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ONU "flying team" has Bluffton and Pandora connections

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2012 - 5:45pm
Kneeling, left to right: Eric Holodnak, Logan Kingen, Adam Black. Standing, left to right: Andrew Starr, Sean Nuzum, Jacob Patrick, Matt Smith

Dr. Jed Marquart and a group of students from Ohio Northern University went flying in Georgia this spring. One student in the group was Logan Kingen, a junior mechanical engineering major from Pandora.

The team of students from ONU's Smull College of Engineering, led by Marquart, professor of mechanical engineering and the team's advisor, competed in the Lockheed Martin / Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design 2012 competition, hosted by Georgia Model Aviators.

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BHS student Zach Cozadd competes in state auto skills contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2012 - 6:13pm

Twenty high school students from across Ohio, including Zach Cozadd a Bluffton High School and Apollo Career Center student, will put their knowledge of automobiles to the test as they compete in the 63rd annual Ford/AAA Auto Skills State Competition at Owens Community College on Thursday, May 10.

The contest will occur from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the College's Center for Emergency Preparedness on the Toledo-area Campus in Perrysburg Township.

Cozaad and Apollo team members Sebastian Moneer of Spencerville have quaified to compete.

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15 minutes with David Beer - now on the faculty of Malone University

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2012 - 5:12pm

15 minutes with David Beer

David, when did you graduate from Bluffton High School?

2003.

Your received obtained a teaching position at Malone College. What was your educational path from Bluffton HS to Malone?

Malone actually changed its name to Malone University a few years ago.

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Elyse Terry graduates from Hesston College

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 8, 2012 - 5:17pm

The Hesston College community celebrated the academic accomplishments of 167 graduates during the commencement ceremony May 6. Joe Manickam, a 1987 Hesston College graduate presented the commencement address "Back to Basics," based on the college's 2011-12 theme verse from Micah 6:8.

Graduates of the class of 2012 include Elyse Terry of Bluffton, who earned an associate of arts degree. She is the daughter of Peter and Lucia Terry.

Located 30 miles north of Wichita, Hesston College is the two-year liberal arts college of Mennonite Church USA.

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Gregg Luginbuhl's ceramic piece named Collector's Choice Award for Excellence in Ohio art show

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 8, 2012 - 5:04pm
Rustic Decanter XXIV

Bluffton artist Gregg Luginbuhl's ceramic work, Rustic Decanter XXIV, has received the Collector's Choice Award for Excellence in Fine Craft in The Best of 2012 exhibition, which opened at the Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio, on May 6.

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Two superiors, three excellents for Bluffton middle school students at state science fair

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 8, 2012 - 7:34am

Five Bluffton Middle School students participated at the State Science Fair in Columbus on May 5. Two students earned superior ratings and three earned excellent ratings, Dave Bracy, science teacher, told The Icon.

Superior

Brielle Hamilton and Elizabeth Nisly earned a superior rating with Brielle also earning the Ohio University Physics and Astronomy Young Scientist Award worth $50.

Excellent
Earning Excellent awards was Sara Bertka, Joel Siefker, and Sam Crisp.

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