Congratulations to the Class of 1969 on the 50 th Anniversary of Your Graduation from Baldwin Wallace! We are proud to be a part of your celebration! Best wishes, Bob Helmer- President of Baldwin Wallace University and Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement Staff Office of Alumni Engagement 297 Front St., Berea, Ohio 44017 Phone: (440)-826-2104 Email: [email protected]Website: www.bwcommunity.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/bw.YJ4L Twitter: @bwalumni Instagram: @bwalumni
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Congratulations to the
Class of 1969 on the 50th
Anniversary
of Your Graduation from
Baldwin Wallace!
We are proud to be a part of your celebration!
Best wishes,
Bob Helmer- President of Baldwin Wallace University
Ted Johnson Wayne Marshall Mike Occhipinti Dave Petrus
Bob Quackenbush Chris Reid Mike Rooney Doug Squires
James Westbrook
Cynthia (Janko)
Hutchinson
Photo credit: 1969 Grindstone
Class of 1969 Reunion Ambassadors
The Office of Alumni Engagement is grateful to these dedicated volunteers from the Class of 1969 for
working so diligently to promote attendance at the 50th reunion. Their YJ4L spirit and perseverance
were a key part of the success of the reunion weekend. Thank you!
Lanalee (Hanely)
Scott
Karen (Romoser)
Petrus
Ruth (Rought)
Westbrook
Karen (Hallam)
Clark
Welcome Back! Photo credit: 1969 Grindstone/
BW Archives
Photo credit: 1969 Grindstone/BW Archives
May Day
Photo credit: 1969 Grindstone/
BW Archives/Karen Petrus/
Chris Reid
Class of 1969 Sorority Membership
Dorothy
Anderson
Karen (Piper)
Fleming
Charlene (Powell)
Hartman
Carolyn Jakobsen Bonnie (Romp)
Jones
Janet Kail Marjorie (Zoul)
Leon
Anna (Busch)
Nordmann
Lanalee (Hanley)
Scott
Jane (Hensley)
Storey
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Phi
Barbara
(Kemp)
Benedict
Wendy
(Dunnett)
Colebrook
Linda (Mason)
Davidson
Catherine
“Cathy”
(Barker) Day
Meredith
“Dee
Dee” (Ford)
Heckler
Cynthia
“Cyndee”
(Janko)
Hutchinson
Linda
(Shakarian)
Lucas
Barb
(Luckinchook)
Luttrell
Lynne
(Demshok)
Madden
Deborah
(Busch)
Matheny
Louise
(Parker)
Patejdl
Karen
(Romoser)
Petrus
Carol
(Fulghum)
Robison
Mary
(Graham)
Shatwell
Madeline
“Lynn” (Gates)
Slowik
Enid (Nagel)
Versteeg
Ann (Seawall)
Woodfield
† Fraternity and sorority membership is also noted for deceased
classmates on the In Memoriam page (pg. 4).
Class of 1969 Sorority Membership, continued
Alpha Xi Delta
Kathy (Opfer)
Bassett
Susan (Curry)
Boulton
Janice
(Parkinson) Boyd
Susan Bright Susan (Reider)
Buerkel
Susan (Ambler)
Bullard
Karen (Riisness)
Dodd
Ruth (Thompson)
Hughes
Rebecca
(Merryman)
Hoffman
Miagene
(Worick) Hopkins
Susan (Davis)
Howell
Patricia (Wyne)
Hunter
Susan (Gage)
Long
Carol (Reichelt)
Moore
Tamara (Hutnik)
Nary
Betty (Fulop)
Poticny
Diane (Felmer)
Profusek
Mary (Ford)
Pulsifer
Diane Schroder Sharon
(Rainsberger)
Wilkins
Cynthia (Watson) Hopson
Delta Sigma Theta
Melissa (Black)
Barth
Judith
(Schubert)
Bono
Linda
(Horton)
Boyd
Karen (Hallam)
Clark
Cheryl (Brown)
Clark
Kathy
(Blocher)
McGrew
Laurel
(Brown)
Murphy
Mary Musat-
Crandall
Allison (Foote)
Nevill
Karen
(Brenner)
Oye
Nancy
(MacNamee)
Sharbaugh
Beverly (Geib)
Van Duzer
Delta Zeta
Phi Mu
Jane Bechle Susan (Wright)
Dilts
Carolyn
(Ramsay) Cole
Sandra
(Shepard)
Lipstreu
Jane Mazur Sarah (Beyer)
Rosich
Jodee (Coman)
Todd
Mary
Zimmerman
Zeta Tau Alpha
Mary Ann
Craig
Sherry (Pope)
Dey
June
(Bowman)
Garrison
Mary Hearn
Peggy
Hellmann
Dorothy Hood Diane
(McEwen)
Hrabeck
Sue Molinari
Susan Ott Rose (Walker)
Rashid
Patricia
Swatba
Becky (Taylor)
Zeigler
Class of 1969 Sorority Membership, continued
† Fraternity and sorority membership is also noted for deceased
classmates on the In Memoriam page (pg. 4).
