Case Alumni Association Returns to Campus

Welcome Home, Roger Cerne ’63, CAA

Chief Executive Officer

Reunion 2010 Special Sectionin this issue:

fall 2010 • vol. 22 • no. 3

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A messAge from roger H. Cerne ’63, CHief exeCutive offiCer

Dear Alumni & Friends:

I am pleased to be “returning home” to an organization that has been near and dear to me since

I joined the Case Alumni Council as a director in 1969. I was on the staff from 1974 until 1999,

an officer and president of the Case Alumni Association from 2000 through 2003, and a special

consultant the past four years. It seems that I cannot stray too far from this “Legacy of Caring”

tradition. I want to thank Tom Conlon for his service and new role as Chief Financial Officer as

we work together to achieve our goals.

Case has always been more than just a college to me. It’s an experience that brought me a unique

and practical way to identify and solve problems and, lifelong friends. The pride one feels to be

able to complete rigorous education and accept a Case diploma at graduation is priceless.

The task ahead for our organization is to reach out to all alumni to get involved. We have

launched an ambitious Case Club schedule, in full coordination with the Case School of

Engineering, to highlight faculty initiatives, student recruiting and programs to better

communicate with alumni about the school. We also will provide an opportunity for

networking among fellow engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs.

The CAA Reunion for classes ending in 1’s and 6’s will be held in October 2011 in conjunction

with Case Western Reserve University’s Alumni Weekend. This will allow for not only our

traditional events and class functions but also a full array of University events to give you an

opportunity to learn more about University-wide programs and activities.

We must increase our participation rate of donors to the Case Fund®, the single annual fund

for the Case School of Engineering. This is a major factor in popular rankings, i.e. “How many

alumni support your school?” We want the Case School of Engineering to be the top school in

the University with the largest number of donors and participation rates. Every gift counts!

As we move back to the campus community, the responsibility for success sits on our shoulders.

I am proud to be able once again to lead the Case Alumni Association in this 126th year of

continuous operation, and I look forward to seeing old friends and making many more new

friends in the next few years. Join me as we begin a new era and return home to campus.

Roger H. Cerne ’63Chief Executive Officer

To serve and advance The inTeresTs of The case school of engineering, The maTh and applied sciences of case WesTern reserve UniversiTy and iTs alUmni and sTUdenTs.

FEATURES:

5 Welcome Home

8 reunion 2010 special section

Departments:

Ceo’s message

2 Correspondence Corner

3 Case Clips

4 notes from nord 500

7 Your Dollars at Work

24 favorite faculty

25 Class notes

27 Casespace

28 in memoriam

visiT Us online for The laTesT neWs & evenTs!

Onthecover:Representatives from the Case Alumni Association and the University in front of Tomlinson Hall, the future home of the CAA’s return to campus slated for later this year. Pictured, from left to right: Roger H. Cerne ’63, Chief Executive Officer, Case Alumni Association; Harry L. Farmer, Jr. ’55, 1st Vice President, Case Alumni Association; Norman C. Tien, Dean & Nord Professor of Engineering, Case School of Engineering; Kenneth A. Loparo PhD’77, President, Case Alumni Association; Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University; Cyrus Taylor, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University; Edward P. McHenry ’67, 2nd Vice President, Case Alumni Association; Tom Conlon, Chief Financial Officer, Case Alumni Association.

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OfficersKennethA.LoparoPhD’77,President

HarryL.Farmer,Jr.’55,1stVicePresident

EdwardP.McHenry’67,2ndVicePresident

RichardB.Smith’51,Secretary

LeonBlasey’60,Treasurer

DeniseDannels’87,AssistantTreasurer

StaffRogerH.Cerne’63,ChiefExecutiveOfficer

TomConlon,ChiefFinancialOfficer

PaulStephan’64,DirectorofLeadershipGifts

AnneCunningham,DirectorofAnnualGiving

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CorresponDenCe Corner

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Please Write!

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contents of the

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as all aspects of the

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Dear Editor:

The article about “Maxxie”

Morris by William Beck '51 fit

him to a "T." His photo was

perfect. He was our calculus

professor while earning my

BSEE '44. He was one of our

favorites, and we loved him.

Reading the commentary

brought an anecdote to mind

that I would like to share with

you. We didn't have “open-

book” tests in those days, but

some of the class asked for one.

He obliged. I don't remember

the details of the test, but found

the answer to the problem at the

back of our text book.

Expecting a score of 100, I was

chagrined to receive only a 96.

When I asked him about it the

next day, he spent the entire

class period at several chalk-

boards deriving the answer as

only he could do—filling the

boards completely as he worked.

We both got the same answer,

but his method was far more

elaborate. Point well taken—

“earn” what you get, don't accept

a “given” solution. There were

no more “open-book” tests.

–RichardA.ThomasBSEE’44

Dear Editor:

I enjoyed reading your cover-

age of the history of the Case

Alumni Association. It says

something about the strength of

the association that three of the

alumni secretaries (later called

executive managers) worked for

the CAA for such a long time.

According to your timeline,

Charles Chapman served the

CAA for 27 years; my father,

Grant Anderson, for 37 years;

and Roger Cerne for 25 years.

I have many memories from

childhood of my father's deep

belief in the CAA and its mis-

sion of providing an association

for alumni, furthering the

mission of Case and providing

scholarship aid to many students.

He often talked about alumni

who appreciated how they

benefited during their time as

students and later wanted to

help Case make a difference in

the lives of students coming

after them.

–JamesW.Anderson

Dear CAA:

I wanted to send this note of

thanks to the Case Alumni

Association for its financial sup-

port to me in taking the USGBC

LEED Green Associate exam. I

took it earlier this year, passed

with flying colors, and earned

the title of “LEED Green

Associate,” a title that is sure

to help me in my professional

life as a structural engineer for

buildings. In case you aren’t

aware, LEED stands for

“Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design” and is a

program that aims to improve

building performance in energy

savings, water efficiency, CO2

emissions reduction, indoor

environmental quality, and

stewardship of resources.

Buildings all over the nation

(including Case Western Reserve

University's Village at 115) are

“LEED Certified,” meaning that

they have met the aforemen-

tioned goals to some extent.

A LEED Green Associate is a

professional who has demon-

strated basic knowledge of green

design, construction, and

operations. It is the first step

in the new three-tiered system

of professional accreditation.

