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Dear Alumni and Friends,
Tonight we celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni
Awards, hosted by Cleveland State University and the Cleveland State
University Alumni Association.
On this very special occasion, we honor 10 individuals who do the University
proud through their professional and personal successes. These alumni are
excellent ambassadors for Cleveland State, the quality education provided
here, and the importance of higher education in general. They are wonderful
examples of how a CSU education impacts lives and how CSU alumni
impact the world. Congratulations to them all!
Over the years, this annual celebration has grown stronger and richer
in tradition; with tonight’s honorees, 202 outstanding alumni have been
recognized. They, and all our alumni, are the foundation upon which this
great University rests.
Thank you for joining us at CSU’s alumni event of the year. We are especially
grateful for the financial support of the companies and individuals whose
generosity has ensured the success of this event.
Congratulations to our 2016 Distinguished Alumni. Enjoy the celebration!
Sincerely,
Ronald M. Berkman, Ph.D.
A Message From CSU President Ronald M. Berkman
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
Ronald M. Berkman
A Message from CSUAA President Katherine Jennings
Katherine Jennings
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends,
Welcome to our 26th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards program.
Tonight we honor 10 of our most accomplished alumni, representing
the University’s Colleges and School of Nursing. These men and women
earned their degrees through hard work and determination and now
excel in their careers and their lives. They exemplify commitment to the
community, their professions and the University and are highly deserving
of the recognition we bestow upon them.
Cleveland State University is fortunate to have a worldwide alumni base
that is Viking strong at 120,000-plus members – and growing. As I begin
my two-year term as president of the Alumni Association, I look forward
to meeting and working with as many alumni as possible. Your support –
whether it’s volunteering, attending events, mentoring students, making a
financial contribution or just reading our communications and checking
our website (csualumni.com) – will help keep CSU and your Alumni
Association strong and growing.
Thank you for your support for this event, our University, and our
students. Together, we can ensure a pipeline of distinguished alumni far
into the future.
Sincerely,
Katherine Jennings, EMBA ’09
Special Projects Manager
Integrity Reality Group
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Program
EmceeEd “Flash” Ferenc, BA ’75
Public Information Officer, Cleveland Municipal Court
Dinner
RemarksKatherine Jennings, EMBA ’09
President, CSU Alumni Association
Ronald M. Berkman, Ph.D. President, Cleveland State University
Award Presentations
Monte Ahuja College of Business
David J. Fornari, BBA ’76/MBA ’80 Retired Partner and Energy Consultant
Deloitte Consulting LLP
College of Education and Human Services
Zachary G. Green, MEd ’83 Professor, Practice and Leadership Studies
University of San Diego
Washkewicz College of Engineering
James D. Heckelman, BSEE ’62 Founder
Dan-Mar Company, Inc.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Bonnie E. Raquet, MA ’73 Retired Corporate Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Cargill, Incorporated
School of Nursing
Susan L. Tullai-McGuinness, BSN ’86/MPA ’90 Adjunct Faculty
Case Western Reserve University and Ursuline College
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Ann M. Frangos, MS ’77 Retired Assistant Vice President
AT&T
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Grace Gallucci, MSUS ’04 Executive Director
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Kenneth C. Ricci, JD ’86 Principal
Directional Aviation Capital
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Honors College
Krista G. Freeman, BS ’11 Ph.D. Candidate
Carnegie Mellon University
George B. Davis Award for Service to the University
Annette Garner Butler, JD ’70 Assistant Law Director
City of Cleveland
For more than two decades, Ed “Flash” Ferenc was part of one of the
most popular radio programs in the nation, the “Jeff and Flash Show,” later
known as the “Buzzard Morning Zoo,” on WMMS Radio in Cleveland.
His radio career began at Cleveland State University, working at campus
radio station WCSU. When the news director from WHK/WMMS called
WCSU looking for an intern to write news copy, he jumped at the opportunity.
Mr. Ferenc gained a following among listeners when he’d “flash” into the
studio, handing news copy to the show host just as a record was ending. The
nickname “Flash” stuck and soon he was delivering the news on air.
His career soared when he teamed with Jeff Kinzbach for “Jeff and Flash.”
The show skyrocketed WMMS’ rating share and Cleveland became known
as the city of rock and roll. When the station changed owners, Jeff and Flash
said goodbye to listeners on April 15, 1994.
Today, Mr. Ferenc works as a public information officer for the Cleveland
Municipal Court. He also hosts a daily labor radio program, “America’s
Workforce,” on WERE.
His real dedication, though, lies with his work to cure multiple sclerosis. His
twin daughters, Rachael and Stephanie, were both diagnosed with MS so
he founded a charity called Motivate My Sister, which has raised close to
$150,000.