Class of 1969 Fraternity Membership
Ted Johnson Bourbon Ziegler
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Sigma Phi
Rogers Beall John English Chris Foster Michael Himoff
Tom Huntley Tom Lewis Ed McBride William Muckley
Ron Muth Jim Plas Chris Reid Mark Simmers
John Sines Doug Squires Gary Vaccaro
Alpha Tau Omega
Jerry
Bowdren
John Davies Tom DeLong Rich Focht Dan Gardner Bob
Greenbaum
Bob Haseley Matt
Koblenzer
Doug
MacGilpin
Jack Mental Stu Michalsky Kip Napier
Steve Nobil Mike Petrone Dave Petrus Pete
Pfizenmayer
Bob
Quackenbush
Theron
Richards
Mike Rooney Jerry Sheets Mike Socha David Taylor David
VanArsdale
Dave Williams
Class of 1969 Fraternity Membership, continued
Lambda Chi Alpha
Sparky
Adams
Dave Banet Peter
Baumgartner
Jeff Blake Don Bogus Roy Burger Arthur
Collins
Jim
Crumrine
Tom Ferreri Wade Fraser O.J.
Harboldt
Barry
Heckler
Robert
Johnson
Don Kilgo
Roger
Luttrell
Steve Mack Wayne
Marshall
Geoffrey
McCrea
Mike
Occhipinti
Bill Pierson John Pocsik
Steve
Powell
John Ritz Hiro Shibuya David Travis Alan Wendt Jim
Westbrook
Dennis
Willson
Phi Kappa Tau
Bob Badi Dallas Barr Joe Brown Bruce
Cartwright
Kim
Colebrook
Eric Davis
Roy
DiPasquale
Herbert
Dregalla
Eugene
Fernsler
Warren Huber Dave Long John Madasz
David Meek Bill Morse Tom
Newcomb
Andy Reid John Ritchey Chuck Russo
Steve Sargent Jerry Viscardi Terry
Westerman
Bob Wood
† Note that fraternity and sorority membership is also noted for
deceased classmates on the In Memoriam page (pg. 4).
Pi Lambda Phi
Larry Allen Scott
Leggett
Norman
Loboda
Keith Miller Stan Miller Roger Moll Jim Storry
Sigma Phi Epsilon
† Note that fraternity and sorority membership is also noted for
deceased classmates on the In Memoriam page (pg. 4).
Alpha Phi Omega
(service fraternity)
Bryant Alford Bob Allen Jeff Andrews Richard “Craig”
Butler
Joe Coats
Howard Crook Bob Davidson Scott Davis Richard Evans Rhoe Henderson
Ray Kinat Jeffery Lampl Mark Lorenze Jeff Poland Gary Rentschler
Douglas Rich Marc Smith Bill Thomas George White
Robert
Haseley
Dwight
Leedy
John
McAuliffe
Paul
Pangrace
Len
Reinhard
Ralph
Rohr
David
Suveges
Gregory
Verbick
Written on the occasion of The Occhipinti 40th Birthday Excuse for a Reunion-
February 8, 1986.
MY BROTHERS
Coffee. The coffee usually brings them back. The memories rush in as the aroma of coffee
invades the nostrils, and the memories are sweet, cathartic, enduring.
I remember Loretta’s shepherd’s pie and steak night on Wednesdays. The food fights, the
line-ups, crazy-8 marathons during finals week. Reids, The Nest, and the Iron Horse. Ah,
yes…the women. The Phi’s, the Gamms, the townies.
I remember The House, the place where if all happened. The fire escapes that saw more
traffic Spring Quarter than the main staircase in Marting Hall. The Senior Room, geographic
center of our emotions. The Zoo, which served as our barracks of brotherhood and kept no
secrets, freezing in winter and sweltering in the late spring or Indian summer. The North
Wingers and South Wingers, the second floor traditionalists sharing closet space with
ghosts of rituals past. The tool room with its sacred graffiti, names of these ghosts…Snake,
Mountain, Big Cat, Lucas, Hawk, the Rock, King…Scratch. Insignificance transformed into
lore, then legend. I remember the Kitchen, secret meeting ground of the Cookie Crew,
Loretta’s Bastion of Grease, laboratory of Hell Week potions.
Most of all, I remember my Brothers. Their insanity sustained me, still sustains me when
life doesn’t go my way. Rough, often crude, yet capable of incredible sensitivity when
sensitivity was warranted (lost love didn’t qualify). My Brothers unwittingly created a way
of life and assumed a group personality which transcended the years and half-generations.
