By the end of 2020 an estimated 800 million people worldwide were “food insecure.” According to the United Nations World Food Program, that is an 82% increase compared to before the pandemic began!

In February 2021 it was reported that in Ohio more than 1,634,000 people are struggling with hunger – and almost 500,000 are children.

It is encouraging to learn that awareness and solutions for the issue are on the rise. The Columbus Dispatch, for example, has had several articles reporting on local programs and efforts. The issue is not new. Forty years ago, Feeding America was founded in Arizona and by now it has grown to sponsor 200 foodbanks and 60,000 food pantries. Faith communities and social service agencies have programs and food pantries, and lately in some neighborhoods free food supplies have replaced Little Free Library boxes. Also, there are governmental programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP (formerly “food stamps”) – but the problem there is that not all folks qualify.

College campuses present special challenges. That a student can survive four years on Ramen is a grim joke. In 2016 a national Hunger on Campus study found that 20% of students at 4-year schools qualify as “very low food security” and that number is even worse among 2-year community colleges.

This year, 2021, the College and University Food Bank Alliance has more that 590 registered campus food banks and programs, including 21 in Ohio.

Some of the contributing factors to food insecurity on college campuses:

• Less than 1/3 of the students remain dependent on parents.

• Older, non-traditional students are enrolling and find themselves trying to balance school, work, and parenting.

• Poverty – unrealistic cost anticipation

• Unemployment – underemployment

• Tuitions rising to an all-time high but financial aid has not kept pace.

• College food plans just too expensive for many students. Ohio State has a variety of food plans, but the one that features three meals a day costs each student

$2,802 each semester. That’s $11.40 per meal or $34.00 daily!

There is no question that food insecurity is a huge, complex, global issue starting from the ground up – agriculture to supply. It is said that for every food dollar spent, 85% goes to manufacturing it!

I know what my mom would say about this - “We can’t do everything – but we can do something!” (see page 2)

OSURA has decided what we can - and ought to do is establish an Endowment in support of the Buckeye Food Alliance. (www.buckeyefoodalliance.org). We have been at it several months now – the Thermometer testifies that we are off to a slow start. Successful students need access to healthy, satisfying food – and we can help! You can contribute as often as you like – and the amount needn’t be large – but please join us in this effort!

Tax deductable contributions may be made to Fund #316596 by calling 614-292-2141.

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614-292-2281 • 1-800-762-5646 • osura@osu.edu • osura.osu.edu March 2021

From the President—2

New Retirees—3

Calendar of Events—5

In Memoriam—6

OSU Day of Giving—8

OSURA Spotlight—7

Food InsecurityBy Nancy Wardwell

D E F I N I T I O N

Hunger: a feeling of disomfort caused by a lack of food.

Food Insecurity: the state of being without a reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

No Buck e ye G o e s Hung r y

GLOBAL LOCAL

FROM: The President

OSU FoundationOSURA Endowment Fund

Number – 605419OSURA Fund to Combat Student

Food Insecurity – 316596osura.osu.edu

Officers

PresidentJerome G. Dare

Vice President/President-ElectGemma B. McLuckie

SecretaryMichelle B. Hobbs

TreasurerEdward J. Schlechty

Immediate Past PresidentMargaret H. Teaford

Members at Large

Shirley M. FlowersM. Eugene GilliomBeverly J. Maselli Jessica J. PritchardDarian M. TorranceDebra J. Zang

Committee Chairs

BenefitsCarol Newcomb-Alutto

Budget/FinanceGerald H. Newsom

BylawsMarie T. Taris

CommunicationsNancy S. Wardwell

ConferenceSally E. Dellinger

Event PlanningCultural Arts – Jessica J. PritchardSocial – Elenore R. Zeller Travel – Alabelle Zghoul

FriendshipSally E. Dellinger

MembershipSandra I. Bell Debra J. Zang

Representatives

Bucks for Charity DriveDavid Crawford

Campus CampaignThomas L. Sweeney

Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee

Harold J. MoelleringOhio Council of Higher Education Retirees

Nancy Wardwell and Gerald H. Newsom

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

Beverly J. Maselli State Teachers Retirement System

Gerald H. Newsom

Historians

Thomas L. Sweeney

Emeritus Academy

William I. Ausich

Newsletter Editor

Nancy S. Wardwell

Dear Friends:

During February one-half of the people in the world were celebrating the occurrence of the Lunar New Year. I participated in the welcome of the new year. Many families will extend the occasion up to 45 days in welcoming their sons and daughters and close friends to “Start The Year.” We did it virtually, of course. The extended celebration beats the pandemic.