Program Emcee Ed “Flash” Ferenc
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
Ed “Flash” Ferenc BA ’75
David J. Fornari is an executive with over 40 years of business
experience in management consulting and hands-on corporate
management. He has successfully led and grown profitable businesses and
consulting practices, providing high quality and innovative and strategic
services to clients.
He retired from Deloitte Consulting LLP after 31 years, including 22 years
as an Energy Consulting Partner with 10 years as the Global or U.S. Energy
and Resources Consulting Leader. As a Deloitte Eminence Fellow, he was
a frequent speaker and author on energy and resources strategy and
management.
Since retiring, Mr. Fornari has served CSU as an Executive-in-Residence
at the Monte Ahuja College of Business, member of the College’s Visiting
Committee, and graduate student mentor.
He and his wife, Anne, also a College of Business graduate, are strong
supporters of the University. A two-time alumnus, he earned his bachelor of
business administration in 1976 and his master of business administration
in 1980. He lives in Kirtland Hills.
Monte Ahuja College of Business
David J. Fornari
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Zachary G. Green is a Professor of Practice and Leadership Studies
at the University of San Diego and an executive coach with the World Bank
Group. He is also the co-founder of IMAGO Global Grassroots.
He was formerly a senior scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy
of Leadership, University of Maryland, where he led a four-year dialogue
process with emerging leaders of Northern Ireland in advance of the Good
Friday Accords. As a teacher in the Shaker City Schools, he used his CSU
counseling degree to launch the nationally recognized Student Group on
Race Relations, which continues into its third decade.
A trained clinical psychologist, he specializes in strategy development,
organizational transformation, and identity based-conflict negotiations. He
has coached, consulted, and conducted training sessions for numerous
corporations, educational institutions, public advocacy groups, and
government agencies, nationally and internationally.
Dr. Green earned a master’s degree in education from CSU in 1983, as well
as a bachelor's degree in psychology from Case Western Reserve University,
and a master’s degree and doctorate from Boston University. He is a
member of the Cleveland State University Foundation Board of Directors and
lives with his husband and sons in San Diego.
College of Education and Human Services
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
Zachary G. Green
James D. Heckelman is the founder of Dan-Mar Company, Inc. in
Norwalk, Ohio. As President and Chief Executive Officer for over 40 years,
he led the firm in developing custom electronic products for the
medical, automotive, military, mining and automotive industries. He holds
nine patents.
Mr. Heckelman’s career began at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky,
where he designed and developed instrumentation for nuclear reactors
and served as head of Instrument & Controls.
He honed his skills as a participant in the College of Engineering’s
cooperative education program, earning a bachelor of electrical
engineering degree in 1962. He also holds a master’s degree in
engineering from the University of Toledo.
He is a director emeritus of Cvista Bank. He and his wife established the
James D. and Margaret F. Heckelman Endowed Scholarship Fund in the
Washkewicz College of Engineering. They live in Norwalk.
Washkewicz College of Engineering
James D. Heckelman
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Bonnie E. Raquet served as Corporate Vice President, Corporate
Affairs, at Cargill, Incorporated in Minneapolis from 2000 until her retirement
in 2011. She led operations in 60-plus countries, including government
relations, media, communications, brand management, marketing services
and corporate responsibility.
She joined Cargill in 1982, serving as legal counsel until 1997; then
managed the Government and International Relations office in Washington,
D.C. for three years.
Ms. Raquet was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S.
Trade Representative to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade.
She is a member and vice-chair of the United Nations-related World Food
Program-USA, and serves on the Global Advisory Council of TechnoServe,
Inc., an international economic development organization. She is board chair
of the Luther Seminary Foundation, board vice-chair of Valparaiso University,
and a board member of Thrivent Financial, a Fortune 500 company.
In addition to her 1973 master’s degree in history from CSU, she holds a
bachelor’s degree in history from Valparaiso University and a JD from the
University of Minnesota Law School. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
Bonnie E. Raquet
Susan L. Tullai-McGuinness retired from Case Western Reserve
University in 2013 as an Associate Professor but continues to teach there
and at Breen School of Nursing at Ursuline College. She also has served as a
community health clinical instructor for CSU’s BSN program.
Her career includes working as a public health nurse, teen project
coordinator for Family Planning of Lake County, an administrator of the
Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland’s private duty program, and positions
with University Hospitals’ Home Health Agency.
She serves on the Ohio Nurses Association Health Policy Committee, the
Environmental Health Caucus, and writes for Ohio Nurses Review. She is a
member of the American Nursing Association’s Advocacy Institute, the Ohio
Environmental Council, and the Alliance of Nurses for Health Environments.
She also serves on Lake Health’s Board of Directors. In 2012, she ran for the
Ohio House of Representatives.
She holds an AD in nursing from Lakeland Community College, BSN ’86 and
MPA ’90 from CSU, MSN in community health nursing from Frances Payne
Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, and Ph.D. from
CWRU. She lives in Painesville Township.
