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Social Work ProgramReceives ReaccreditationThe University’s Social Work Program

recently received another eight-yearaccreditation from the Council on SocialWork Education.

While already nationally accredited, thepreparation for the reaccreditation processtook two years, and helped the programestablish goals for program improvement.

National accreditation of a programincreases job opportunities for its graduatesand provides students easier access tograduate degree programs.

Crabtree LeadsInstitutional Advancement

BeverlyCrabtree wasnamed VicePresident forInstitutionalAdvancementon April 1.With 22 years

of experience atRio Grande,Crabtree will

oversee all phases of fundraising for theinstitution.

A native of Louisa, KY, Crabtree holdsa Bachelor of Arts Degree from BereaCollege. She and her husband, Bill, residein Jackson.

She can be reached at 800-282-7201,ext 7225, or 740-245-7225.

The fifth reunion offormer Varney Houseand Davis Cottageresidents was held onSeptember 9. The eventoccurs biennially, anddrew approximatelyforty alumni and guests.

Mary WilsonVan Meter ’51 conducts

guest registration

Bonnie Donley Jones ’53 (l)and Betty HolbrookBloomfield ’59 (r)

Varney House & Davis Cottage Reunion

These cannas, shown blooming along the Davis Career Center, were donated to theCampus Beautification Project by Jeremy Fryman ’02. The yews, planted around the

sculpture, “Folded Circle/Ring,” were a gift from Hope Leedy Keller ’59.

New Charitable GivingLegislation

Pension Protection Act of 2006On August 17, 2006, President Bush

signed the Pension Protection Act of2006 which includes new tax incentivesto encourage charitable giving. Oneparticular provision allows individuals 701/2 or older to rollover up to $100,000from an IRA without paying income taxon that amount through December 31,2007. There is no additional income taxdeduction for the gift rather than theexclusion from the donor’s income.

This provision may work for you if:• You are 70 1/2 or older• You wish to give $100,000 or less• You intend to make your gift prior to

December 31, 2007• You transfer or rollover the funds

directly from the IRAIf you are over 59 1/2, you may

withdraw funds from your IRA (or otherretirement accounts) for charitable giftswithout incurring a penalty for earlywithdrawals.

Check with your advisors about thebest ways to take advantage of these newgiving opportunities.

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Alumni of the University can visit andreconnect with friends and former

classmates through the University’son-line alumni directory. Visit www. rio.edu.

Chris Debow ’98 (c); Larry Guglielmi’73, Alumni Association President; andJane Sojka, wife of Interim PresidentGreg Sojka, visit at an alumni get-

together in Port Clinton, on August 9.The event was hosted by Tom ’65 and

Helen Brown ’73 to benefit Rio’sLighting the Way capital campaign.

Ann Carson Dater ’37, formerly of MeigsCounty, is greeted by Interim President

Dr. Gregory Sojka, upon the rededicationand renaming of the historic Ariel

Theater in Gallipolis, the Ariel-AnnCarson Dater Fine Arts Centre, in

ceremonies held April 22.

544 degrees were awarded to 526 students on May 6, making the Class of 2006 thelargest in the history of the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College.

Destruction of the long-vacant Weiherproperties (known to many as the Ewingproperty), located on the north side of the

campus, occurred in early September.This land is now owned by the University.

The University of Rio GrandeStudents In Free Enterprise (SIFE)Team returned to Rio Grande aswinners after participating in theCincinnati, Ohio SIFE USA RegionalCompetition on Friday, April 7, 2006.The event was one of 17 SIFE USARegional Competitions held acrossthe United States in March and April.

After presenting a report of its year-long community outreach projects toa panel of business leaders, theUniversity of Rio Grande SIFE Teamwas named a SIFE USA RegionalChampion in the overall competitionand a finalist in 5 out of 6 specialcompetitions: SIFE USA AflacMarket Economics Competition,SIFE USA Discover Financial

University of Rio Grande SIFE Team Wins RegionalCompetition

Services Success Skills Competition,SIFE USA HSBC Financial LiteracyCompetition, SIFE USA Campbell’s/Sealed Air Business Ethics Competi-tion, SIFE USA GE ConsumerProducts Program SustainabilityCompetition. The team received atrophy, plaques and cash prizes.

The team advanced to the nationallevel of SIFE competition at the SIFEUSA National Exposition May 21-23in Kansas City, Missouri, where theyplaced 2nd runner-up in their league,winning a trophy and cash prize.

During the academic year, theUniversity of Rio Grande SIFEteam organized 18 team projectswhich were conducted in Gallia,Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs andVinton counties.

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CLASS NOTES b CLASS NOTES b CLASS NOTES b1934

Deceased: MYRON HALLEY ,Wilmington, on March 17.