The Ides of March are upon us as per William Shakespeare!!! Look for the Full Moon this year on the 15th of March. While you’re looking for that, there are other auspicious dates to keep in mind for the month of March. Having been schooled by nuns

from Dublin, Ireland and having a brother named Patrick, the nuns impressed upon us the significance of March 17th.

At home in Ireland, St Patrick’s Day was a modest day of religious observance, culminating in a feast. However, in the face of their ill treatment, Irish Catholics in America decided to throw huge, proud parties on the 17th of March to celebrate their heritage and show pride in who they were.

Cities that “Dye Their Rivers Green” for St. Patrick’s Day:

• Chicago, IL. The Chicago River is perhaps the most well-known river dyed on St. Patrick's Day.

• San Antonio, TX. The next city to follow suit was San Antonio in 1968.• Savannah, GA. Savannah was the first city to dye their river green.• Indianapolis, IN.• Charlotte, NC.• Tampa, FL.• Washington, D.C.

DOWNTOWN — The coronavirus shut down Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities, but Chicago's will still happen. The city still plans to dye the river green and host the downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, and the South Side Irish Parade and Northwest Side Irish Parade will still be held Sunday.

After all, the earliest depictions of St. Patrick show him clothed in blue garments, not green, and that when George III created a new order of chivalry for the Kingdom of Ireland, the Order of St. Patrick, its official color was a sky blue, known as “St. Patrick's Blue.”

Bette and I traveled to Savannah, GA where we were part of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. On other travels to South America, we saw a very big St. Patrick’s Day Parade on a street 6-lanes wide in Buenos Aires, Argentina. St. Patrick’s Day is a big festivity in Japan, especially in Tokyo. The Grand Daddy Parade for ALL St. Patrick’s Day is NYC. This year you can enjoy seeing it from the comfort of your own home.

Jerry Dare President of OSURA

Jerry Dare

2020-2021 OSURA Executive Board

I am only one,But I am one.I can’t do everything’But I can do something And what I can do I ought to do –And what I ought to doWith the grace of God I will do!– I think my mom’s version says it best! –nw

The original verse by Edward Everett Hale was published in 1902. The altered version

I grew up with is:

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Welcome New RetireesAmy Moore Albee

James Cancer HospitalDavid Allen Altizer

Facilities Operations and Development

Patricia Aileen Anderson University Hospital

Kathleen Mae Baker Human Resources

Richard John Barthelmes University Hospital

Lynne Annette Berry Diversity and Inclusion

Gloria Ann Beverly University Hospital

Garry John Bielanski James Cancer Hospital

Margaret M. Bogenschutz Business

Patricia Ann Boll Health System - Shared Services

Jill A. Bolognone Medicine

Leta Elizabeth Bond University Hospital East

Anne Lieberman Bower Arts and Sciences

Richard Allen Brown Education and Human Ecology

Richard Leo Bryant Health System - Shared Services

Scott Alan Burlingame Human Resources

Sarah Burson Arts and Sciences

Donald Bruce Butler Engineering

Yohanis Rumicho Buyo OSU Harding Hospital

Deborah Call University Hospital East

Debra A. Cannon Ross Heart Hospital

Anne E. Carey Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Molly Tarbell Carlile University Libraries

Linda Chadwick Newark

Donald Lee Chalupa James Cancer Hospital

Robert L. Chess Medicine

M. Suzanne Childs Arts and Sciences

Pamela L. Clark Human Resources

Brenda K. Clark Public Health

Charles Herbert Clemens Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Michael V. Compton Engineering

