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progressTHE TRANSFORMING DIFFERENCE

With your help, the largest campaign in College history is on the path to success

George Smart ’67, Chair of The Transforming Difference Campaign, made that announcement during the Celebrate DC dinner at Homecoming 2009. George informed

returning alumni that the college has reached more than 56% of the overall campaign goal of $26 million, the largest campaign yet undertaken by Defi ance College.

In a short video report to donors, Smart highlighted the campaign’s progress, focusing on completed projects, which include Tenzer and Whitney Halls, and setting the stage for the remainder of the campaign.

As Smart summarized, there are three major segments to the campaign: Capital projects, typically called bricks and mortar, which stands at 23.84% of goal Endowment, which has reached 98.02% of its projected goal Current Priorities, also known as the Annual Fund, now at 81.14% of goal

While Current Priorities and Endowment are both well within reach of their goals, he noted that extra effort will be focused over the next two years to reach the goal set for capital projects, which include: The Wellness and Fitness Center/Field House which would dramatically improve DC’s athletic facilities Completion of the Schomburg Auditorium renovation, including the lobby area and public restroom space McReynolds Hall renovations, in the same fashion as Whitney Renovation of the Weaner-McMaster Gymnasium with new bleachers, locker rooms, academic center, recruiting space, lobby and public restroom area

The successful completion of The Transforming Difference Campaign will give Defi ance College the competitive edge over the competition, George assured the group.

Shaune Skinner ’75 and Edd Buhl ’73, National Alumni Co-Chairs, spoke about the important regional events that have been held across the country, including Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and several locations in Ohio and Michigan as well. Skinner and Buhl urged alumni from every year to step forward to make this campaign a success. Thanks to all who have enthusiastically joined the campaign to date, helping DC reach the 56.24% mark! Every dollar you contribute, every hour you volunteer on the College’s behalf will make completing the campaign’s goal a reality.

For more information, contact the Offi ce of Institutional Advancement, 701 N. Clinton Street,Defi ance, OH 43512; call 419-783-2371, 419-783-2307 or email rpejeau@defi ance.edu. 56

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Endowment PrioritiesThe Transforming Diff erence A Campaign to Defy the Ordinary

DONORS TO THEENDOWMENTBurnice AglerNeil & Kamille AllenDon & Jacqueline AmmonsRuth Anderson*Craig & Connie AndrewsEugene* & Lorraine AndrewsJose & Marianne ArellanoJohn & Stephanie AuwaerterRoger & Janice AverySusan BaconBall Corporati onJeremy BallMichael & Amy BarberJo Anne BartonRobert BauerleThomas & Emilie BauerleJames & Stacy BeaversonR. Jack & Jeanne BehringerThomas BiggsSally BissellMartha BleeksSarah BleeksJack & Kris BlosserLavina BoeslingKenneth & Kristi ne BolandRobert & Linda BonhamLeland* & Bertha BookerGeraldine Boomer*Stephen & Sue BoomerLaura BoshDavid & Bett y BowersStanley & Judy BrahierCarl & Mary Louise BrandeberryGregory & Nena BrandtScott BrauerJames & Dorothy BrayNancy BrownDavid & Shirley BrownsSerenus & Linda BruglerDale & Joan Bruskott erWayne & Barbara BuchananKevin & Lenee BuchmanRandall & Marilyn BuchmanRandall & Sonia BuchmanKenneth BuckwaldEdd & Tavie BuhlJeff rey & Pamela BuhrerMargaret BuhrerBo & Bonnie Bobbitt Nancy Burbridge*

Ronald & Kathleen BurdickRyan & Laura BurgoonThomas & Barbara CallanPhilip & Judith CannatoCarlin & Sharon CarpenterAdam CassiWilliam & Eileen ChaneyCharles Schwab Corp.Chief SupermarketsDarnell & Bonnie ClevengerGary & Susan CoatsBenjamin Coff manJonathan Coff manTom & Debby Coff manTodd & Dawn ComerMildred Cott erFrank & Jan CraigJeff rey & Cheryl CrandellHerman & Judith DallyWilliam & Carol DawsonJoseph & Catherine DawsonKeith & Trudy DayLynne de SherbininRaymond & Ramona Jean Derricott eSchon & Michelle Derricott eDavid & Sara DiblingDavid & Sandra DiehlHenry & Johanna DiehlRay & Beverly DielmanJanice Diller-Ott oChester & Helen DilmanJames DinkelDennis & Deanna DisoDavid DixG. Charles DixKatharine DixErnest DohertyRonald DonderoCarl & Amy DreesGreg & Sue DumireDouglas & Michelle DunakinDebra DunbarCarolyn DunhamDavid & Dixie DurhamGlen EleyEli Lilly and Co.Nicole ErfordEstate of Genevieve HornishJoe & Jennifer EuresteGary Evans