It would have been incredibly

difficult paying the full cost of

this exam while continuing to

pay living expenses, hunting for

my first job, and getting ready to

pay back student loans. Thank

you to CAA for its invaluable

assistance not just for this exam,

but for all its aid over my

undergraduate years as well.

–ChadFusco,E.I., LEED Green Associate,

Department of Civil Engineering

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TRUSTEEANDALUMNUSJAMESC.WYANT’65MAKES$4MILLIONCOMMITMENTFORANEWMULTI-FUNCTIONALFIELDHOUSE

Case Western Reserve University announced

in June that former student athlete and current

university trustee James C. Wyant made a

$4 million commitment to name a new field

house on campus. The “Wyant Field House” will

be approximately 24,000 square feet and will serve

as a facility for varsity athletes and students who

reside at the North Campus Residential Village, the

planned location for the building. The facility will

include weight training and cardiovascular areas,

a Varsity Club lounge, multipurpose space and a

track designated to honor Wyant’s mentor, Coach

Bill Sudeck.

Wyant is a 1965 alumnus of Case Institute of

Technology and is dean of the College of Optical

Sciences at the University of Arizona. In 2002, he

co-founded the 4D Technology Corporation and

currently serves as its board chair.

CWRURESEARCHPROJECTSRECEIVEFUNDINGFROMU.S.DEPARTMENTOFENERGY

Energy-related research projects headed by Case

Western Reserve University faculty will receive

funding through the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act from the U.S. Department of

Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-

Energy. These projects focus on accelerating

innovation in green technology including grid

scale energy storage, power electronics and

building efficiency.

Three alumni faculty members’ projects

receiving funding include Dr. Gerhard Welsch ’72,

Chung-Chiun Liu G’68 and Frank Merat ’72. It is

CAse Clips – News from Around Campus

hoped these projects will increase America’s

competitiveness in clean energy technologies as

well as create jobs.

TEAM“CWRUCUT”REPEATSASAUTONOMOUSLAWNMOWERCHAMPION

For the second year in a row, Case Western Reserve

University’s robotic entry to the Autonomous

Robotic Lawnmower Competition sponsored by

the Institute on Navigation, edged out the compe-

tition. The team finished first among a field of 14

competitors from across the country and Canada.

Team CWRU Cut (pronounced “crew cut”) was

the only mower to cut more than half the grass in

the course while avoiding obstacles placed along

the route. The team included undergraduate stu-

dent Henry Snow, a computer engineering major;

master’s electrical engineering students Jonathan

Hall and Brad Hughes, the team’s technical leader;

and Andrew Smith, Alexander Schepelmann and

Daniel Bennett, who are studying mechanical

engineering.

Case Alumni Association is a proud sponsor of the

team.

Gerhard Welsch ’72 Chung-Chiun Liu G’68 Frank Merat ’72

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Dear Alumni and Friends:

After a quiet summer, the Quad is now brimming with welcome back barbeques and pick-up

games of Frisbees as freshmen find their way to their first classes. But students aren’t the only

ones returning to campus this fall: the Case Alumni Association will have a new home in

Tomlinson Hall later in the semester.

Barbara Snyder, university president, announced plans for the CAA’s new headquarters to cheers

during the Reunion Weekend All-Classes Dinner. The move represents a homecoming for the

CAA on so many different levels. Built in 1947, Tomlinson Hall was the student union for the

Case Institute of Technology and home to the CAA until it moved to Crawford Hall in the late

1970s. Given the CAA’s commitment to undergraduate education and scholarships, it seems

fitting that they occupy the space that until recently housed the university’s undergraduate

admissions office, now in Wolstein Hall on Bellflower Road.

I’m thrilled that we will have an alumni anchor on this end of campus to complement the

university Alumni House. Besides modern administrative offices, the CAA’s Tomlinson will

feature a public showplace for many artifacts from the Case School of Applied Science and the

Case Institute of Technology. Our students, faculty, staff and visitors will be able to cherish our

past and build on our rich tradition of excellence with assistance from the CAA.

The CAA’s move also represents a homecoming for Roger Cerne as its new chief executive

officer. Roger served as executive manager of the CAA from 1980 to 1999 before entering

semi-retirement. He remained heavily involved in the organization as an officer, president and,

later, a consultant in alumni communications and fundraising, particularly with the Richard ’39

and Opal Vanderhoof Infrastructure Research and Education Facility.

Tom Conlon will be the CAA’s Chief Financial Officer and handle administrative operations.

Roger will focus on alumni relations, including greater coordination with the Office of

University Alumni Relations, and strategic planning for major funding initiatives.

Congratulations to Roger and Tom on their new responsibilities. Stop by the new offices and let

them take on you a tour!

Norman C. Tien Dean & Nord Professor of EngineeringOhio Eminent Scholar, Physics

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There’s no place like home

Fall is an appropriate time for homecoming activities. This fall, the Case Alumni Association is marking a homecoming of sorts with the news that it is moving back to its old home on campus, Tomlinson Hall. Also returning “home” to the CAA is former executive manager, Roger H. Cerne ’63, who resumed chief executive officer duties on August 2.

The move back to campus is just a first step in re-establishing and re-affirming the relationship between the Case Alumni Association, the university and the Case School of Engineering, said CAA president Kenneth A. Loparo PhD’77. With a campus- based office, the CAA will have more visibility with students and will be able to better integrate the day-to-day activities of alumni relations and development with respect to the faculty, students and the staff.

“Our current location [on Chester Avenue] makes it very difficult. Many students don’t even know where our offices are. They don’t drop by to see what is happening at the Case Alumni Association or know that we can put them in contact with alumni,” Loparo said. “We also recognize we’ve got some challenges in the development side of the association, which have been made even more difficult in tough economic times.”

One of the CAA goals is to work more collaboratively with the university and engineering school’s development staff. In the past, divergent fundraising efforts may have sent a confusing message to alumni. That needs to be eliminated, Loparo stated.

“It’s important to build solid relationships with alumni and have an integrated development focus. The Case Alumni Association is going to maintain the Case Fund® Annual Giving program for the Case School of Engineering, and we are going to assist CSE in major gifts. This is going to be a coordinated effort,” he said.

To put the CAA in a position where it can transition to a solid foundation in alumni relations and development, leaders within the association made a decision to transition

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functions at Case Western Reserve University and the Case School of Engineering.

“This is a new beginning for the Case Alumni Association,” Loparo said. “We are re-establishing a relationship back on campus, and we’ve got tremendous support from President [Barbara] Snyder and her leadership counsel. This is key, and it may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Case Alumni Association to position itself to be a vital and vibrant part of the university and in serving the students and faculty of engineering, mathematics and science going forward as well as the needs of our alumni.”

