Alumni Achievement Award

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients 2009

Charles D. Beard '70

A lifelong resident of Defiance, Charles D. Beard graduated from Defiance College in 1970 where he majored in elementary education. He earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Toledo in 1973 and took additional studies at Bowling Green State University and Ashland University. The bulk of his career was spent as an administrator in private and public school systems in Defiance. He is currently director of the Middle Childhood Education Program at Lourdes College in Sylvania. He entered public service in 1984 with election to Defiance City Council. From 1990 to 2006 he was Council President. Charlie and his wife, Sandy (Reineke) Beard, also a DC alumnus, are the parents of four adult children, Chelsea, Adam, Nathan and Natalie.

Dee Ann Balser '67

Dee Ann (Miller) Balser has spent her teaching career in Northwest Ohio schools. From 1967 to 1974, she taught at Edgerton Schools. She was employed at North Central Schools from 1980 to 1984, and since that time has been employed at Montpelier Schools. Her career has centered on music education, and her high school show choir has competed and performed all over the U.S. and Canada. She graduated from Defiance College in 1967 and has additional studies at Defiance, Drake University, Marygrove College, and the University of St. Thomas. Dee and her husband, Thomas, are the parents of a daughter, Christine Spieth.

Nominations
Awarded to alumni who, in a dignified and meaningful way, have demonstrated leadership abilities and show promise of significant accomplishment in his/her chosen profession.

Criteria
Nominees must be alumni of Defiance College and have made outstanding achievements in his/her field of endeavor. The nominee must have demonstrated exemplary service to Defiance College, their community and society. To be eligible, nominees must also show loyal and unselfish service to Defiance College and the Defiance College Alumni Association.

Eligibility
Alumni of Defiance College must be living at the time of selection and be present on campus to receive the award. Alumni who are current employees of Defiance College are eligible for nomination while current members of the Executive Board of the Alumni Association are not.

Nominations - Nomination Form
Nomination forms for the Achievement Award can be obtained from the Alumni Office. Contact them at 419-783-2306 or alumni@defiance.edu.

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients

1974 -- Mr. Sutherland D. Miller '27 Mr. Frederick J. Brown '26	1975 -- Mr. Howard W. Sheuerman '26 Mr. Herbert S. Beane '22
1976 -- Mr. William A. Diehl '39 Mr. A. Mack Pemberton '37	1977 -- Mr. Richard W. Wohn '50 Mr. Owen Rice '21
1978 -- Mr. Randall F. Fullmer '24 Mr. Steffen P. Hoffman '52	1979 -- Mr. Elwin C. Newcomer '25
1980 -- Mr. Daniel P. Chao '49 Dr. Clara Queen Frederick '46 Dr. Esther L. Grant '29	1981 -- Dr. Robert Wright '43 Mr. George M. Smart '67 Dr. Harold A. McMaster '38
1982 -- Mr. Merle A. McDonald '48 Mr. C. Bruce Derricotte '50	1983 -- Mr. Floyd A. Hickok '83 Mr. Clyde E. Tisdale '58 Mr. William M. Jennings, III '61
1984 -- Miss Elizabeth Howsare '23 Mr. Raymond Weaver '29 Miss Nellie M. Gary '24	1985 -- Dr. Russell J. Hosler '32 Dr. Edward Kelly '42
1986 -- Dr. Carol Gilbert Miller '65 Mr. Jose M. Arellano '67 Mr. Raymond "Bill" Rex '38	1987 -- Mrs. Bonnie Bundy Bobbitt '69 Mr. Scott A. Brauer '70 Mr. Wendell P. Walker '56
1988 -- Dr. James F. Ladd '58 Mr. Steven D. VanDemark '76	1989 -- Mrs. Dorothea W. Tonnesen '29
1990 -- Dr. Charles D. Krouse '43	1991 -- Dr. Karl H. Weaner
1992 -- Mr. Oscar Bustillo '67	1993 -- Mr. William E. Mapes '59
1994 -- Col. Gregory V. Morton '68 Mr. John E. Zimmerman '50	1995 -- Dr. Antonio P. Linares '77
1996 -- Mr. Paul E. Flathmam '63 Mr. James D. Bonfiglio '50 Mr. Robert E. Bentley '72	1997 -- Dr. William H. Krouse '45 Mr. Carl L. Snyder '58 Mr. Jeffrey M. Welbaum '74 Dr. Robert L. Whitman '63
1998 -- Dr. David L. Gormsen '74 Mr. Michael Klein '75 Mr. Philip E. Mallott '78	1999 -- Mr. James D. Clark '75 Mr. James D. Hamliton '72
2000 -- Ms. Marjane L. Baker '65 Dr. Richard H. Sherman '68	2001 -- Mr. Thomas M. Muha '69 Dr. Frank A. Witzmann '76
2002 -- Mr. Keith M. Bell '78 Ms. Nancy J. Brown '67 Rev. Joseph E. Mills '81	2003 -- Mr. David L. Behrend '86 Ms. Mary Jane Huber '96
2004 -- Dr. L. Noel Rettig '68 Mr. Paul James Woodford '70	2005 -- Ms. Barbara J. Silvis '72 Mr. John D. Ashton '70
2006 -- Ms. Susan D. Barnes '78 Mr. Esquire Jauchem '69	2007 -- Hon. Denise M. Clayton '73 Dr. Robert Bashore '62
2008 -- Dr. Gary L. Dowler '65 Mrs. Marilyn R. Mallott '51 Ms. Mary A. Marvel '77	2009 -- Charles D. Beard '70 Dee Ann Balser '67

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