1930s

Leone Lanker '37 writes to say, "I really appreciate my years at Cleveland Bible College. They were wonderful and prepared me for 20-some years of ministry for Jesus." She lives in Mt. Vernon.

1940s

Gladys V. Kopp '49 on February 9, 2008. She is survived by her husband, George ’51; two sons, a daughter, 10 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. George says that the last words he heard her speak were “I love you, Jesus.”

Pastor Paul Willard Williams '45 on May 14, 2008. His wife, Lelah, survives; as do four daughters, two sons, 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

Bill Holby '49, 70 is now living in Palm Desert, California, with his wife Patricia. He was an organist and choir director for 49 years and also has worked with Habitat for Humanity in both Canton and Palm Desert. He is a board member of the Palm Desert chapter and has helped complete 11 houses. He sings in the church choir and serves as an admissions field representative for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, of which he is a 1944 graduate.

Harold E. Snyder '45 , Ph.D., writes, "I entered Cleveland Bible College in 1941, graduated in 1945, was editor of the College paper and yearbook, and helped move the College to Euclid Avenue. The Lord enabled me to earn another undergraduate degree, two master's degrees, and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Notre Dame. I served as pastor of several United Brethren Churches and the Evangelical Friends Church in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In 1960 I went into full-time college teaching and have two Christian colleges and two universities. My wife of almost 58 years, Juanita, went home to be with her Lord in 2002 and the Lord brought another wonderful Christian lady into my life, Fran. I am a retired Friends pastor and we love to have company. Let us hear from you."

1950s

Robert George Malick '55 of Ypsilanti, Michigan on May 10, 2008. He met his wife, Lelanel Gorton ’54 at Cleveland Bible College, and upon graduation the moved to South Branch, Michigan to pastor a community church. They moved to Ypsilanti in 1959, where Bob worked for the Lincoln Consolidated Public Schools for the next 27 years. He was active in the Evangelical Friends Church of Ypsilanti and served in a variety of ministries. Lelanel survives, as do his son and seven grandchildren.

1960s

Timothy Haldeman '68 on April 11, 2008 following a long and difficult struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was a member of Canton Baptist Temple and worked for more than 30 years in the research and development department of Bridgestone, Firestone of Akron. His wife of 36 years, Cheryl, survives.

Gary Jeffers '69 was elected vice president of the Michigan Dental Association. He will serve as vice president until April 2009; president-elect from 2009-2010; president 2010-2011, and immediate past president 2011-2012.

Ruth Tipton '66 retired after 39 years as a missionary, 30 of which were in Papua, New Guines, translating the New Testament into Angal Enen.

Carol A. Jenkins '68, Ph.D., received the American Sociological Association's "Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award" in particular for her contributions to teaching about rural communities and including issues of diversity in her curriculum. The ASA continues, "She is a leader in efforts at articulation of courses across institutional settings, an expert on student assessment and undergraduate curriculum transformation, has contributed to the scholarship on teaching and learning including valuable resource materials and has provided extensive organizational leadership and training across institutional settings." This is the highest national academic (teaching and learning) award given by the ASA and the first given to a community college faculty member. This award is in addition to two national awards she received in 2002: Rural Sociological Society's national "Excellence in Teaching Award" and the ASA's Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology national "Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Education." She also received a 2005-2006 MIL Fellowship in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Carol is professor of sociology at Glendale Community College in Arizona.

1970s

John Dorsey '77 is a senior representative in the loss mitigation group of Home Loan Services, Inc., which is a division of Merrill Lynch Federal Savings Bank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He works with hundreds of people each month to save their homes from foreclosure sales by setting repayment agreements, thus saving homes and limiting loss to the bank. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Auer) '76 enjoy their time with their three grandchildren, daughter, and son-in-law.

Lorene Lillian (Braxter) Irvin '75 was named "Elementary Teacher of the Year" by the Atlanta Public Schools. She is a kindergarten teacher for Kimberly Elementary School. Her nomination statement read, "Mrs. Irvin knew she wanted a career that would allow her to help others. She had a tendency to cry when others got hurt, so she chose teaching over nursing."

Scott Armstrong '73 is chair of the Department of Exercise and Sports Science and associate athletic director at Olivet Nazarene University. His wife, Susan (Welch), former Chorale director at Malone, is worship pastor at Manteno Church of the Nazarene.

Rose (Moulin) Kuceyeski '71, Ph.D was honored as the 2008 Marlington High School Outstanding Alumna of the Year in the field of education. In 2006, she was awarded the National Business Education Association's 2006 Postsecondary Business Teacher of the Year. NBEA is the leading association devoted to the recognition that business education competencies are essential for all individuals in today's fast-changing society. Rose is a professor in the Information Technology Department at Owens Community College

1980s

Mark Mercer '87 after 28 years of battling Multiple Sclerosis. Mark was a special friend of Malone’s Football Team. Survivors include his brother-in-law, Jim Shaffer, Senior Network Engineer at Malone.

Kim (Ray) Chenault '89, CPA, was named assistant controller for Harbinger Sporting Goods in Napa, California. Kim was previously an accounting manager for Sabre Holdings in Southlake, Texas, and has worked for the past 13 years at Sabre Holdings and American Airlines.

Rev. Bruce Hitchcock '85 is the executive director of the Urban Mission of Steubenville, which recently started a free medical clinic. Urban Mission is an outreach of the United Methodist Church. The website is www.urbanmission.org.

