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ALUmNI NEWs IN mEmORIAm Births Selena C. (Staley) Myers, BS ’99, MS ’09 and Michael R. Myers, BS ’03, welcomed daughter Ava Grace Myers, born Dec. 22, 2008. Gertrude Badger Gertrude Badger died Sept. 22, 2009. Mrs. Badger received a bachelor of arts degree from The Ohio State University. She received a master’s degree in education from Kent State University. Mrs. Badger joined the faculty of The University of Akron in 1965. As an associate professor in the College of Education, she taught reading until her retirement in 1977 when she received the prestigious “Teacher of the Year” award. The Gertrude Badger Elementary Education Scholarship at UA was established by Mrs. Badger to commemorate her career and life-long commitment to education. Contributions may be made to the Development Department of The Cleveland Orchestra (where her granddaughter Emma Shook is a violinist) or to The University of Akron Foundation. Marriages tiffany diLauro, BA ’92, and Henry Roemer were married on August 19, 2009. Laura hollerman, BS ’06, and Brian Porto, BS ’06, were married on June 27, 2009. Molly Mcguire, BA ’06, and Andrew Palmer, BS ’07, were married August 29, 2009. In Memoriam Robert J. Allen, BSME ’49, Phi Sigma Kappa, August 24, 2009 h. Stuart Alspach, BS ’56, March 8, 2009 george e. Anderson, former UA faculty member, August 6, 2009 Rev. J. Stanley Barnes, BSED ’50, Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Si gma Al pha, January 17, 2009 dr. Samuel M. Caplin, BS ’39, MS ’41, Alpha Epsilon Pi, July 4, 2009 Malina Coleman, UA Associate Professor of Law, October 25, 2009 William W. daggett, MS ’70, November 2, 2008 Suzanne M. day, BA ’95, March 30, 2009 Anita L. dean, UA administrative secretary, August 10, 2009 Robert decatur, BA ’42, August 19, 2009 Leticia Chavez Fischer, BA ’71, MA ’82, October 24, 2009 Stephen d. hardesty, JD ’73, September 3, 2009 edward S. Kolesar, Jr., BS ’73, ROTC member, Tau Beta Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Eta Kappa Nu, October 7, 2009 earl R. Leatherman, BA ’40, September 9, 2009 Barbara d. Mathews, BS ’66, MS ’74, August 29, 2009 Ladonna d. Mills, BS ’09, August 13, 2009 helen V. Reese, BSED ’56, MSED ’60, March 22, 2009 Michael J. Rehfus, BS ’83, November 10, 2009 Peggy J. Shallenberger, administrative assistant, UA’s Wayne College, November 26, 2009 Arthur L. Stube, BSME ’50, Lone Star, June 19, 2008 Colonel Russell g. Vermillion, U.S. Army (retired), BSBA ’52, Phi Sigma Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, August 27, 2009 John S. Volk, BSA ’66, Phi Delta Theta, October 1, 2009 Editor’s Note: Raymond E. McChesney, Jr., Class of ’37, was incorrectly included in the In Memoriam of the Summer 2009 Akron Magazine. We are happy to report that Mr. McChesney is alive and well, and we regret the error. Dr. Lathardus Goggins Dr. Lathardus Goggins, former associate dean of UA’s Graduate School and a professor emeritus of geography and planning, died Dec. 4, 2009. Goggins received a B.A. from Central State University, a master’s from The Ohio State University, a Ph.D. from St. John’s University, and an Ed.D. and M.S.T.E. from UA. He was employed with The University of Akron for 36 years, retired in 2005. In 1999, he was the first African-American to receive a UA rocking chair for 30 years of service. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Dr. Lathardus Goggins Endowed Scholarship Fund, Development of Development, The University of Akron. Dr. James Lindsay White Dr. James Lindsay White, the Harold A. Morton Professor of Polymer Engineering, died Nov. 26, 2009. Professor White founded two polymer engineering programs, the first at the University of Tennessee and the second at The University of Akron. He also founded the International Polymer Processing Society that holds at least two annual meetings around the world. As a leader in his field, he founded two journals: The Journal of Polymer Engineering and The International Polymer Processing Journal. | 28 |

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