Deceased: IRENE MOSSMANBRANNON, Gallipolis, on August 1.Mrs. Brannon was a retired elementaryschoolteacher, and past president of theOhio Retired Teachers Association.

1935Deceased: LENA KRONK SMITH ,Waverly, on February 28. Mrs. Smithretired in 1979, following 38 years ofteaching. Her husband, J. ClaytonSmith, writes, “I can attest to the factthat Lena never lost her love for RioGrande.”

1936Deceased: LEON DAVIS , also ’50,Portsmouth, on April 16. Mr. Daviswas a captain in the Air Force Reserveduring WWII, and was a teacher andadministrator in the schools of Scioto,Lawrence, and Washington counties.Mr. Davis had a master’s degree fromOhio University. He is survived by hiswife, EVA ANDERSON DAVIS ’50, adaughter, two sons, six grandchildren,and a great-grandson.

Deceased: JOHN HARPER, Spring-field, on February 14. Mr. Harpergraduated from Ohio University andthe Ohio State College of Law. He issurvived by his wife, Marthina, adaughter, two grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.

REVEREND LUTHER TRACY , RioGrande, received the President’s Awardfor volunteer service in a presentationmade by Ohio First Lady, Hope Taft.

1946Deceased: DARLENE PETRIERUSSELL, Gallipolis, (formerly ofColumbus), on December 11. Mrs.Russell was a retired schoolteacherwith the Columbus Public Schools. Sheis survived by her husband, Jack, anddaughter, Sherry.

1949The Noble County Commission,Caldwell, OH, has named a road inhonor of NEWT OLIVER .

1971BETTE JONES, Utica, has retiredafter 35 years in education - two yearsin Gallia County and 33 years inLicking County.

1972Bob Evans Farms, Inc. announced onAugust 17 the appointment of ROGERWILLIAMS as president of BobEvans Farms, Restaurant Division. Mr.Williams has been with the companysince 1967. He resides in Pickerington.

1974MARK SNYDER retired on June 30as assistant principal of Piqua HighSchool. Mark and his wife, JANETWISE SNYDER ’73, will spend theirretirement in Townsend, TN.

1975JACK FINCH , principal of Chesa-peake Elementary School, was namedthe 2006 Ohio American LegionEducator of the Year, and was pre-sented the award on July 8 at theDayton Convention Center. Jack alsoserves as the school district’s directorof transportation.

KATHERINE R. SEXTON has beennamed the assistant editor of TheJackson County Times Journal (news-paper). Katherine resides in Jacksonwith her husband, John. She has fourgrown children, and seven grandchil-dren.

1976Deceased: DARVIN L. HUNT ,Thurman (formerly of DeGraff), inJuly.

1977JACK HAGAR , Upper Arlington, hasretired from Dublin City Schools aftera 31-year career in education, with anemphasis on math and science. He andhis wife, the former SUSANBURNSIDE ’70, divide their timebetween homes in Columbus andFlorida.

1980JACK TRAINER , Pemberville, hasbeen named men’s basketball coach atOwens Community College, where heserved the last six years as an assistantcoach. Jack is also the dean of studentsat Rogers High School.

1986Lieutenant Colonel ROGER LINTZhas returned from a tour of duty in Iraqand has earned a master’s degree ininternational relations.

1987ANDREW GEORGE, Columbus, is aquality control inspector forWorthington Industries.

1989Deceased: MARTHA FAYECHAPMAN PLUMMER , Jackson,on March 24. Martha was a teacher atWellston High School.

THOMAS MOSES, Oak Hill, hasbeen promoted to senior food technolo-gist in research and development atMichelina’s, Inc. in Jackson.

The University extends wishes to Roy ’55 andJo (Thomas) Moses ’54 for continued im-proving health following their summer ofillness(es).

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JENNIFER ALLEN-BROCKMEYER , also ’97, hasadopted from Korea, a daughter, whowas brought home on February 6. Son,Mitchell, is 2 1/2. The family resides inWesterville.

1992Born: to Greg and JULIA RITCHIEBELL , a daughter, Faith Elizabeth, onApril 3. The family resides in Toronto,OH.

1993CYNTHIA DRONGOWSKI , MyrtleBeach, received master’s degrees inhuman resources and management. Sheis a corporate program manager andfaculty member at Horry-GeorgetownTechnical College.

1994Married: GAIL BROWN to RyanVornholt on March 11. Gail is em-ployed by the Ohio State UniversityCollege of Pharmacy as the humanresource manager. Ryan is a supervisorwith Roadway Express. The coupleresides in Columbus.

KAREN POWERS, Galloway,received a master of arts in educationfrom Ohio State University.

1995Born: to TONY and TERESA PECKDANIELS ’00 , their second child, adaughter, Kamryn, on June 9. Thecouple has a son, Keagen. The familyresides in Rio Grande.

