Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 29, 2001 — The University of Findlay honored three graduates as Distinguished Alumni and named recipients of the Old Main Award and the Gold Medallion Award during the All-Alumni Brunch Saturday, Oct. 27, as part of Homecoming Weekend.

Named as Distinguished Alumni were: Joseph E. Lewis of Carlisle, Pa., class of 1942; Jonathan Binkley of Toledo, class of 1963; and E. David Green of Findlay, class of 1967. Julie McIntosh of Findlay, class of 1990, was honored with the Old Main Award. The Gold Medallion Award was presented in memory of the late Wayne I. Pribble, class of 1985.

Joseph E. Lewis earned his bachelor’s degree in religion and philosophy from then Findlay College in 1942. He went on to study at a Winebrenner Theological Seminary satellite location in Harrisburg, Pa., where he completed a bachelor’s degree in 1944.

During his years at Findlay, Lewis was involved in Men’s Glee Club, the debate team and the wrestling team. He also held periodic meetings with ministerial and mission students on campus.

While attending Winebrenner, Lewis served as pastor of the Church of God in Highspire, Pa. During his 11-year tenure with the Highspire church, the congregation added special programs for youth and adults and increased its membership. Lewis became a member of the school board in the Highspire community. He also served as chaplain of the Odd Fellows Home, was editor of the youth page for the Church Advocate and served as a member of the International Christian Endeavor Topic Committee. He also assisted with the high school wrestling program.

After 11 years in Highspire, Lewis began pastoring a larger church in Lancaster, Pa. He spent 21 years with the church in Lancaster and became very involved in denominational work. He served as president of the General Conference of the Churches of God for three years and as president of the East Pennsylvania Conference for one year. He was a 12-year member of the Foreign Mission Committee, nine of which he held the position of president. In addition to doing camp work for 25 years, Lewis was a member of the General Conference Board of Publications and the Commission on Christian Education. He was a trustee of Findlay College and Winebrenner Seminary.

In 1960, Lewis was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Findlay College.

His final 10 years of ministry were spent at the Shippensburg Church of God. He retired in 1983 but continued to serve as a visiting minister for Elizabethtown for five years, Middletown for two years and Central Manor for a few months.

Lewis’s family includes his wife, Ethel (Ritchie ’39); two daughters, Sue Ann Suloff and Barbara Jo (Lewis ’67) Taylor; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Lewis and his wife reside at Letort Manor, a Church of God home in Carlisle, Pa. They have been married for 59 years.

Jonathan A. Binkley earned his AB degree in social studies and English from then Findlay College in 1963. He went on to earn a master’s degree in political science and American history from the University of Toledo in 1966 and a doctorate in education from Eastern Michigan University in 1975.

Binkley served as a teacher for 32 years. From 1963-64 he taught at Donnell Junior High School in Findlay and from 1965-67 at Romulus Junior High School in Romulus, Mich. He was a teacher for 29 years at Whitmer High School in Toledo, from 1967-96. He also taught from 1983-84 and again from 1993-95 for the Community and Technical College at the University of Toledo.

During his years at Whitmer, he led a school-wide student voter registration program, served as adviser and director of the Public Forum Club for 13 years, led the Whitmer Youth in Government Day for 10 years, led the Whitmer American Legion’s Americanism Program and contest for 23 years, organized public affairs events and simulations, served as an officer and committee member in local, regional and state educational associations for more than 20 years and was involved in organizing student volunteer programs for political campaigns.

Binkley was named Outstanding Educator of 1982 by the Washington Local Schools in Toledo and received two American Legion Citations of Appreciation.

Active in the Churches of God, General Conference, Binkley served as an Ohio delegate to the Triennial General Conference four times. He has been chairman of the Archives/Museum Committee and editor of the conference’s Historical Society newsletter since 1997.

In addition, Binkley was Ohio Conference president and vice president, each for three years, and worked on camp boards and as a member of many Churches of God committees.

Binkley is a member of the Toledo Home Acres Community Church of God, where he is a member of the church board. He has served as a trustee, deacon, Sunday school superintendent, director and board chairman.

Active politically, Binkley was a volunteer staff member in Iowa and Ohio for George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign. He has been a member and officer of the Gideons in Toledo for 10 years. In addition, he was national/regional director of the executive board of the American Political Items Collectors and was national president of the Republican Political Items Collectors. He was Toledo 3rd Ward Republican chairman for three years.

He and his wife, Barbara (Meyers ’64), have two sons.

E. David Green earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from then Findlay College in 1967. He went on to do master’s level work in education at Manchester College and in Christian education at Huntington College. He is currently taking classes toward his master of divinity degree at Winebrenner Theological Seminary.

In June 2001, Green led the Ohio and Michigan Conferences of the Churches of God, General Conference, into a merger which became The Great Lakes Conference. He now serves as administrator of that conference after having served as the Ohio Conference administrator for the Churches of God, General Conference, since 1998. He is also secretary of the General Conference.

Prior to that, Green held several positions with Winebrenner Theological Seminary. He was director of institutional advancement from 1989-98, director of business affairs from 1992-95, manager of building and grounds from 1992-97.

