jenkins
22
45:37(w) 383.
Beth Mingus
49
45:38(w) 384.
Amanda Jones 19
45:39(w) 385.
Sharon Scott
57
45:40(w) 386.
Sarah Bryant
20
45:41(w) 387.
Erin Berry
22
45:42(w) 388.
Robert Allen
19
45:43(w) 389.
Andrew Lance 22
45:44(w) 390.
Paul Horn
32
45:45(w) 391.
Cathy Jennings 42
45:45(w) 392.
Whitney Brown 13
45:54(w) 393.
Kim Messer
41
45:55(w) 394.
Jody Smart
21
46:07 395.
Matt Smart
19
46:25(w) 396.
Colby Urbach 12
46:25(w) 397.
Deborah Meehan
55
46:42(w) 398.
Bob Smith
55
46:48(w) 399.
Laura Schultz 18
47:28(w) 400.
Anne Fontaine 18
47:38(w) 401.
Tash Hodges 25
47:38(w) 402.
Jennifer Maynard 21
47:39(w) 403.
Kristen Bolender 20
47:39(w) 404.
Tony Ward
29
47:49(w) 405.
Ashley Walker
23
47:50(w) 406.
Heather Crabtree 12
47:52(w) 407.
Eva Hae Jones
13
47:59(w) 408.
Chris Urbach
49
48:11(w) 409.
Marie Stephenson 69
48:11(w) 410.
Sara Lyles
69
48:12(w) 411.
Pat Brush
68
48:17(w) 412.
Kiri Urbach
12
48:17(w) 413.
Amie Greene
18
48:18(w) 414.
Mareena Lotspeich22
48:33(w) 415.
Kristy Cartee
22
48:33(w) 416.
Lisa Jacquemin
18
48:37(w) 417.
Jay Hall
26
50:37 418.
Sandy Wooten
49
49:10(w) 419.
Juanita Quillen
70
49:10(w) 420.
Haller Scott
8
49:14(w) 421.
Rhonda Quillen
49
49:14(w) 422.
Julie Ohearn
29
49:15(w) 423.
Samantha Evans
8
49:16(w) 424.
Lajohna Campbell 41
49:32(w) 425.
Judy Gray
49
49:35(w) 426.
Julie Gray
20
49:41(w) 427.
Alexandra Evans 10
49:42(w) 428.
Paul Mayberry
49
49:43(w) 429.
Cathy Bailey
39
49:46(w) 430.
Theresa Hacker
27
49:46(w) 431.
Lisa Hacker
29
50:00(w) 432.
April Holbrook
19
50:00(w) 433.
Jessica Burkhart 19
50:25(w) 434.
Sandy Scott
40
50:25(w) 435.
Matthew Bennett
5
52:44 436.
Elizabeth Major
19
50:49(w) 437.
Casey Staker
19
51:04(w) 438.
Matt Kirby
20
51:05(w) 439.
Sarah Tingler
19
51:05(w) 440.
Becky Link
19
51:06(w) 441.
Sarah Tackett
18
51:07(w) 442.
Paul Rein
69
51:45(w) 443.
Marcus Leadingham 67
52:15(w) 444.
Suzanne Charles 31
52:15(w) 445.
Frank Napierkowski 70
52:18(w) 446.
James Doss
65
52:19(w) 447.
Nancy McDowell 69
52:20(w) 448.
Jaime Mullins
9
52:21(w) 449.
Lisa Keeton
26
52:26(w) 450.
Roger Miller
67
52:27(w) 451.
Charles Bricker 69
52:29(w) 452.
Bill Adams
28
52:30(w) 453.
William Mulligan 21
52:31(w) 454.
Robin Sowards 31
52:32(w) 455.
Heather Middleton14
52:51(w) 456.
Byran Davis
15
52:51(w) 457.
Taylor Hardy
9
52:51(w) 458.
Christy Bobst
22
53:07(w) 459.
Brittany Hardy
12
53:07(w) 460.
Lisa Knapp
18
53:08(w) 461.
Johnny Noble
22
53:13(w) 462.
Jessie Dusch
18
53:15(w) 463.
Annetta Bricker 69
53:18(w) 464.
Carole Sullivan 68
53:23(w) 465.
Ed Sullivan
73
53:24(w) 466.
Meg Daehler
11
53:25(w) 467.
JeeHae Jones
11
53:34(w) 468.
Nicole Phillips
9
53:34(w) 469.
Lisa Phillips
41
54:21(w) 470.
Chase Queen
44
54:21(w) 471.
angela Tatman 22
54:25(w) 472.
Melissa Werry
21
54:38(w) 473.
Linda Ng
36
54:45(w) 474.
Christy Ng
5
54:52(w) 475.
Devon Bradley
2
54:54(w) 476.
Cory Bradley
5
54:55(w) 477.
Regina Bradley
28
54:56(w) 478.
Eric Miller
28
54:56(w) 479.
Jennifer Howard 19
54:57(w) 480.
Brittany Scanlon 29
55:05(w) 481.
Lindsey Swann
18
55:06(w) 482.
Tiffany Porter
13
55:06(w) 483.
Dolores Clinebell78
55:06(w) 484.
June Wooten
75
55:19(w) 485.
Diana Gullett
53
55:19(w) 486.
Garland Moore 81
55:21(w) 487.
Edward Kirkendall
87
55:31(w) 488.
Imogene Belcher
70
55:32(w) 489.
Andrew Gifford
7
57:36 490.
Kyla Becker
21
56:22(w) 491.
Brian King`
22
56:43(w) 492.
Aimee Elswick 27
56:48(w) 493.
Mary Johnson 49
57:03(w) 494.
Becky Wood
17
59:15 495.
Jeff Hamilton
29
59:42 496.
Geno Ford
26
59:43 497.
Turkey 9
59:43 498.
Terri Dixon
28
57:49(w) 499.
Michelle Bradley26
57:49(w) 500.
Kim Crawford 20
59:01(w) 501.
Matt Montavon 23
59:02(w) 502.
Maryanne Bocook 76
60:36(w) 503.
Clifton Bocook 75
60:36(w) 504.
Crean Hansen
30
60:48(w) 505.
Destani Hansen (wagon)
4
60:49(w) 506.
Marge Culver
45
63:43(w) 507.
Donna Cantrell
?
63:43(w) 508.
Bertia Greenwood 67
63:49(w) 509.
Robin Malone
34
63:49(w) 510.
Shirley Conklin 69
70:30(w) 511.
Ruth Kirkendall 83
70:30(w) 512.
Ruby Allen
73
70:31(w) 513.
Frank Jovine
78
70:54(w) 514.
Teresa Paxson 43 515.
Melissa Voland 35
516.
Linda Kinker
60 517. Josie Rein 60 # # # |
