Purdue Club of NW OH
P O Box 621
Maumee OH 43537
Purdue Club of
Northwest Ohio
Spring 2008 NEWS:
Basketball Viewing
Although IU won the basketball game, Purdue alumni won the attendance battle as we watched the game with IU alumni! It was a great game and a good venue at Ralphie’s in Perrysburg. It was such a good venue that we returned on March 9 to watch the men’s basketball team beat Michigan and then watched the Boilermaker women play.
Annual Dinner
The Annual Dinner was held at Mancy’s Italian (Monroe Street) on March 20. Fifteen alumni and guests enjoyed the chance to connect and make new friends. Brandi Nichols, our contact at Purdue Alumni Association, showed a power point of campus. Jim Tomlinson coordinated a silent auction of Purdue articles with the proceeds going to the Purdue Club or Northwest Ohio scholarship fund. Andy Mance was awarded the Alumni of the Year for the local club for spearheading the tailgate party when Purdue played University of Toledo in September 2007.
Scholarship Awarded
Matthew Kwiatkowski, a current freshman in Pre-Pharmacy, from Clyde, Ohio is the recipient of the first scholarship from the Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio. Congratulations, Matthew!
You can contribute
to the scholarship fund by sending a check payable to Purdue University.
Be sure to put Northwest Ohio club in the memo line! Checks need to be
mailed to:
Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center
C/O Ben Paolillo
403 W. Wood St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
** Donations are tax deductible and Purdue University will provide statements for tax purposes
Upcoming Events
Wine Tasting – Thursday, April 17 at Vino100, 3355 Briarfield Rd in Maumee (in the same center with Carraba’s and Abuela’s). Income tax deadline was April 15, so come and enjoy 4 different wines plus cheese and crackers for the low price of $10 per person. The fun starts at 7pm. Contact Jim Tomlinson at jt1945@sbcglobal.net
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – Our service project this year is walking in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Saturday, May 10. The 3.1 mile walk takes place at Town Center at Levis Commons in Perrysburg. There is no cost to walk and you don’t have to make a contribution, although there is an online donation form for the Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio. The goal is $500. We have reached $400 with on-line contributions and have another $200 in checks that will be turned in the day of the walk. If you want to contribute, click here or enter the link below in your address bar
If you want to walk, please contact Marilyn Zielinski at 419.474.9621 (evenings). Be sure to wear your Purdue t-shirt!
Bronze Level or above!
Last year we achieved the Bronze level and were awarded funds to use for club purposes and for scholarship. We hope to achieve the Silver or Gold level this year. For the silver level we need to get 6 new PAA members and do 1 program from each of the critical values listed above. To reach gold status, we need to get 9 new PAA members and do 12 projects with at least 1 from each of the critical values. If you have not joined PAA, please do so. Spouses also can join and count as new members!
Please be sure to visit our webpage on the PAA website: http://www.purduealum.org/toledo/ You will find all the latest news about the local club and activities.
If you aren’t a member of the local club, you can join for a low fee of $15 for an individual membership or $20 for a family membership. Contact Justin Miller at 419-874-6721 or e-mail him at snu1819@hotmail.com
Meet the Social and Membership officer of Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio
Jim Tomlinson is a native of Trotwood, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. He graduated from Trotwood-Madison schools in 1963 and was one of the 1st to occupy McCutcheon Hall at Purdue that fall. Jim started in engineering but switched to Supervision in the School of Technology. He participated in ROTC and was on active duty in the Army after graduation.
Meanwhile, Norma Jean Spencer was born in Valparaiso, Indiana and went to Purdue to pursue her nursing degree. Norma lived in Earhart Hall and on Sunday night she and her roommate cooked dinner for Norma’s brother at his apartment. One of his friends that frequently showed up was Jim Tomlinson!
Jim and Norma were married in 1968 and have lived in several places including Parma (OH), South Korea, Dayton, Napoleon (OH), and Stow (OH). Jim worked for high tech companies – made the first microfilm viewers for the military, another that made electro-thermal actuators, and one that made medical diagnostic equipment. Jim also had his own business that provided computer sales and service to small businesses and professionals.
Starting in 2001, they followed where Norma’s career led and lived in Ann Arbor (MI), Kingsport (TN). They are now in Toledo where Norma is the Associate Vice President, Associate Executive Director and Chief Nursing Officer at The University of Toledo Medical Center.
Fall 2007
NEWS:
Annual Dinner
The Annual Dinner was held at the Toledo Club on May 17. Twenty-five alumni and guests enjoyed the chance to connect and make new friends. John Muller, Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Relations, and Mike Braughton, Senior Director, of the John Purdue Club shared news about the athletic teams and campus improvements. Marilyn Zielinski was awarded the Alumni o fthe Year for the local club.