School of Nursing
Susan L. Tullai-McGuinness
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Ann M. Frangos retired from AT&T as Assistant Vice President –
Credit and Collections, where she was responsible for accounts receivable
management for commercial accounts worldwide. She oversaw operations
in seven call centers across the United States and in three international
centers in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and India.
During her 36 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, she
held a variety of positions in credit and collections, finance, accounting
operations, budgeting, long-range planning, and operations research. She
also served as Director-Human Resources, where she was responsible for
directing the EEO and Affirmative Action programs. Prior to joining AT&T
(then Ohio Bell), she taught high school mathematics.
A native Clevelander, Ms. Frangos’ interest in higher education was
sparked when she attended a summer math camp at CSU as a teen. She
earned a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace University and a 1977
master’s degree from CSU, both in mathematics. She supports CSU’s
Math Corps program.
A Westlake resident, she serves on the Board of Directors of the YWCA
Greater Cleveland, where she holds the position of vice-chair and
chair-elect.
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
Ann M. Frangos
Grace Gallucci has been the Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio
Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) since July 2012. NOACA is the
metropolitan planning agency for Greater Cleveland.
Over the past 25 years, she also has been an adjunct professor and lecturer
at the undergraduate and graduate levels at Northwestern University,
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; the University of
Illinois at Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs; Kent State
University, Department of Political Science, and Levin College.
Ms. Gallucci’s career also includes five years as Deputy Executive Director
and Chief Financial Officer for the Regional Transportation Authority of
Northeastern Illinois in Chicago; and 15 years with the Greater Cleveland
Regional Transit Authority, including five years as Executive Director, Office
of Management and Budget.
She earned a master of science in urban studies from Levin in 2004 and
lives in Cleveland.
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Grace Gallucci
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Kenneth C. Ricci is a Principal of Directional Aviation Capital, which
owns a number of enterprises including Flexjet and Constant Aviation. A 35-
year aviation industry veteran and pilot, he flew Governor Bill Clinton when
he ran for president in 1992.
Mr. Ricci was honored as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and
received the Harvard Business School’s Dively Entrepreneurship Award. He
also was the youngest recipient of the prestigious William Ong Award for
extraordinary achievement in the general aviation industry and was named
one the most influential people in aviation by Aviation International News.
In 2015, he received the Aviation Week Laureate Award, a benchmark of
industry excellence, recognizing his innovation in aircraft remanufacturing.
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he received his JD at Cleveland-
Marshall in 1986. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Notre Dame, the
Smithsonian Institution and University Hospitals, as well as on the C|M|LAW
Board of Visitors.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
Kenneth C. Ricci
After earning her bachelor’s degree in physics in 2011, Krista G. Freeman
was accepted into the prestigious Ph.D. program in physics at Carnegie
Mellon University (CMU) on a research fellowship. She is now beginning her
fifth year at CMU, has earned a master’s degree in physics, and is expected
to graduate with a Ph.D. in 2017.
Her interdisciplinary research in physical virology has brought her to
laboratories in Sweden and Switzerland and she spent two months working
in the Physical Chemistry Department at Lund University in Sweden. She is
eagerly anticipating a research trip to France in December. Her research has
been recognized with a three-year Graduate Research Fellowship from the
National Science Foundation, and an invitation to attend the 2015 Lindau
Nobel Laureate Meeting which brought together 70 Nobel Laureates with
672 young scientists from 88 countries.
Ms. Freeman continues her involvement with CSU through interactive
“Physics Fridays” outreach lessons at Campus International School, run by
the Society of Physics Students. She recently shared her insights with CSU
students and faculty during an invited seminar.
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Honors College
Krista G. Freeman
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
An engaged alumna and esteemed attorney, Annette Garner Butler's
distinguished career includes service as an Equal Opportunity Specialist for
the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare’s Office of Civil Rights;
eight years as an associate attorney with the prestigious law firm Guren,
Merritt, Sogg and Cohen; 24 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the United
States Attorney’s Office; a hearing officer with the Cuyahoga County Board of
Revision; and Judge on the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Since
2014, she has been the Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland.
Ms. Butler has generously shared her time and energy with CSU for some 30
years. She was a member of the University’s Board of Trustees from 1982-1989,
including two terms each as vice chair and treasurer, followed by 23 years as a
member of the Cleveland State University Foundation Board of Directors. She
remains active with the Foundation as an Emeritus Director since 2012.
She is a life member of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, and
a former member of the Law Dean’s Roundtable and the Fenn Academy
Oversight Board in the Washkewicz College of Engineering. Most recently, she
was a member of CSU’s 50th anniversary planning committee.
She also has served her community with pride as president of the Federal Bar
Association, first elected president and first woman board chair of the City
Club of Cleveland, president of both the Cleveland Heights-University Heights
Library and the Shaker Heights Library, founder and past president of the
Black Women Lawyers Association, and more.