The Chi’s. My Brothers.
The coffee is still warm.
Sparky Adams
History
I currently reside in North Royalton, Ohio since 1975. After graduation, I worked
as a social studies teacher in the Parma Schools, teaching in both secondary
levels. I earned my masters degree in school administration from CSU in 1972. I
have two children, Sarah, a daughter who is currently a music teacher in North
Royalton and my son, David, who is a retail store manager in nearby Middleburg
Hts. After retirement, I served for five years on the North Royalton School Board,
being Board President in 2010. Currently I spend time traveling and golfing which
someday I hope to get better at.
In 1965 after graduation Parma High School, I started my four year journey
through BW. My father was a 1947 graduate of BW and played football and
wrestled, so this helped make BW my choice. For these years, I was a commuter.
The routine was the same, drive to school, come home, study, and work a part
time job. Our hangout between classes was the Hive and spending time playing
pool and bowling downstairs at the Student Union. Once in a while I even made
it to the library to do some “research”.
My junior and senior years got better. I spent more time on campus. I got a part
time job working in the school’s AV department. In that capacity, I honed my
skills in photography and ended up shooting a couple of friends’ weddings. Some
of the pictures I took were put in the Exponent. A couple of them were when the
portico at the student union got knocked down (the first time). After college, I
continued doing wedding photography for many years. In the AV department I
worked under Chuck Dowling, the AV director. In my four years at BW, this is the
person who I remember most. He was a great person who never made you feel
bad when you messed up. The old annex building was real interesting. We never
made it to the third floor where school “treasures” were supposed to be.
Also during these two years I joined the service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. I
met a great group of guys there and although we didn’t do all the social stuff of
other frats, we still had fun. We did various service projects for the school. The
best two were collecting IBM cards at cultural events and working registration.
You know how that went. One of our big undertakings was an all school dance.
The theme, Peanuts and Charlie Brown! Sure a sign of the times. We stuffed the
mailboxes downstairs with peanuts. What a mess it made! We caught some heck
on that one. Anyway the dance was a success.
As a final note on our senior third quarter, a couple of us had to fit in a required
religion class. The only one available was 8:00 a.m. That was a tough one to
make. Dr. Knauss was the teacher and I think he knew the situation. He helped us
wayward seniors make it thru the class.
I returned to BW in 1975 and was married in the College chapel, the same place I
had my last class. Although my kids chose different schools, we had three other
family members graduate from BW including my brother, Bill. It is great to see
that over the years, BW has flourished into the University it is today.
Len Reinhard
Health and Physical Education
Special thanks to Jane (Pixley) Gerace and
Karen (Romoser) Petrus for providing
these “Dorm Life” photos.
Dorm Life
Congratulations, Class
of 1969!
Photo credit: 1969 Grindstone
1969 Cost of Living
Cost of new house: $40,000
Average income per year: $6,580
Average cost of a new car: $2,000
Big Mac: 49¢
Movie ticket: $1.50
Gas per gallon: 32¢
1969 Billboard Hits
1. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
2. Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In - The Fifth Dimension
3. I Can't Get Next to You - The Temptations
4. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
5. Everyday People - Sly and The Family Stone
6. Dizzy - Tommy Roe
7. Hot Fun In the Summertime - Sly and The Family Stone
8. (It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Tom Jones
9. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
10. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and
The Shondells
BW Memories
1. Having grown up in Berea and graduated from Berea High, I already knew a number of the BW professors and coaches. While comfortable from the start with the Baldwin Wallace climate and culture, my added experience with classes, fraternity life, teammates, and new friends helped make a solid foundation for a successful future life. I still look back on my times there with fond memories today.
2. Most of the classes I attended (Biology major and Chemistry minor) were enjoyable with the major exception being Organic Chemistry. The small class sizes certainly facilitated learning for me.
3. I was also very fortunate to have four great years being coached by Paul “Sparky” Adams while on the Cross Country and Track teams. He was a truly superb example in how to live an honorable life.
4. Finally, I remember spending my first (and only) night in jail when on an invertebrate zoology field trip to the Jersey coast lead by Dr. John Miller in May of my senior year. He didn’t find out about it until after I’d returned two days late to BW and explained to him my reason for missing classes . . . and why I’d been jailed and then found innocent in court. To his credit, he took it all in stride and I graduated two week later.
