Community Award for his outstanding job
founding the Creative Writing Program at
University of North Carolina, as well as
his work in Louisiana, Connecticut, and
now Nebraska involving both writer and
community.
C. Renee Bauer Jarmolowicz 74 of
Deckerville won Best of Show this spring
for her handmade book, Woods, at the
opening reception for Calligraphic
Continuum 1978-1998, the Michigan
Association of Calligraphers (MAC)
annual juried exhibit, which this year
included four of Renees works. A
member of MAC since 1991, Renee
served as chair of the organizations 20th
anniversary committee this year. She is
also a charter member of the international
Association for the Calligraphic Arts.
Renees biography will be included in the
26th edition of Whos Who in the
Midwest, a companion to Whos Who in
America.
Susan Maher Muck 74 of Adrian was
nominated for the Daily Telegrams first
ever Citizen of the Year Award. The goal
of the award was to recognize those
people living in Lenawee County who
dont seek the spotlight, but help their
neighbors in a variety of ways.
Judith Maierle Williston 75 of
Bradenton Beach, FL was recognized as
Manatee County, Floridas 1998 Special
Programs Teacher of the Year. She is a
Manatee County School Board of
Education employee contracted as a
teacher by the Manatee Glens Adolescent
Recovery Center in Bradenton, Florida.
This is the first time the county has
honored a teacher who works in special
programs outside the traditional public
schools.
Darrell Issa 76, his wife, Kathy, and
their son, William moved from Ohio to
Vista, CA in 1985, and took the business
he and his wife founded, Directed
Electronics Inc., with them. Darrell
eventually got involved in Gov. Pete
Wilsons reelection campaign and the
GOP national convention in San Diego in
1996. He was also a player in the
campaign for Proposition 209, an initiative
voters approved to end racial preferences
for state hiring and school admissions.
Most recently, he gained national
attention in Californias June Primary as a
Republican challenger for the U.S. Senate
seat held by Democrat Barbara Boxer.
Merlin Mowery 76/A.S is currently
serving as president of the Village of
Clinton, a post he has held since 1996. A
32 year resident, he and his wife Wilma
have two children and 6 grandchildren.
He also is the undersheriff of Lenawee
County, serving as second in command.
Prior to his tenure with the Sheriffs
Department he was chief of police in
Tecumseh for 11 years, and served with
the Michigan State Police for 13 years.
Larry Richardson 76 of Adrian was one
of about 60 Lenawee County residents
nominated for the Citizen of the Year
Award but he disqualified himself
because he was a judge of the contest.
The goal of the award is to recognize those
people living in Lenawee County who
dont seek the spotlight, but help their
neighbors in a variety of ways.
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Kathy Felan Jay 82 of Battle Creek
received a recent promotion to Senior
Logistics Data Manager at Defense
Logistics Information Service: Aircraft
Structure and Components Branch. She
has worked for the Federal Government
for 18 years and is also a member of the
Siena Heights Board of Trustees and
Alumni Board.
John David Johnson 83 lives with his
wife, Sherri, in Santa Fe, NM, and is
currently an Agency Field Consultant at
State Farm Insurance.
Nancy Knight 77 of Adrian currently
works as a preschool teacher at the First
United Methodist Church Day Care and
Preschool Center.
Kenneth Kops 84 of Seoul, Korea, was
recently hired as a full time instructor by
Induk College in Seoul. Prior to this
position, he was a teacher at Dae Bang
Girls Middle School.
Kenneth Thompson 77 of Adrian
recently had an exhibit of his sculpture at
Monroe County Community College. Ken
owns Flatlanders Art Gallery in Blissfield
and teaches sculpture at the University of
Toledo, where he is also pursuing a master
of liberal studies degree.
John Detro 85 is living with his wife,
Morama, in Fort Benning, GA and is a
physician assistant with the U.S. Army.
He recently finished requirements for a
masters in family medicine/physical
assistant studies at the University of
Nebraska.
Rudy Nardon 78 of West Bloomfield is
currently working as a regional manager at
the Digital Equipment Corporation.
Gary Sturtevant 85 of Addison works
for RE/MAX of Lenawee Inc. and lives on
a farm in Woodstock Township with his
wife, Amy Lillywhite Sturtevant 80,
administrative assistant to the president at
Siena Heights.
Marjorie Myerholtz Orban 78/M.A. of
Albuquerque, NM celebrated her 50th
wedding anniversary in 1997 with her
husband, Eugene. After retiring from
teaching at Morenci High School, she
moved to Arizona, and taught part time for
Yavapai College in the English
Department for six years. Now, with her
son and daughter nearby, she has lived in
New Mexico for the past three years.
1980s
Fannie Hall 81 currently lives in Toledo,
OH.
Jared Flayer 82 of Tucson, AZ was
recently promoted to regional vice
president of development with HDS
Services, a food service and hospitality
management company in Farmington
Hills. He previously held various
management positions with HDS, working
with diverse accounts including country
clubs and acute care, long-term care and
retirement facilities. Jared has been with
HDS for 15 years, most recently as
regional director of development.
Bruce Webb 85 of Adrian was promoted
to second vice president, commercial
lending, at the Bank of Lenawee. He
joined the bank in 1996 and has served
small business for 12 years as a past
president and board member of the Adrian
Downtown Authority and as a member of
the Lenawee County Chamber of
Commerce Small Business Council.
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