Her many awards include the Urban League of Cleveland’s Woman of the Year.
Ms. Butler earned her undergraduate degree in sociology from Case Western
Reserve University and her JD from CSU’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
in 1970. She lives in Cleveland.
George B. Davis Award For Service to the University
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
Annette Garner Butler
Annette Garner Butler
The Dan-Mar Company, Inc.
David J. Fornari
The Frangos Group/USA Parking Systems, Inc.
Derek Green
Dr. Zachary Green
James D. Heckelman
Ray McGuinness & Susan Tullai-McGuinness
The Ohio Educational Credit Union
Peter A. & Bonnie E. Raquet
Kenn & Pamela Ricci
Squire Patton Boggs
Thompson Hine LLP
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Cleveland State University Athletics
Cleveland State University Board of Trustees
Cleveland State University Foundation
College of Education and Human Services
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Division of Enrollment Services
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Honors College
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Monte Ahuja College of Business
Office of The Provost
Office of Research
School of Nursing
Student Affairs
University Engagement
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Jessica & Kevin Bales
Behnke Associates, Inc.
Timothy Brimus
Nikki Byrd
DDR Corporation
Drury Hotels
Allison Flowers
Hill International
Mark Holtzblatt
Chris & Melissa Jaskolka
Katherine Jennings
Carolyn Lekan
Liberia Economic Development Initiative
Steven & Barbara Percy
Paul & Catherine Rodjom
Kellie Rubesne
Kathryn & Stephen Schultz
Dr. Beth Brandt Sersig
Christy Spoa
Kurt & Karen Steigerwald
Howard Thompson
Ivana & Steve Vucenovic
Donald E. Washkewicz
Margaret W. Wong & Assoc. Co. LPA
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND DONORS (AS OF SEPTEMBER 15)
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DONORS
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Katherine Jennings, EMBA ’09, President
Howard Thompson, MPA ’92, Immediate Past President
Sarah Flannery, JD ’02, Secretary
Lakita Owens, MA ’09, Treasurer
Brian Breittholz, Executive Director, CSU Alumni Association and Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
Kevin Bales, BBA ’06
Joseph Borsuk, BA ’87
Nikki Byrd, BA ’00
Justin Byrne, BBA ’04
Pennilane Carlisle, MA ’11
Joan Curran Darkortey, MBA ’14
Kelly Falcone-Hall, BA ’92/MA ’95
Linda Feagler, BA ’79
Allison Flowers, BS ’01
Brian Gyurko, BA ’96
Theodore Henry, MBA ’98
Chris Jaskolka, BBA ’14
Melissa Jaskolka, MBA ’13/JD ’13
Alana Jochum, JD ’10
David Kachmarik, BS ’85
Regina DiTommasso Klein, JD ’12
Collette Laisure, BBA ’93
Carolyn Lekan, BA ’99/MBA ’04
Ryan McBrayer, BS ’11/MAES ’13
Hilary Michael, JD ’09
David Petro, MBA ’91, Past President
Deborah Riczo, MEd ’91
Catherine Rodjom, BBA ’82
Kellie Rubesne, JD ’97
Lauren Rudman, MA ’08
Kathryn Schultz, MS ’92
Christy Spoa, BA ’56
Kurt Steigerwald, BA ’86/MA ’88
Mona Stronsick, MA ’93
Ivana Vucenovic, BA ’04
Dennis Wessel, BS ’72
William Wilson, BA ’95
CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES
Black Alumni
Jacqueline Easley-Crayton, BS ’05
Education Alumni
Dorann Block Taylor, MEd ’75
Engineering Alumni
Dennis Wessel, BA ’72
MBA Alumni
James Garrison, MBA ’10
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
1932-1933 *Theodore Hartman, ’30 BELE
1933-1934 *Joseph S. Kopas, ’31 BELE
1934-1935 *Leonard P. Bidlake, ’33 BMCE
1935-1936 Edward A. Reps, ’33 BSCHE
1936-1937 *Ellsworth Fountain, ’34 BSME
1937-1938 *William Miller, ’34 BMCE
1938-1939 Elmer Wager, ’37
1939-1940 *Robert Steel, ’36 BSME
