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Get Personal: What's everybody been doing?   

Send those personal announcements to your fellow cyber alumni! Did you get a new job, receive a promotion, get an advanced degree, get married or start a family? In addition to appearing in Jargon, we'll post the information online. Photos are welcome, too. Send your information to Lori Cantor at lcantor@kent.edu.

Here's a sampling of recent postings in Jargon. Click here to see more alumni news or the entire issue.

'61 Dave Meeker, adjunct faculty member, has been named to the steering committee of The Greater Ohio Campaign.

'70 Myron Kukla's book, "Guide to Surviving Life," was recently published by Lockport Books. Subtitled "The new 4,387 step guide to self-improvement," the book is a lighthearted look at self-help books. The book is a collection of humor columns he has written for the Lakeshore Press and Grand Rapids Press.

'82 Kevin Huhn was given the newly created title of deputy sports editor at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. Huhn, a former Daily Kent Stater editor, had served as assistant sports editor since joining the News in 1989.

'86 Patti Bauch was named Reach Out and Read Program coordinator at Akron Children's Hospital. She has been with the hospital for nearly 20 years, formerly serving as senior public relations specialist.

'86 Terry DeMio, formerly with the Canton Repository, has joined the Fort Mitchell Kentucky Enquirer to lead the paper's Northern Kentucky newsroom. Terry, a native of Cleveland, is now the Kentucky bureau chief.

'88 Marilyn Mongeon Quill, APR, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from Women Executives in Public Relations. Marilyn's scholarship will fund a national survey as part of her capstone research project as she finishes a master's degree in communications management at Syracuse University.

'90 John D. Kristoff has been promoted to vice president, investor relations for Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD). Kristoff will be responsible for communicating Diebold's business strategies and financial performance to the investment community, as well as serving as the primary contact for shareholders and analysts.

'95 Scott Schonauer was part of a team of Stars and Stripes reporters that did a seven-day series on morale in Iraq. Scott spent several weeks in Baghdad and handed out hundreds of questionnaires and talked to dozens of troops. The story, which may be found at http://www.stripes.com/morale/, was carried by most of the wires. The story was mentioned in a Time magazine article and the survey was discussed on Meet the Press.

'97 David Donald left the Savannah Morning News to be IRE and NICAR training director. He is staying in Savannah, working out of his home and starting to do a great bit of travel.

'98 Danielle Roman Falconer has earned her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). She was Indiana's first candidate to pass the APR exam under its new format. Dani serves as an account manager with Borshoff Johnson Matthews, Indiana's largest PR firm.

'00 Shanon Larimer has joined Orange County Government to oversee all aspects of business development, strategic partnerships, public relations, marketing, advertising and communications for the Orange County Regional History Center.

'02 Megan Aron is now account coordinator at Hitchcock Fleming & Associates in Akron. She works on the retail end of the Goodyear account. She also has been involved in non-profit work for the Akron Art Museum and Firestone Country Club's 75th Anniversary.

'02 Brandi Bodnar has joined Shonkwiler Marcoux Advertising, one of the largest PR agencies in Las Vegas, as a PR coordinator.

'03 P.J. Ziegler, former TV-2 sports anchor, has been hired as sports director and weekday sports anchor at KAWE/KAWBTV-9 in Bemidji, Minn.

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