Bronze Level Award
The Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio was awarded the Bronze Level award for doing the items listed below during the previous year. In addition to promoting Purdue in the community through service and local publicity, we had to get 3 new PAA members during the year.
Service – Community Service: Book drive.
Pride – Purdue Pride: Submit a club success story to your staff liaison for possible publication to the ALUMNUS magazine.
Respect – Scholarship: Raffles/silent auctions to raise dollars.
Responsibility – Club Service: Publish a club newsletter.
Tradition – Social: Game watchings, monthly dinner clubs, annual meeting, etc.
Tradition – University Support: Host an annual dinner with a campus rep.
Purdue vs. University of Toledo football
Purdue’s football team traveled to Toledo for the first game of the 2007 season. Over 250 alumni and friends of Purdue started the evening by getting acquainted during a tailgate party and then cheered the Boilermakers on to a 52 – 28 victory over the Rockets. Special thanks to vice-president Andy Mance who organized the event!
Plans for 2007/2008
We hope to achieve the Silver or Gold level this year. For the silver level we need to get 6 new PAA members and do 1 program from each of the critical values listed above. To reach gold status, we need to get 9 new PAA members and do 12 projects with at least 1 from each of the critical values. We were able to count the tailgate and events surrounding the Purdue game at UT for 3 programs!
We are planning some projects and programs and welcome your ideas. Please email any officer with your ideas!
Please be sure to visit our webpage on the PAA website: http://www.purduealum.org/toledo/ You will find all the latest news about the local club and activities.
If you aren’t a member of the local club, you can join for a low fee of $15 for an individual membership or $20 for a family membership. Contact Justin Miller at 419-874-6721 or e-mail him at snu1819@hotmail.com
Meet the Vice-President of Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio
Andy Mance, vice-president, is a native of Joliet, Illinois. He graduated from Purdue in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering while his sister Pat Cummings received her degree in pharmacy and her husband Dave received a masters in engineering in 1975. Andy started at Owens Corning in the corporate engineering department and then transferred to Valparaiso and then came back to Toledo. While the product manager in OC’s marketing department, Andy decided he wanted to own his own company. Two years later, Andy found Executone Communications Systems and went out on his own. Executone sells, installs, and maintains business telephone systems, healthcare communications systems, and security systems.
Andy and his wife Melanie have two sons. Tony graduated from Purdue in 2004 and is in law school in San Diego. Austen is an 8th grader in Sylvania schools and plans to follow dad and big brother at Purdue. Melanie is the Director of Marketing and Advertising at Spartan Chemical in Maumee and is working on her master’s degree in organizational development.
Andy is a member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and Sylvania Rotary Club.
High School Mentor
Do you remember what it was like when you were deciding where to go to college? Do you wish you could have asked someone what the college experience was like? If so, you can help young people in northwest Ohio as they consider where they will attend college. Please complete the form below. We will compile a list and send to the high school counselors in your area.
Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio
High School Mentoring
We are gathering the names and contact information of alumni who are willing to talk to high school students interested in applying to Purdue. This list will be sent to guidance counselors at high schools in Northwest Ohio. The counselors may contact you or they may give your name and phone number to students.
This may require meeting with the student and his/her parents to talk about your experiences at Purdue and your career.
Please complete the form if you are willing to have your name given to guidance counselors and students. Return form to Marilyn Zielinski, 2163 Eastbrook Dr, Toledo, 43613 or e-mail to marilyn709@sbcglobal.net
High School Mentoring Volunteer
Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio
Spring 2007
The Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio is back!
After a few years of inactive status, the Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio is bringing the Purdue spirit back to the area. The re-birth started in May 2006 with an annual dinner held at the historic Inverness Club in Toledo. It was an opportunity to meet and greet old friends plus make new contacts.
Volunteer officers came forward: Justin Miller (2002 in Small Business & Retail Management) is president and treasurer, Andy Mance (1974 in Electrical Engineering) is vice-president/president elect, Lindsay Rawlings (2003 in Chemical Engineering) is social director and webmaster, Marilyn Zielinski (1973 in Elementary Education and History) is secretary, and Barry VanHoozen (1981 in Ag Economics) is member-at-large.
Please be sure to visit our webpage on the PAA website: http://www.purduealum.org/toledo/ You will find all the latest news about the local club and activities.
If you aren’t a member of the local club, you can join for a low fee of $20 for an individual or family membership. Contact Justin Miller at 419-874-6721 or e-mail him at snu1819@hotmail.com
Executive Committee Report
We revised the bylaws and submitted them to Purdue Alumni Association (PAA) for approval. We then looked at some of the suggested activities for local clubs. Local clubs can work toward Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. Each level requires clubs to do activities; and, depending on the level achieved, the club receives a rebate from PAA!