1940-1941 *Clayton W. Wright, ’34 BMCE
1941-1942 *Alan T. Smith, ’35 BBA
1942-1943 *Eleanor Bouquard-Vargo, ’40 BBA
1943-1944 *Harold A. Harriger, ’38 BA
1944-1945 *Norman Oches, ’36 BMCE
1945-1946 *William F. Bland, ’40 BSE
1946-1947 *Earle H. Daringer, ’43 BBA
1947-1948 *Harold Dreher, ’35 BBA
1948-1949 *William Easton, ’41 BBA
1949-1950 *Charles R. Day, ’45 BA
1950-1951 Clyde H. Haynes, ’44 BEE
1951-1952 *George R. Kingsbury, ’BMLE
1952-1953 *Madison Dods, ’34 ENGR
1953-1954 *Robert Waltemade, ’44
1954-1955 *James Mason, ’43 BBA
1955-1957 *William Pugh, ’41
1957-1958 *Alfred Hose, ’35 BCHE
1958-1959 *Walter O’Konsky, ’32 BELE
1959-1960 *Richard Verba, ’41 BMCE
1960-1961 *Donald Goodwill, ’34 BMCE
1961-1962 *Donald F. Susat, ’37 BBA
1962-1963 Nicholas DiCello, ’49 BBA/’53 JD
1963-1964 *Paul G. DuBois, ’48 BSE
1964-1965 *Philip Perry, ’48 BELE
1965-1966 *John R. Lowe, Jr., ’49 BMCE
1966-1967 *Jay W. Collins, ’40 BA
1967-1968 *William Quallich, ’53 BBA
1968-1969 *Edward Hrdlicka, ’38 BMCE
1969-1970 *J Maurice Struchen, ’43 BBA
1970-1971 *John T. Patton, ’55 BA/’58 JD
1971-1972 *John S. Lamppert, ’48 BBA
1972-1973 *H. Martin Huge, ’38 BSE
1973-1974 *Kenneth D. Hughes, ’48 BBA
1974-1975 Dale D. Powers, ’60 JD
1975-1976 *William J. Franz, ’27 BBA
1976-1977 *Dr. Leonard R. Stone, ’47 BELE
1977-1978 *Albert J. Knopp, ’61 JD
1978-1980 Susan Bond Traylor, ’63 BA
1980-1981 *Frank Gallo, ’43 MSCE
1981-1982 George Alan Plain, ’63
1982-1983 *Lee J. Mull, ’75 BA/’80 JD
1983-1984 Laurence D. Jadrych, ’69 BBA
1984-1985 George Uveges, Jr., ’70 BBA
1985-1986 *George B. Davis, ’41 BBA/’81 MBA
1986-1988 *Danferd C. Avis, ’51 BBA
1988-1989 Andis D. Udris, ’78 BA/’88 MBA
1989-1990 Larry C. Glasscock, ’70 BBA
1990-1991 Ronald A. Bender, P.E., ’61 BCE
1991-1992 Elaine S. Koskie, ’82 MBA
1992-1993 *John “Chips” J. Sutula, ’53 JD
1993-1994 Richard J. Schindler, P.E., ’63 BELE
1994-1995 Denise D. Grcevich, ’86 BBA/’92 MBA
1995-1996 Myron “Mike” Filarski, ’71 BA
1996-1997 Fred Rodgers, Jr., ’81 BCE
1997-1998 Joseph V. Pease, Jr., ’79 BBA
1998-1999 Janet L. Kramer, ’83 MBA
1999-2000 Kate L. Brown, ’95 MPA
2000-2001 Robert M. Torok, ’72 BBA/’89 MBA
2001-2002 Kate L. Brown, ’95 MPA
2001-2002 Robert M. Torok, ’72 BBA/’89 MBA
2002-2003 Ronald A. Perger, ’96 BA/’99 MA
2003-2004 David C. Sacco, ’74 BS/’86 MED
2004-2005 David J. Vegh, ’98 MBA
2005-2006 Sam Thomas III, ’73 BBA/’97 JD/’99 MA
2006-2008 James C. Brazytis, ’94 BA
2008-2010 Anthony S. Bakale, CPA, ’82 BBA
2010-2012 David Sobochan, CPA, ’00 BBA
2012-2014 David Petro, MBA ’91
2014-2016 Howard Thompson, MPA '92
*Deceased
CSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PAST PRESIDENTS
2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards
2015 Mr. Bruno Biasiotta, BBA '85
Dr. Floun'say Caver, MPA '00
Mr. Anthony Colnar, BSME '42
Mr. Michael Gibbons, JD '81
Mr. Peter Lilienthal, MEd '70
Dr. Jo Manette Nousak, BA '75
Ms. Daria Roebuck, BBA '80
Mr. Brant Russell, BSN '98
Dr. Wayne Zachary, BA '73
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Timothy J. Cosgrove, BA '83/JD '87
2014 Dr. Paul J. Gemperline, ’78 BS/’82 Ph.D.
Mr. Andrew Jackson, ’82 BBA
Mr. Richard Janus, ’77 MA
Mr. Kenneth P. Jayjack, ’82 BSIE
Mr. Sam McNulty, ’97 BA
Ms. Elizabeth Pugh, ’78 JD
Ms. Cynthia Struk, ’83 BSN
Mr. Murray Winland, ’93 MEd
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD
Mr. Anthony S. Bakale, ’82 BBA
2013 Ms. Nickie J. Antonio, ’80 BSEd/’92 MPA
Ms. Rebecca A. Bompiedi, ’84 BChE/’90 MSIE
Ms. Susan L. Collier, ’76 BA/ ’86 BSN
Ms. Teresa K. Demchak, ’70 BA/’76 JD
Mr. Joseph C. Krysh, ’80 BBA/’81 MBA
Dr. Robert A. Mengerink, ’74 MEd
Mr. Thomas F. O’Toole, ’79 BA/’87 MA
Dr. John C. Vitullo, ’84 Ph.D.