Dan Gardner Biology
As for memories: I’m kind of a bullet guy: Freshman year: Exponent: “Welcome 69ers!” Marching band Pledging Alpha Sigma Phi…ah pledging…loved those “block races” Intermural athletics Fraternity brother expelled (for marijuana although not disclosed as such) Oh and some studying Sophomore year: Missed fall quarter with mono Met my future wife, Paula, at Reid’s Rushed then “helped” the new pledges Some more studying Junior year: Moved to Klein to study (two Dean’s lists!) Roommate, John Beckman, expelled for sneaking a girl into our room (and being stupid) Eastland Inn (if I didn’t mention before) Got to know many independents which was rewarding…it’s not just about Greek life Senior year: Now really studying We were leaders on campus and in the fraternity house Career interviews in NYC…offer from Price Waterhouse Great May Day Returned for fall quarter to make up lost fall quarter in 1966 Throughout my time at BW, I was constantly challenged in so many ways and
learned to handle those challenges (some better than others). I am thankful for
having a safe campus and caring faculty and administration. Times changed
radically from 1965 to 1969. The world became a very different place. But there
was an emotional and social consistency about BW and campus life and I will not
forget it.
Chris Reid
Business Administration
Photos courtesy of Chris Reid
Go Jackets! Photo credit: 1969 Grindstone
I arrived in Sept. '69 with my parents in tow having never visited the campus
prior to that day. We found my dorm and room to discover that I had two
roomies, one from N.J., the other Ohio. Typically, I was the last to arrive. Soon I
began to realize that I was unprepared academically for college, and got off to a
rough start. By 2nd quarter I needed help, and was tutored by a senior who was
very helpful. The new student union had just opened that year, and
unfortunately I spent too much time there. After the 2nd quarter I had gotten
my sea legs, and improved my grades.
Sophomore year I was better able to manage my studies, and was beginning to
take more than just the core courses which made things more interesting and
challenging. Due to my improvement I was able to have more of a social life. I
discovered that my original major of Bus. Adm. was not where my interests lay,
but found courses in psychology, literature and philosophy more to my
liking. Having no language skills, I kept my Bus. Adm. major, but devoted myself
to these new areas. Eventually, I'd end up with enough credits to have minors in
both psych and lit, and those interests continue to this day. Sadly, grad school
was not an option, so I continued with a job I'd had during summer and winter
breaks. Others followed over the next 40+yrs.
I'd like to give a very heartfelt thank you to Dr. Whiteman of the psych dept. for
having much more belief in me than I had in myself. He was a mentor, and major
influence to me while at B-W. Also, I much appreciate the professors in the lit
dept. who helped instill a love of reading. These people made academic life
much more interesting.
Some of my fondest memories of life at B-W were of very late night football
games played in the snow, the deeper the better. They were a lot of fun. Other
things that weren't so fun were the weeks when it never got onto the plus side
of the thermometer, ice caking the inside of my dorm room windows. Another
one was a road trip to Akron to see the Jacket b'ball team in the Div. III
tournament. Watching the opposition, Winston-Salem and their star Earl "the
Pearl" Monroe, warm-up was discouraging, but fun. They set a record for the
most points scored in a tournament game. B-W got some of the egg off its face
in the consolation game, by destroying Mt. St. Mary's with an even higher point
total. Later, Earl "the Pearl" would play for the Knicks my favorite team at the
I found time to go to a small club in Cleveland called La Cave where, among
others, I heard the Blues Project, which became the foundation for Blood, Sweat
and Tears. Those nights of music were a good change of pace from life on
campus. There were two concerts at B-W that stood out: the Yardbirds, and the
Charles Lloyd Quartet.
Best wishes to the Class of '69, we faced many challenges at a time of major
historical change, and for those who didn't last this long may you rest in peace.
Bill Muckley
Business Administration
Special Memories of BW by Bob (Boomer) Quackenbush
Football at BW – Coaches Tressel, Fisher, Packard, Demmerle and Hood all had a great
influence on my teaching and coaching career. I will always remember the four years
played with 17 great seniors who stuck with it to become OAC Champs! Thanks to Pete
Pfizenmayer and Jim Houghtaling, team managers, for their work behind the scenes
with our team.
My Freshman year the very first people I met on campus were Dennis Burke and Ron
Poltrone and made me feel at home right away! My first two roommates were Dennis
Willson and Bob Wood who broke me in right! What fun!
As an ATO, I remember and enjoyed many parties, May Day every year and the
brotherhood which developed into lifetime friendships! Many special memories in the
ATO House with my roommate Rich Focht. Rich’s family in Tiffin made me feel welcome
on vacations when I couldn’t go back to New York.
Sparky Adams, Dr. Carol Thompson, Dr. Barone and Dr. Lappert were special professors
who helped me academically.
THANKS BW FOR A GREAT FOUR YEAR EXPERIENCE! I feel very privileged to have then
returned to BW four years later and coach for three years alongside these great coaches
as a Defensive Line Coach and HPE Professor before becoming a Head Football coach in
high school for 18 years.
Their influence prepared me for my career as a teacher for 38 years and a coach for 35