1996Born: to KURT RODENKIRCHEN ,and his wife, Janet, a daughter, Rayna,on July 25, 2005. Kurt has been aneducator and supervisor at COSI for thepast eight years. The family residesnear Columbus.

MARK WILLIAMS , and his wife,Paige, adopted a daughter, MadalynPaige, on December 16, 2005. Madalynwas born December 14. The familyresides in Wheelersburg.

1998ROXANNE SAGLE , Pickerington,has been an accounting manager withTriangle Athletic Clubs since 2003. Shewill wed Andy Lang, Groveport, onOctober 14.

1999Born: to Mike and LESLIE BALESMILLIS , a son, Benjamin Michael, onDecember 9, 2005. Their daughter,Amanda Rose, is 2.

Born: to Matthew and KARENMINARD TISH , their second son,Joseph Matthew, on August 9. Son,Jon, is 2.

Born: to JAMES WARD , and hiswife, Trisha, their first son, AshtonJames, on February 7.

AMANDA ENTLER has taughtAlgebra I for seven years and has justbegun her fourth year at Waverly HighSchool. She was recently selected as anOutstanding American Teacher. Sheresides in Piketon with her husband,Bob, and their daughters Allison, 4, andKatrina, 2.

JAMIE MILLER and his wife,Amanda, have relocated to Chillicothe,and own and operate Colonial Account-ing & Financial Services.

2000Married: BETH BALES to DavidTischler on February 25. The coupleresides in Clyde.

Born: to DANIEL and MELODYLAYFORD DRAGOO , a daughter,Mahayla Renee, on September 1, 2005.The family resides in Ripley, OH.

Born: to Phil and DANIELLEMOORE HIGGINS , a son, CarterPhilip, on April 10. The family residesin Thornville.

2001Married: RHIANNA CHEATHAM toBrian Crowe on October 9, 2004.Rhianna is employed by MontgomeryCounty as the event manager forMemorial Hall, Dayton. Brian isemployed with the MontgomeryCounty sheriff’s department as adeputy. The couple resides inEnglewood.

Married: BARBARA MOORE ,formerly of Hamden, to Robert Ray, onAugust 22, 2005. Barbara is an ECEteacher/lab instructor at Owens Com-munity College in Toledo. The coupleresides in Oak Harbor.

ELLEN WATSON GEORGE hasbeen hired as the education coordinatorat Gallia County Soil and Water.

AMY OYER PERRY , Chillicothe,earned a master’s in public administra-tion from Ohio University (Athens) inJune 2004, and is employed by OhioDepartment of Job and Family Servicesas an auditor. She and husband, Justin,married in June 2005.

2002Born: to LUKE and AMYMETZLER KLINE , their seconddaughter, Sophia Grace, on May 31,2005. Daughter, Isabella Grace, is 3.The family resides in Logan.

Born: to Jorge and MISTI CORNETTMAZUELA , a son, Benjamin, onMarch 19. The family resides inFayetteville, NC.

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Grad Notes:

Jason R. Winters, Graduate Recruiter

Born: to HEATH and MELISSADORR McKINNISS , their first child,a son, Garrett Clay, on December 15.Heath teaches third grade at ParkviewElementary in Jackson, and is thevarsity girls’ basketball coach atJackson High School. Melissa teachesthird grade for the Wellston CitySchools. The family resides in Jackson.

Born: to SHANE and JENNY JONESWOLFORD , a son, Cade Paxton, onOctober 2, 2005. The family resides inJackson.

JEREMY FRYMAN recently ac-cepted the position of technologycoordinator with Ridgedale LocalSchools, in Morral.

VAL RAHAMUT, BSN, RN,CSN ,Thurman, received her school nursecertification from the Ohio Departmentof Education on March 15.

DIANA TER-GHAZARYAN , Miami,FL, received her master of science in2004, and is working on her doctoraldissertation at Florida InternationalUniversity’s Department of Interna-tional Relations and Geography.

2003Married: ADAM HOOD to SARAHWARD , on July 22, 2005, in Maui, HI.Adam is a physical properties analystwith Alcan Rolled Products, and Sarahis a physical education teacher with theGallia County Local Schools. Thecouple resides in Gallipolis.

Born: to Ryan and MELISSA BAR-BER CAUDILL , a daughter, KarisRayann, on July 21, 2005. The familyresides in McArthur.

CLASS NOTES b CLASS NOTES b CLASS NOTES bTIFFANY KRICKENBARGER ,West Alexandria, was promoted toresident opportunity and supportiveservices coordinator for Senior Re-source Connection.

2005Born: to Dave and JEANNETTEBANDY , their first child, a daughter,Kayla, on June 26. The family residesin Groveport.

