1960s class members – Photo by Geoff Hulse
ALUMNI NOTES:
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DALE BARE (’67 BSChE, ’68 MSChE):
Career:
- Staff ChE, Westhollow Research Center, Shell Chemical Co. 1067-92.
- Technical assistant in lawsuit by Hexion Chemicals, 8 months, 2005-2006.
Family:
- Married Suan in 1980. We yell at each other a lot, but we’re not giving up! 🙂
- Daughter Charissa works as a nurse’s assistant; working towards a BS in Nursing; likes Chris, both pronounced like a k.
- Brother Waye is a retired obstetrician.
- Sister Betty is a retired office manager. She has Alzheimer’s and is in assisted living.
- My parents are deceased (1997 and 1999).
- I had a stroke in 2007 which has resulted in some memory problems.
Favorite Memories:
- Joking about Batman and Robin before classes in 1964.
- Dr. Joe’s examples of self-appreciation vs. what’s needed to get the job done.
- The “Uncensored” by — guess who?
- Dr. Sweeny’s response to a question: “The STUDENT will note…”
- Foul-ups in Unit Ops — groups on two levels not hearing each other, overfilling the vat.
Activities:
- Doubting process cultural lore, making tests, collecting data, disproving the lore, recommending and implementing improvements.
- Taking pictures and videos, interviewing, making DVD’s displaying my ancestors, my generation, and the following generation.
- I always wanted to be a writer. After retirement I took creative writing courses, wrote dozens of short stories, submitted them to scholastic magazines, published none.
- I love traveling, hiking, biking. Recently fell off my bike twice in a month, injuring tendons in my right knee and tendons in my left shoulder. I bike no more.
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JAMES F. (JIM) DIETZ (’69 BChE, ’70 MSChe)
Career:
- Retired, Chief Operating Officer, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan
Family:
- Parents were farmers in Botkins, OH–Mother, Viola, is 92 and still living in Botkins!
- Happily married to Patricia (Berning) for 45 years.
- Father of four children, Anita (Frey), Bradley, Douglas, and Marcia (O’Donoghoe) with six grandchildren.
Favorite Memories:
- Working as a team with Steve Russel, Smith Howland, John Touisant and others to complete unit ops in summer 1968.
- Dr. Koffolt’s practical sense approach always resonated with me, perhaps because I had grown up on a farm.
- Professors Haering, Geanakopolis, Kay, Svanks, Hershey, and Brodkey each have unique styles and generate special memories.
- Jorge Guzman was a special classmate – warm and friendly.
Activities:
- Worked in Production, Operations Management my entire year; 24 yeras with Sohio Chemicals/BP Chemicals, and 17 years with Arcadian/Potash Corporation. I retired in June 2010.
- Hobbies are golf, gardening, raising chickens, and handiwork.
- We travel a great deal visiting our children spread from east to west coasts of USA, and visiting friends.
- My main interest – The Ohio State University, currently on the Board of Rentech Nitrogen
Photos:
- Photos:
Jim Dietz enjoys a laugh with friends at the Luncheon
Bob Brodkey and Jim Dietz
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JIM FLERCHINGER (’68 BSChE)
Career:
- 1968-1987- Process Engineer for Harshaw Chemical
- 1987-2009- Instrumentation Engineer for MK Ferguson
Family:
- I have been married for 16 years to the love of my life – Cathy.
Favorite Memories:
- Always enjoyed seeing Dr Koffolt with his bowtie and cigar in hand. I never saw him smoking the cigar.
- I also remember the informative and sometimes entertaining lectures by Dr. Brodkey.
- My most memorable course was the summer Unit Ops Labs.
Activities:
- While at Harshaw Chemical I had the opportunity to work on the development of an ion exchange process to produce a very pure colloidal antimony pent oxide for use as flame retardants.
- Cathy and I are both retired and we spend our time golfing, gardening and traveling.
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KENNETH J. FULK (’62 BSChE)
Career:
- Vice President – Manufacturing, Ziebart Products Group
- Operations Manager, Columbia LNG Corp.
- Process Development Engineer, Gulf Oil Red Center
Family:
- My niece, Paula (Fulk) Oren, and nephew, Wes Oren, graduated as ChemE’s in 1988.
