Alumni Council
Overview
The Baldwin Wallace University Alumni Council is the Executive Board of the BW Alumni Association. The alumni council includes the officers of the Alumni Association, Council-at-Large members, presidents of alumni organizations who serve ex officio and past presidents of the Alumni Association who are lifetime members. Members of the alumni council typically serve a term of three years.
Mission
The mission of the alumni council is to represent the interests of BW alumni and to serve as informed ambassadors for the University. The alumni council meets several times per year; since 2020, all meetings have been virtual or in person with a virtual option. Council members volunteer in support of a variety of BW initiatives and select recipients of the Alumni Merit Award and the Family Heritage Award. Members are expected to attend alumni events on and off-campus as their schedule permits. Proximity to campus is not a requirement, as there are many opportunities to get involved remotely.
Serve on the Alumni Council
To learn more about serving on the alumni council, please email bwalumni@pottrocker.net. You may also submit a nomination here. Self-nominations are also encouraged.
Updated November 2022
Officers of the Alumni Council
President
Jeff Dettmer '94
First Vice President
Brianna Razzante '15, '19 (MAEd)
Second Vice President
Penny Forster '01
Third Vice President
Amy McGahan '92
Immediate Past President
Doug Goepfert '68
Council-at-Large (listed alphabetically)
Carlynn Arthur '18
Leslie Bamann '75
Shanice Christopher Brown '10
Bob Buchanan '87 (MBA) - Ex Officio, MBA Association
Tony Cipollone '92, '01 (MAEd)
Cindy A. Cogswell '11 (MAEd)
Kathy Conway-Molek '91
Dennis Campbell, Jr. '12 (MAEd)
Jim Dettmer '67
Jody Dettmer Halley '92
Lauren Hanna '08
Julie Jones '92 - Ex Officio, Brown & Gold Club
John Kapusta '87
Rebecca Kapusta '13
Nicole Krejci '92
Amy Manzo '08
Greg Mason '84
Margaret "Muggsy" Bade Mason '59
Cory McComas '13, '13 (MBA)
Karen Melton '87, '90 (MBA)
Ralph Moody '80
Kathy Papp '96, '02 (MBA)
Lily Pattyn '19 - Ex Officio, Women for BW
Mark Peracchio '84
Kiara Rivera '22 (MPH)
Armand Rivers '15, '15 (MBA)
J.R Rudolph '16
Donna Bade Shirey '66
Richard Teel '13
Laurie Yonovitz Stauber '78
Tony Walker '92
Philip Wallace '13
Ruth Rought Westbrook '69, '85 (MAEd)
Rachel Wilken '16
Pam Zwolinski-Gliozzi '96
Past Presidents
1973-74
Wallace
R.
Steffen
'47
1977-79
Clyde
Bartter
'53
1979-81
Joan
Dondrea
Lowry
'56
1983-84
Thomas
G.
Clevidence
'72
1984-85
Patricia
Cirigliano
Ciancutti
'57
1985-86
William
B.
Summers,
Jr.
'72
1991-92
Larry
Sklenka
'71
1994-96
Jim
Johnson
'78
2000-01
Linda
Lutz
Dettmer
'64
2002-03
Christopher
Zito
'80
2005-06
Jerry
Baron
'71
2007-08
Debra
Yost
Lyons
'94
2009-10
James
Westbrook
'69
2011-12
Dave
Petrus
'69
2015-17
Laurel
Zurawick
'92,
'98
MBA
2017-19
Curt
Brown
'90
2019-2021
Doug
Goepfert
'68
Past Presidents - In Memoriam
We remember with gratitude the following past presidents of the BW Alumni Association.
1920-21
Hilbert
T.
Ficken
1921-22
Frederick
Roehm
'02
1922-24
Frances
F.
Mills
1896
1924-26
Paul
E.
Bauer
1876
1926-27
Hilbert
T.
Ficken
'08
1927-28
Archie
M.
Mattison
1875
1928-29
Margaret
E.
Edwards
'07
1929-34
Elias
P.
Roe
1898
1934-36
Earl
R.
Henderson
'26
1936-38
Ethel
Pettit
Clark
'33
1938-41
Robert
K.
Homan
'27
1941-43
C.
Eugene
Bryenton
'23
1943-45
Harold
A.
White
'25
1945-46
Lewis
W.
Black
'25
1946-47
Richard
E.
Van
Almen
'37
1947-49
Harry
E.
Wells
'28
1949-51
Malcolm
Thomson
'27
1951-53
Peter
S.
Barno
'35
1953-55
Orton
B.
Stauffer
'35
1955-56
Hiram
L.
McDade,
Jr.
'38
1956-57
Homer
R.
Bomgardner
'40
1957-58
Hiram
L.
McDade,
Jr.
'38
1958-60
Roy
Seitz
'43
1960-61
James
M.
Snodgrass
'50
1961-63
Dr.
Jacob
O.
Kamm
'40
1963-65
Dr.
John
R.
Sinnema
'33
1965-67
Charles
S.
Greanoff
'37
1967-69
Nelson
G.
Spoth
'40
1969-71
Lee
Ellsworth
'50
1971-73
Dan
T.
Mihuta
'49
1974-77
Dr.
Robert
C.
Cawrse
'38
1981-82
Floyd
E.
Storey
'39
1982-83
Boyd
H.Warnsman
'62
1986-87
Georgia
Delis
Hook
'52
1987-89
Dr.
Thomas
Riemenschneider
'57,
'87
MBA
1989-91
Eloise
Shaefer
Tressel
'72
1992-94
Lee
Ellsworth
'50
1996-97
Joe
Mayer
'51
1998-99
Paul
"Sparky"
Adams
'69
2004
Fumiko
Lizik
Rice
'78,
'81
MBA
2013-15
Dave
Tressel
'73,
'78
MAEd