OTHERDeceased: MIRIAM LANIERDOUGHMAN NEAL , Crown City,on April 7. Mrs. Neal also attendedMarshall University. She was anelementary schoolteacher from 1920through 1973.

Saturday, October 21, 2006John W. Berry

Fine & Performing Arts Center

4:00 p.m.

Under the direction ofDavid Lawrence,

Director of Choral Music

Open to the PublicAll Alumni Welcome!

Late registrants MUST register byMonday, October 16.

For more information contact:Susan Haft at 740-245-7431

or Jean Ann Vance at 740-245-7073

Grande Chorale Alumniin Concert

The Office of GraduateStudies is working toprovide the teachingprofessionals in our statewith a simply engaging,profoundly impacting,and invitingly conve-nient Master’s Program.We are currently seekingto bring the Master ofEducation in Classroom

Teaching (Integrated Arts Concentration) to any School Districtthat has 12 or more graduate students who wish to enroll.

During Spring Semester we began offering the program at Logan-Hocking School District (Hocking), and Western Local SchoolDistrict (Pike).

At this time, the Integrated Arts Concentration is the only portableconcentration. However, we are working diligently on convertingthe Educational Technology, Mathematics, and Humanities con-centration to a hybrid format (face-to-face/online) that would al-low these concentrations to be offered more conveniently.

For more information about bringing the program to your district,contact your Superintendent, Curriculum Coordinator, LPDC chair,or the Office of Graduate Studies at 1-800-282-7201 ext. 7166 orjwinters@rio.edu.

Grad Notes:

Jason R. Winters, Graduate Recruiter

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LOOKING FOR LOST ARCHONSIf you are a member of the Fraternal Order ofArchon and are not receiving mailings from

Archon, please send your information to:Jack Roderus, Archon Alumni President

59 Cedar StreetGallipolis, OH 45631

jproderus@hotmail.com or kmcmanis@rio.edu

All Greek FallLeadership ConferenceThe University of Rio Grande

All Greek Council was proud tohost an All Greek LeadershipConference on September 23,2006. This conference was de-signed to promote unity andleadership among the Greekorganizations through interactionwith each other and with theiralumni. To reinforce the connec-tion of the actives and their alumni,each organization was requested toprovide a presenter for the confer-ence from their alumni base.

This conference was an effort tobring all organizations together todevelop a unified group to betterportray Greek life-its missions,values, and goals. In the future,new Greek standards will beimplemented to provide a struc-tured connection for each organiza-tion, the Greek family, and admin-istration on campus.

This event provided each groupwith information on marketingtheir organization, communicatingwith their sisters/brothers, leader-ship roles, Greek image, andalcohol issues. A continentalbreakfast and lunch were providedfor all of the participants. For moreinformation regarding this event, orother All Greek Council events atthe University of Rio Grande,please contact Kristina McManis atkmcmanis@rio.edu or MarshallKimmel at mkimmel@rio.edu.

When the University of Rio Grandeinitiated its four-year psychology majorin the Fall of 1992, its primary focuswas to prepare its students for ongoingprofessional training and education.

Because admission into graduatetraining programs is so competitive andthe element of social research soimportant, Rio’s emphasis was on thewell-rounded student, both from aliberal arts perspective and the major’scurriculum.

Graduates Jessica Wheeler ’03 andKristina Camden ’06 are youngpractitioners who have either com-pleted or are completing graduatedegrees in psychology or psychology-related fields, while employing theskills they first practiced at Rio Grandein their workplaces.

Wheeler obtained her Master of ArtsDegree in Elementary Education inAugust ’05, and her Education Special-ist Degree in School Psychology in ’06,both from Marshall University Gradu-ate College. She is currently a schoolpsychologist at the Pike CountyEducational Service Center, in Piketon,Ohio.

“I received excellent training andsupport from the psychology depart-ment staff at URG in writing researchpapers, understanding the concepts andfoundations of psychology, andunderstanding and applying researchmethodology,” says Wheeler. “Onething for which I am particularlygrateful was the opportunity to com-plete a research study/undergraduatethesis as part of the psychologyprogram’s requirements. The opportu-nity to present this study at the Behav-ioral and Social Sciences conference atMount Union College prior to mygraduation greatly prepared me for thethesis I had to complete and defend atthe graduate level.”

A student in Walsh University’smental health counseling program,Kristina Camden cites Rio Grande’scurriculum as challenging and relevantto her graduate studies, and feels thatshe is well-prepared as she pursues hercounseling licensure.

Unfortunately, Rio’s existing re-sources are simply not adequate tocontinue to meet the demands of this

dynamic program. Since the inceptionof the psychology major, Rio’s existingfacilities, including lab space, haveseen heavy use, and most of theexisting equipment was handed downfrom other departments. Frequently,hardware, software, and their mainte-nance have been purchased by depart-mental faculty.