Mary Catherine Conlon Health System - Shared Services

Christopher Lynn Coppus University Hospital

Sandra Jean Cornett Medicine

Charles Albert Coutellier Business and Finance

Jennie Clare DiGiulio Student Life

Larry Wayne Dilldine University Hospital

Steven Mitchell Dobbs Ross Heart Hospital

Ronald M. Dolch Athletics

Karen Sue Eliot Arts and Sciences

Cathy L. Ewing Chief Information Officer

Henry William Fields Dentistry

Anna Rose Florentine-Knott Public Health

Maryedna Durst Fox James Cancer Hospital

Bobby Doyle Gibson Mansfield

Amy M. Goedde Presidents Office - Communications

Steven Ira Gordon OHTECH

Amy Marie Grace Ambulatory Services Hospital

David Burton Greenberger Business

Amy Schneider Gresham James Cancer Hospital

Gregory E. Guy Medicine

Barbara Joan Haeger Arts and Sciences

Stevan Dalano Hamlet Facilities Operations and Development

Franklin Clark Harbert James Cancer Hospital

Margaret Ann Harkins Marion

Ellen Renee Harr Weatherby University Hospital

Earl Howard Harrison Education and Human Ecology

Elizabeth Gail Harzoff Health Sciences -General

Larry Clark Heckendorn FAES

Richard Karl Herrmann Social and Behavioral Sciences

Esther H. Hoover James Cancer Hospital

Jay G. Hunter Engineering

Robert Leslie Hupp Business and Finance

Cheryl Lynn Jackson James Cancer Hospital

Judith Maureal Jackson James Cancer Hospital

Robbin J. Jacobs Dentistry

Judith Ann Johnson Arts and Sciences

Ronald Alan Johnson Facilities Operations and Development

Annie Lee Johnson Student Academic Success

Susan Robb Jones Education and Human Ecology

Abigail Jones Health Sciences - General

James Patrick Kane Human Resources

Janet Keeter Kass OSU Harding Hospital

Mary Lou Kean University Hospital

George David Keeney Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Bruce A. Kimball Education and Human Ecology

John Thomas Kissel Medicine

Robert Dale Klingensmith Newark

Sebastian David Knowles Arts and Sciences

Boyce Dene Lancaster Administration and Planning

Shannon L. Lee Academic Affairs Administration

Matthew Wright Leist Health System - Shared Services

Winifred Louise Lenox Ambulatory Services Hospital

James Frederick Loucks Arts and Sciences

James Arthur Lucas Business Advancement

Bonnie Kay Malone FAES - OSU Extension

Louis Walter Marcy Pharmacy

Gail Bissonette Marsh Research

Kathryn Morrow Martin Medicine

Beverly A. McMahon University Hospital East

Julia Page Megchelsen Arts and Sciences

John Austin Merrill Engineering

Arline Joy Meyer Arts and Sciences

Susan H. Minard Athletics

Patty Ann Moomaw Health System - Specialty Care Network

Mary Lou Moore University Hospital

Sally Winters Morgan University Hospital

Diane C. Moyer Health System - Shared Services

John E. MuellerPolitical Science-Mershon Center

D. June Myers Business Advancement

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Margaret Lorraine Newland Health System - Shared Services

Morton Edward O'Kelly Social and Behavioral Sciences

Debra Sue Pack Dentistry

Chan Eung Park Arts and Sciences

Sandra K. Parsons University Hospital

Lisa Marie Patterson James Cancer Hospital

Danny R. Patton Veterinary Medicine

Phyllis Lindenberger Pirie Public Health

Diane Sue Plumly Student Life

Joyce A. Porginski Health System - Specialty Care Network

Marjorie Ann Price Veterinary Medicine

Foster Forbes Purrington Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Gerald Lynn Reid FAES

Dorian Earl Richards Facilities Operations and Development

Jill Elaine Richards Veterinary Medicine

David Allen Rittinger University Hospital

Robert Daniel Rosich Health System - Shared Services

Jan Louis Sally Veterinary Medicine

Christine M. Scarcello Comprehensive Cancer Center

Carol Lee Schick University Hospital

Daniel Robert Schoenberg Medicine

William John Schott University Hospital

Richard David Schrock Health System - Shared Services

Susan Rene Scott Medicine

Lana Leigh Sears James Cancer Hospital

Steven A. Severyn Medicine

Lisa Whitney Simpson University Hospital

Melvina Smith Diversity and Inclusion

Fraze Lee St. John Newark

Deborah Sue Stafford University Hospital East

Deidre Dixon Steiert Advancement -Strategy and Administration

Cheryl Ann Stojak University Libraries

Tina E. Strain University Hospital

Patricia Dawn Strope Arts and Sciences

Vishwanath Venkateswara Subramaniam

EngineeringRichard Paul Swenson

Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Sandra J. Tanenbaum Public Health