Here are the activities we decided to work toward in the current fiscal year, July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007.
Discovery – Students Programs: Provide a list of alumni club members to school counselors as a source for potential students and parents. Please see article below about High School Mentoring opportunities.
Service – Community Service: Book drive. Done and delivered on December 14. Please see article below about Mom’s House.
Pride – Purdue Pride: (1) Submit a club success story to your staff liaison for possible publication to the ALUMNUS magazine. The book drive story submitted to PAA and appeared in the March/April issue on page 32. (2) Obtain local news coverage for a club event or program.
Respect – Scholarship: (1) Award scholarship(s) to Purdue student(s) attending a Purdue campus. (2) Raffles/silent auctions to raise dollars. We did a 50/50 raffle at the Champs Bowl viewing. (3) Solicit donations through annual mailers. (4) Golf outing as fundraiser.
Responsibility – Club Service: (1) Publish a club newsletter. (2) Host an event for a target audience.
Tradition – Social: (1) Game watchings, monthly dinner clubs, annual meeting, etc. We gathered to watch the Champs Bowl at Ralphie’s in Maumee. (2) Host an event to support Purdue athletics.
Tradition – University Support: (1) Send a club representative to the annual Club Officers Conference. (2) Host an annual dinner with a campus rep. See article below. (3) Make a donation to a university program (not a scholarship). (4) Have a prominent alumni speak to the club.
Meet the President – of Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio
Justin Miller’s hometown is Royal Center, IN where he graduated from Pioneer High School. He enrolled at Purdue in 1997 and graduated in 2002 in Small Business and Retail Management. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He missed seeing the Purdue/IU game in 2006 because he got married that day. His wife, Jennifer, is a graduate of Ohio University and received her masters from University of Toledo and is a speech/language pathologist. Justin does outside sales for Enterprise Leasing. Justin enjoys traveling, dining out, and sports including curling, golf and volleyball. He says the thing he most enjoys about northwest Ohio is the fact that he met his wife here.
Book Drive for Mom’s House
The club held a book drive for the children who are at Mom’s House, located close to St Vincent’s Medical Center in Toledo. Mom’s House provides help for young women with preschool children. The mission and philosophy of Mom’s House is to prepare young women for the goals of balancing educational goals with responsible parenting. The mothers receive free child care in exchange for helping at the House. They also receive tutoring, counseling, and weekly parenting classes. The children enjoyed the visit and reading the new books. We submitted this as a news story and it appeared in the March/April issue of Purdue Alumnus.
High School Mentor
Do you remember what it was like when you were deciding where to go to college? Do you wish you could have asked someone what the college experience was like? If so, you can help young people in northwest Ohio as they consider where they will attend college. Please complete the form below. We will compile a list and send to the high school counselors in your area.
Purdue Club of Northwest Ohio
High School Mentoring
We are gathering the names and contact information of alumni who are willing to talk to high school students interested in applying to Purdue. This list will be sent to guidance counselors at high schools in Northwest Ohio. The counselors may contact you or they may give your name and phone number to students.
This may require meeting with the student and his/her parents to talk about your experiences at Purdue and your career.
Please complete the form if you are willing to have your name given to guidance counselors and students. Return form to Marilyn Zielinski, 2163 Eastbrook Dr, Toledo, 43613 or e-mail to marilyn709@sbcglobal.net
High School Mentoring Volunteer
Annual Dinner
Joe Muller and Mike Braughton from the John Purdue Club will be special guest speakers at the annual dinner. The dinner will be Thursday, May 17, 6-9 pm at the Toledo Club, 235 14th Street in near downtown Toledo.
Cost is $60 per person which includes dues for the local club for 2007/2008. Information will be sent through the mail or you can copy the form from our website and return to Justin Miller.
Press here for a map http://maps.yahoo.com/index.php#mvt=m&q1=235+14th+street+Toledo+Oh&trf=0&lon=-83.544652&lat=41.654942&mag=3 General directions: Driving NORTH on I-75, use the downtown exit. This becomes Erie Street. Turn left on Madison Street and the left again on 14th street. The Toledo Club is on the right. Driving SOUTH on I-75, use the downtown exit (Washington Street), stay in the left lane which becomes 11th Street. Turn left on Madison Street and then left again on 14th Street. The Toledo Club is on the right.
Purdue vs. University of Toledo Football at the Glass Bowl
Hold September 1 to watch the Boilermakers meet the UT Rockets at the Glass Bowl. You can join other Boilermaker fans at a tent before the game. For $60 per person you receive a reserved seat ticket to the game, food and drink. The deadline to reserve your spot is July 15. More details will follow on our webpage at PAA.
