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ALUMNI TO BE HONORED FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SERVICE |
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September 15, 2011
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The 2011 Grove City College Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards will be presented during Homecoming weekend at a 5:30 p.m. reception and dinner on Friday, Sept. 23 in the Carnegie Alumni Center. The recipients of the Alumni Achievement Awards are Dr. Linda (Schiestle ’76) Horton, The Rev. Dr. Norman E. Koehler ’56 and Michael D. Kuremsky ’86, with C. Fred Fetterolf ’52 receiving the Distinguished Service Award.
The achievement awards were established in 1964 by the Grove City College Alumni Association to recognize alumni who have made significant contributions to their fields and to society. The awards were later named in honor and memory of longtime Accounting Professor, Alumni Secretary and Placement Officer Jack Kennedy ’37. The program has recognized 170 alumni.
Horton serves as director for the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division in the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) of the Department of Energy (DOE). Prior to joining DOE, she was the director for the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), one of the five BES national user facilities for nanoscale science research. She was the first director of the CNMS, home to an interdisciplinary nanoscience research program that hosts nearly 400 users annually. In addition, she was project director for the CNMS facility construction.
Prior to leading the CNMS, Horton was program director for the ORNL BES Materials and Engineering Physics program. During her career at ORNL, she held many management roles and her personal research emphasized applications of electron microscopy to materials science problems. Horton has also served on several committees and boards.
She received her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in materials science and resides with her husband Joe in Germantown, Md. They have three children pursing graduate degrees.
Koehler serves as priest associate at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Oakmont, Pa., and as a volunteer in pastoral care at Presbyterian Senior Care.
He entered active service in the U.S. Navy in 1956 following two years in inactive reserve. He became a naval aviator in 1958 and retired as a captain. He served two tours in Vietnam. Koehler has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Vietnam Medal of Valor and the Legion of Merit.
Following retirement from the Navy, Koehler worked as a senior research scientist for Lockheed Corp., as well as the director of development at Northwestern University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. He was founding president of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Foundation and he served as an adjunct professor of business at the University of Southern New Hampshire and at Butler County Community College.
He received his M.A. in theology from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and was ordained a deacon in 2002 and a priest in 2006. He and his wife Virginia (Schadt ’56) reside in Pittsburgh, Pa., and have three children.
Kuremsky is vice president and global brand leader of Olay Skin Care, a $2.5 billion business and the world leader in facial moisturizers and treatments. He has had a 20-year career in brand marketing and management with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he has led the growth of the brand in top markets including the U.S., U.K. and China, while launching Olay into many new countries, such as India, Mexico, Brazil and Russia.
In 2001, Kuremsky was recognized by “Advertising Age” as one of the “Top 100 Marketers,” an honor he shares with his sister, Kelly (Kuremsky ’89) Stitt, in her work at Heinz. He is deeply involved in Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and serves as the school’s board president. He is also the president of the Fine Arts Board, directing and producing numerous stage productions and musical revues.
Kuremsky earned his MBA from Duke University and has served on the Grove City College Alumni Council. He resides in Cincinnati with his wife Wendy (Knight ’86) and two children.
Fetterolf is the retired president and chief operating officer for the Aluminum Company of America. Fetterolf served in various capacities and locations for Alcoa before returning to the home office in 1974. Moving quickly through the executive ranks, he was elected as president in 1983 and named chief operating officer in 1985. In addition to Alcoa, Fetterolf has served on the board of 12 publicly held companies.
Fetterolf was a member of the Grove City College Board of Trustees for 21 years, attending more than 115 meetings. As chair of the Change & Commitment Campaign, Fetterolf successfully led the College’s first capital campaign, exceeding the goal of $60 million. He is involved in numerous community and ministry initiatives and resides in Sewickley, Pa., with his wife Fran (Sprang ’52).
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