By Nancy Wardwell

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R E T I R E E S A S S O C I A T I O N

OSURA2200 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210

614-292-2281 • 1-800-762-5646 • osura@osu.edu • osura.osu.edu April 2018

From the President—2

Events Calendar—4

STRS Report—6

New Retirees—6

New SIG Group—7

OSURA Spotlight—7

Beginning in the 1970s, the third week of April has been National Volunteer Week. Count on Buckeye Nation to raise the idea to new heights!

Jim Smith, President and CEO of The Ohio State Alumni Association, reminds us that during April and throughout the year Buckeyes organize and engage in rich, meaningful service opportunities that make a real difference in their communities.

Last year in Central Ohio and around the country, alumni, retirees, students, and other Buckeyes engaged in community and backyard cleanups, community gardens and parks, playgrounds, food banks and pantries, Habitat for Humanity, 4-H, Life Care Alliance, and animal shelters – to list a few!

April – Month of Service

OSURA Service Project – Monday, April 16

Please join us to make campus litter-free – from the Longaberger Alumni House to the Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza, and on to Lane Avenue Gardens of the Chadwick Arboretum.

• Wear your walking shoes, sunblock and hat. We will have gloves, tongs, trash bags and buckets.

• Meet by 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road.

• Parking is free

• In the event of inclement weather, this group will not meet.

Questions? Call Mary Cull (Litter Pickers SIG)Can’t join us on the 16th? No problem! Volunteer on your own and let the Office of Volunteer Relations know about it at: volunteer.osu.edu

OSURA Litter Pickers 2017

FROM: The PresidentCOUGH is nothing to SNEEZE atThe editor of the OSURA Newsletter, Nancy Wardwell, asked me to generate a useful message related to an important health issue for our membership. I thought a cough and a sneeze, both common in day-to-day living, deserved some attention. Both involve useful features worth sharing.

We generally view cough as a harbinger (symptom) of a more threatening condition: bronchitis, allergies, pneumonia, COPD, retained mucus or foreign body to mention a few. But cough can also be life-saving.

Imagine washing dishes, reading the paper after dinner, walking the dog, or driving to the store and you start noticing chest discomfort or pain, shoulder and/or arm pain or you feel like you’re “passing out” with or without a “funny feeling” in your chest. You may even be alone and the nearest emergency department/hospital is miles away.

If someone is in attendance, they need to urgently call 911 and then, if you’ve passed out, quickly evaluate (via carotid pulse) whether you need CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). If alone and/or you’re beginning to pass out, start coughing! Deep, prolonged coughs need to be repeated every 2 seconds, each preceded by a deep breath. (By the way, this sequence is worth practicing.) Continue coughing uninterrupted until help arrives or until you feel your heart is beating more normally again. Then get to the nearest emergency department/hospital via EMS.

The deep breath gets oxygen into your lungs, heart and body and deep coughing squeezes blood through the lungs and heart to keep oxygenated blood circulating to heart, lungs, and brain. The cough-squeezing of the heart can assist in regaining a more normal cardiac rhythm. Remember, coughing can save your life.

While we’re in the neighborhood, the sneeze itself is nothing to sneeze at. Please get out of the habit of suppressing or “holding-in” a sneeze. The sneeze generates a tremendous amount of pressure in the oropharynx (throat region), Eustachian tube (connects the oropharynx to the inner ear), and the inner ear. Suppressing the sneeze can tear oropharyngeal and Eustachian tissue, causing pain and bleeding, and rupture the eardrum(s). A suppressed sneeze can also forcefully transmit oropharyngeal contents and mucus up the Eustachian tube into the inner ear to cause a serious infection. So, let the sneeze out into any oral cloth covering (e.g., handkerchief), but if such is not available, into the nape of your bent elbow and thus, avert the possibility of injury, bleeding or having and/or spreading an infection.

By the way, don’t forget to file your tax return by April 15.

