HEELA AZIZI Master of Healthcare Administration Heela Azizi is pursuing a Master of Healthcare Administration degree while simultaneously completing medical school. Heela has been part of the Keeping Families Healthy project, which educates parents on immunizations, nutrition plans and lifestyle modifications for at-risk children in her local community of Flushing, New York. Through this, Heela firmly believes knowledge is part of the healing process and empowering patients to be able to be self-sufficient will improve the quality of life of all people. Her goal upon completion of her medical and master’s in Healthcare Administration degrees is to be able to educate people about the components of a healthy lifestyle, in order for them to know how to better maintain a healthy lifestyle. DANAE STEWART M.S. in Business Psychology Danae Stewart is a resident of Corona, Calif., and is working long distance toward a M.S. in Business Psychology degree, while founding a nonprofit organization called Project Unleashed, which is designed to bring maturity and transformation into people’s lives while remaining connected to larger social needs. In her application for this scholarship, Danae stated the goal of Project Unleashed is to enable individuals to live with character, integrity and trustworthiness as they chase their unique life mission. While people may have similar destinations, the paths to completing those similar missions are distinctive. Danae describes her job as helping others find and fulfill their mission, while maintaining a virtuous lifestyle. Her goal upon completing her degree is to be able to scale this impactful organization. SAMANTHA ARENAS B.S. Healthcare Management Samantha Arenas is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management, having worked at Mount Carmel nearly her entire adult life. A resident of Grove City, Ohio, Samantha became involved in Mount Carmel’s Outreach program for the homeless and uninsured. Shortly thereafter, Samantha knew she wanted to get more involved and, after visiting the site and seeing firsthand the kind of care Outreach provided the community, Samantha developed the first annual Mount Carmel Group Outreach Speed Drive, providing those in need with everyday essentials. The drive was a huge success and is now an annual event at Mount Carmel. Paraphrasing Ben Franklin, Samantha reflected: “I was told, I was taught and I got involved.” SAMUEL RENFROE Master of Public Administration Samuel Renfroe is pursuing a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree. For the past four years, he has been the director of grant development at North Central State College and has been instrumental in obtaining federal, state and private grants for his community to assist with education, training and a mentoring program for middle school students. Through Sam’s efforts, programs have been developed to enable students to stay enrolled and complete their degrees. His motivation is a simple one: to see these students graduate each May and obtain new jobs and promotions. Sam is now also responsible for government relations at North Central State and, by earning his MPA, he plans to continue to help others reach their education goals. Sam resides in Mansfield, Ohio. Ifyouwouldliketomakeacontributiontothe1902LeadershipCircleScholarship,visitalumni.franklin.eduorcontacttheOfficeofAlumniEngagementandDevelopmentat614.947.6062. 1902 SCHOLARSHIP LEADERSHIP CIRCLE The 1902 Leadership Circle Scholarship, established in 2009, is awarded annually to undergraduate and graduate students who make a positive contribution to the economic and/or social good of their local communities. This competitive scholarship requires students to write an essay, comparing their drive, tenacity and entrepreneurial spirit, to that of the University’s namesake Benjamin Franklin. Donors to the Leadership Circle Scholarship make an annual contribution of $1,902 in tribute to the year Franklin University was established. Since its inception, the Leadership Circle Scholarship program has provided scholarships to 29 students who are making a difference by enriching the lives of their communities. Attendees at the 1902 Leadership Circle reception included recipients, their families, donors to the scholarship, Franklin faculty and staff. MAKING A DIFFERENECE CLASS NOTES MAKING A DIFFERENECE CLASS NOTES 2000s 2010s 1990s Elfi DiBella ’93 serves as president and CEO of the YWCA Columbus and was featured on the November 2016 cover of Columbus CEO Magazine. John Stinnett ‘99 recently defended his dissertation and has received his doctorate in information management from Syracuse University. Steven