Friday, August 17, 2012
Gary Swanson, president and CEO of the Mentor-based Thermotion, was among this year's inductees
Gary Swanson, the president and CEO of the Mentor-based company Thermotion, was inducted into the Lakeland Community College Alumni Hall of Fame earlier this month. Swanson graduated from Lakeland in 1976 with an associate degree in arts. He went on to earn both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Lake Erie College. He runs Thermotion, a company that designs and manufactures electro-thermal actuators for automotive, appliance, HVAV and aviation industries. Over the years, he has been involved with many community activities including Lake Erie College, United Way of Lake County and Boy Scouts of America. Swanson was joined in the 2012 Hall of Fame class by Robin Baum, Robert Foley, Lori Kilpeck and Charles …
Monday, August 13, 2012
2012 class features 7 alumni
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) will honor seven distinguished alumni at its third annual Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Tickets for the event are $38 per person and include hors d’ oeuvres, followed by a sit-down meal. The third class in the 2012 College of Education, Health and Human Services Hall of Fame includes: Centennial Alumni Award Lou Holtz (1959) Holtz, who grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio, received his bachelor’s degree in history and education from Kent State. He played linebacker at Kent State for two seasons before an injury ended his career. Holtz has established himself as one of the most …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Seven distinguished Mentor graduates form the 16th Alumni Hall of Fame class
Rocco Whalen -- Mentor High graduate, owner and chef of the acclaimed Fahrenheit restaurant in Tremont, and one of the newest inductees into his alma mater's alumni hall of fame -- chatted with senior Jacob Simko as they walked the hallways of Mentor High Thursday morning. "Do you cook?" Whalen asked. Simko humbly replied that he could make some things -- mostly breakfast dishes like French toast and from-scratch hash browns. "That's good," Whalen said without condescension. "What's important is you get the philosophy of cooking." That was just one of the tidbits of wisdom offered by the 2012 Mentor High Alumni Hall of Fame class as they visited their former stomping grounds Thursday. The 16th class of HOF inductees include Whalen, Thomas …
Friday, December 30, 2011
Nominations must be submitted by Jan. 4
The deadline is fast approaching for those who wish to nominate someone to join the 2012 class of the Mentor High School Distinguished Hall-of-Fame Recognition Program. All nominations must be made by Jan. 4. The Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Alumni & Friends of Mentor High School Association. Its purpose is to recognize and celebrate Mentor graduates who distinguished themselves in their chosen fields and are recognized as positive contributors to society. The application to nominate someone is available on the Mentor Schools website. Applications can be dropped off at the Mentor Schools Board of Education building or mailed to P.O. Box 5044, Mentor, Ohio 44061.
Friday, April 15, 2011
The six new admissions in the Mentor High Hall of Fame spent Thursday morning sharing their expertise and experience with current high school students
Matthew Kaser returned to his old stomping grounds, Mentor High School, Thursday and talked to an art class about how he lost his design job. "I went to work one day and everything was locked. I asked the landlord what was going on and told him who I worked for. He said, 'That dirtbag? He hasn't paid rent in a year,'" Kaser told the students. "We all lost our jobs that day." "I can't tell you how unsettling it is to think you have life figured out and – kaboom!" he said. But Kaser wasn't trying to scare the students. In fact, his story has a happy ending. In 1992, he went into business for himself and has since done design work for The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, the Museum of Discovery & Science in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the …
KEN KARY
4:22 pm on Friday, April 15, 2011
As one of Matt Kaiser's Art Instructors at Mentor High, I am once again extremely proud of ALL THE ART STUDENTS THAT TRAVELED THROUGH THE VISUAL ART PROGRAM @ MENTOR!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU YOU HAVE ALL PROVED THAT THE VISUAL ARTS IS A STRONG PART OF THE EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS!!!!!! KEN KARY Visual Art Instructor 1972-2004 more ›