Favorite Memories:
- First ChE class was in the spanking new (1959) Chem E building with Ed Hering as instructor.
- My closest classmates were Mike Winfield and Jerry Reid.
Activities:
- Best Job – Operations Manager of SHG Refining Plant of Columbia LNG Corp.
- Hardest I ever worked – a winter startup of the SNG Refining Plant – Synthetic Natural Gas made from ethane, propane, and butane
- Attended Penn State Executive Management Course in 1981
Photo:
Helen and Ken Fulk with Paula Oren
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LARRY GREEN (’68 BSChE, ’70 MBA Finance & Marketing)
Career:
- Amoco International/Chemicals/Corp: 1970 – 1986 — Various titles, the last one being V.P.
- Finance Samsung Petrochemicals, a joint venture in Seoul, Korea
- Whirlpool Asia/Corp: 1990 – 1996 — CFO Whirlpool Asia
- Quaker Oats: 1996 – 1998 — V.P. Finance & Controller – International Food Products
- HAVI Food Services: 1998 – 2002 — Chief Financial Officer
- PAREXEL International: 2002 – 2008 — V.P. & Corporate Controller
- Retired in 2008 and currently living in South Carolina
Family:
- Married for 45 years to Karen Green, an Education School graduate at OSU in 1968.
Favorite Memories:
- Unit operations, chemistry labs, surviving physical chemistry and too many math courses
- Sessions with Dr. Joe Koffolt
Activities:
- I was fortunate to have several expatriate assignments and to live for more than 12 years in Singapore, Korea and Japan, over a 20-year span. Most of my career involved extensive travel including Asia, Europe, and South & Central America.
- The highlight of my career was managing a worldwide staff of over 250 financial professionals for PAREXEL, an international Clinical Research Organization (CRO). PAREXEL’s corporate role is to help the drug industry find and bring to market drugs that help to cure, and/or prevent diseases and illnesses.
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RON HARRIS (’61 BSChE, ’61 MSChE)
Career:
- Adjunct Professor, The Ohio State University
- EVP of R&D, Nabisco
- VP Technology, Kraft USA
- VP R&D and Productivity, Anderson Clayton Foods
- Director of R&D Clorox: Group Leader, Development Engineer, R&D; P&G
Family:
- My dad was a Professor and Acting Dean of Pharmacy at OSU.
- Sister also graduated from OSU.
- Two children surviving and four grandchildren – one adopted from Ethiopia
Favorite Memories:
- We moved the unit ops lab from McPherson to the new Koffolt Lab and rigged the items for our unit ops course.
- We only had 28 or so members in the class and we all helped one another get through it. I remember the group study and problem solving gatherings.
Activities:
- Corporate vagabond. I have been bought four times. No fun.
- Fellow of the Institute of Food Scientists.
- Distinguished Grad and Meritorious Service to Students Award from the College of Engineering.
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JOHN M. SALLADAY (’68 BSChE, ’69 MSChE)
Career:
- 1968 – 1995: The Dow Chemical Company – Director roles in Application & Product Development, Market Development, New Business Development
- 1995 – present: Founder and Managing Director of NBID Associates, consulting firm that identifies major new business opportunities in materials and other fields
Family:
- Betsy and I have been married for 47 years. She is an OSU graduate in Dental Hygiene. We have four daughters and ten grandchildren.
- We lived for many years in Granville, Ohio and moved in 2005 to Carmel, Indiana, where all of our daughters and their children reside.
- My brother, Jeff, graduated with a BS in Information Science and my dad, John R. Salladay, and Betsy’s dad, Donald S. Covert, graduated from OSU College of Business, as did our son-in-law, Derek Webster.
- Betsy’s brothers, Don and Howard Covert are OSU grads in Optometry
Favorite Memories:
- When I was a senior in high school, my dad and I sat in Joe Koffolt’s office, saw the photos of all the past “jewels” on his wall and heard him expound on the special people that had passed through his department. That did it for me even though I had not even been considering OSU.
- Mostly, I remember, with a smile, the people of our class and the professors. We really got to know one another pretty darn well given that we were a small group often together for most of our waking hours!
- Especially memorable to me is Dr. Syverson who was not only a learned Chem E but also a fine role model of a gentleman and advisor. Of course like most other OSU Chem Es, I remember Unit Ops for lessons of discipline and perseverance.