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD *Mr. Louis Stokes, ’53 JD
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Mr. Kabir Singh, ’97 MBA
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Mr. Martin J. Sweeney, ’88 BA
2012
Mr. William J. Centa, ’77 MBA
Mr. Thomas E. Hopkins, ’82 MA
Ms. Erin Dee Huber, ’09 BS/’11 MS
Mr. Larry H. James, ’77 JD
Dr. Daniel J. Keenan, Jr., ’05 Ph.D.
Ms. Sheila A. Niles, ’84 BS
Mr. George J. Palko, ’88 BS/’93 MBA
Dr. Ruth D. Peterson, ’69 BA/’73 MA
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD
Mr. Timothy F. Hagan, ’75 BA
2011
Ms. Nancy M. Albert, ’85 BSN
Ms. Madeline A. Cain, ’85 MPA
Dr. Araron T. Ellington, ’94 BA/’08 Ph.D.
Mr. Ian N. Friedman, ’97 JD
Ms. Linda M. Kane, ’79 BBA
Ms. Maria Keckan, ’79 BA
Dr. Beth Brandt Sersig, ’79 BS/’80 MS
Mr. Joseph A. Williams, ’70 BSME
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD
Mr. Richard P. Stovsky, ’83 JD
FORMER DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
Cleveland State University Alumni Awards
2010 Mr. John J. Boyle III, ’02 MUPDD
Ms. Tanisha R. Briley, ’05 MPA
Mr. Saji T. Daniel, ’90 BBA
Ms. Catherine S. Koppelman, ’78 BSN
Mr. David M. Paris, ’78 JD
Ms. Miriam Solomon Plax, ’75 BA
Dr. David G. Watterson Jr., ’72 MA
Mr. Terrence V. Zuk, ’64 BSIET
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Ms. Irene A. Holyk Rennillo, ’83 JD
2009
Mr. Craig A. Black, ’75 BSEE/’76 MSEE
Father Kevin M. Conroy, ’06 Ph.D.
Ms. Carol G. Emerling, ’55 JD
Dr. Andrius Kazlauskas, ’81 BS/’86 Ph.D.
Mr. Robert L. Norton, ’73 BBA
Mr. Andrew F. Puzder, ’75 BA
Mr. Christopher S. Ronayne, ’97 MUPDD
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Gary S. Adams, ’83 JD
2008
Mr. Gregory L. Brown, ’91 BA/’04 MS
Dr. Robert A. Cutietta, ’75 BA/’78 MS
Ms. Georgia A. Froelich, ’80 BA/’84 JD
Mr. James A. Harmon, ’01 MEd
Dr. Roshanak Hakimzadeh, ’87 MS
Dr. Christine S. Moravec, ’88 Ph.D.
Mr. Ellis Z. Yan, ’82 BBA
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Anand “Bill” Julka, ’74 MS
2007 Mr. Eugene P. Baxendale, ’77 BSIE
Mr. Anthony J. Coyne, ’84 MS/’87 JD
Mr. Stephen F. Kirk, ’79 MBA
Dr. Elaine B. Richardson, ’91 BA/’93 MA
Dr. Danielle N. Ripich, ’77 BA/’78 MA
Ms. Lisa Suarez-Caraballo, ’92 BS/’02 MEd
Mr. Christopher W. Vasil, ’70 BA/’75 JD
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD
Mr. Charles R. Emrick, Jr., ’58 JD
2006
Mr. Edson R. “Ted” Arneault, ’78 MBA
Mr. Edward A. Bernetich, ’72 BS/’78 MEd
Dr. Michael A. Centanni, ’73 BES/’83 JD
Dr. Ralph A. DiFranco, ’73 BA
Mayor Frank G. Jackson, ’77 BA/’79 MS/’83 JD
Mr. James G. MacMillan, ’89 BME
Hon. Terrence O’Donnell, ’71 JD
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Ms. Sheryl King Benford, ’79 JD
2005 Dr. Steven G. Belovich, ’83 MS/’87 DREng
Ms. Mary C. Grimm, ’80 BA/’89 MA
Mr. William J. Hunt, ’69 MA
Dr. Benjamin W. Kearney, ’93 MA/’00 EdD
Ms. Charlene W. Mancuso, ’82 BS/’93 MPA
Ms. Cynthia A. Moore-Hardy, ’90 MBA
Mr. James A. Thomas, ’63 JD
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. P. Kelly Tompkins, ’81 JD
FORMER DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
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2004 CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Hon. Ronald B. Adrine, ’73 JD
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Mr. Robert B. Jaquay, ’78 MPA/’81 JD
Mr. Charles H. “Chip” Joseph, ’97 JD
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Ronald R. Ledin, ’69 BSME
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Dr. Kofi Lomotey, ’78 MEd
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Mr. David R. Reines, ’72 BA/’81 MBA
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Dr. Catherine M. Rokicky, ’89 BA/’90 MA
2003 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT *Dr. Jack E. Crow, ’62 BES
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Kenwood H. Hall, ’74 BEE
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Hon. Patricia A. Hemann, ’80 JD
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Ms. Valarie J. McCall, ’95 BA/’97 MPA
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP *Mr. Bertram L. Wolstein, ’53 JD
2002 EMERGING LEADERSHIP Ms. Vicki Eaton Johnson, ’92 MPA
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Deforia S. Lane, ’81 Master of Music
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Mr. Dennis J. Roche, ’70 BA/’74 MSUS/’85 MAFIS
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Dr. Margaret R. Taber, ’58 BEE
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Donald E. Washkewicz, ’72 BME
2001
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Dr. George Y. Baaklini, ’80 BSCE/
’81 MSCE/’91 DREng
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Mr. Alvin M. Barkley, ’42 BBA/’47 JD
*Mr. Donald H. Marcus, ’96 BA
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, ’91 Ph.D.
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Mr. Randell McShepard, ’98 MA
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Hon. Raymond L. Pianka, ’73 BA/’77 JD
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2000 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Mr. Keith E. Brown, ’89 BA
Ms. Emily A. Lipovan, ’90 BA
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. James C. Mastandrea, ’70 BBA
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Mr. William M. Denihan, ’97 BA
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Mr. K. Mark Kevesdy, ’92 BEd
Mr. George J. Palko, ’88 BCE/’93 MBA
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Dr. Dezso J. Ladanyi, ’42 BCHE
Mr. Fred Lick, Jr., ’61 JD
1999
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Ms. Pamela A. Daiker-Middaugh, ’88 JD
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP *Mr. Daniel R. McCarthy, Sr., ’54 JD
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Steven W. Percy, ’79 JD
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Hon. C. J. Prentiss, ’69 BA/’77 MEd
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Mr. Lloyd G. Trotter, ’72 BBA
1998EMERGING LEADERSHIP Ms. Carmen R. Adams, ’86 BCE/’92 JD
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Ms. Maria Isabel Boss, ’77 BA
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Christopher Fox, ’71 BA
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Ms. Jana V. Stone, ’92 MACT
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Gary C. Suhadolnik, ’73 BIE/’95 MBA
1997 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Ms. Grace Kilbane, ’77 MS/’82 JD
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Mr. Alex Machaskee, ’74 BBA
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Hon. Maureen O’Connor, ’80 JD
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Mr. Paul N. Patton, ’96 MPA
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD *Mr. Roland L. Rainone, ’40 BBA
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1996 CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Ms. Rosemary L. Bognar, ’84 BBA
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD *Mr. Edward J. Jayjack, Sr., ’49 BME
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Ms. Ruthanne L. Lennox, ’89 BA
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Ms. Katie M. Robinson, ’73 MEd
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Dr. Nche P. Zama, ’82 Ph.D.
1995
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Hon. Gregory F. Clifford, ’80 JD
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Michael L. Climaco, ’71 JD
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Kathleen H. Crowther, ’90 MSUST
Dr. Stephen R. Sroka, Sr., ’67 MEd
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Ms. Kathryn M. Oko Powers, ’84 BEd/’93 MEd
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP *Mr. John J. “Chips” Sutula, ’53 JD
1994
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Col. Henry Gariepy, ’72 MS
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Ms. Linda S. Gipson, ’92 MBA
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD *Mr. Gerald H. Gordon, ’71 BS/’72 MA
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Hon. Linda Rocker, ’83 JD
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Hon. Melody J. Stewart, ’88 JD
1993 GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Ronald A. Bender, ’62 BA
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Ms. Jane L. Campbell, ’80 MA
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Dr. Donna Y. Ford-Harris, ’84 BA/’88 MA/’91 Ph.D.
