Class Notes

John Harris’ book Redemption in ’64: The Champion Cleveland Browns was published by Kent State University Press. He is an associate professor of journalism at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.

Ingrid Sponberg Stafford has been appointed to the Board of Directors for USA Technologies Inc.

Stephen Schumaker was sworn into his position as a Clark County (Ohio) Municipal Court judge in December 2018. His previous position was deputy attorney general for law enforcement for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

The Rev. Dan Powell retired in June 2019 after 32 years as pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield, Ohio.

Susan Palo Cherwien received the Faithful Servant Award from the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians at its national conference in June 2019 in Portland, Oregon. The award recognizes extraordinary contributions to the worship life of the church. In addition to performing oratorio and lieder concerts throughout the United States and Europe, she is the author of three hymn text collections and three volumes of reflections from hymn festivals she has presented. Several other Wittenberg alumni attended the conference, including Susan Knop Gobien ’68, Joanna Pretz-Anderson ’77, Jeff ’74 and Linda Haines Pannebaker ’72, Brian ’78 and Barbara Kauffmann Larson ’78, Wayne Wold ’79, and Paul Otte ’75MSM.

Steve Moore, head coach for the College of Wooster men’s basketball program, was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2019. He has a career coaching record of 846-245 in 38 seasons at Muhlenberg College and Wooster and ranks 12th all-time among NCAA men’s coaches in wins and second within NCAA Division III.

In October 2018, David S. Johnson received the E. Harvey Estes Physician Community Service Award from the North Carolina Medical Society. A pediatrician with Burlington Pediatrics for 38 years, he is active with the Alamance Chamber of Commerce and the Alamance County Economic Development Foundation.

Dr. Kim C. Byas Sr. has been appointed to lead Union Institute & University’s Master of Science in Health Care Leadership (MS-HCL) program.

Carlee Rader Drummer has been appointed as president of Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, New York.

Larry Baker was inducted in May 2019 into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements in basketball. As a member of the Wittenberg men’s basketball team, he was the highest-scoring collegiate player in Ohio in 1970- 1971 and was named Little All-America in basketball in 1971

Kristine “Tina” Anderson received the 2018 Ferrol Sams Fiction Award for her debut novel, The Crooked Truth, a coming-of-age story that takes place in rural Georgia in 1948. The book will be published by Mercer University Press in fall of 2020.

J.D. Titzel’s paintings and drawings were on display in September 2019 at Penn State New Kensington’s Art Gallery. According to a press release, he has worked as a fulltime artist for more than 20 years.

Pamela Phillips has retired from the Society for Vascular Surgery and moved to New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Charles Brookhart has retired after 16 years as Episcopal Bishop of Montana and is now living in Los Angeles. His fourth book, Language of Love: A Basic Christian Vocabulary, was published in 2018.

Charles V. Painter was inducted into the Ohio Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame in February 2019. He is the head tennis coach at Archbishop Alter High School, where his girls’ team went undefeated during the regular season in the fall of 2018. He lives in Centerville, Ohio, with his wife of 43 years, Karen.

Tim Hunter was inducted into the Paulding (Ohio) Athletic Hall of Fame on Aug. 30, 2019.

Susan Leigh Wright Furlong announces the publication of her first novel by Wild Rose Press, a historical romance set during the tumultuous reign of James V of Scotland entitled Steadfast Will I Be. She previously published two nonfiction books about her town of Tipp City, Ohio.

Dennis Eveleigh, retired Connecticut Supreme Court associate justice, was honored in November 2018 by the Stamford Old Timers Association in Stamford, Connecticut.

Robert Perry, former U.S. Ambassador and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, returned to campus in October 2018 to present the political science colloquium “U.S.-African Engagement 2000-2018.” In his 34-year career as a public servant, Perry served at U.S. embassies in the Central African Republic, Mexico, Ethiopia, and Chile.

Allan Slawson, girls’ and boys’ tennis coach at Shaker Heights High School in Ohio, reached his 1,000th coaching victory in April 2019. He has coached numerous district and state qualifiers and champions, as well as the 2000 state team champion in men’s tennis.