Activities:
- Probably my most gratifying professional accomplishment revolves around establishing the principles and practices for identifying major new business opportunities, the foundation for our business of 18 years, and in serving and satisfying our clients.
- We feel most grateful in looking at the fruitful and loving lives of our daughters and their husbands and children.
- Betsy and I and our daughter Ellen, 39 who has Down Syndrome, enjoy traveling to our second home in Hilton Head and to various Marriott resorts around the US.
- Betsy and I have been and are involved in numerous discipleship activities that help people (including us!) grow as Christ followers.
- I now serve on the board of our Rotary club.
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JAMES W. SEBERT (’68 BSChE, MSChE)
Career:
- Engineer, Naval Propellant Plant (later Naval Ordnance Station and Naval Surface Warfare Center) Indian Head, Maryland, 1969 – 2000
Family:
- When I married in 1994, my wife and 3 grown children (2 girls and a boy) and 3 grandchildren (2 boys and a girl). Since that time the families have grown by five (4 girls and a boy).
- The oldest grandson has graduated from college and is a computer analyst. The oldest granddaughter is in medical school in Belize. The younger grandson is in college majoring in computer gaming. The other 4 granddaughters are a senior, junior, sophomore, and freshman in high school. The youngest, a grandson, is in pre-kindergarten.
Favorite Memories:
- My fondest memories are of my classmates, the field trip after our third year, and Unit Operations laboratory in the summer after our fourth year (especially the long hours and hard work).
- My favorite professors are Dr. Koffolt and Dr. Kay (my advisor). I am grateful for all that was taught to me to be a success.
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DOUGLAS (DOUG) E. SMITH (’68 BSChE, ’69 MSChE; Annapolis, MD):
Career:
- Business Unit manager, Director Marketing – PPG Industries
- Regional Manager, ComputerVision
- Guest lecturer at Chemical Engineering 750 speaker series, sponsor of Aldrich Styversion Memorial Scholarship.
Family:
- Married to Karen Wheeler Smith, (OSU Department of Education), two sons, both married with four grandchildren.
Favorite Memories:
- Excellent hands-on education from the ChemE professors.
- Real world experience with summer jobs programs, all leading to excellent preparation in the chemical (and computer software) industries.
Activities:
- Have enjoyed four excellent careers: First in the Chemical / Pharmaceutical industries; second in the computer hardware and software industry; third in the public sector managing the operation of Annapolis government – over 700 employees, budget of $80M; and fourth as a consult to start up companies.
- I am now semi-retired and enjoy sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and travel to Europe with my wife Karen of 45 years, and playing with 4 wonderful grandkids.
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JERRY PAUSCH (’61 BSChE):
Photo:
Jerry Pausch
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JOSEPH SUHRIE (’68 BSChE)
Career:
- Current Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Naples Community Hospital
- Process Engineer, Kvaerner
- VP of Refining, American Refining Group
- Operations Supt., Delta Refining
- Asst. Refinery Mgr., Wyoming Refining Co.
Family:
- Married 45 years to the most wonderful woman, Connie. A Kent State University Education Major.
- Daughter, Michelle, Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University, Nestle Co.
- Son, David, University of Dayton, Microsoft
Favorite Memories:
- Making it thru Unit Ops Lab.
- Moving to Chicago with Gerry Lehman and Doug Walters for balance of summer.
- Southern Spring Trip visiting different plants.
Activities:
- Primarily worked in Petroleum Refining for 25 years. Installed and started up first pipeline leak detection system in US (Hawaii). Installed and started up Catalytic system to remove lead from distillate in pipeline interface material.
- Started up two Direct reduction Units that converted iron ore to iron. One unit in Saudi Arabia and one in Venezuela.
- Had own dry cleaning plant for 8 years.
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JOSEPH L. TARABA (’68 BSChE, ’71 MSChE, ’77 PhDChE)
Career:
- I have been on the faculty of the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky since I received my PhD in Chemical Engineering.
Family:
- Married in 1980 to Charlotte, whom I met in Lexington, KY. She is a native of Middletown, OH and is presently a Business Manager for a department at Transylvania University in Lexington (remember your Latin – through the woods).