Green served in various ministerial positions with the Columbia City First Church of God in Indiana. He was associate pastor and director of Christian education and music from 1986-89, interim pastor in 1985 and director of Christian education, music and youth from 1975-85. He taught elementary school for Leadwood Public Schools from 1967-75.

Active in a variety of organizations, Green served as president of the Leadwood Public Schools Community Teacher’s Association, treasurer of the Missouri Conference of the Churches of God, an elder of the Leadwood First Church of God, clerk of the Indiana Conference of the Churches of God, secretary of the Commission on Ministerial Training and Ordination for the Indiana Conference, a member of the Commission on Christian Education and the Curriculum Committee for the General Conference, a charter member of the Optimist Club in Columbia City, Ind., a Sunday school teacher at the College First Church of God in Findlay and chairman of the Worship Committee for the General Conference Commission on Renewal.

Green was named by the General Conference as Outstanding Adult Sunday School Teacher of the Year in 1998.

His family includes his wife, Sally ’67, and two children, Angela Haines and Mark Green.

Julie McIntosh earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and secondary education from The University of Findlay in 1990. She went on to earn a master’s degree in secondary education from Bowling Green State University in 1994. Currently, she is a doctoral student in leadership studies at BG, with intentions to graduate in August 2002.

After graduating from UF, McIntosh was an environmental specialist in the Division of Emergency and Remedial Response for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in Bowling Green. In 1992, she took a job teaching physical science and biology at Bowling Green High School.

In 1997, McIntosh became a biology and environmental science teacher at Findlay High School. She coached the Envirothon team and had her environmental science classes participate in the Portage River Basin Education Project during the 1999-00 school year. The class received first place at the student congress in May 2000.

In addition to teaching, McIntosh is a coach. She coached the State Champion Findlay High School drill team, Entourage dance team, State Champion Bowling Green High School dance team and Bowling Green State University dance team. She started a dance team when she moved to Findlay High School. That team received a state championship in 2000 and competed in the National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, Fla.

McIntosh also supports UF by serving on the Alumni Board of Governors and as a member of the Homecoming committee. She is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the Science Educators Council of Ohio and the National Science Teachers Association. She is a judge for Show Stopper Camps of America as well as the Ohio representative for the organization. She is a member of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church.

She and her husband, Bill ‘91, and daughter, Britney, live in Findlay.

Wayne I. Pribble graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in business management and information systems analysis from then Findlay College in 1985. He was the first student to earn a bachelor’s degree from Findlay by taking weekend college classes only. He graduated at the age of 69.

From 1937-42, Pribble was chief designer of GE’s plastics division in Fort Wayne, Ind. He served as product engineer for the same company from 1942-48. In 1948, Pribble founded his own company, Pribble Plastics Productions, Inc., and served as president until he retired in 1980. He formed Pribble Enterprises, Inc., in 1980 to carry on his work as a consultant in plastics, technical and inspirational writing and computer services.

Pribble joined the UF Board of Trustees in 1969 and served until 1996, when he was named a Trustee Emeritus. He was named a Distinguished Associate by Findlay in 1981.

During his career, Pribble was a registered professional engineer with the state of Indiana and a member of the Society of Plastics Engineering. From 1972-88, he was a member of the Plastics Pioneers. Pribble served as president for two years, national councilman for 12 years, national treasurer for one year, on the national executive committee for five years and as chairman of the constitution and by-laws committee for three years for the Northern Indiana Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

In addition, Pribble was a member of the Anthony Wayne Fort Wayne Rotary Club, having served on the board of directors and as chairman of several committees. He was president of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce in 1961, a member and seven-year president of the New Haven Planning Commission and a member of the New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals.

Active in his church, Pribble was a member of Trier Ridge Community Church of God and Parkwood Church of God, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was an elder, 18-year church treasurer and taught young adult classes for more than 20 years. Pribble was also a trustee for the Indiana Conference of the Churches of God, General Conference, for more than 25 years. He served in several leadership and committee positions with the conference.

Pribble co-authored with the late J. Harry DuBois the book "Plastics Mold Engineering," which was first published in 1946. He contributed and edited the second and third editions. In 1987, he contributed to the fourth edition. In 1994, the fifth edition of "DuBois and Pribble Plastics Mold Engineering Handbook" was published. From 1986-90, he was a columnist for the Allen County Times. He also wrote two unpublished books – "The Words of Jesus" in 1985 and "The Youngest Leper" in 1988. At the time of his death, he was working on the manuscript "I Stand Amazed," a collection of more than 200 true stories about God working "just in time."

In 1957, Pribble earned the Citizen & Engineer Award given by the Society of Professional Engineers, Wayne and Allen County, Ind. The Society of Plastics Engineers awarded him the President’s Cup in 1958, and, in 1967, he was named a distinguished member and elected to the National Society of Plastics Engineers. In 1983, Pribble won the Designer of the Year Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers, Mold Making and Mold Design Division.

In addition, he was given the special recognition of Friend of Education by New Haven High School and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Anthony Wayne Fort Wayne Rotary Club, both in 1988.

Pribble passed away on January 12, 2001. He and his late wife, Helen, had two children, Judith Brite and Steven Pribble, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren