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Wooster Magazine: Annual Report Edition 2024-25

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The fall Annual Report Edition 2024-25 of Wooster magazine highlights a year of meaningful progress and shared achievement across campus. The annual financial review reports on the College’s operating revenues and expenses and showcases the ways donors contributed to the ongoing success of Wooster and its students in the past year. New endowments honoring beloved professors Ralph Bangham of biology and Nancy Ditmer of music are highlighted. Members of the Class of 2025 share their new paths in graduate study, research, and fulfilling careers. Wooster’s new minors in climate studies and humanities, arts and creative computing broaden curricular opportunities, providing paths for student in an ever-evolving world. The fully renovated Douglass Hall is captured on the page with quotes from students about what excites them about living in the new space. Photos from Reunion Weekend and profiles of Wooster’s newest Distinguished Alumni Award recipients Reggie Minton ’63 and Jeff Keefer ’74 are also included.
Wooster Magazine: Summer 2025

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The summer 2025 issue of Wooster magazine celebrates the shared experience of Independent Study, showcasing stand-out projects from the Class of 2025 and how The College of Wooster community supported them along their journey. Students featured include history major Zach Perrier, biology major Lydia Crane, economics major Ignacia Méndez, and statistical and data sciences major Laurel Andrews. Inspired by an off-campus study and experiential learning opportunity in Guatemala, four archaeology seniors found I.S. topics connected to their shared research journey. Alumni Sarah Wilds ’97, CEO of augmentative and alternative device company PRC-Saltillo; Donald Dennis ’86, executive vice president and community development director at Huntington National Bank in Columbus; and Don Allman ’74, a top executive in the outdoor advertising industry; share what leadership means to them and how Wooster helped prepare them to be leaders in their fields. Oak Grove highlights a $6 million gift toward residential excellence from Doon Foster ’80 and her husband, John, and the election of Mark Goodman ’90 as chair of the Wooster Board of Trustees. The section also includes “Mentoring Matchup” with Paul Edmiston, Theron L. Peterson and Dorothy R. Peterson Professor of Chemistry, and Bruna Jatoba ’27, chemistry major, and Head Softball Coach Victoria Rumph takes readers inside her field office. In “Fulfilling Promises,” see how the Fern Valley Field Station, given by Betty Crooks Wilkin ’64 and David Wilkin, emeritus professor of French, has supported creative and distinctive research opportunities for students from a variety of majors. In addition to class notes, Tartan Ties features an author profile with Samrat Upadhyay, and volunteer highlight with Angie Triplett ’06.
Wooster Magazine: Spring 2025

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

In the spring 2025 Wooster magazine, alumni share insights from their fields for the lifelong learners The College of Wooster inspires. Creative graduates including Kent Sprague '14, Kathryne Hall ’99, Scott Doty ’97, and Will Strohmeyer ’19 share techniques from behind the scenes, keyboard, and camera. Lisa Skeens ’88, David Roney ’21, Brenda Major ’72, Martin Danial ’05, and Grace Bouker ’21 illuminate meaning behind approaches and processes in health-related fields. Other features showcase how alumni involvement expands the Wooster community, the 50^thanniversary of Freedlander Theatre, and the dedication of The Piper sculpture. Oak Grove features a new section, “Why I Play,” with men’s basketball guard and communication studies major Jamir Billings ’25. In “Why Wooster,” the traditional look at what drew a member of the College community to campus juxtaposes the experiences of a student from Ohio and one from Brazil. Tartan Ties includes alumni profiles of Jim Witter ’07 and Amy Melena ’16, author profile with John Pierson ’66, and “Why I Give” with Scott Weingart ’75.
Wooster Magazine: Annual Report Edition 2023-24