Joseph Richard Tebben Newark

Peter Regan Thomison FAES

David George Tovey Mansfield

Joseph Ben Travers Dentistry

James E. Tunnell Ross Heart Hospital

Robert Chester Turowski James Cancer Hospital

Stephanie Ann Vaupel Juart University Hospital

Lane Jackson Wallace Pharmacy

John Douglas Wanzer Student Academic Success

Brian Dale White Athletics

Ann Marie Whitlatch Nursing

Shelley Ann Whitworth FAES - Wooster Campus

Dorothy A. Wiles-Blanton Administration and Planning

Michael Lee Workman FAES

Anthony Peter Young Pharmacy

William Lewis Young University Libraries

Welcome New Retirees CONTINUED...

FROM: The Benefits Committee By Jerry Newsom

STRS NewsThe STRS Board did not meet in January, so there’s nothing to report from that source.

One fallout from the attack on the U.S. Capitol is that some pension funds are asking if the private companies managing some of their investments are donating to political campaigns or political action committees of extremists. CalSTRS and CalPERS, the two largest pension funds in the nation, have issued statements that they support a peaceful transition of power and want their capital to be used to benefit people from all walks of life.

Researchers at USC and Princeton project that COVID-19 will reduce life expectancy in the U.S. by 1.13 years. The reduction is not uniform across the board; among whites it’s 0.68 years, for Blacks 2.10 years, and for Latinos 3.05 years. Readers of In Memoriam in the our February newsletter may

have noticed that the number of retiree deaths (for both OSURA members and non-members) was up sharply. It appears more than a statistical aberration; STRS also reports a roughly 10% increase in retiree deaths in the fiscal year to date compared to last year at this time. Cause of death is not available, but it’s hard to believe COVID-19 did not play a roll. More recently the death rate from COVID-19 is down significantly, and as more retirees get vaccinated, we hope this trend continues. However, concern grows that a new strain of the virus could make things worse in the months ahead.

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Calendar of Events

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

March 2 – VIRTUALBenefits CommitteeTime: 9:30 a.m.

March 9 – VIRTUALBoard MeetingTime: 9:30 a.m.

MONTHLY ACTIVITIES

March 11 (Thursday) Photo Society – VIRTUALProgram: Photojournalism: “Different Every Day" presented by Doral Chenoweth III Members' Theme: Pictures That Tell a StoryTime: 7 p.m. via ZOOM (Link to be provided prior to meeting.) Arranger: Nancy Verber (nverber@mindspring.com–Photographic Society SIG)

March 20 (Saturday) Walking/Hiking GroupChallenge Level 2-4

With masks on, we will meet at Sharon Woods Metro Park, 6911 Cleveland Ave., Westerville. Be sure to join us..... everyone welcome. Time/Place: 11 a.m.Arranger: Hallan Noltimier (noltimier.2@osu.edu – Walking/Hiking SIG)

March 23 (Tuesday) Tertulia Breakfast – VIRTUALZoom link is the same as February...contact Jerry if you need it re-sent Organizer: Jerry Dare (dare.1@twc.com)

Book ClubA You Are There play in March will feature the book The Collector’s Apprentice by B.A. Shapiro. This is a clever, complex tale of art fraud, theft, scandal, revenge—art, glamour and mystery in 1920s Paris. After

enabling her fiancé to steal her family’s fortune and her father’s art collection, Paulien Mertens flees to France, changes her identity, and takes a new position to help create a collection for an art collector (modeled on Albert Barnes), and sets out to recover her family’s collection and exact revenge. A fun evocation of the 1920s art scene (Picasso, Gertrude Stein, et al.). Arranger: Lee Hill (hill.30@osu.edu – Book Club SIG)

PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS FOR AN IN-PERSON FALL CONFERENCE,

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021!

Any questions regarding events or meetings, contact the arranger directly or osura@osu.edu

OSURA News

Paul Droste, renowned Director of TBDBITL, gave a great talk to the Lunch Bunch about the band’s music. The screen shot is of just a few of the 80 folks who saw and heard the presentation.