For the privilege of extending these potentially helpful and life-saving suggestions to you, I remain caringly yours,

Carl V. Leier President, Executive Board

Carl V. Leier

Officers

PresidentCarl V. Leier

Vice President/President-ElectSteven M. D’Ambrosio

SecretaryShirley M. Flowers

TreasurerDaniel L. Jensen

Immediate Past PresidentShirley F. McCoy

Members at Large

David M. CrawfordMary J. CullGemma B. McLuckieChuck H. MillerPhyllis CarrollGaibrelle M. Reissland

Committee Chairs

BenefitsHallan C. Noltimier

Budget/FinanceGerald H. Newsom

BylawsMarie T. Taris

CommunicationsNancy S. Wardwell

ConferenceRachael L. Turner

Event PlanningCultural Arts – Raimund L. GoerlerSocial – Elenore R. Zeller and Phyllis J. CarrollTravel – Alabelle Zghoul

FriendshipSally E. Dellinger

MembershipDiane M. Selby and Gemma B. McLuckie

Representatives

Bucks for Charity DriveDavid Crawford

Campus CampaignThomas L. Sweeney

Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee

Raimund E. GoerlerOhio Council of Higher Education Retirees

Nancy Wardwell and Gerald H. Newsom

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

Michele B. HobbsState Teachers Retirement System

Gerald H. Newsom

Historians

Fern E. Hunt and Thomas L. Sweeney

Emeritus Academy

Joan R. Leitzel

Newsletter Editor

Nancy S. Wardwell

OSU FoundationOSURA Endowment Fund Number

605419

osura.osu.edu

2017-2018 OSURA Executive Board

And the Winner is...Thomas Gregory from Mansfield Ohio is the winner of the $50 Target gift card!

Everyone who completed the February 2018 OSURA Survey was entered in the drawing. Congratulations, Thomas!!

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Calendar of EventsHoneybees contribute to pollination and benefit our environment. You’ll be buzzing when David Crawford, who has been beekeeping for 35 years, will share how mites and environmental stressors make keeping honey bees alive and productive a difficult challenge.

Time/Place: 11:15 a.m., MCL Cafeteria, KingsdaleCost: On your own, order through cafeteria line starting at 11:15 a.m., program at approximately 12 noon.Arrangers: Shirley McCoy and Elenore Zeller (Social Committee)

April 21 (Saturday)Walking/Hiking GroupChallenge Level 2-4

Join us as we trek Char-Mar Ridge Park, 7741 Lewis Center Road (Rt 3), Westerville.

Time/Place: 11 a.m.Arranger: Hallan Noltimier (Walking/Hiking SIG)

April 24 (Tuesday)Tertulia BreakfastPlease join OSURA members and friends for breakfast and conversation.

Time/Place: 8 a.m., OSU Faculty ClubCost: On your ownArranger: Jerry Dare (Tertulia Breakfast SIG)

April 25 (Wednesday) Bridge GroupCome enjoy the fellowship, and have fun playing a good game of bridge at the same time.

Time/Place: 1 p.m., Friendship Village of Dublin, North CRArranger: Steve Miller (Bridge Group SIG)

April 26 (Thursday) Dinner Series: Panama to Costa RicaREGISTRATION REQUIRED

Lawrence Kennedy will take us on a photographic tour of Panama from Panama City, then Costa Rica’s Gulfo Dulce. We’ll see wildlife, coastal islands and picturesque villages. The adventure concludes in San Juan.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

April 3 (Tuesday)Benefits CommitteeTime/Place: 9:15 a.m., Longaberger

April 17 (Tuesday) Note date change

Board Meeting/RetreatTime/Place: 9 a.m., Longaberger

MONTHLY ACTIVITIES

April 12 (Thursday) Photo SocietyProgram: “Travel and Cultural Photography” presented by Leonard Carrizo.Member Theme: Travel and Cultural Photography. Time/Place: 5:15 p.m., cocktails; 6 p.m., dinner; 7 p.m., program; OSU Faculty Club. You MUST make reservations for dinner by calling 614-292-2262 by April 9.Cost: On your ownArranger: Jack Nasar (Photographic Society SIG)

