Alyssa Griffith looks over materials before orientation begins at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Incoming Ohio Northern University students visited Ada for orientation with friends and family. (Trevor Jones photo)
Ronald E. Rock, 50, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 1:06 a.m. at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.
He was born on July 25, 1965, in Findlay, Ohio, to Robert and Gloria Jean (Dyer) Rock, Sr. and they survive in Alger. Ronald married Vicki S. Conklin on June 9, 1984, and she survives in Zanesville.
Ronald retired from the United States Air Force where he served from Sept. 17, 1984 to April 1, 1988. He then worked for the Department of Defense in Columbus, Ohio.
Kay L. Varner, 60, died at her residence surrounded by her family on Friday, June 3, 2016 at 10:55 a.m.
She was born on June 18, 1955, in Kenton, Ohio, to Roger and Alice (Gossard) Dysert. Her mother and step father, Melvin Conley preceded her in death. Her father also preceded her in death and her step mother, Charlotte Dysert survives in Alger. She married Donald A. Varner and he survives in Alger.
Kay worked as a case worker for the Allen County Department of Job & Family Services, Lima. She was a member of the Alger Assembly of God Church.
Junior Lucas Shumate claimed a 10th place finish in the hammer throw Saturday on the final day of the NCAA Divsion III Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted at the Walston-Hoover Stadium on the campus of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
Shumate claimed tenth place with a toss of 182 feet 5.75 inches. The toss came on his third attempt after progressively improving throughout the first two attempts. The junior entered the meet ranked 11th with a season best pitch of 187 feet 2 inches.
Sophomore Emily Richards earned her first NCAA title on Saturday in impressive fashion as she won the 800-meter run on the final day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Walston-Hoover Stadium.
Richards won the event with a new stadium record time of 2:05.88, earning her first national title accolade and second All-American honor.
The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) received the Dennis Ludwig Memorial Scholarship in Government Affairs for having the highest student attendance at the annual Congressional Pharmacy Summit in Washington, D.C. The award, given to help alleviate travel costs, was presented on Tuesday, May 24, 2016.
This year, ONU brought 15 students to the conference, which is a platform for hundreds of community pharmacists to visit the nation’s capital to advocate for community pharmacies and their patients. ONU tied with Auburn University for this year’s honor.
