Trustees: Lima Board Members

OHIO STATE BOARD APPOINTS 11 TRUSTEES TO LIMA CAMPUS

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Wednesday (8/31) appointed 11 people to serve as the first board
of trustees of The Ohio State University at Lima.

     The Lima board, established on July 8, replaces the Citizens
Council, and includes nine west central Ohio residents, one
student, and one trustee from the university-wide board.  All
appointments were made retroactive to July 1.

     "These individuals are leaders in their communities and have
outstanding records of service to the university," said President
E. Gordon Gee.  "They will provide a superb beginning for the new
board."

     The board will develop support for the campus within the
community and will serve as an advocate for the needs of the
campus in local and state government agencies and in the
Legislature.

     The trustees will be responsible for advising and assisting
the dean and director in administering the campus. Members are
expected to participate in strategic planning and the operating
and capital budgets processes, and coordinate with the board of
the Lima Technical College in areas of common interest.

     Violet I. Meek, dean and director of The Ohio State
University at Lima, said she looks forward to working with the
new trustees.

     "This recognizes the importance of the views and
perspectives of the citizens of our region," she said.  "It is of
great significance that the citizens will be able to speak
directly to one of the university trustees as they serve together
on the Lima board."

     Trustees will serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for
expenses.

     The terms of the initial board vary.  Future appointees will
be named to complete three-year terms.

     Appointed to three-year terms were:

     =FE George Brooks, vice president, Commercial Banking Group,
Bank One, Lima.  Brooks, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in
agricultural economics from Ohio State, became a member of the
Citizens Council in 1993.  He serves on the Soap Box Derby Board
and has served as a board member for various other organizations
in his hometown of Van Wert.

     =FE James H. McLemore, senior pastor of St. Paul A.M.E. Church
in Lima.  McLemore has been a leader in the nationally recognized
Study Circles program for improving race relations, a joint
effort of The Ohio State University at Lima, the City of Lima and
Lima clergy.  McLemore is widely recognized for his work in
church administration and counseling programs.  He serves
president of the local Interdenominational Black Ministers
Association, as a member of the Ohio Council of Churches Task
Force on Racism and on the board of directors of Leadership Ohio.
McLemore has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from
Cleveland State University and graduate degrees from Ashland
Theological Seminary.

     =FE Robert C. Wiesenmayer, an attorney in Wapakoneta.
Wisenmayer has served as director and officer of Wapakoneta
Industrial Development Inc.  He has degrees in business
administration and law from Ohio State and is a life member of
the Ohio State Alumni Club.  He became a member of the Citizens
Council in 1994.

     Appointed to two-year terms were:

     =FE Jed E. Osborn, plant controller for Ball Metal Container
Corp. in Findlay.  He is a member of the Putnam County Mental
Health Clinic Board, president of the Leipsic Public School
Business Advisory Council, co-chair of the Ohio Department of
Education Total Quality Management Resource Group Steering
Committee and the chair of that group's Education and Training
Committee.  Osborn studied at Ohio State and earned degrees from
Penta Technical College and Tiffin University.  He has a Master
of Business Administration degree from the University of Dayton.
He became a member of the Citizens Council in 1992.

     =FE Larry E. Ward, owner of Polywood Enterprises Inc. of
Findlay.  The Hancock County resident has bachelor's and master's
degrees in agricultural economics from Ohio State.  A member of
the Citizens Council since 1990, Ward was responsible for the
efforts that led to the educational needs analysis surveys done
for all four regional campuses.  He is a past president of the
Ohio State Alumni Club of Putnam County.

     =FE Howard N. Watkins Jr., farmer.  Watkins served 12 years on
the Kenton Board of Education and eight years as a Hardin County
commissioner.  He is a member of the board of directors of Home
Savings and Loan in Kenton and Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance in
Upper Sandusky.  Watkins is activite in the Hardin County Ohio
State Alumni Association.  He has been a member of the Citizens
Council since 1991.

     Named to one-year terms were:

     =FE Thomas M. Francis, regional sales manager for WIMA/WIMT
Radio in Lima.  An active volunteer in the community, Francis is
past president of Optimist Club, the YMCA, the Greater Downtown
Association, the Lima Ad Club.  He has been a member of the
Citizens Council since 1983, including a stint as president.

     =FE Daniel E. Fuhrman, president of Dot Lines Inc. and
chairman of Top Line Express, both of Lima.  Fuhrman is a member
of the Governor's Motor Carrier Task Force and a past president
of the Ohio Trucking Association.  He has been active in urban
redevelopment efforts.  Fuhrman has served on the board of
trustees of the Allen County Veterans' Memorial Civic Center and
on the Citizens Council since 1990.

     =FE Jaye E. McCain, investment representative with Edward D.
Jones & Co. in Lima.  McCain is a member of the boards of Allen
County Unit of the American Cancer Society, Helping Hands Home
Health Agency, and president of the Citizens Council.  She has a
Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences at Ohio State.

     Also appointed to the board were:

     =FE Keith Borgelt, of Fort Jennings, a pre-med major at The
Ohio State University at Lima.

     =FE Theodore S. Celeste, a member of The Ohio State University
Board of Trustees, was named to a three-year term.  Celeste, of
Columbus, is president of Celeste & Allerdyce Inc., a residential
real estate brokerage firm in Grandview Heights.  He is active in
the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Columbus Board of Realtors, the
Interactive Multimedia Association, the National Association of
Chain Drug Stores, and First Community Church.  He is a past
president of National Housing Corp., New Town Housing, the
Columbus Magic, and Italian Village Society.

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Contact: Deirdre O'Driscoll, director of university
communications, Ohio State Lima, (419) 221-1641, extension 284.


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