April 18 (Wednesday) Book ClubShowdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination that Changed America, by Wil Haygood. Supreme Court judges serve for life, so their terms will serve across many political, social and economic changes. Marshall’s nomination was especially contentious as he would be the first African American to serve. Despite all odds, Marshall won confirmation and became one of the transformative legal minds to serve on the Court.

Time/Place: 1:30 p.m., Carriage Hill of Arlington Party House, Lafayette Drive. Call Lee Hill (614-459-4743) for directions. Arranger: Lee Hill (Book Club SIG)

April 19 (Thursday) Lunch Bunch: Beekeeping in a New EraREGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED

Time/Place: 5 p.m., social hour, dinner at 6:00 p.m. and program at 7:00 p.m.; OSU Faculty ClubCost: $23 (service charge included)Registration Deadline: Register at osura.alumni.osu.edu or call 614-292-2281 by April 23Arranger: Howard Gauthier (Dinner Series SIG)

SPECIAL EVENTSApril 8 (Sunday) “Let the Sunshine In” Garden Theater Short North StageChallenge Level 1 REGISTRATION REQUIRED

We’ll enhance the performance of the musical Hair with a conversation with the director Edward Carignan and some cast members. Then, enjoy complimentary pizza. Purchase $10 discounted tickets using the OSURA code at shortnorthstage.org or call 614-725-4042.

Meet by: 3 p.m. at Short North Stage, 1187 N. High St.Return: 7:30 p.m.Cost: Tickets vary in price, depending on your choice of location. Don’t forget to use the OSURA code for your discount. Free pizza; drinks and gratuity are extra.Registration Deadline: Register at OSURA.CulturalArts.Travel@gmail.com PREFERRED, or call 614-292-2281 by April 5.Arranger: Diane Driessen (Cultural Arts Committee)

April 15 (Sunday) An Afternoon at the Theater Challenge Level 1

At a discounted price, see “The Real Thing,” a play by the award-winning Tom Stoppard. The play focuses on the relationship between an actress and member of a group fighting to free Brodie, a Scottish soldier imprisoned for burning a memorial wreath.

Meet by: 1:45 p.m. at Columbus Civic Theater, 3837 Indianola Ave. in ClintonvilleCost: $15 at the door, after registering at OSURA.CulturalArts.Travel@gmail.com PREFERRED, or call 614-292-2281 Registration Deadline: April 4Arranger: Marilyn Blackwell (Cultural Arts Committee)

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Registration Instructions1. Registrations requiring payment: Registrations can be made by going on-line to osura.osu.edu or by calling 614-292-2281 or

1-800-762-5646. You can pay by credit card (preferred), or if you mail in a check make it payable to OSUAA. Put the name of the trip in the Note/Memo section of the check and send or drop off to:

Customer Servicec/o OSURALongaberger Alumni House2200 Olentangy River RoadColumbus, OH 43210The reservation is not made until payment is received.

2. Registrations NOT requiring payment: Registrations will be made through the Arranger’s email provided in the description of the event, or if you do not have computer access call 614-292-2281.

April 16 (Monday) Litter Picking Team Challenge Level 3

Join us in our efforts to keep campus litter-free from the Longaberger to the Lane Avenue Gardens of the Chadwick Arboretum. Wear your walking shoes, sunblock and hat. We will have gloves, tongs, trash bags and buckets.