The Lighting the Way CapitalCampaign (with its overall goal of $21million) has included the needs of thePsychology Department within itsmission statement, and is seeking tofund the renovation of existing labspace, the purchase of laboratoryequipment - including cameras,computers, printers, and industrial-grade power supplies, and software.Provisions for the maintenance andupgrade of this equipment and softwareis included in the Campaign’s proposal.

Wheeler advocates, “I believe theCapital Campaign can assist thePsychology Department by expandingthe department’s ability to conductresearch on campus, in the community,and throughout Gallia and neighboringcounties. Because the field of psychol-ogy is so broad, students need all theoptions possible available to them atthe undergraduate level.”

For more information, please call theLighting the Way campaign office at 1-800-282-7201, ext. 7220.

Psychology Graduates Address Strengths, Concerns of Program

Jessica Wheeler ’03 Kristina Camden ’06

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The University of Rio Grandemen’s and women’s soccer teamswill enter a new era this season.Both teams will play under thelights, as a brand new state-of-the-artlighting system has been installed atthe Evan Davis Soccer Field Com-plex. In addition to the new lights, apress box and permanent seating willaccompany the new lighting system.

Rio Grande is one of manyinstitutions taking part in a growingtrend of playing soccer after dark.“The idea came about several yearsago,” Rio’s men’s head soccer coachScott Morrissey said. “ We antici-pated our women’s program back inthe 90’s. With two teams sharing asingle facility, it was difficult toschedule practices for both. Fallcomes, and daylight grows shorter.We had two teams trying to conductpractices between 4 and 7 p.m. It gotto the point that something had tochange.”

Morrissey explains how thistransformation came about. “We’vebeen fortunate enough to have ananonymous donation, and theUniversity itself has raised a sum ofmoney,” Morrissey said. “It’s af-forded us the opportunity to lightboth our game facility and practicefacility. We will have permanentseating which will accommodateroughly 800 spectators, and therewill be a press box/storage facilitywith visitor and home dugouts.”

“Overall this has been an out-standing and exciting project thatwe’ve wanted to do for sometime,”Morrissey added.

Morrissey also said that there willbe an overall maintenance programfor the facility to continue therenovation of the playing surface.

Morrissey said that the programand the University are targetingcommunity support, which is another

Rio Soccer Goes PrimetimeBy Mark Williams—Rio Grande Sports Information Director

reason for the nighttime soccergames. “We’ve always tried to attractcommunity support, but when weplay midweek, we kick off at 4:00.Most people in this community workuntil five or 5:30. Playing at nightnow will hopefully give people inthe community an opportunity tocome out and support the team for a7 p.m. kickoff.”

“That’s basically why we at-tempted to do what we did,” headded.

Morrissey said there will be someslight variances in how the game isplayed at night as opposed to thedaytime. “From a student athletepoint of view, when you play at nightyou miss the heat of the day,” hesaid. “That has a positive impact onthe student athlete.” “Also, in theevening hours, you get dew on thegrass and the surface becomes faster,so that will be something of achange,” Morrissey added.

Morrissey said he very much

looks forward to being able to sharethe “new” facility with others. “Partof the process in getting this projecttogether was also to attempt to openthe facility and allow for otherorganizations to, if the schedulepermits, enjoy the facility,” he said.“I know we’ll work closely with theUpward Bound Soccer Program andI hope the whole, entire communityand southeastern Ohio will benefitfrom it.”

The men’s team is an NAIAnational power, making five con-secutive trips to the national tourna-ment, including winning the 2003National Championship. Thewomen’s team just entered its secondyear of varsity competition.

A celebration of the installation ofthe lights was held on the field onSaturday, September 23 during theRedmen vs. Walsh University soccermatch.

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Friday, November 102:00 p.m. • Women: University of Cumberlands (KY) vs. Trevecca Nazarene

4:00 p.m. • Men: WVU-Tech vs. Point Park University6:00 p.m. • Women: University of Rio Grande vs. Wilberforce University

8:00 p.m. • Men: University of Rio Grande vs. Myers University

Saturday, November 1110:00 a.m. • Women’s J.V.: University of Rio Grande vs. University of Cumberlands (KY)

2:00 p.m. • Women: University of Cumberlands (KY) vs. Wilberforce University4:00 p.m. • Men: Myers University vs. WVU-Tech/Point Park

6:00 p.m. • Women: University of Rio Grande vs. Trevecca Nazarene

8:00 p.m. • Men: University of Rio Grande vs. WVU-Tech/Point Park

By November the University of RioGrande Athletics Hall of Fame willconsist of 80 members as Mark Clineand Nathan Copas are enshrined inceremonies during the annual BevoFrancis Weekend.

