Alumni Weekend is fast approaching and boasts a schedule to interest everyone – and one of the premier events is the celebration of this year’s alumni award winners. All of the award winners plan to be present on Hiram’s campus, where they will accept their awards during Saturday’s reception. The Alumni Executive Board awards these honors. We
welcome you to join us in recognizing and celebrating these deserving alumni. Mandy Mehlman ’02 is the winner of the Recent Graduate Service to Humanity Award. Menlman, who was nominated by Amber Pasternak ’01, is a Homework Help Coordinator at the Worthington Public Libraries, and is also a volunteer with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Franklin County.
Pasternak tells us of Mehlman’s accomplishments. Mehlman participated in Teach for America and spent two years teaching fifth grade in an underserved school in New York City while earning her master’s degree. Her commitment to humanitarian service continued, says Paternak, noting that Mehlman “joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to a site in Guatemala. There she worked with local schools to help solve hygiene issues. She stayed several months beyond her two year commitment so she could see a project through to completion.” Mehlman’s background in education, fluency in Spanish and familiarity with Latin American culture have served her well in her missions.
For her extraordinary service to humanity, Mehlman had earned this award.
Alumni Achievement Award is presented to Thomas Reuschling ’64. Reuschling, who was nominated by David Majick ’65, is professor of business and president emeritus, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Fla. In fact, for the better part of the last 40 years, Reuschling has been successfully serving higher education as a professor, director and dean of several colleges and universities. He has received numerous awards, fellowships and honoraria for teaching and leadership.