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The fall Annual Report Edition 2023-24 of Wooster magazine foreshadows the future of a Wooster education based on strengths in forward thinking, innovative academics, and collaborative inquiry. The annual financial review reports on the College’s operating revenues and expenses and highlights the ways donors have endorsed the Wooster education in the past year. Donors like Xiaorui “Ray” Bao ’11 and Dan Griffis ’94 share what compels them to give back to Wooster students and increase the value of their alma mater. Combined support from individual donors, reunion classes, and Wooster’s Women’s Advisory Board honor key figures from Wooster’s history including Dr. Viola Startzman Robertson ’35, medical director from 1956-79 and Vivian Holliday, dean of faculty from 1977-85, through new gifts to support funds in their names. The report also covers the evolution of the Pathways programs, experiential learning, academic programs, and employee engagement, as well as the latest achievements of athletes, faculty, students, Wooster Preschool, and other College news. Alumni profiles highlight the Distinguished Alumni of 2024: Bob Heatherington ’74 and Jim Maiwurm, among other awardees Reunion Weekend—an annual event that welcomed nearly 700 alumni from the classes of 1959-2019 in June 2024.
Wooster Magazine: Summer 2024

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

In the summer 2024 issue of Wooster magazine students and alumni share what inspired their capstone scholarship at Wooster and where it led them. The Class of 2024 drew from their own interests to design scholarly research and creative expression unique to them; students featured include Athena Tharenos, Levi Gainer, Briana Mosley, Corey Knauf, and Tyara Thompson. For some students, I.S. uncovers a wonder and eagerness to further their study in the area. This issue also shares the stories of alumni who built upon the foundation of their I.S. for ongoing research, professional work, and everyday inspiration including John Trainor ’16, Jennifer Shepheard ’18, Peter Jeffy ’14, and Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads ’12. The Oak Grove section includes coverage of how the campus experienced the total solar eclipse, congratulations and thanks to faculty and staff retiring in the 2023-2024 academic year, the story behind the Reimer Endowed Scholarship established by Don Kohn ’64, “Mentoring Matchup” with Désirée Weber, associate professor and chair of political science and her sophomore research assistant Abhishek Manhas ’26, a double major in mathematics and computer science, and the latest College news and achievements of faculty, staff, and students. Tartan Ties features photos from the Wooster on the Move event series with President Anne McCall, “Scot Volunteer” with Betsy O’Brien Anderson ’94, an author profile with Michael Bernstein ’11 who wrote an article for TIME magazine in April introducing audiences to his book’s topic, the “nocebo effect,” and alumni profiles of Douglas Buchanan ’06 and Kennedy Schultz ’91.
Wooster Magazine: Spring 2024

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The Wooster magazine spring 2024 issue features alumni who translated campus exploration at The College of Wooster to empowered leadership in their next communities. Whether they are musicians performing as an ensemble, teammates on an athletic field, neighbors in the international house, study partners in the science labs, moot court team members, or otherwise connected, Wooster students find and create community on campus. Constructing these relationships and exploring all the opportunities that contribute to a Wooster education sends forward alumni with strengths that guide them as they serve their next communities around the world. The spring 2024 issue of Wooster magazine tells the stories of alumni who developed leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative skills from their involvements at the College that shaped their future including Lauren Grimanis ’12, Ben Read ’23, Kelly James ’97, Erika (Fischer) Floreska ’93, Margaux Day ’06, Rehmat Ali Hasnie ’91, Eran Maina ’21, and Scott Perkins ’20. Also read about how Kiki Giles study abroad experiences have shaped her views of languages and culture. In addition to College news and achievements of students, faculty, and staff, the Oak Grove section includes “Why Wooster” with Camille Mallett ’13, case manager for student support and outreach and a story about donor support for APEX Fellows that supports students with internship opportunities that guide their next steps in their field of interest. Tartan Ties includes class notes shared by alumni ranging from the Class of ’67 to ’19, including nearly two dozen photos, and new books from alumni authors.
Wooster Magazine: The President's Annual Report 2022-23

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The President’s Annual Report 2022-23 fall edition of Wooster magazine highlights the many ways The College of Wooster Community has supported the College mission in the past year and offers a look ahead at what’s next at Wooster. The annual financial report details College operating revenues and expenses and the year’s giving and fundraising activity. Donors who found ways to support programs and priorities at Wooster in the past year that enhance student experiences and the College community are featured, including gifts supporting scholarships and student success, sustainability, and library services. The issue also highlights the 30th Anniversary of the AMRE program, Alumni Weekend 2023, Distinguished Alumni, and reviews several key accolades and events from the past year. Alumni from the Class of 2023 share their next steps after graduation and how their Wooster experiences prepared them for their new careers and graduate programs. Looking at the future of the College, the coverage of the Inauguration of President Anne McCall highlights the Inaugural address and panelists from Wooster faculty and alumni as well as guests from other academic institutions who participated in a liberal arts series of open dialogues in honor of the Inauguration.
Wooster Magazine: Summer 2023

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

Wooster magazine’s summer 2023 issue illustrates how off-campus study, courses, internships, and I.S. research expand students’ comprehension, perspective, and aptitude. The cover feature highlights an off-campus TREK program taking students from a course in the Rhetoric of Black Civil Rights to Alabama. Independent Study features include Katie Spence, Ryan Johnston, Hope Carmody, and Ferdawss Ihiri. More stories about experiential learning in action include a chemistry lab incorporating the study of art conservation, a Data Visualization course where students prepared visuals for a real client, and practical experiences in speech, language, and audiology careers. Oak Grove covers Commencement for the Class of ’23 with speaker Kurt Russell ’94, 2022 National Teacher of the Year, and includes a conversation about trends in study abroad with Candace Chenoweth, director of off-campus study and an Office Hours featurette with Christina Welsch, associate professor of the history of Britain and its empire. In addition to class notes, Tartan Ties features an author profile with Sheila Liming ’05, whose book, Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time, was highlighted in The New York Times. Sandeep Bhatia ’89, president of the Alumni Board, also shares what volunteering with Wooster means to him.
Wooster Magazine: Spring 2023

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The spring 2023 issue of Wooster magazine features alumni influencing change in their communities around the world, including John Carwile ’81, career member of the U.S. Foreign Service; Rashmi Ekka ’08, international development consultant; Samira El-Adawy ’13, Special Olympics youth manager in the Middle East and North Africa; Ishtiaq Ghafoor ’00, a diplomat with the British Foreign Service; Sarah Haile ’03, a biostatistician at University of Zurich; Kurt Russell ’94, 2022 National Teacher of the Year; and Lauren Vargo ’13, climate change researcher in New Zealand. Also featured are students who have attended the annual Athens Democracy Forum for the past five years and recent international graduates taking advantage of opportunities to gain experience in STEM fields. The issue also includes an interview with Wooster’s incoming 13^th president, Dr. Anne McCall.
Wooster Magazine: The President's Annual Report 2021-22

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The President’s Annual Report 2021-22 fall edition of Wooster magazine features stunning imagery of Lowry Center as this heart of campus reopened to the community in fall 2022. This issue highlights the many ways Wooster is working to build equity and inclusiveness into its curricular and co-curricular programming, and how reflective experiential learning is enhancing career exploration. The annual financial report details College operating revenues and expenses and the year’s giving and fundraising activity. The issue also highlights the incoming Class of 2026, 15 years of Posse Scholars at Wooster, the growth of the Pathways Programs and other real-world experiences, new research and discovery from Archaeology Professor Olivia Navarro-Farr, and the latest College news. The College also introduces 12 new members of Wooster’s Alumni Board and Board of Trustees. In Tartan Ties are profiles of the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients for 2022, and highlights from Alumni Weekend 2022: Under the Big Top and Black & Gold Weekend.
Wooster Magazine: Summer 2022

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The summer 2022 issue of Wooster magazine celebrates the return of the Senior Research Symposium, highlighting seniors whose Independent Study research propelled them toward their next steps in their careers and graduate work. It also features research in climate anxiety by Susan Clayton, professor of psychology, that is drawing international attention. More than 30 years of students participated in a physics experiment with a pile of beads that has real-world applications in to avalanches, landslides, and even traffic patterns. The feature details how it works, alumni who participated, and how students and Professor Susan Lehman plan to uncover new data. The legacy of President Sarah R. Bolton in her six years at The College of Wooster is also showcased. College and alumni news covers Wooster’s 152^nd Commencement ceremony featuring keynote by Oscar-nominated alumnus Darius Scott Dixson ’13, known as "DIXSON" professionally, and reflections from the Class of 2020 who celebrated their graduation in person at last in May 2022.
Wooster Magazine: Spring 2022