Cline ’92, was a local product whostarred on a very potent Rio Grandetrack and cross country team for fouryears. The Gallia County native holdsthe indoor 800-meter and 1,000-meterrecords. Cline set the 800 mark in1991, posting a time of 1:59.85. Heset the school’s top mark in the 1,000in 1990 with a time of 2:29.32.

He owns conference and districtchampionships in both the 800 and1,500-meters and attained All-American status with a 4th placefinish in the 1,000-meters. Cline wasone of the anchors to conferencechampionship teams in both track andcross country.

Cline was also accomplished in theclassroom as he claimed four NAIAAll-American Scholar Athleteawards, and was one of the firststudent-athletes to receive theAtwood Scholarship, which coverstuition.

He is currently a science teacherand girls’ track coach at River ValleyHigh School.

Rio Grande head track and crosscountry coach Bob Willey feels thatCline is very deserving of this honor.“We knew coming in how talented hewas,” Willey said. “Mark was one ofthose mainstays in our program.People on the team looked up to him.He wasn’t selfish; he sacrificed forhimself and for his teammates, aswell.”

“It’s a thrill; he’s well-deserving,”Willey added.

Cline is one of several runners fromthat era that are in the Athletic Hall ofFame. “It was an exciting time. Wehad a great reputation,” Willey said.“It was an outstanding time for theprogram and for the school.”

“We have a great tradition, andMark was one of those guys thathelped establish that tradition.”

Copas ’02, goes in on the firstballot after an outstanding career, and

Cline and Copas To Enter Hall of Fame in NovemberBy Mark Williams—Rio Grande Sports Information Director

a senior year that saw him lead theRedmen to the school’s only NAIAFinal Four appearance in basketball.

Copas, a native of Seaman, OH,played in 103 games and totaled1,329 points, 439 assists, 330 re-bounds and 136 steals. His seniorseason, Rio went 29-9 and advancedto the national semifinals at the NAIADivision II National Tournament. Hewas named American MideastConference Player of the Year in2000-01 and paced the Redmen inscoring at 13.9 points per game.

He was also chosen 1st team NAIAAll-American, which puts him in anelite class and was credited with theHustle Award at the NAIA NationalTournament that season.

Rio amassed a record of 75-28 inthe three seasons that Copasquarterbacked the team on the court.

Former head coach Earl Thomasknew it was only a matter of timebefore Copas would be inducted.“Obviously in terms of nominationand selection (to the Athletic Hall ofFame) it’s a no-brainer,” Thomassaid. “It was never in doubt.”

“He had a great overall career andhis senior year was outstanding,”Thomas added. “He was the enginethat made us go.”

“If he is not the best, he is one ofthe best point guards we’ve had hereand that’s a big statement,” Thomassaid. “It’s obviously an honor for

him, and I’m thrilled for him and hiswhole family.”

Current head coach Ken French,who was assistant for two of Copas’three years with the program agreedcompletely with Thomas. “Anobvious choice,” French said. “Whilehe had a good career, he had aphenomenal senior year.”

“You take the last 16 games of hissenior season and he was probablythe best player in the country at ourlevel,” French added. “The things thatwe were able to able to accomplish asa program and what he was able toaccomplish as an individual stand bythemselves.”

“It’s a great honor for him, and it’sa great honor for our program. I’mreally proud that I had the opportunityto work with Copas for two years asan assistant coach,” French said.

Both will be officially inducted tothe Rio Grande Athletic Hall of FameNovember 11 during the BevoFrancis Tournament.

Bevo Francis Tournament Schedule

The Athletic Hall of Fame banquet andinduction ceremony will be held Satur-day, November 11, 2006, beginning witha reception at 4:30 pm, in the DavisUniversity Center.

Reservations (required) for the eventcan be made by calling the Office ofAlumni Relations, at 1-800-282-7201,ext 7431, or 740-245-7431, byNovember 3.

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2006 Rio Grande Women’s Soccer Schedule *Date Opponent Place TimeOct. 7 WVU-Tech Away 2:00 p.m.Oct. 13 Cedarville Away 7:00 p.m.Oct. 14 Asbury College Away 2:00 p.m.Oct. 21 Tiffin Home 1:00 p.m.Oct. 25 Ohio Dominican Away 3:00 p.m.