Meet by: 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road. Parking is free. (In the event of inclement weather, this group will not meet.)Arranger: Mary Cull (Litter Pickers SIG)

April 25-26 (Wednesday, Thursday) Frank Lloyd Wright and American Art: Fallingwater and MoreGreensburg and Farmington, PA REGISTRATION CLOSED

Meet by: 8:15 a.m., Wednesday, April 25th at Kohl’s, 3360 Olentangy River RoadReturn: approximately 10 p.m. Thursday, April 26Arranger: Odette Blum (Cultural Arts Committee)

May 4 (Friday) BalletMet – Dorothy and the Prince of Oz Senior Dress Rehearsal Challenge Level 1 REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Artistic Director Edwaard Liang creates a new ballet in collaboration with Tulsa Ballet. Great scenery and puppetry with a score based on Glazunov arranged by Oliver Peter Graber. Not just for kids! Register at osura.alumni.osu.edu or call 614-292-2281. Credit card preferred. If by check, it must arrive by April 27. Tickets will be held at Will Call, next to the theater.

Time/Place: Curtain rises at 11 a.m. Seating is general, so plan to arrive early for best seats. Doors open between 10 and 10:15 a.m., Ohio Theater, 39 E. State Street.Cost: $19 (admission ticket)Registration/Refund Deadline: April 27Arranger: Les Benedict (Cultural Arts Committee)

May 17 (Thursday) Litter Picking Team Challenge Level 3

Please join us in our efforts to keep campus litter free.

Meet by: 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road. Parking is free. (In the event of inclement weather, this group will not meet.)

Arranger: Mary Cull (Litter Pickers SIG)

May 18 (Friday) The Other Side of Amish Country Walnut Creek, OH Challenge Level 1 REGISTRATION REQUIRED

We’ll shop at Wendell-August, wendellaugust.com; the Village Gift Barn, oldeberlinvillage.com; have lunch and enjoy Swine & Dandy, a Live Comedy Variety show at the Amish Country Theater, amishcountrytheater.com.

Meet by: 7:15 a.m. at Kohl’s, 3360 Olentangy River RoadReturn: approximately 6 p.m. Cost: $79; includes transportation, lunch, show admission, snack, and tipsRegistration Deadline: Register at osura.alumni.osu.edu or call 614-292-2281 by May 9Arranger: Jessica Pritchard and Alabelle Zghoul (Travel Committee)

May 23 (Wednesday) Dinosaurs and More: Tour of COSIChallenge Level 3 REGISTRATION REQUIRED

At a group-discounted price, enjoy a paleontologist-led tour of the Dinosaur Exhibit, and then on your own, tour the main exhibit areas. See www.cosi.org

Meet by: 10:45 a.m. at COSI, 333 W. Broad St.Cost: $10; includes access to COSI plus a tour of the American Museum of Natural History Exhibit of Dinosaurs. (Parking @$6, lunch, movies, planetarium are extra)Registration/Refund Deadline: Register at

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osura.alumni.osu.edu or call 614-292-2281 by May 15.Arranger: Julian Larson (Cultural Arts Committee)

June 23 (Saturday) Health & Wellness: Geriatric MedicineREGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED

Geriatric physicians Drs. Tanya Gure and Guibin Li from the OSU Geriatrics Section will present information on Geriatric Medicine and its role in the care and well-being of our senior population.

Time/Place: check-in 8:30 a.m.; lectures 9 and 10 a.m., Auditorium- Morehouse Medical Plaza, 2050 Kenny RoadCost: FreeArranger: Rod Tomczak and Carl Leier (Health & Wellness SIG)

June 26 (Tuesday) Spangler Candy Factory and Sauder VillageBryan and Archbold, OH Challenge Level 2 REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Visit the Spangler Candy Co, enjoy a trolley ride, and a pizza buffet lunch. Then we’ll go to Sauder Village for a self-guided tour. A box meal will be furnished for the trip home. www.spanglercandy.com www.saudervillage.org