- Transylvania was the first established higher education school established west of the Appalachians and one of the first formal medical schools (which no longer exists) in the US.
- We have two daughters, both of whom just graduated with BS degrees, one in Nursing and the other in Studio Art and Graphic Arts.
Favorite Memories:
- Unit Operations Lab – particularly the view of the side walk while hanging out of the windows of the lab near the distillation tower, the long days and nights of writing reports, the heat of the triple effect evaporation unit.
- The professors that had influence: Syverson, Brodkey, and Webster Kay.
- I want to cite the day I made the decision to major in Chemical Engineering: it was after a meeting with Koffolt, on one of his energetic days. He just instilled in me a vision of a career that was compatible with my interests in science and mathematics.
Activities:
- I am a Professor and Extension Specialist with research, teaching, and extension education responsibilities. My objectives have been to work in rural communities, agricultural enterprises, government agencies and government interest groups in Kentucky – areas primarily associated with environmental issues related to air, water, and efficient use of natural resources
- My first major focus was initially to work with the state of Kentucky to implement the 1972 Clean Water Act relative to agriculture. This was followed by the development and delivery of educational programming for producers, state regulators, and agricultural advisors and consultants.
- My next major effort was leading a statewide water quality assessment of surface and groundwater quality relative to the impact of agricultural chemicals – this data was utilized in development of the KY Agricultural Water Quality Act which was the result of a commission of stakeholders on which I was technical advisor. As an Extension Specialist, my follow-up role was to develop and deliver educational programming to the public and agricultural community. Throughout all of this I consulted with individual growers, taught classes and carried out a research program that supported my extension education areas.
- I also consulted individual growers, taught classes, and carried out a research program that supported my extension education areas.
- Most recently (last 6 years), I have been working with the dairy farming community in Kentucky which is made up of small producers. The work focuses on a new dairy cow housing system to increase on-farm income, improve milk quality, animal health and welfare, facility design and environmental management, and resource utilization. This has been my most productive period in my career in terms of clear impact because this is one-on-one contact where you see the immediate impact to individuals and their enterprises. This will be my activity till I retire
Photo:
Joe Taraba – Outstanding in his Field
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DAVE WALTERS (’68 BSChE)
Career:
- DuPont Medical Products, 28 years.
- Started in process engineering and moved into line management advancing through several operations and technology management positions at the Brevard, NC site.
- Ended my DuPont career as a Senior Research Associate in R&D.
- Sterling Diagnostic Imaging and Agfa Corp., 4 years combined as Senior Research Associate.
- I retired from Agfa in 2000.
Family:
- I met my wife, Lonnie, while at OSU. We married right after graduation.
- My younger brother and wife both studied for three years at OSU in the mid-60s.
- A maternal uncle received a scholarship to play OSU basketball in the late 40s/early 50s
Favorite Memories:
- The unit ops experience: operating industrial scale equipment, analyzing and reporting the results, working with my classmates on teams.
- RTL could always find a deck of cards. A bridge game would often break out between classes or in idle periods during labs.
Activities:
- I led teams that received awards/special recognition for eliminating a static defect in X-ray film by improving film base thickness control, developing an X-ray film for the Japanese market, and developing an improved mammography film that could be produced on a modern coating machine.
- In retirement, Lonnie and I are caregivers for our only child, John, age 30, who was born with a debilitating genetic disorder. John graduated with honors from high school and attended courses at Furman University as a commuting student.
- We manage vacation rental property and enjoy boating, fishing, and raising dahlias.
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MICHAEL D. WINFIELD (’62 BSChE)
Career:
- President and CEO of Universal Oil Products (UOP)
Family:
- Married to Arlene who is a School Nurse for 49 years.
- Five children, oldest is a graduate from OSU Veterinary Medicine. Fifteen grandchildren.
- Have lived in Chicago area since graduation, except for 8 years when traveling the world commissioning oil refining and petrochemical plant and units.
Favorite Memories:
- Classmates great and supportive of each other.
- Dr. Koffolt was a second father to us all. He and the other professors made sure we were successful not only at OSU but in life.
Activities:
- Ended career at UOP. Ended career as President and CEO.
- Have been to over a hundred countries in my job.
- Have been a Board of Director of four companies.
Photo:
Mike Winfield