1 Light – may include a few stairs.2 Moderate – may include a few sets of stairs. 3 Moderate + – may include climbing many

stairs and/or uneven terrain. 4 High – may include lots of walking, climbing

stairs, hilly walkways and/or extended weather exposure.

CHALLENGE LEVELS

President Jerry Dare leads the OSURA Board in another Zoom meeting!

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In MemoriamToni Auch

December 30 | Resident Dorm/ Board of Trustees, 88

Llyle Barker January 15 | Journalism, 88

Jerry L. Bidwell January 14 | OSU Mansfield, 85

Eleanor S. Block January 21 | OSU Library and OSURA, 80

Lawrence Boyd January 21 | Athletics, 77

Robert W. Douglass November 11, 2020 | Natural Resources

and OSURA, 86

Donald Eckert January 6 | OSU Extension, 71

Laurence Gerckens January 9 | Architecture, 86

Betty Jackson January 26 | OSUMC, 92

William W. Jones January 28 | Maintenance Dept., 78

Hilda Lantz January 20 | OSU Extension, 83

Jack L. Maffett January 17 | College of Medicine, 88

Earl Metz January 2 | College of Medicine, 85

Odell C. Miller January 13 | Agricultural Education, 91

James Portman January 5 | Agriculture and OSURA, 82

Frederick (Fred) Odell Rake January 19 | Athletics, 87

John M. Smith January 13 | OSU Extension, 92

Robert M. Taylor January 15 | College of Medicine, 66

Herman Tolbert January 1 | College of Medicine, 72

Thomas Townsend January 13 | Veterinary Medicine, 78

Jeanette White January 9 | Economics, 90

Paul Tennyson Williams January 13 | College of Medicine, 96

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Margaret Hickle-Grimm

Audrey Hepburn wisely said: “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” Certainly, Margaret Hickle-Grimm has discovered the value of volunteering. “Retirement has been fun. I keep myself busy with food pantries, working with refugees and veterans. I try to do six volunteer activities a month, which are rewarding. I really like to plan every day and I love having control over my time.”

In 2016, Margaret retired from OSU Wexner Medical Center. “I was an emergency department RN for 30 years. That involved wearing lots of different hats depending on the situation! It was ever changing!”

Born in Wintersville, Ohio, a small town on the eastern side of the state, she attended OSU and earned a bachelor’s degree in social work in 1983. Two years later, she graduated again from Columbus Technical Institute (now Columbus State Community

College), with an associate degree in nursing.

In retirement, “Some of my goals are to visit every national park and learn more about gardening and wine. The parks plan of course has been put on hold but when we are able to travel again, I will be ready.”

OSURA has been an important part of enjoying retirement. She is an active member of the Travel and Cultural Arts Committees. “I joined OSURA about four years ago. I think everyone should join and help plan events with some very nice people. Our state and surrounding areas have a lot of fun and educational stuff to do. OSURA is an easy way to get involved. My

favorite trip was to the Stone Laboratory on Lake Erie. I learned so much that day.”

The pandemic has been a challenge but Margaret, who is married and has two adult daughters, has kept a positive attitude. “The pandemic has changed all our lives in one way or another. I have learned that patience is the key. No reason to get all stirred up about what we have no control over. I really thought I would hate staying home but I adjusted to it nicely. I also learned that I really have the time to do stuff I just haven't chosen to do yet!”

All of us can agree with Margaret who declared, “I am so looking forward to the new normal and getting social once again!”

OSURASpotlight

Margaret Hickle-Grimm

Tell us about them! We want to hear how our alumni around the

globe — or closer to campus — are paying

forward to help others, from supporting

students to guiding us through the pandemic.

Celebrate the Buckeyes who inspire you by

nominating them for our distinguished alumni

awards. We want to give them the recognition

they deserve!

Nominations are due by March 31. Submit

yours today!

Questions? Please contact the alumni

association at osuaa@osu.edu or

800-762-5646.Know an exceptional Ohio State alum?

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OSU Day of Giving March 22Ohio State will be holding a day of giving on March 22, 2021 in which all members of the University community will be asked to support OSU. This is a great opportunity to support the OSURA Fund to Combat Student Food Insecurity. And your gift will be matched by a generous OSURA member! The need continues to be great and this fund can directly benefit our students in an important way. Tax deductible contributions may be made to Fund #316596 by calling (614) 292-2141.

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