Horace* & Bett y Everett John & Kate FausterDonald & Carolyn FeeHelen FreyArthur & Barbara FullmerRobert & Judy Gaff gaRon & Kay GerberEarl & Alice GibsonJames & Jean GlaseRussell & Patricia GlennGerald & Karen GrantPeter & Nancy GrantGreater Defi ance Area Tourism BureauRobert & Barbara GreenJerry & Diana Griffi thWilliam & Margaret GrimesMary GrosenbacherLorett a HackathornMichael & Susan HaganC. Kennth HahnPeter & Christi ne HainesDonald & Lillian* HaliburtonNicole HannenA. Bernard & Mona HatchG. David HawleyRobert & Sheryl HeadJames & Janice HeinrichSharon HeinrichSteven HeinrichMark & Denise HenchMary HenchRobert & Linda HendricksonMark & Edith HickmanMartha HigginsMyrle & Ruth Ann HinesmanDuane HockingDavid & Mary Hoeff elSteve & Amy Hoff manD. Marvin & Ann HohenbergerPatricia HoltJohn & Rosalie HooverD. Allen & Dorothy HornishJeff ery & Carol Ann HortonVirginia HowardJohn & Rita HrivnyakChristi ne HubbardThe Hubbard CompanyE. Keith & Janis HubbardThomas & Jean HubbardStephen HubbardMary HuberDouglas & Linda Huff man

Scott HundleyBenjamin & Roxanne HunerEdward HylandKarl IdemanMarion IsaacJames & Cynthia JacksonJesse & Linda JacksonJoseph JenkinsSteven & Carol JohnsonHoward & Margaret JohnsonHarold & Lydia JohnstonJon P. Spiess Memorial Foundati onBrent JoostLuella Joost*Matt hew & Kiersti n JoostDouglas KaneJohn & Frances KinghornRita KissnerMark & M. Barbara KleinDan & Nancy KlineHope KnapeJames & Phyllis KnapeMike & Lucinda KnightGwynne KnobelDonald & Peggy KnueveRoland & Kandice KowalskiKurt & Robin KratzerThomas & Melinda KrickCharles & Mary Ann KrouseDiana KunkelRobert & Pam KunkleMaxie & Joan LambrightPhillip & Marlene LantowAlden LawrenceRobert & Karen LawsonRichard & Marianne LeeseShannon LiechtyAntonio & Martha LinaresJacob & Shannon LinderKathryn LitleChauncey & Karen LongLarry LongLord & Taylor Foundati onLowell & Suzy LowekeMarilyn LytleBruce & Berti e MackJohanna MackThomas & Christi ne MacNaughtonGerald & Marilyn Mallott Martha Mallott Philip & Rebecca Mallott Marathon Oil Company

Please look for continued campaign updates in upcoming Defi ance College Magazines.

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Wade & Estele MarbaughMark Moats Ford, Inc.Dorothy Marti nMark & Christi n MashburnCheryl MatsonDavid & Zora MatsonDennis McBroomJohn & Sheri McCoyLena McGrew*Max & Marcia McGrewAlan & Sue McMasterHelen McMasterTerry & Ann MeltonRoger MerbCarina MeyerCatherine MikulaEugene & Ann MillerBrian & Ann MillerHarry & Gloria MillerJonathan & Angela MillerRaymond & Teresa MillerFrances MillwardAmanda MisencikMLM Charitable Foundati onJames & Barbara MoatsDavid & Marcia MohreDennis & Carol MonroeRobert & Jean MooreChauncey & Hilda MorseObie & Andrea MouserJohn & Judy MummaLeonard & Sally MyersLester & Dianne NagelLeone NeidhardtJeff rey & Ruth NeikirkMichael & Rachel Niese