Lynn (Kronenberger) Wagner '83 teaches third grade at Christ Episcopal School in Nacogdoches, Texas. She also is a manager at Curves Fitness Club for Women. She is married to Steve Wagner, Ph.D., and they have two children, Michael and Melissa.

1990s

Andrew Kishler '99 earned a master of divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, in 2003 and is currently studing at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Patricia, have two daughters, Susannah and Magdalena.

Trina Rauscher-Cooper '97 is director of human resources operations at Swagelok Company in Solon. She earned an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace and serves on the bosard of directors of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Northeast Ohio affiliate and is a board member of Voices for Ohio's Children: Options for Families and Youth. Trina lives in Strongsville.

Travis Gilmore '97 is director of emergency services at Methodist Charlton. Prior to accepting his new position, Travis was assistant nurse manager in the emergency department. Prior to joining Methodist, Travis was an ICU/ER nurse for more that 11 years, many of which were spent as a traveling nurse in different parts of the country. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Linda.

Jennifer (Martin) Carroll '96 began freelance writing for area businesses in 2001 while working in human resources at The Timken Company. In 2006, whe made commercial writing her only career (www.linkedin.com/in/jlcarroll) and freelances for several area clients. Jennifer and her husband, Don, live in Canton with their two children, Katie and Christa.

Kerri (Orchard) Mowrer '95 is unit director of the inpatient palliative care unit at Aultman Hospital, where she spent the past eight years as a manager of various programs in the cancer division. She also is pursuing an M.S.N. degree at Walden University with a focus in leadership and management. She and her husband, Chad, live with their three children, Sydney, Coleman, and Pearce in Dover.

Tim Messner '95 is a 4Techwork, Inc. consultant on contract at Diebold, Inc. in North Canton as a project test lead for their software quality assurance department. He also serves on the board of directors for the Integrity Federal Credit Union in Barberton. He lives in Barberton with his wife, Sheila, and sons Ian and Isaac. He invites classmates to view his blog at www.thefinesttreaures.blogspot.com

Scott Houmard '94 was selected as the 2005 Educator of the Year by the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce for his commitment to the teaching profession, continuous learning, community involvment, and a teaching philosophy that encompasses commitment to students. A chemistry and physical science teacher at New Philadelphia High School for 12 years, Scott was chosen from among 1000 educators in Tuscarawas County. He received his master's degree in education administration from Ashland University in 2002. He lives in Massillon.

Jennifer (Wilson) Greathouse '93 was honored with an award for her personal sales as a consultant with The Pampered Chef. Jennifer works at her home-based business around her husband and her three boys, Mark,11; Brandon,8: and Tyler,5.

Arnie Clawson '92 owns a store, "Hobby Force," which was chosen as the 2008 Hobby Store of the Year by the National Retail Hobby Stores Association (NRHSA) and Model Retailer Magazine. Noel Bays '92 is the store manager. During the award presentation, it was stated that HobbyForce was selected for several reasons including an entrepreneurial spirit, a knack for creative promotion, and community involvement.

Pat Summers '95 works at the Cleveland Clinic as an advanced practice nurse in the Tobacco Treatment Center after becoming certified as a tobacco counselor. The TTC is run by all nurse practitioners, and is the first of its kind in the world

2000s

James L. Powell 'Trustee of Malone University on Saturday, July 26, 2008. Jim served two nine-year terms on the Board as a member of the Finance Committee and was treasurer of the Board from 1986-1990. He completed his second term in May of this year. His wife, Naomi, survives.

Melissa Maybee '07 completed an advanced standing program at Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY) and graduated on May 17, 2008, with a master's degree in social work. She also is taking a play therapy course at Roberts and is pursuing certification as a play therapist. She will take the licensing exam for the MSW.

Grant Foote '07 (M208) is the associate food service manager at Miami University of Ohio.

Trish DeMuth '07 (M207) is a full-time clinical instuctor for the LPN program at Brown Mackie College.

Kevin Crawford '07 (M206) has a new position with MAXIMUS, and is attending Kent State University for a master's degree in information architecture.

Chandra Bryant '07 (M207) was named interim executive of the Community Treatment and Correction Center. She has been with the agency since 1998 and has served as program director, among other positions. Bryant is certified by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professional Board as a chemical dependency counselor assistant. She also is an American Correctional Association auditor, the highest level of auditing in the corrections field in the U.S.

LaVerne Peakes '06 (M171) graduated from the University at Buffalo, SUNY (Buffalo, New York) with a master's degree in urban planning in May 2008.

Sandra Moeglin '06 (M194) was hired as treasurer for Marlington Local Schools. Previously, Sandra was treasurer for Brown Local since 1999.

Mattathias Johnson '06 was ordained minister of music under Holy Mountain Deliverance Ministries in Cleveland, where he is director of the choir and praise and worship. He also works for Cleveland Clinic Health Foundation as a cardiovascular insurance and registration officer; and is an independent recording artist. He recorded three songs in 2007 that received radio play in Cleveland, New Jersey, Baltimore, and San Francisco. He is working on recording a full-length album entitled "Real Talk Gospel." He lives on the west side of Cleveland.

Scott Indermuhle '06 (M193) was named project team lead-customer service for Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems.