PRESS RELEASE
Date: January 26, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Heather Gilchrist
Phone: 419-627-8345
Email: hgilchrist@tri-state.edu
OBC HONORS GRADUATING CLASS
Sandusky, OH: On Saturday, January 23, 2010, the Sandusky campus of Ohio Business College held their Graduation Commencement Ceremony to honor graduates from the 2009 Summer and Fall quarters. The ceremony was held in the Perkins High School auditorium at 10:00am.
The ceremony opened with a welcome from School Director, Theresa Fisher and an invocation given by graduate Marissa Sexton. The audience was addressed by guest speaker, Richard T. Eppstein, President of the Better Business Bureau for Northwestern Ohio and Southeastern Michigan. Casey Higgins was chosen as the graduate speaker, while the closing benediction was given by graduate Chasity Prophet.
The following graduates received lifetime membership into the Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society: Conrad Bradley, Kelly Ann Fial, Cora L. Pritt, Marissa L. Sexton and Robert D. Striblen. Members of this elite organization must meet specific attendance and academic criteria before they are selected by a panel of OBC staff and faculty.
Ohio Business College proudly recognizes the following list of graduates by their city of residence. Bellevue: G. Andrew Adams and Elizabeth Wendt. Clyde: Michelle Green, Charity McGilton, and Janell Rodriguez. Green Springs: Jessica Deel. Huron: Nanette Otto, Ty Philbrick, Chasity Doughty, Veronica Dwyre-Shaver. Kory Howell. Elizabeth Krehan, Nancy McCormick and Amy Reedy. Manchester, KY: Melinda Lewis. Milan: Faith Baker. Monroeville: Faith Henry. New London: Lynn Bradley and Stacy Cook. Norwalk: Ashley Day, Timothy Haddix, Jacklyn Keefe, Tina Whidden, Deloris Davis, Trena Garrison, Nancy Gelvin, Jessica Lafferty, Amanda Marquardt-Haley, Cora Pritt, Mary Reed, Lucretia Robinson, Marissa Sexton and Robert Sura. Port Clinton: Heather Dibucci, Joshua Seger, Jessica Cuevas and Ashley Kimmet. Riverdale, GA: Shanda Charles. Sandusky: Elizabeth Billman, Randy Bretz, Casey Higgins, Rondi LaMarca, Sharon Meadows, Katie Milner, Sheila Mitchell, Mike Morrow, Robert Striblen, Sonja Blaisdell, Conrad Bradley, Kelly Fial, Cheryl Johnson, Jessica Kimberlin, Chasity Prophet, and Kassie Smiley. Vickery:. Jill Neidler. Wakeman: Angela Marcum. Willard: Alicia Clark.