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Ms. Frances Hunter, ’88 MA
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT *Mr. Timothy J. Russert, ’76 JD
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1992
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Mr. Joseph Bergant, II, ’84 MEd
Mr. James A. Sipos, ’83 BA
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD Mr. Larry C. Glasscock, ’70 BA
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Ms. Mary C. Grimm, ’80 BA/’89 MA
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Hon. Lesley B. Wells, ’74 JD
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Hon. George W. White, ’55 JD/’97 LLD
1991
GEORGE B. DAVIS AWARD *Dr. Danferd C. Avis, ’51 BBA
EMERGING LEADERSHIP Mr. Edward Leigh, ’81 BA
Mr. Scott C. Finerman, ’87 JD
CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT *Dr. Nona M. Burney, ’75 MA/’81 JD/’97 Ph.D
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP Hon. Ann McManamon, ’50 JD
1990
Dr. Patricia A. Ackerman, ’74 MEd
Mr. Monte Ahuja, ’75 MBA
*Mr. Joseph E. Andry, ’74 BBA/’75 BS
Dr. Danute Bankaitis-Davis, ’80 BS/’81 MSCHM
Ms. June Gibbs Brown, ’71 BBA/’72 MBA
*Hon. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., ’73 JD
Ms. Alcillia J. Clifford, ’83 MEd
*Mr. William H. Compton, ’41 BEE
*Dr. Daniel D. Drake, ’71 MEd
Mr. J. Edward Easler, II, ’72 BA
Mr. Jose C. Feliciano, ’75 JD/’84 MBA
Mr. John J. Ferchill, ’65 BEE
Mr. Myron Filarski, ’71 BA
Mr. George L. Forbes, ’62 JD
Mr. Timothy F. Hagan, ’75 BA
Dr. Margaret J. Raub Hunt, ’80 MAMTH
Dr. Paul S. Malchesky, ’77 MSCHE/’83 DREng
*Mr. Leon M. Plevin, ’57 JD
Dr. Dorothy C. Salem, ’72 BA/’73 MA
Mr. Richard J. Schindler, ’63 BEE
Mr. Kenneth J. Semelsberger, ’72 MBA
Mr. Carl L. Stern, ’66 JD
*Mr. Louis Stokes, ’53 JD
*Mr. J Maurice Struchen, ’43 BBA
*Mr. Thomas S. Watson, Jr., ’70 BBA/’76 MBA
*Deceased
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Executive Director, CSU Alumni Association
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
John McCreery
Senior Director, Alumni Relations
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Manager, Alumni Relations
Emily Cole
Coordinator, Alumni Volunteer Programs
Yolanda Lee
Administrative Assistant
Paul All
Courtney Bradac
Greg Jakubisin
Parker Keating
Alice Kim
Donnetta Monk
Kevin Moran
Amanda Pacanovsky
Kathleen Piper, Advisor
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OFFICERS
Nancy W. McCann, Chair
Timothy J. Cosgrove, Vice Chair
Steven W. Percy, Treasurer
Linda M. Kane, Secretary
DIRECTORS
Anthony S. Bakale
Ronald M. Berkman, Ph.D.
John J. Boyle III
Dwayne Bray Sr.
Richard Buoncore
Jerome Davis
Matthew Dolan
Diane M. Downing
G. William Evarts
Daniel Fashimpaur
Sarah C. Flannery
Richard Fleischman
Sally Florkiewicz
Myles Gallagher
Leah S. Gary
Zachary Green, Ph.D.
Matthew K. Hlavin
Cornelia C. Hodgson
Thomas E. Hopkins
Andrew Jackson
Richard A. Janus
Kenneth P. Jayjack
Katherine Jennings
Ariane Kirkpatrick
Len Komoroski
Thomas J. Kuluris
Joseph J. Levanduski
Bracy Lewis
James C. Mastandrea
John J. Matejka
Steven A. Minter
Bernardo Moreno
Michael Niederst
Daria L. Roebuck
Enid B. Rosenberg
Robert J. Rosing
Joseph M. Shafran
Terry L. Silver
Ronald Unkefer
Jeffery J. Weaver
DIRECTOR FOR LIFE
Michael Schwartz, Ph.D.
EMERITUS DIRECTORS
Richard A. Barone
Annette G. Butler
Anand “Bill” Julka
S. Lee Kohrman
Morton Q. Levin
OFFICERS, NON-DIRECTORS
Berinthia R. LeVine, Executive Director
John N. Petrus, CPA, Assistant Treasurer
Bridget C. Sukys, Associate Director
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David J. Fornari
Vickie E. Johnson
Robert J. Love
John J. McCann
Mary Lou Stricklin
Jeffrey M. Davis
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Mark Holtzblatt, Ph.D.
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Bernie Moreno, Chair
Morton Q. Levin, Vice Chair
Stephen F. Kirk, Treasurer
Thomas W. Adler, Development Officer
Todd C. Davidson
David H. Gunning II
Dan T. Moore III
June E. Taylor
Deborah A. Vesy
Paul T. All, Student Trustee
Sierra G. Davidson, Student Trustee
Robyn N. Gordon, Community Board Member
Len Komoroski, Community Board Member
Nancy W. McCann, Community Board Member
Linda McHugh, Community Board Member
David M. Reynolds, Community Board Member
Joseph D. Roman, Community Board Member
Mark A. Holtzblatt, Ph.D., Faculty Representative
Nigamanth Sridhar, Ph.D., Faculty Representative
William J. Napier, Ph.D., Secretary
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