Loparo also spoke of other goals the CAA will be working toward including moving its reunion activities to the October Alumni Weekend, beginning in 2011. This will reinforce the CAA’s commitment to the university to become better integrated in the culture of the university and CSE.

“If we believe, as I do, that the mission of Case Alumni Association is to serve the students, faculty and alumni of these schools, then we need to do everything in our power that is aligned with that objective,” Loparo reiterated. “We also want to build tighter and more collaborative relationships with alumni and get more alumni involvement and leadership.”

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The plan is being finalized for a move to Tomlinson Hall by November 2010.

The move back to campus will enable the Case Alumni Association to more closely coordinate our activities with Case Western Reserve University staff and be readily accessible to alumni visiting campus, students and faculty,” said Edward P. McHenry ’67, 2nd vice president of the CAA.

“Tomlinson is an ideal location because it is on the quad and was recently remodeled. The old faculty dining room on the campus level can be ready for our move in the fall,” McHenry continued. “The Case Alumni Association is very appreciative for the cooperation we received from President Snyder and the deans of Case School of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences for making the space available.”

Cerne from a consulting role to full-time employee for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. In conjunction with the announcement, Tom Conlon, previously executive director of the CAA, was appointed chief financial officer of the organization.

Cerne’s key responsibilities will be to grow and position the Case Fund Annual Giving program, the Case Clubs, reunion and all alumni and student programs and to fully coordinate these development activities with CSE and CWRU development and alumni relations, including assistance to the University Capital Campaign. Roger’s extensive experience and accomplishments will be invaluable to achieving this objective, Loparo said.

The plan includes identifying and grooming a successor for executive director of Case Alumni Association. Cerne will help recruit a new executive director during the coming fiscal year, and then work with this person for an additional year to smooth the transition. That gives the executive director a chance to learn not only the operations of the CAA, but also the opportunity to become familiar with alumni relations and development

“The move back to campus may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the

Case Alumni Association to position itself to be a vital and vibrant part of the university and in serving the students and faculty of engineering,

mathematics and science going forward as well as the needs of our alumni.”

–CAApresidentKennethA.LoparoPhD’77

Pictured from lefttoright: Roger H. Cerne ’63, Chief Executive Officer, Case Alumni Association; Norman C. Tien, Dean & Nord Professor of Engineering, Case School of Enginering; and Kenneth A. Loparo PhD’77, President, Case Alumni Association

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A Legacy of Caring Since 1885

Your DollArs At Work

ANELECTRIFYINGPERFORMANCE

A group of Case undergraduates and graduates, along with alumni, staff and faculty are making sweet music together as part of an entertaining performance and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers student project. Most of the students involved on the project come from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departments at Case School of Engineering.

The Tesla Orchestra creates its unique sound using two musical Tesla coils, along with drums and synthesizer played over a public address system. A musical Tesla coil is a high-voltage device that emits multi-million volt bolts of electricity, modulated to produce musical tones. The show also features a live singer, stage lights, announcer, and a performer in a “Faraday” suit doing high-voltage stunts.

This creative music sensation has received some local notoriety. The Tesla Orchestra was featured in the Case Western Reserve University’s “Think Beyond the Possible” video series as well as in Cleveland’s Scene magazine and The Plain Dealer newspaper. Last summer, the Tesla Orchestra played at Cleveland’s Ingenuity Festival, wowing audiences with its mesmerizing performance.

The Tesla Orchestra hopes to perform some additional shows in Cleveland and other major U.S. cities as well, including the world’s first wind-powered musical Tesla coil at the Great Lakes Science Center. The group was recently invited to perform on network television, said project manager Ian Charnas ’05.

The stage for the Tesla Orchestra recently expanded to the international level, with a European tour this past August sponsored by the U.S. Embassy. The group played several shows in museums in Croatia (the birthplace of Nikola Tesla, who invented the Tesla coil) and at a conference in Amsterdam. Case Alumni Association paid for some of the students’ travel costs.

The students are really at the forefront of this project, Charnas said. They include Mike Twieg and Jonny Hall (EE grad students), Logan Walker, Ben Guengerich and Justin Walker (ME under-grad students), Arkady Polinkovsky (ME grad student) and musicians Keith Lewis (recent graduate) and Brian Taylor (ME grad student).

“It’s also been great to have active involvement of other alumni including Larry Sears, Ed Burwell and John Kasunich. Without all these folks pouring their hears into this project over the past six months to make these new coils and, more impor-tantly, to get them ready, none of this would be possible,” Charnas pointed out.

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WelcomeHome Alumni

Highlights from the 2010 Case Alumni Association Reunion and 125th Annual All-Classes BanquetOn May 14, the Case Alumni Association once again hosted its annual reunion event. This year marked the 125th anniversary of the organization, and in addition to the weekend reunion events and keynote speakers, the CAA held a two-day symposium, which Case Alumnus showcased in the last issue.

Congratulations once again to all alumni celebrating a milestone reunion, especially to the Class of 1960 on its 50th year. This year, 225 alumni attended one or more of the events over the course of the weekend. In addition, Roger Cerne ’63 presented a slide presentation commemorating 125 years of the Case Alumni Association and notable alumni.

Norman Tien, Dean of the Case School of Engineering welcomes alumni and guests.

CWRU President Barbara Snyder is one of the distinguished university guests at this year’s all-classes banquet. Also in attendance was Bruce Loessin, Senior Vice President, University Development and Relations;

Clare Rimnac, Associate Dean, CSE; Cyrus Taylor, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dan Clancy, Executive

Director, Alumni Association of CWRU; and Daniel Ducoff, Assistant Dean, External Relations, CSE.

Al Gordon ’42 (pictured) and Harry Mergler ’48, honorary co-chairs of the 125th Symposium were among attendees at the Friday night banquet. Larry Sears, also an honorary co-chair, was unable to attend.

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Case Dean’s Society ReceptionEach year, the Case Alumni Association and the deans from the Case School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences, honor alumni Case Fund® leadership giving at a special reception prior to the all-classes banquet.

Dean Norman Tien, Case School of Engineering, highlighted the accomplishments of two engineering students, who were invited to attend this year’s reception. Caitlin Powell and David Ramsay each earned scholarship support from the Case Fund and each received national recognition for their academic achievements. Dean Tien thanked alumni for their generous support for student scholarships and education.

Dean Cyrus Taylor, College of Arts and Sciences, thanked Dean Tien for inviting these students to the reception, as their presence highlighted and reinforced for all alumni in attendance the significance of their donations to Case Western Reserve University. He acknowledged the Case Alumni Association for its superb tradition and the university for a stellar educational program.

From left to right: Dean Norman Tien; Roger Cerne ’63; Case Club of Cleveland luncheon keynote speaker Jack Daly ’89, G’91 with his wife, Metka; and Bruce Loessin, Senior Vice President of University Development and Relations.

From left to right: Dean Norman Tien, Mac McNichols ’65,

Phil Osborn ’60, student Chirag Dhami ‘11 and

Robert Smialek ’65.

Cyrus Taylor, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

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WelcomeHome Alumni

Meritorious Service AwardsAwards for meritorious service are bestowed for unusual service to the Case Alumni Association or to the school. This includes faithful and continuing efforts to maintain class or alumni committees, active participation in alumni or college affairs, leadership in professional fields, making or obtaining contributions to the Case Fund® of the Case Alumni Association, and assisting in expanding the usefulness, influence and prestige of Case.

Dario Gasparini, Professor of Civil Engineering

• For his outstanding career as a professor in the department of civil engineering, his expertise in structures, wind and earthquake engineering and enthusiasm for teaching;

• For his receiving the 2009 Technical Educator of the Year award from the Cleveland Technical Societies Council; and

• For his vision, perseverance and courage that culminated in the recent dedication of the Vanderhoof Educational and Research Facility, the new $3.3 million structures lab in the Bingham Building.

Joseph P. Keithley, friend and CSE Visiting Committee

• For his outstanding career as Chairman, President and CEO of Keithley Instruments, one of the region’s and nation’s leaders in quality instrumentation;

• For his service as a member of the university Board of Trustees, the Visiting Committee of the Case School of Engineering and helping promote academic/industrial relations at Case; and

• For his company’s contributions of numerous pieces of instrumentation and support throughout the laboratories on the Case campus.

J. David Roberts, Class of 1970, G’72 and PhD ’74

• For his outstanding career with Proctor & Gamble since receiving three degrees from the department of Chemical Engineering;

• For his contributions to help establish the Robert Edwards Endowment fund at Case Western Reserve University in memory of his friend and mentor; and

• For his participation on the Case School of Engineering Campaign Leadership Committee.

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Peter Tsivitse, Class of 1952, G’59 and PhD’63

• For his long career with Reliance Electric, retiring as Operating Vice President, since receiving three degrees from the department of Electrical Engineering;

• For his forethought in establishing a planned professorship at the Case School of Engineering; and

• For his devotion, energy and enthusiasm in helping develop and facilitate the master's of engineering program and the master's of engineering management program.

Jon L. Bartos, Class of 1965

• For his long career with General Electric Lighting and Consulting since his graduation in 1965 in metallurgy and materials science;

• For his long association with his Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity brothers and his contributions to establish the George Ganley ’65 Memorial Scholarship fund; and

• For his establishment of the John and Genevieve Bartos Scholarship Fund in honor of his parents to help students receive a Case engineering education.

Robert Van Orsdel, Class of 1950

• For his outstanding career in sales and marketing at the Vulcan Materials Company since his graduation from the department of Chemical Engineering;

• For his willingness to help recruit students to Case from the New England area; and

• For his continuous support of the Case Fund including being a member of the Case Dean’s Society since its inception in 1993.

CAA President Kenneth Loparo presents meritorious service awards to, from left to right: Joseph P. Keithley; J. David Roberts ’70, G’72 and PhD ’74; Peter Tsivitse ’52, G’59 and PhD’63.

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WelcomeHome Alumni

Samuel Givelber ’23 Fellowship AwardThe Samuel Givelber ’23 Award was established in 1988 to honor a former president of the Case Alumni Association, which Givelber called “the world’s greatest fellowship.” A hard-working immigrant with a Case degree, Sam founded a successful business and devoted his energies to the welfare of his family, his Alma Mater and humankind. At his death, family and friends established an award to go to a Case alumnus who exemplifies the spirit of fellowship and human kindness that marked Sam’s life.

Frank E. GeraceCase Institute of Technology, Class of 1948

Frank Gerace is a “strong wall” in the community of Midland, Michigan. After supervising the construction of the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge across the Saginaw River in early 1956, he found his way to Midland as an executive vice president of Collinson Construction Co. until 1963 when Frank started his own Gerace Construction Company. His mark is found on many Dow buildings and buildings throughout the Midland community, too numerous to mention. His involvement in many civic activities makes him the “go-to” guy in Midland when you want something done.

As a trustee of the Gerstaker Foundation, it was Frank’s influence that prompted the Dow Chemical Company to give $500,000 to Case for the structures lab in memory of Bill Schuette ’33, a rising star at Dow before his untimely death.

But it was Frank’s own generosity, matching Dow’s gift, that resulted in the final piece of the long-awaited structures lab, the Frank E. Gerace Strong Wall, dedicated on April 15, 2010.

A long-standing member of the Midland Case Club and a friend to all, we award Frank Gerace ’48 with this Samuel Givelber ’23 Fellowship Award.

Frank E. Gerace ’48, winner of this year’s Givelber award.

Most outstanding senior graduate of the Case School of Engineering 2010, Brad Hughes, accepts the Fuller award from CAA president Ken Loparo.

Student leader and graduate, Jim Adolf ’08 G’09, receives recognition as this year’s young leadership recipient.

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John L. Fuller ’36 AwardThis award honors a graduating member of the Case School of Engineering Class of 2010 for his or her achievements, deserving the recognition as most outstanding senior. John Fuller, a Class of 1936 graduate of Case School of Applied Science, was a past president of the Case Alumni Association and served on the Case Advisory Board for many years. His wife, Catherine Fuller, established the award in his memory. This award symbolizes his love and devotion to Case and the students, who work hard, achieve and deserve recognition.

Brad Hughes ’10

Originally from Butler, Pennsylvania, Brad began his academic career at Case School of Engineering determined to make an impact in the field of electrical engineering. As a freshman, he was an essential part of team DEXTER, Case Western Reserve University’s entry in the DARPA Urban Challenge for self-driving vehicles. He then enlisted to work on the robotic lawnmower competition for the university’s team “CWRU Cut.”