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The spring 2022 issue of Wooster magazine recognizes the legacy of Black voices and student activism at The College of Wooster. While founded on principles of equity and inclusion, throughout history reality has not always met these ideals and the work to ensure that every individual thrives on the Wooster campus, free from bias, harassment, and discrimination remains ongoing. This issue of the magazine outlines Black history and some of the student activism that has driven needed change at the College. It also features the stories of some of the many Wooster alumni who have gone on to make powerful change for justice in the world including LeRoy Reese ’88, Ayesha Bell Hardaway ’97, Joy E. Bronson ’07, and Samuel Kitara ’14. Oak Grove highlights some new Wooster faculty and staff and how they are settling in at the College. Tartan Ties includes class notes, recent alumni books, and profiles on Wooster alumni Antwan Chambers ’14 and Diane Brown-Young ’87.
Wooster Magazine: Fall 2021 Annual Report

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

In the President’s Annual Report edition of Wooster magazine this fall read about the progress of the Connect, Create, Discover strategic plan in 2020-21 as The College of Wooster continues to prepare students to affect change in their communities, and they embark on the next steps in their paths. The annual financial report details College operating revenues and expenses, and the year’s giving and fundraising activity. The issue also highlights the incoming Class of 2025 and the Lowry Center Transformation Project as well as updates on the Pathways programs and summer courses that were offered in 2021. Features showcase Wooster’s team-based mentoring program, the Dean of Students’ Office collaboration to support every student on campus throughout their four years, and a fall course that connected students in five different time zones around the globe when they couldn’t come to campus this fall. A guest feature from faculty Matt Mariola, associate professor of environmental studies and Ryan Ozar, visiting assistant professor of education talks about leveraging experiential learning in the classroom after the return to in-person learning this fall. Tartan Ties features class notes from this summer, Distinguished Alumni Award recipients for 2021, and highlights from Black and Gold weekend.
Wooster Magazine: Summer 2021

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The summer 2021 issue of Wooster magazine highlights the ways Wooster students and alumni responded to a year of change and constant adaptation. Throughout the year, seniors constantly adapted as research, communicating, and learning changed due to the pandemic, and yet the Class of 2021 still experienced the hallmarks of The College of Wooster Independent Study program: mentored research, interdisciplinary and critical thinking, and establishing tools for future achievement. Students who drew inspiration from events that impacted them like the Black Lives Matter movement, online learning, or untapped areas of research they explored in compelling ways. Also in this issue, alumni from the Class of 2020 share how they navigated a year as new college graduates through quarantine, a changing job market, and upended plans. Also featured is alumnus Jim Deprez ’02 and his experience as the 2021 (and now 2022) Iditarod Teacher on the Trail, an honor that gives one teacher in the United States the chance to travel the legendary Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race and send news updates to classrooms around the country. Also find coverage of Commencement 2021, a send-off that brought together graduates, families, and the Wooster community for an in-person event they’d longed for all year, as well as the latest College news and achievements of faculty, staff, and students.
Wooster Magazine: Spring 2021

Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

The spring issue of Wooster magazine showcases The College of Wooster’s new Pathways Programs which bring together interdisciplinary courses, experiential learning, and ongoing reflection for current students. Alumni working in the areas of Public Health, Global Impacts, Museum & Archival Studies, Entrepreneurship, Activism & Social Change, Digital & Visual Storytelling, and Data Exploration & Communication comment on how they have applied their liberal arts education in today’s world. The issue also features an update and renderings of the planned renovation and expansion of the student center. Oak Grove includes an update on diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings taking place College-wide as well as Mentoring Matchup with Andy Zidron, head men’s soccer coach and Andreas Xenofontos ’21 and Why Wooster with Hamed Goharipour, assistant professor of Urban Studies. Tartan Ties includes a map that illustrates the engagement with virtual alumni events this fall as well as profiles on alumni Joe Vardon ’02, NBA journalist, and Wayne Cornelius ’67, who advised on the presidential campaigns of Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden.