Marietta Magazine Archive

Marietta College is on the brink of a new era! In this edition of Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College, you'll read about President Jean Scott's retirement plans after the 2011-12 academic year and how she reflects on her tenure as the College's 17th and only woman president.

The magazine also commemorates the impact that Drs. Jim and Mabry O'Donnell have had on the quality of education offered at Marietta and on the lives of hundreds of students, staff and faculty, past and present. Having taught at Marietta since 1969, the O'Donnells prepare for the next stages of their lives as Emeriti Professors.

With campus still celebrating the Pioneer men reaching the Sweet Sixteen this winter, readers can also enjoy getting a back story behind the most successful Men's Basketball season in the College's history.

Take a moment to catch up with what's been happening in the lives of your fellow alumni as well as the news on campus.

Since the American Civil War, members of the Marietta College community have offered their services to aid in the nation's cause. Among the many interesting stories that you'll find in the Fall 2010 edition of Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College is a feature that recognizes the sacrifices that generations of students, faculty and staff have made to fulfill their patriotic duty.

A few Marietta College graduates reflect in the feature article on their lives at college before, during and after the country was involved in military conflicts and current students who recently left the battlefields in the Middle East talk about adjusting to life on campus today.

Inside this edition, you'll also read about the College's newest strategic plan, Focused on Distinction, and about students who are beginning to make their way into their chosen industries by way of completing summer internships.

There are plenty of interesting stories in this edition so take a moment to catch up on what's happening at Marietta.

There's music in the air…at Marietta College. This edition looks at Marietta's academic music program as well as the many ensembles and choirs that touch every department on campus. It also features Steven Moore '13, the 2008 National Banjo Champion who happens to be a biochemistry major at Marietta College.

Other interesting features in the magazine include a story about the captains of the 1974-75 basketball team reminiscing about their winning season, a touching article about U.S. Air Force Maj. John Matthews '89, who reached out to his alma mater while stationed in Afghanistan to ask for help in supplying the local children with educational material, and a story about a mother-daughter team, Jennifer'89 and Lauren Frank, who chose to write a book the helps other children cope with a cancer diagnosis.

On Feb. 14, 1835, the state of Ohio granted a charter to Marietta College to confer undergraduate degrees. For the coming year, the College is in celebration mode as the start of the fall semester marks the 175th anniversary of Marietta's charter. This edition explores what makes a liberal arts education from Marietta College timeless and how leadership is consistently examining ways to maintain the level of excellence that has been associated with Marietta College, just as Erwin Tower has been to campus.

Readers can also learn about 1994 alumna Michele Hodge Stallings' journey from Marietta College to being one of the top educators at an experimental charter school in rural North Carolina.

Earlier this year, the College celebrated the opening of the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. This edition takes a look at how Marietta prepares students majoring in the various branches of science to be lifelong learners in the various disciplines of science and how the liberal arts base to the education helps to prepare them for the ever-changing world of work.

The magazine also gives readers a glimpse into the life of Mike Eisenberg '09, a former Pioneer baseball standout who had a stint in the minor leagues but who is currently pursing a career in filmmaking. Another exciting story is about an International Leadership Studies major who is pursuing a Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate. Emily Davis '11 hopes to travel to disadvantaged countries to help young people learn a language that will open many doors for them in the future.

The fall edition of Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College sets its sights on the energy crisis and how a team of students, under the guidance of Ken Henning '69, a veteran of the oil exploration industry, examines the world's best energy practices for the next 100 years.

Without the aid of athletic scholarships or big recruiting budgets, Marietta College's coaching staff must rely on attracting student-athletes who are interested in gaining a liberal arts education first, and playing a sport second. The magazine takes an interesting look at how Marietta coaches reach out to potential student athletes and what typically draws them in to play for the Pioneers.

It wasn't your typical college class. While most students enjoyed Winter Break, more than a dozen of Dr. Jacqueline DeLaat's students interned with four major U.S. presidential campaigns in New Hampshire during the College's final J-Term course.

The 13 students, mostly political science majors, stumped for presidential hopefuls Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani during the Granite State's primary election season. From knocking on doors in freezing temps to corralling the media during a candidate meet-and-greet, read about how Marietta's students learned about the pressures facing political advisors during heated races in this edition of Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College.

Also in the magazine are stories about the new Director of Athletics, Larry Hiser, the invasion of the emerald ash borer, and a feature on Harrison Potter '08, a math and physics major who earned both the McCoy and the Rickey scholarships. This scholastic standout is also driven to excel on the course as a competitive cross country and track & field runner.

This edition of Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College focuses on the impact that the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business has had on the world through its scholars and their influences. Since the late Alma McDonough gave a multi-million dollar gift 20 years ago in honor of her late husband Bernard P. McDonough, the center has educated students on how to "give back the gift."

In addition to the McDonough stories, the magazine also introduces the new men's and women's basketball coaches —Jon VanderWal and Jill Meiring —and features a first-person narrative by McCoy Associate Professor of History, Dr. Matt Young, about how his experiences grading AP History exams for seven straight days shed light on the fact that today's American students have very little connection to their own history.

Since receiving its charter in 1835, Marietta College has provided a quality liberal arts education to generations of students. With the technological advances such as laptop computers, smart phones and wireless Internet access readily available to students, Marietta's professors continue to employ innovative approaches to educating the next generation of movers and shakers. The main feature in this edition showcases the truly inspired talent of the faculty and how the Pedagogy Committee encourages professors to develop and deliver teaching approaches and courses that challenge every student to think outside of the box.

Another interesting story in the magazine is about an alumni couple who helped complete the fundraising efforts for the Legacy Library project. One of the great professors in Marietta's history, Dr. Jack Prince, and his late wife Betty, are being honored by one of Dr. Prince's former students, Eric Dobkin '64 and his wife Barbara Berman Dobkin '65, who donated $2 million to the College to support the Legacy Library project. The gift will create the Jack E. and Betty O. Prince Forum in the new library.

The premiere edition of Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College spotlights how the College prepares students to live and work in the global society. One of the College's tenets is to foster internationalization. Among the many interesting features in Marietta's new alumni publication, you'll read about how students are encouraged to learn about other cultures by studying abroad and how the College is attracting an increased population of international students.

Also in this edition, the architects at Burgess & Niple, Inc., give readers a sneak peek into what the proposed Legacy Library will look like on campus and how the space will positively impact the College.