Brad’s work has inspired him to continue his studies in the BS/MS program in electrical engineering. His extracurricular activities include being a member of the Case Footlighters, a student-run musical theater organization as a master of sound and light. An avid photographer, Brad often assists the Case Alumni Association in photo sessions.

We salute Brad as the most outstanding senior and recipient of the 2010 Fuller Award.

2010 CASE G.O.L.D. Alumnus of the YearTwo years ago, the Case Alumni Association introduced CASE G.O.L.D., Case School of Engineering Graduates of the Last Decade, in order to recognize the importance of our young alumni to the future of this School, the university and the CAA as well as to society in general.

CASE G.O.L.D. objectives include recognition of younger alumni accomplishments since graduation, encouraging participation in student recruiting activities, serving as school or university ambassadors, and providing professional networking opportunities and social interactions.

James Adolf ’08 G’09

Jim is a 2008 graduate of the BS/MS program in chemical engineering. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. For the past three years, he has been a member of the Case Alumni Association Student Alumni Relations Committee (SARC) and chaired the Committee this past year.

Jim was one of the SARC members who first wrote and distributed the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Engineering at Case, a guidebook for first-year students intending to pursue engineering. Under Jim’s chairmanship, the inaugural Case Games was born, a tradition-in-the-making involving hurling projectiles from a medieval, student-built trebuchet.

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Gold Medal AwardThis award is the highest honor the Case Alumni Association bestows upon a graduate of Case. To qualify for consideration, candidates should have received extraordinary distinction and made a major contribution to the field of science, engineering or management that adds to the welfare of the United States of America and reflects credit upon Case.

This year’s award was presented by Donald E. Schuele G’63, CAA past president and member of the Awards Committee. Schuele said, “It gives me great pleasure to present the 2010 Gold Medal Award, the Association’s highest honor, to a fellow physicist from Case Institute of Technology’s department of physics, Larry Hornbeck.”

Larry J. Hornbeck ’65 PhD ’73Larry found his way to Case from Parma, Ohio, because it was close to home and he was top of his high school class in science. After arriving at Case and receiving his first “D” on a physics exam, he suddenly realized he would have to work three times as hard to get to a “B” level. And work he did. He received his BS in 1965, his MS in 1968 and his PhD in solid-state physics in 1974. Bill Gordon was very generous to him with lab time, and he was grateful for all of the support from faculty and fellow grad students.

His career since joining the Central Research Laboratories at Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas, has been nothing short of phenomenal. Larry is best known for his invention of the digital micromirror device (DMD) an optical semiconductor with as many as two million hinged, tiltable and individually controllable micromirrors integrated on a chip.

The chip became the basis for the trademarked DLP technology from Texas Instruments, creating a revolution in projection imaging technology for home, office, entertainment, education and mobile applications. Perhaps you and 800 million others saw the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing when 63 DLP cinema projectors were combined to create the largest projected image in the history of visual technology.

As of 2009, Larry holds 33 U.S. Patents in CCD, IR detector and MEMS technology with other patents pending. His awards and honors include an Emmy Engineering Award from the Acad-emy of Television Arts & Sciences, and, in May of 2009, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio.

A fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the International Society of Optical Engineers and an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, Larry lives in the country near Alstyne, Texas, which is north of Dallas, with his wife Laura. They have two sons.

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2010Reunion

125th Annual All-Classes Banquet

Reunion goers enjoy pre-banquet cocktails at the Intercontinental Hotel and Conference Center in Cleveland. Pictured from left to right: Jack Stone, Bob Kerscher, William Campbell and Susan Campbell.

Attending this year’s 125th Annual All-Classes Banquet are, from left to right, Gayle Kaminski with husband and alumnus Joseph Kaminski ’72; Al Misek ’53 and Rheta Ruhlman.

Cleveland-based company, Chi Corporation, which evolved out of Case Western Reserve University in the late 1960s, held a reunion of its own as part of the 125th All-Classes Banquet on Friday evening. Shown are Case alumni with ties to the company.

Chi Corporation Reunion

A weekend filled with extra-special events marking this year’s milestone 125th reunion celebration

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Oldest Alumnus in Attendance

George Edick, Jr., pictured with his wife

Nancy, was the oldest alumnus in attendance

at this year’s reunion celebration. George

graduated from Case School of Applied

Science in 1940 and currently resides in

Maple City, Michigan. This year, he proudly

celebrated his 70th class reunion.

Case Western Reserve University President Barbara Snyder poses with members of the Case Men’s Glee Club.

Case Men’s Glee Club Past and Present

One of the highlights of each reunion year is the singing of the Case Alma Mater at the closing of the reunion banquet that includes Glee Club representatives from past and present.

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Cleveland Trolley Tour

Each year, reunion weekend features a narrated trolley tour that runs some 20 miles throughout Cleveland.

Case Alumni Association celebrates the accomplishments of past faculty members during reunion weekend.

This year’s emeriti faculty event was hosted by Thomas P. Kicher ’59, G’62, PhD’65.

Emeriti Faculty Reception

Alumni and guests taking in the city on the Cleveland Trolley tour.

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Larry Mattson ’57 Metric Century Bike Ride

Riders participate in the fourth annual bike ride tradition, first started in honor of

alumnus Larry Mattson’s cross-country bike tour commemorating his 50th reunion.

Riders enjoy a cookout at the end of a long but fun-filled day of biking.

This year, Case Alumni Association hosted an open house featuring highlights of the EECS department and tour of the Sears Lab. An informal gathering featuring a talk by EECS alumnus and former CAA gold medal winner Don Knuth ’60 sparked much interest.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Open House

Pictured from left to right: Al Misek ’53, Don Knuth ’60 and Professor Emeritus Fred Way.

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Class of 1945 – 65th Reunion

Front Row (left to right): Charles Trivisonno, Ed Borneman, Robert Volk, Dr. Saul Baker, Laura Crowl, Craig Smith, Rudolph Kugler, Howard Roth

Back Row (left to right): Ted Mann, John Rusch, Ed Reta, Ivan Wallach, Robert Tupa, Burt Frankel

Class of 1950 – 60th Reunion Dinner at Canterbury Golf Club

CLASS EVENTS

Front Row (left to right): Hugo Borneman, Martin Drlik, Robert Tschannen, Ferdinand Rodriguez, John Koinis

Middle Row (left to right): Jim Wickert, Dave Cook, Harold Stroebel, Robert Schroeder

Back Row (left to right): Ralph Lysyk, George Doering, Al Montag, William Frissell

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Class of 1955 – 55th Reunion Dinner at Canterbury Golf Club

Special Guest: Ken Loparo ’77, President, Case Alumni Association

Front Row (left to right): Harry Farmer, Cyril Urbancic

Back Row (left to right): Chuck Rainger, Brice Carnahan

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2010ReunionCLASS EVENTS

Class of 1960 – 50th Reunion Lunch at Mayfield Country Club

Special Guest: Coach Doug Mooney

See photo below.

Front Row (left to right): Doug Mooney, Thomas Weedon, Ed Martin, Donald Gawlowicz, Richard Lebitz, William Waitinas, Bill Breitzig, David Curtis, R. Rodger Seely, Roger Bell, Don Knuth, Frank Miller, Frank Meszaros, Wallace Huskonen, Michael Calabreze, Don Macko, Bob Murzyn

Back Row (left to right): William Grasser, Jim Wagner, Larry Southwick, Bruce Eckstein, Richard Peck, Dave Bender, Warren Young, Paul Wolfe, Russ Warren, Phil Osborn, Burt Judson, Frank Trainer, Frank Dengler, Larry Scotchie

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Class of 1965 – 45th Reunion Dinner at Canterbury Golf Club

Special Guest: Professor Emeritus Bill Gordon

Class of 1970 and Class of 1980 – 40th and 30th Reunion Dinner at Shoreby Club

Special Guest: Coach Bob Del Rosa

Front Row (left to right): Paul Crone, George DeVeny, Robert Smialek, Dick Crossland, Larry Hornbeck

Middle Row (left to right): Jochen Kindling, Paula McNichols, Leslie Loushin

Back Row (left to right): Gerry “Mac” McNichols, Richard Leskovec, George Mulholland, William Owens, Rod Naro

Front Row (left to right):

Dennis Stinehelfer, George Weir,

Susan Dollinger, Charlie Mueller,

Ernest Miller, James Waldorf

Back Row (left to right):

Francis Kearney, Tom Andrews, Bob Olmstead, Feliks Wolanin

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2010ReunionCLASS EVENTS

Classes of 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 Alumni Reception at Nighttown

Hosted by Joe Prahl and Chris Butler

From left to right: Mark Assell ’85, Scott Kovatch ’90, Jeff Randlett ’85, Paul Cooper ’84, Jen Butler ’90, Chris Butler ’83, Rachel Cooper ’10, Joe Prahl ’63, Natalie Cooper ’84, Deborah Bracy, Kevin Bracy ’93, Arkady Polinkovsky ’08

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PETERPESCHProfessor Emeritus, Astronomyaka P2

it was fall 1��� and my first day in my first semester in graduate school. professor peter pesch is up front and center. he gives a hint to success in his mathematically-oriented, introductory level astronomy course. “Write down everything i write on the board,” he advised. sure. no problem; i’m ready. over an hour later, class ends with my writing arm, exhausted, dangling useless by my side. i didn’t know he was going to write a book!

some years later, i find myself in another new class of cosmic-perspective seekers. This time i’m the one in front. and advising students to write everything down that i write or project on the board . . .

sometime later while in grad-uate school, i gave a public talk on Ufos. Word got to p2 that i was pretty soft on Ufos. he sits down with me in one of the classrooms in the astronomy department’s home in those days, the venerable Warner & swasey observatory on north Taylor road in east cleveland. he proceeds to improve my grasp of scientific thinking— something no science professor ever did before or after in my undergraduate and graduate careers!

it wasn’t a full-blown lecture. professor pesch just wanted to put Ufos in a salient perspective, pointing out the extraordinary nature of those claims. if we are to believe all the reports, earth must be some grand central station for space aliens in this part of the galaxy. he demonstrated the aphorism, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” with an analogy involving abraham lincoln. This conversation took place in the early 1��0s. decades later, i still include this in my course opening lectures, video excerpts, and activities on scientific thinking, pseu-doscience, and the important impacts of science.

dr. pesch signed his notes and letters with “p2.” he had

an amusing propensity for coming up with nicknames for others as well. Boog, The Bruce.

he has always been fit and looks young for his age. as a young professor, this could work against him. i recall an incident one evening when the observatory was inhabited by mainly graduate students, a couple of undergrads i hadn’t seen before, and one professor—a professor who loves classical music and opera. one of the undergrads also liked music. Top �0. played on his radio at top volume, penetrating the walls and everyone’s head.

it didn’t take long for profes-sor pesch to find the thought-less, distracting miscreant and tell him to turn the music down. The undergrad, having a lot to learn, reacted defen-sively. “Who are you to tell me to turn down my music?” “i’m dr. pesch.” yeah, right. at this point i spoke up, “he’s not putting you on. he is one of the astronomy professors here.” grumble, grumble. The music disappeared. except faintly in the distance, we could now hear sounds of opera . . .

happily retired now, with his lovely wife donna and delightful, widespread family, peter pesch remains active and as interesting and ap-pealing to be with as ever. But there’s also this—from him, through me: his teach-ings in and out of the class-room have reached thousands of non-science majors.

By gary mechler ’72

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ClAss notes

1940sClifton W. Woltz ’42, Houston, TX, has been retired since 1986. He worked for Cooper Industries for 39 years.

Irving bradley ’43, Lyndhurst, OH, worked for several war industries and ended his career after 38 years at GE Lighting. He taught creative engineering classes at GE and at the Engineering Society.

Thomas F. Neubecker ’49, Cleveland Heights, OH, reports that his grandson, John, will enter Case Western Reserve University in the fall of 2010 to major in engineering.

1950sJames L. Spetz ’52, The Villages, FL, recently moved to The Villages, a golf community located in central Florida.

1960sJames C. Hosier ’61, Huntington, WV, and his wife, Jean, celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 10, 2010. He graduated from Case Institute of Technology and worked as a metallurgist with then-International Nickel Co.

Louis J. Petrovic, Ph.D. ’62, Sudbury, MA, cur-rently holds the positions of Director of the Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center, the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development, and the Director of Commercial Ventures & Intellectual Property for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Robert Q. Fugate ’65, Albuquerque, NM, was featured in an astrophotography exhibit in the city of West Palm Beach in August, 2010. The exhibit depicts Fugate’s research by his deep space photography.

William R. Feth ’68, Richfield, OH, accepted a three-year appointment to the board of the Akron Community Foundation.

1970sRobert a. Gelman G’72, Newark, DE, recently retired as a member of the Research & Development team at Hercules Inc. after 31 years.

Joseph E. Sedlak ’73, Glenn Dale, MD, recently worked as part of a team to launch, calibrate and plan the attitude maneuvers for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Solar Dynamics Observatory.

James L. aker ’74, Wilmington, DE, was promoted to DuPont Engineering Fellow in support of manufacturing operations at the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company, Inc. He is also serving as DuPont's representative and the chairperson of the American Chemistry Council's Phosgene Safety Panel.

Dominique M. Durand G’75, Cleveland, OH, and Dustin Tyler were recently featured in Case Western Reserve University’s Think magazine for their work on the development of the nerve cuff.

Christopher Marshall ’75, Lakewood, OH, was recently named Technical Director of the Cardiovascular Department at Parma Community Hospital.

Gerald L. Wasserman ’76, Midland, MI, retired from Dow Chemical last September and is now executive vice president of K2 Pure Solutions, a Toronto-based start-up company.

James a. Dickerman ’79, Mt. Albert, Canada, started a consulting business called Optimum Point Consulting that specializes in helping small and medium size technology firms improve their time to market.

1980sRonald J. Cass ’84, Cleveland, OH, recently left Computing Associates and started his own company.

ka-Pi Hoh ’84, G’87, PhD’89, Painesville, OH, recently hosted a discussion at Case Western Reserve University for women graduate students on the 4 Stage Career Model.

James Hosier ’61 and wife, Jean

Clifton W. Woltz '42

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Steven L. Sinsabaugh ’84, Uniontown, OH, just reached his 25-year service anniversary at Lockheed Martin in Akron. He is a Lockheed Martin Fellow and is involved in energy and nanotechnology research and development.

Irah H. Donner ’85, G’87, Woodmere, NY, recently became a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in New York at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Mr. Donner is also the author of the treatise Patent Prosecution Law, Practice and Procedures, Sixth Edition.

kimberly M. Wiefling G’86, Redwood City, CA, published two more books in her “Scrappy” series – “Scrappy Women in Business” and “Scrappy General Management.”

1990sHeidi b. Martin ’93, G’96, was awarded tenure in June 2010 and was promoted to Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.

Feno M. Monaco ’95, Beachwood, OH, is doing research at Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Randhir R. Sethi ’96, Solon, OH, recently opened another Five Guys store, this one in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

Harrison kim ’97, Cary, NC, married Jinhwa Jeong (CWRU 2000) in October 2009. They visited their native Korea for two weeks this summer.

2000sRachel L. Heberling ’00, Ft. Wright, KY, and husband, Ken, welcomed their third child, Zachary, in November 2009.

Nathan arthur ’01, Cleveland, OH, returned to Cleveland recently after accepting a position with Noteworthy Medical Systems.

Carlos P. D. Garritano ’01, Cleveland, OH, has partnered with Dave Grillo to form Grillo & Garritano, LLC, to provide intellectual property legal services.

Michael a. brescilli ’03, Sussex, WI, recently moved to the Milwaukee area after accepting a job at Briggs and Stratton Corp. as a Platform Lead Engineer.

Matthew E. Stokes ’08, Poughkeepsie, NY, is currently a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh.

2010sYannick D. Cohen ’10, Allison Park, OH will be attending Duke University for graduate school next year.

Timothy k. Hecker ’10, Cleveland Heights, OH, is working at the Cleveland Clinic in the epilepsy department as a clinical support engineer.

David b. Ramsay ’10, Fairfax, VA, spent the summer at Bose Corporation in Boston, MA, before heading to Dublin, Ireland on the Fulbright scholarship.

Joseph M. Tarach ’10, Painesville, OH, has accepted a position with Sherwin-Williams at its headquarters in Tower City. He will be in Cleveland for only a year until he relocates to one of the production plants in another state.

Rachel a. Taylor ’10, Bogart, GA, will attend the Medi-cal College of Georgia in Athens, GA, starting in fall 2010.

Ryan J. Wilson ’10, North Olmsted, OH, just started a full-time job with Hyland Software in Westlake, OH.

Jenna N. Yaney ’10, Brighton, MA, accepted a position as a Chemistry Associate with Global Prior Art Inc. beginning in September.

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CasespaCe Alumni in the news

Robert D. Smith’65, G’71 was selected to receive the Presidential Rank Award for his body of work at China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center in California. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from Case Institute of Technology. Dr. Smith was honored for his record of sustained excellence and contributions to advanced air launched missile development. Smith is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in systems engineering, missile guidance and control, modeling and simulation, and operational analysis. He has been working part time teaching, mentoring and consulting at China Lake after retiring last October.

Smith was a key member of a joint Air Force/Navy air-to-air missile evaluation project in the 1970s and became an expert in missile bank-to-turn guidance, performing the first hardware-in-the-loop simulation of a highly maneuverable, bank-to-turn radio-frequency guided air intercept missile. He was also part of the team that developed the AIM-9R variant of the Sidewinder missile.

Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy

OTHER NOTabLE aLuMNI IN THE NEWS . . .

Henry (Hank) Josefczyk ’60 was recently inducted into the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Hall of Fame, where he was a record-setting basketball player for Yorkville. He was selected first team All-Ohio, All-OVAC and All-Eastern Ohio, scoring 76 points in one game and 60 in another. He received some 200 scholarship offers before choosing to play college ball at the University of Dayton. Josefczyk received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Case Institute of Technology.

Hiroyuki Fujita PhD ’98 was named as the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Fujita is president and chief executive officer of Cleveland-based Quality Electrodynamics, which recently was awarded additional funding from Ohio’s Third Frontier Medical Imaging Program. Fujita and his company have been featured in several publications of late.

Read more about your fellow alumni at www.casealum.org/community.

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in memoriAm

WILLIAM A. BUERKEL ’52William A. Buerkel passed away on May 16, 2010, in Lyndhurst, OH. He was a chemical engineering major. Buerkel was an active member of the Case Alumni Associa-tion Council, serving on the executive, scholarship, and reunion committees over the course of nine years. He was given the Meritorious Service

Award in 1997. He was also active in telethons and as a class agent. Buerkel helped the CAA launch its new website in September 2009 as a valuable member of the website focus group.

Buerkel was a member of the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) and was chairman of the ASTM U.S. Technical Advisory Group on Powder Metallurgy for 29 years. His son, David, graduated from Case School of Engineering in 1980 with a degree in chemical engineering.