Anna OberlanderBarbara OliverJack & Chris PalmerLarry & Lisa PapenfussWilliam & Jane ParkerMichael & Kathy PaulHerbert & Kathy PawlitschRichard & Sue PejeauTed PennerLynn PetersPhillips PaceJohn & Kristi n PiperDavid & Marian PlantProspect Sierra SchoolKenneth ProvostRandy & Kathleen PunchesChristopher & Lorie RathRe/Max Realty of Defi anceDavid & Laurabeth ReedKevin & Vivian Retti gJanet RichardsTimothy & Rosanne RickabaughRex & Lori RobisonRockwell Internati onalJohn & Lea RohrsEstate of Mabyl RoweRogelio & Janelle RubioMaurice & Jody* RubyBetsy RyanTerry Ryan*Stuart & Susan SakositsRaymond & Mary Ann SchuckDavid & Judy Scott Jeff rey Semon

Ronald & Adele SeymourLori ShaferRichard & Cynthia Shaff erCrystal ShanleyFred & Kathleen ShatoDouglas & Jennifer ShindlerRuth ShockReggie & Lesa ShouseMark & Becky ShyBarbara SilvisRonald SislowskiShaune SkinnerBonnie SloanRichard & Carolyn SmallRobyn SmallJames & Carol SmerzRobert & Susan SmithCarl & Regina SnyderMichael & Sally SnyderPhyllis SnyderVirginia SnyderLoree & Barbara SoggsAnita Spangler*R. Michael & Paula SpenceleyHoward & Carolyn SpicerThomas & Cherlynn SpiessState Bank and TrustRenee Steff enJoseph & Anne SteyerMichael & Sheri SteyerJohn Sti tesJames & Jackie StoneRichard & Emily StroedeDaniel & Jami SullivanWilliam & Donna Sullivan

Richard ThiedeRuth ThomasAlexander & Margaret ToppingCharles & Charlcie TowneJohn & Julie TrautmanAl & Linda TuohyJeff rey UrickDonald & Lois Van LareCharles & Saundra VoslerCharles WahlFrederick & Barb WarnckeMarc WarnckeWilliam & Elizabeth* WatsonTerry & Bonnie WatsonJohn & Carole WeanerWeaner-Zimmerman-Bacon-Yoder-Hubbard, Ltd.Tom & Jill WeddingtonAgnes WeibleWellPoint AssociatesTimothy & Carol WhetstoneRenfred & Cindy WierwilleRichard & Linda WierwilleJeff rey & Francett e WilliamsDean & Marysue WrightMichael & Dollis WrightAlice YantDavid & Mary YarnellJohn & Patricia YeomanPaul & Ann YonDean & Sylvia YoungLinda YoungJan & Judith YoungerMark & Deborah ZellerLoisann Zimmerman

President Mark C. Gordon has announced the fi rst in a series of initiatives to strengthen ties between the College and

the community and Defi ance region. Under the new Defi ance College Partnership for Jobs program, the College is launching a student employment program that will fund up to 2,000 hours of community work in 2010 for qualifying Defi ance College students. Students in the program will work at community-based non-profi ts as well as qualifying local small businesses, with the College helping to defray a portion of the students’ salary. “I am pleased and excited that the College is able to participate in our local community in this way,” said President Gordon. “Our students need work experience, and the community and local businesses need assistance providing jobs. This is a real win-win which can expand students’ learning while also helping to stimulate economic development and job growth in the region.” The program will be administered through the McMaster School for Advancing Humanity as part of its commitment to assisting economic development in the local community. Community-based non-profi ts will be able to apply for student

DC LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP FOR JOBS PROGRAMassistance with specifi c projects which offer educational benefi ts for the students as well as community benefi t. Special preference will be given to those non-profi t projects which offer the prospect of attracting additional fi nancial support for the community. An innovative aspect of the program is that it will also provide fi nancial support for students to work in select local small businesses which have not traditionally hired DC students and which can demonstrate that the project will provide signifi cant pre-management training and mentoring for the student. “This is a very exciting initiative by Defi ance College and its new President. We are pleased that the College is making this level of commitment to job creation and economic development at a time when our region needs both,” said U.S. Representative Robert Latta, Congressman from Ohio’s Fifth District. Local offi cials and community and business leaders have also expressed their strong support. Mayor Bob Armstrong praised the College for its willingness to provide fi nancial resources that can strengthen the community. “This is precisely the kind of enhanced partnership that we have been hoping for,” said the Mayor.