Wiseman ‘99 has been working for the University of California since 2011 as the manager of talent acquisition at UC Irvine Health in Orange County. He recently received a promotion to become the director of talent acquisition at UC San Francisco Health System and Campus. He and his partner are excited to relocate and start exploring the Bay Area. Kim Sanchez ‘02 retired from the federal government on March 31, 2016, after 32 years of service. Kim and her husband have moved from New Mexico to Colorado, where they plan to spend their retirement years when not traveling to visit family and friends across the United States. John Fulton ‘03 spent 30 days in Oman as a part of the Franklin Visiting Scholar program in February 2016. The University conducts the program with the Modern College of Business and Science in Muscat, the capital and largest city of Oman. John spent his time teaching an undergraduate computer science course, assisting with course and instruction evaluation, and conducting a seminar for students, faculty and staff. Kurry Klingel ’03 earned Jianghan University’s 2016 Distinguished Foreign Teacher of the Year award. There are about 40 foreign teachers at the university from all over the world, teaching a variety of subjects. Jeffrey K. Scott ’04 is the Notre Dame College police chief. In September 2016, he successfully completed a rigorous 10-weeks of training to graduate from the prestigious FBI National Academy. Jonda Vance ’06 has joined Battelle Memorial Institute as a research scientist quality management systems specialist. She currently supports the advanced analytics and healthcare research group in developing quality systems for their clients. Natasha Gates ’09 is a corporate compliance and reporting paralegal in the legal department at Washington Prime Group Inc., a real estate investment trust company. James Scibelli ’12 serves as senior operations manager for Verizon Wireless, managing the day-to-day operations of two mobile switching centers in the greater- Pittsburgh, Penn., area. Brandee (Wilson) Terry ’12 started her own small business in March of 2016 joining LuLaRoe as a fashion consultant. Nichole Bandenburg ’14 serves as Cooking Matters coordinator, Ohio SNAP-Ed program and co-author of a $55,000 grant from the Walmart State Giving Program. The funding will allow the SNAP-Ed Cooking Matters team to provide lesson plan meals and groceries during two, 6-week Cooking Matters courses at 20 select Ohio counties. CLASS NOTES WHAT’S NEW & NOTABLE Have some news you’d like to share? Submit your Class Note online. Your fellow alumni would love to know what’s new with you. Share your news about career changes, marriages, accomplishments, new affiliations, and additions to your family. If you would like to submit a Class Note, go to alumni.franklin.edu and click on the “Stay Connected” link. Once you log into your alumni account, you can submit your news to our office for posting online and in the next issue of Clocktower. We look forward to hearing from you! IN MEMORIAM Reva Alexander 12/24/2016 Robert Bacon 01/22/2016 Patricia Beecher 12/23/2016 Bruce Bennett 09/07/2016 Dana Binford 04/08/2016 Michael Bowersock 03/13/2016 Curtis Braswell 06/03/2016 Stephen Brenner 08/15/2016 Dan Browne 10/02/2016 George Bubalo 04/24/2016 Mary Bubalo 02/19/2016 Michael Campbell 04/11/2016 Harold Clyburn 07/28/2016 Terri Cuckler 08/16/2016 Kristopher Dalzell 07/09/2016 Linda Darnell-Blakeway 04/28/2016 Robert Devolld 10/14/2016 Edward Dimin 06/04/2016 Michael Donohoe 11/22/2016 Phillip Ennis 04/14/2016 Joseph Filippi 10/06/2016 William Foster 06/18/2016 Edmund Giorgione 04/12/2016 Carrie Goss 06/18/2016 Audrey Hall 04/06/2016 Katriece Hightower-Lockett 04/11/2016 Melvin Hyler 09/28/2016 Robert James 08/17/2016 Nakeysha Johnson 03/14/2016 Michael Karbula 11/20/2016 Paulie Kessler 07/28/2016 Daniel Lahmon 12/01/2016 Charles Longshore 12/30/2016 Linda Lowry 03/02/2016 James McCoy 07/12/2016 Terry Meinberg 02/23/2016 Thomas Miller 10/06/2016 P. Scott Morley 05/13/2016 David Noethlich 04/11/2016 Virginia Pattison 08/15/2016 Andrew Pearson 09/01/2016 John Renault 10/14/2016 Lucille Rich 11/18/2016 Charles Rodgers 02/17/2016 Craig Saulters 12/02/2016 Lee Sensibaugh 09/02/2016 William Six 12/05/2016 Donald Stouder 12/08/2016 Jamie Sweeney 04/16/2016 Robert Tanner 07/12/2016 John Taylor 08/21/2016 Sheila Thurman 07/04/2016 Herbert Truax 03/14/2016 Marjorie Ulrey 06/25/2016 Larry Voelker 12/23/2015 Shane Von Deylen 08/12/2016 Gary Wade 10/11/2016 Chari White 10/30/2016 Rene’ Yandrich 12/01/2016 20. | Clocktower 2017 | alumni.franklin.edu 21. A magazine for alumni and friends of Franklin University |