DAVID A. GOLDTHWAIT, M.D.David A. Goldthwait, M.D., Emeritus Professor passed away on April 12, 2010, in Cleveland, OH. He was 89 years old. Dr. Goldthwait was a member of the faculty of the Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine at Case Western Reserve University for more than 50 years. He was well known to two generations of medical and graduate students as a caring and devoted teacher.

Dr. Goldthwait was also an adventurer and sailor. He took part in several Himalayan expeditions, and, on separate occasions, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and around Cape Horn. He played several musical instruments and was a singer and songwriter.

Robert C. Carneck ’39, Lorain, OH, April 6, 2010Vincent J. Richilano ’39, Jeromesville, OH, May 3, 2010William M. Bliss ’40, Chelsea, MI, May 4, 2008Karl G. Henrikson ’40, Winchester, MA, Date UnknownDonald K. Gallup ’41, Phoenix, AZ, May 10, 2010Marshall A. Veigel ’41, Chagrin Falls, OH, December 16, 2009Richard C. Turney ’42, Cleveland, OH, April, 2010Gail R. Dearth ’44, Naples, FL, March 22, 2010Edward A. Kilroy, Jr. ’45, Cleveland, OH, March 2010Donald C. Vanderwist ’45, Twinsburg, OH, May 2010Elizabeth Deucher ’46, Suffolk, VA, May 8, 2010John D. Baldwin ’47, Hampton, GA, April 4, 2010 Robert S. Grumbach ’47, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, December 8, 2009Albert C. Eubanks ’48, Cleveland, OH, March 19, 2010Robert A. Heinrich ’48, Cleveland, OH, February 8, 2010 John C. Howson ’48, West Orange, NJ, July 12, 2007Alan R. Berens G’49, Middleburg, VT, June 3, 2010 Gail B. Hamilton, Jr. ’49, Sioux City, IA, June 4, 2010Ralph H. Hollinger ’49, Louisville, KY, June 2, 2010Raymond B. Hoxeng ’49, Venice, FL, April 1, 2010Charles H. Meyer ’50, Golden Valley, MN, November 10, 2009Donald E. Raudabaugh ’50, Wadsworth, OH, January 1, 2010 Warren L. Riehl ’50, Willowick, OH, December 6, 2009Raymond L. Sikorski ’50, Berea, OH, June 14, 2010 Robert J. Zentner G’50, Frederick, MD, July 5, 2010Paul A. Barrett ’51, Panama City, FL and Glenolden, PA, Date UnknownBaron F. Haag ’51, Chardon, OH, April, 29, 2010Paul T. Johnson ’51, Scottsdale, AZ, April 30, 2007William A. Buerkel ’52, Cleveland, OH, May 2010Allyn S. Polson ’52, Overland Park, KS, July 16, 2010Raymond H. Brandt ’53, Cleveland, OH, June 11, 2010William R. Weaver ’53, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, January 2004Ronald L. Frontroth ’54, Aiken, SC, June 8, 2010David H. Green G’55, Lakewood, OH, May 21, 2010Joseph R. Kilner ’57, Los Altos, CA, January 23, 2010Gerald F. Jirka ’58, Avon Lake, OH, March 20, 2010Nils O. Pearson ’58, Lyndhurst, OH, June 10, 2010George A. Albert ’59, Shaker Hts., OH, June 1, 2010Arthur G. Hansen G’59, West Lafayette, MI, July 5, 2010Joseph A. Pocza ’60, Highland, IN, July 10, 2010Leonard A. Yardeni ’60, Delray Beach, FL, February 8, 2009Richard J. Gries ’61, Roswell, GA, July 6, 2010Donald J. Varga ’61, Cleveland, OH, February 14, 2005Clifford J. McRae ’62, Golden, CO, December 1, 2009John R. Szuch ’62, Rocky River, OH, May 24, 2010Erik Trostman G’63, Denmark, April 2010Edward Klipec, Jr. ’64, Chagrin Falls, OH, May 28, 2010John E. Geary ’66, Dayton, OH, May 27, 2010James F. Krecker ’68, Telford, PA, March 31, 2010Daniel P. Fisher ’75, Indianapolis, IN, Date UnknownViolet A. Breckbill G’76, Hollidaysburg, PA, February 8, 2010Tracy Ann Trnavsk ’95, Cleveland, OH, June 23, 2008Karen L. Barlow, ’03, Montgomery, NY, Date Unknown

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Join Us at a Case Club Event

The Case Alumni Association

and the Dean’s Office of the

Case School of Engineering

have planned a number of Case

Club events for the fall of 2010.

Come and join your fellow

engineers and scientists as we

feature the latest faculty and

student initiatives, student

recruiting and networking

opportunities. Look for

invitations to the following

Case Club events in your area.

OCTOBER 20 WEDNESDAY

28 THURSDAY

NOVEMBER 3 WEDNESDAY

4 THURSDAY

15 MONDAY

17 or 18 WEDNESDAY or THURSDAY

Case Club of Pittsburgh*Date: October 20, 2010Location: Station SquareTime: 6:00 PMHost: Ken Barker ‘70Program: Great Lakes Energy Institute with Dianne Anderson

Case Club of Washington DCDate: October 28, 2010Location: Tysons Corner area of VirginiaTime: 6:00 PMHost: Paula ’65 and Mac ‘65 McNicholsProgram: Innovation and “think[box]” with Larry Sears ’69

Case Club of boston*Date: November 3, 2010Location: The Charles HotelTime: 6:00 PMHost: Joel Schwartz ’64, G’66, Sr. VP & General Manager EMC2

Program: “think[box]” with Gary Wnek, PhD(Presentations from Joel Schwartz and the CWRU admissions office. Prospective students from the Boston area with an interest in engineering, math and science will be invited along with their parents)

Case Club of neW York*Date: November 4, 2010Location: TBDTime: 6:00 PMHost: TBDProgram: “think[box]” with Gary Wnek, PhD

Case Club of san DiegoDate: November 15, 2010Location: NuVasive, Inc.Time: 6:00 PMHost: Rich Mueller ’95, VP Product DevelopmentProgram: Rich Mueller ’95 and the innovative NuVasive projects, products and tour

Case Club of siliCon ValleYDate: November 17 or 18, 2010Location: TBDTime: 6:00 PMHost: TBDProgram: Innovation and Entrepreneurs: A Panel Discussion with Local Alumni

For more information

Contact Anne Cunningham

216/231-4567 ext 2231

* In collaboration with University Alumni Relations

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