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Posts By Caroline Purtell
Political Bug
October 1, 2009 | Caroline PurtellErin McDermott caught the political fever on the 2004 presidential campaign trail while canvassing neighborhoods, attending rallies and phoning voters on behalf of the Bush/Cheney camp. And she still hasn’t recovered.
“In the last couple of weeks before the election, … Read More
Profile: Suzanne Kathman
October 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellSUZANNE KATHMAN Bachelor of Arts, 1990 Executive director, Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Cincinnati
Basic Questions | After graduating with a nursing degree in 1974, Kathman began a 21-year career in critical-care nursing. She spent the last 15 years in the open-heart intensive … Read More
Designer Tea
October 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellDanielle DiBenedetto, a North Olmstead, Ohio, native and 2003 graduate, always knew she wanted to do something with graphics, but she also wanted to work in fashion. Inspired by the Victorian Era, the former art student researched this period and … Read More
Profile: Cleaster Mims
July 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellCLEASTER MIMS Bachelor of Arts in Communications, 1971; Master of Education, 1976 Founder, Cleaster Mims College Preparatory School Cincinnati
Enterprising Start | Mims, who grew up in Enterprise, Ala., attended Tuskegee University for one year before dropping out because of a … Read More
Tub Time
July 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellWhen Sara Kranson’s son outgrew his infant tub, she upgraded him to a full-size bathtub, which was so big that he often slipped and hit his head. When the 2002 graduate couldn’t find a suitable alternative, she and her husband … Read More
Profile: John Cox
April 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellJOHN COX Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1968 CEO, Halfacre Construction Sarasota, Fla.
Starting Out | After graduation, Cox landed a job as a financial analyst trainee. “My first job was with NCR, and I got it out of the … Read More
A Step Ahead
April 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellIn her tiny apartment kitchen, Rosie Swan creams butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in her stand mixer. After slowly adding flour and other dry ingredients, she forms the dough into round balls using a metal scoop, spaces them apart on … Read More
Viral Video
April 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellWhen an amateur video showing the explosive nature of Mentos candies when mixed with carbonated beverages hit the Internet and spawned hundreds of copycats, the company knew it had to capitalize on the unsolicited notoriety. But instead of trusting to … Read More
Super Speaker
April 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellWhen the highway patrolman approached the idling vehicle to hand the driver a speeding ticket, he couldn’t help but laugh. Sitting at the wheel was 1969 graduate Dave Leedy, dressed in a blue spandex jumpsuit, red knee-high boots with matching … Read More
Staying on His Toes
April 1, 2008 | Caroline PurtellWhile most students spent the weeks before exams at the library, Calvin Thomas was in Detroit’s Fox Theatre performing the Christmas favorite “The Nutcracker” twice a day. The freshman began dancing at 7 years old in his native Maysville, Ky. … Read More