2006 Men’s Soccer Schedule *Date Opponent Place TimeOct. 7 Urbana Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 10 Cedarville Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 14 Ohio Dominican Away 2:00 p.m.Oct. 21 Tiffin Away 2:00 p.m.Oct. 28 Mt. Vernon Away 2:00 p.m.Nov. 4 AMC Tourney TBANov. 10 Region IX Semi-Final TBANov. 11 Region IX Final TBANov. 15-21 NAIA Championships

2006 Redwomen Volleyball *Date Opponent Place TimeOct. 7 *Malone/Tiffin Canton, OH 1:00PMOct. 10 *Cedarville Rio Grande, OH 7:00PMOct. 12 Pikeville Pikeville, KY 6:30PMOct. 14 *Urbana/ODU Rio Grande, OH 11:00AMOct. 17 WVU-Tech Rio Grande, OH 6:00PMOct. 19 *Mt.Vernon Rio Grande, OH 7:00PMOct. 24 *Shawnee State Rio Grande, OH 7:00PMOct. 26 Mountain State Beckley, WV 7:00PMOct. 28 *Walsh N.Canton, OH 3:00PMOct. 31 *Cedarville Cedarville, OH 7:00PMNov. 2 Central State Wilberforce, OH 7:00PMNov. 4 *Tiffin/Pikeville Rio Grande, OH 12:00AM

2006 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Schedule *Date Opponent Place TimeOct. 21 Pumpkin Run Circleville 9:00 a.m.Oct. 27 Red/White Invitational Rio Grande M:11:00 a.m.,

W:4:00 p.m.Nov. 4 AMC/NAIA Region IX Tiffin M:11:00 a.m.,

W:10:15 a.m.Nov. 18 NAIA National Meet Louisville, KY M: 11:30 a.m.

W: 10:30 a.m.* Remaining Schedules for the season

2006-07 Women’s Basketball ScheduleDate Opponent Place TimeNov. 4 Carlow Rio Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 8 WVU-Tech Rio Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 10 Wilberforce* Rio Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 11 Seton Hill* Rio Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 15 Pikeville College Rio Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 17 Capital Classic Away 6/8 p.m.Nov. 18 Capital Classic Away 4/6 p.m.Nov. 21 Urbana Rio Grande 6 p.m.Nov. 24 Cumberlands Tour. Williamsburg, KY 6 p.m.Nov. 25 Cumberlands Tour. Williamsburg, KY 6 p.m.Nov. 28 Shawnee State Portsmouth, OH 6 p.m.Dec. 2 Walsh N. Canton, OH 6 p.m.Dec. 9 Wilberforce Wilberforce, OH 6 p.m.Dec. 18 Ohio Valley Univ. Rio Grande 6 p.m.Dec. 21 Ohio-Chillicothe Rio Grande 6 p.m.Dec. 30 WVU-Tech Montgomery, WV 6 p.m.Jan. 3 Ohio Dominican Rio Grande 6 p.m.Jan. 6 Malone Rio Grande 6 p.m.Jan. 9 Mt. Vernon Nazarene Rio Grande 6 p.m.Jan. 13 Walsh Rio Grande 6 p.m.Jan. 16 Tiffin Rio Grande 6 p.m.Jan. 20 Cedarville Cedarville, OH 6 p.m.Jan. 23 Ohio Dominican Columbus, OH 6 p.m.Jan. 27 Wilberforce Rio Grande 6 p.m.Jan. 30 Urbana Urbana, OH 6 p.m.Feb. 3 Mt. Vernon NazareneMt. Vernon, OH 6 p.m.Feb. 6 Shawnee State Rio Grande 6 p.m.Feb. 10 Malone Canton, OH 6 p.m.Feb. 13 Cedarville Rio Grande 6 p.m.Feb. 17 Tiffin Tiffin, OH 6 p.m.*-Bevo Francis Classic

2006-07 Men’s Basketball ScheduleDate Opponent Place TimeNov. 4 Milligan College Rio Grande 4 p.m.Nov. 7 Ohio Christian Univ. Rio Grande 7:30 p.m.Nov. 10 Bevo Francis Tour. Rio Grande 4/8 p.m.

WVU-Tech vs. Point ParkMyers vs. Rio Grande

Nov. 11 Bevo Francis Tour. Rio Grande 4/8 p.m.Nov. 17 NDC Tournament S. Euclid, OH 6/8 p.m.

Notre Dame College vs. Shawnee StateSpalding vs. Rio Grande

Nov. 18 NDC Tournament S. Euclid, OH TBANov. 21 Urbana Rio Grande 8 p.m.Nov. 25 Findlay Findlay, OH 3 p.m.Nov. 28 Shawnee State Portsmouth, OH 8 p.m.Dec. 2 Walsh N. Canton, OH 4 p.m.Dec. 5 WVU-Tech Montgomery, WV 7 p.m.Dec. 9 Wilberforce Wilberforce, OH 4 p.m.Dec. 15 Newt Oliver Classic Rio Grande 5:30/7:30

Shawnee State vs. Union (KY) CollegeBluefield (VA) College vs. Rio Grande

Dec. 16 Newt Oliver Classic Rio Grande 1/3 p.m.Shawnee State vs. BluefieldUnion vs. Rio Grande