Meet by: 6:45 a.m. at Kohl’s, 3360 Olentangy River RoadReturn: approximately 7 p.m. Cost: $87; includes transportation, site admissions, trolley ride, pizza lunch, box meal, snack and tipsRegistration Deadline: Register at osura.alumni.osu.edu or call 614-292-2281 by June 5.Arranger: Bruce and Sandy Wylie (Travel Committee)

. Event In the Works...November 1-3 Spain’s Costa del Sol & The Portuguese RivieraArranger: Alabelle Zghoul (Travel Committee)

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FROM: The Benefits Committee

STRS ReportBy Gerald Newsom

A recent federal government report concluded that 2016 was the second consecutive year that life expectancy at birth in the United States declined, driven in part by the opioid crisis. Yet a major reason that STRS gave for ending their cost of living adjustments (COLAs) to pensions was that retirees were living longer. This may appear inconsistent.

The data explain the apparent discrepancy. Deaths in a specific age group divided by the number of people in that age group give the death rate. People in ages 15 through 44 all showed significantly higher death rates in 2016 compared to 2015, increasing by a remarkable 10.5% for the 25-34 age group, and this caused the decreased life expectancy at birth. Changes were small for those between 45 and 74, but those of us over 75 saw a drop in the death rate of over 2%. That’s good news for us except for its impact on pension funds. Retirees are living longer and the STRS consultants expect this trend to continue. The end of the COLAs is used in part to fund the increased cost of payouts over a longer period of time.

Theodore A. Bookhout February 26 | Zoology and Natural

Resources, 86

Walter F. Ersing February 7 | Hlth Phys Edu & Rec

and OSURA, 85

Stanley R. Gahn February 15 | Agriculture, 76

Robert Gene Kennedy March 6 | Development Fund and

OSURA, 89

Mildred M. Mathias February 26 | 100

Marjorie Ellyn Murfin February 26 | 87

Patricia Nichols February 19 | Council of Graduate

Students, 83

William Howerton Saunders March 5 | Otolaryngology, 98

E. Juanita Surbaugh February 12 | Vet Hospital, 89

Richard L. Taylor March 5 | Aviation, 85

George W. Waylonis February 2 | Physical Medicine

and Rehab, 83

In Memoriam

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Welcome New RetireesJanice Lynn Elliott

ATI-Administrative Support

Edwin Christopher EllisonMedicine Admin

Amos G. JonesStu Life Environmental Svcs

Lyubomir Tzvetanov KatchovShared Services

Linda L. KeithArts & Sciences Administration

Jeffrey William MaherUniversity Hospitals

Julie Ellen ManginoInternal Medicine

Arthur Michael MiddletonPrinting Services

Nancy Ann NeefEHE Educational Studies

Kwame OseiInternal Medicine

Thelma Elaine PatrickCollege of Nursing

Kathryn A. PhillipsOSUE County Operations

Kathy Elaine PittmanUniversity Hospitals

Nicandra RichardsonUniversity Hospitals East

Nancy Carol ShockleyStores

Mary Fitzgerald SkinnerUniversity Hospitals

Tomi Lou SpykerVet Teaching Hospital

Matthew Carl ThorbahnNewark - Cost Shared

GREAT JOB – BUCKS FOR CHARITY

Thank you for your contributions to Bucks for Charity, Ohio State’s annual campaign that brings together faculty, staff and retirees to make an impact in our local community. The 2017 campaign goal was $1.2 million and the goal was exceeded by nearly $36,000! Retirees also surpassed their $65,000 goal for the campaign by contributing approximately $72,000. Of all college units, OSURA had the third highest total of contributions behind Wexner Medical Center employees and those from the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you very much for your generosity.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dick and Lee Hill

Dick is the retiree and Lee, his spouse, are both very active and enthusiastic members of The Ohio State University Retirees Association. Dick is Dean Emeritus of the College of Optometry; Lee retired from teaching in the Columbus Public Schools; both in 1995. Each completed their degrees at the University of California, Berkeley.