Dec. 21 Ohio-Chillicothe Rio Grande 12:30 p.m.Dec. 29 Milligan College Milligan, TN 7 p.m.Jan. 3 Ohio Dominican Rio Grande 8 p.m.Jan. 6 Malone Rio Grande 4 p.m.Jan. 9 Mt. Vernon Nazarene Rio Grande 8 p.m.Jan. 13 Walsh Rio Grande 4 p.m.Jan. 16 Tiffin Rio Grande 8 p.m.Jan. 20 Cedarville Cedarville, OH 7:30 p.m.Jan. 23 Ohio Dominican Columbus, OH 7:30 p.m.Jan. 27 Wilberforce Rio Grande 4 p.m.Jan. 30 Urbana Urbana, OH 7:30 p.m.Feb. 3 Mt. Vernon Nazarene Mt. Vernon, OH 7:30 p.m.Feb. 6 Shawnee State Rio Grande 8 p.m.Feb. 10 Malone Canton, OH 7:30 p.m.Feb. 13 Cedarville Rio Grande 8 p.m.Feb. 17 Tiffin Tiffin, OH 4 p.m.

Rio Revamps Newt Oliver ClassicFans of the annual Newt Oliver Classic should note achange in the date and the format for this year’s tourna-ment. The date has been moved to December 15-16. Thisseason will feature high school games on Saturday night,following the college action in the afternoon. The collegeline-up will feature Shawnee State, Union (KY) College,Bluefield (VA) College and Rio Grande. The high schoolteams who are participating are all coached by Rioalumni. River Valley (Gene Layton ’84) will play LibertyUnion (David May ’00); Western Pike (Phil Howard ’86)will play West Jefferson (Ray “Skip” Miller ’72); and OakHill (Norm Persin ’73) will battle Wellston (Jim Derrow’81) on December 16.

www.rio.edu/11FALL ISSUE 2006 A PUBLICATION FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS

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please notify us of the new address: 740-245-7431, or800-282-7201, ext. 7431, or shaft@rio.edu

The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College do not dis-criminate against applicants, employees, or students on the basis of race, color,creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, veteran status, national origin, ancestry,citizenship, or disability. Questions about this policy should be directed to theHuman Resources Director, Allen Hall, 740-245-7228. Accommodations for per-sons with disabilities may be made through the Human Resources office.

Rio Loses Hall of FamerAthletic Hall of Fame member,

Carl Large, Lawrence County,died May 17.

A graduate of the Class of ’59,Carl was a three-year starter withRio Grande College, averaging20.4 points a game his senior year,and setting a school record with22 consecutive free throws in agame at West Virginia Tech.

Following two years in the armed forces, including a17-month tour during the Korean War, Carl returnedhome in 1959, and began teaching and coaching,professions he held through 1991.

Carl was inducted into the University of Rio GrandeAthletic Hall of Fame in 1977.

He is survived by his wife, Rita; daughter, Molly;and two granddaughters.

Danny Fulks ’60, notedregional author, will conductsignings of his new work, TickRidge Faces the South, oncampus, Saturday, November 11.

Dr. Fulks is also the author ofTragedy on Greasy Ridge andBevo Francis and the RioGrande Legend.

A resident of Huntington, WV, Fulks is a veteran of theUnited States Air Force, and has additional degrees fromMarshall University and the University of Tennessee,Knoxville.

Christopher Duckworth of the Ohio Historical Societysays, “ Fulks’ heritage is his passport to the region’simpregnable secrets. He travels unimpeded alongAppalachia’s highways and byways.”

Several signings will be held throughout the day; timesand locations are TBA.

Fulks Book Signing

Two new cast-bronze bells wereinstalled in theAlumni MemorialBell Tower onAugust 23. The bellseach weigh approxi-mately 50 lbs. Nowa 27-bell carillon,the structure willcelebrate the fifthyear of its dedicationon November 3.

Danny Fulks

Photo from “Tick Ridge Faces the South”

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turing an exact reproduction of the Alumni Bell Tower’s stainedglass window, “The Word,” is now available for purchase.

This ornament depicts the arrival of the Reverend Ira Z.Haning, a Free-Will Baptist preacher, to Rio Grande in 1850.

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Internationally-known Japanese vocalist, Emi Fujita,will perform two concerts at the University of Rio Grandeon Friday, November 3.

A memorial to the late Dean S. Brown ’65, the shows arebeing made possible by Toshi Hirota, an alumnus andlong-time friend of Mr. Brown, and now general managerof Yomiko Advertising, Inc., Tokyo.

Accompanying Ms. Fujita will be Ikuro Fujiwara. Theconcert will be performed with guitar and piano.

The concerts will be held at 1:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. inthe Berry Fine & Performing Arts Center. Admission is bydonation, with proceeds benefiting the Dean S. BrownMemorial Scholarship Fund.

International Artist to Perform MemorialConcerts