Dick served as president of OSURA in 1999-2000, but that is only one of the many roles he has held and continues to play in this Association. As a member of the Benefits Committee he monitored the actions of the State Teachers Retirement System and the University’s Senate and Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee to keep OSU retirees aware of their well-being. He served as secretary of the Benefits committee as well as secretary of the Executive Board for 10 years. A frequent and popular lecturer, his topics are widespread and varied: examples are “Champagne,” “Under the Slab” (the bunker under 10 Downing Street), “Female Spies” (which he has given 13 times). Those attending the OSURA

Dinner Series are among his audiences. He is looking forward to returning to the podium soon after a hiatus for recuperation from brain surgery to alleviate his Parkinson’s Disease. Both Dick and Lee attend the OSURA Lunch Bunch gatherings, and Dick can be found at the Photographic Society meetings and Tertulia Breakfasts. The University recognized Dick with its Outstanding Service Award in 2002, and OSURA conferred its Outstanding Service Award on him (shared with Lou DiOrio) in 2011.

Lee enjoys being the SIG leader for the OSURA Book Club, and has watched it grow from when she joined 23 years ago to just over 100 corresponding and attending members today. While many cannot come to the monthly discussions, they remain engaged via the SIG’s annual big book list (critiques of over 60 fiction and non-fiction recommendations each year). Something for everyone’s taste is included. As an elementary school teacher, Lee taught the 3 R’s plus. She especially enjoyed teaching science and art, and found art to be an expeditious trade off to get other teachers to do her music (her singing was not a benefit to the students). Following retirement Lee volunteered for 17 years more – teaching science and art together (science topics can be the creative basis for wonderful art projects). She enjoys continuing study of a wide variety

of topics through The Great Courses DVD’s (especially those with no papers to write or tests to take).

Dick and Lee support the Richard and Leonora Hill Lectures on Frontiers in Vision Research, which brings nationally and internationally recognized scientists to the College of Optometry annually - the next lecture in this series to be given on April 4, 2018.

They have been married 60 years. A note about their wedding: It took place in the chapel at the cemetery where Dick was working weekends while in school. When it became known that he wanted to take Lee as his bride, the officials at the cemetery offered the chapel there as the wedding site. It was a tiny but beautiful ceremony (with tours of the facilities as a side attraction). They have one daughter who is a graduate of the OSU medical school and a physician concentrating on addiction medicine.

Among their many travels have been some trips sponsored by OSURA. A particularly interesting one was a display of models of Da Vinci’s work in creating the Mona Lisa at the Cincinnati train station. These were large models and the Hills could compare them with a similar exhibit of small models which they viewed in Crete. Travel to nearly 60 countries has been a source of education, sightseeing, and photography for them.

OSURASpotlight

Interested in Crafts?Are you interested in making holiday/seasonal decorations? Ornaments? Yard art? Would you like to share your ideas with other OSURA members

who have the same interests? Or would you just like to get together and learn the “how-to’s” from others?

Please email marycull.4@gmail.com if you would be interested in joining a craft group.

Based on the number of positive responses, we will seek approval from the OSURA Executive Board to become a recognized Special Interest Group.

A New Special Interest Group

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The Ohio State University Retirees Assn.Customer ServiceLongaberger Alumni House2200 Olentangy River RoadColumbus, Ohio 43210

Address Service Requested

OSURA Fall Conference XXI

Wednesday, September 26, 2018Fawcett Center

Olentangy River Road

The Planning Committee is bringing together another excellent conference.

SEE YOU THERE!

SAVE THE DATE | 9.26.18

Upcoming Alumni Association

Sponsored Events

Details and other events can be found on their website www.osu.edu/alumni/activities-and-events/events.

April 7 OSU Day of Service

April 14 OSU Spring Game

May 4 OSU Day at Cedar Point

June 15 OSU Day at Cleveland

Indians

June 23 OSU Day at the

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

June 28 OSU Day at the

Columbus Clippers