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UF To Honor Distinguished Alumni
Thursday, October 05, 2006
The University of Findlay will honor three graduates as Distinguished
Alumni and recognize recipients of the Old Main Award, Arch Award and
Gold Medallion Award during the Alumni Association Annual Breakfast at
8:30 a.m. Oct. 7 as part of Homecoming weekend.
Distinguished alumni include Jerald F. Clark ’66 of
Fremont, Ohio; Rosaline G. “Roady” Morgan ’71 of Philadelphia, Penn.;
and Dr. Julie McIntosh ’90 of Findlay, Ohio.
Jonathan Davis ‘99, D.D.S., of Richmond Hill, Ga.,
will receive the Old Main Award, which recognizes the distinguished
accomplishments of alumni age 35 or younger.
The Arch Award, honoring service by a staff member
of the University, will be presented to Dr. Jerry J. Mallett of
Findlay, Ohio.
The Gold Medallion Award will be presented to the
late Clark L. Fleming ’58. The award is presented in memory of an
alumnus or alumna and in recognition of outstanding service and
accomplishments during his or her lifetime.
Registration is required to attend the breakfast.
Contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 419-434-4516. Cost
is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12 and free for children
under age 5.
Honorees also will be recognized during the
Distinguished Alumni, Hall of Fame and Shiv K. Gupta Recognition Dinner
on Oct. 6.
 | Jerald F. Clark ’66,
Distinguished Alumnus
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Jerald F. Clark ’66 graduated from then-Findlay College with a bachelor
of science degree. He went to work in the family business with Atlas
Industries Inc., working his way up through the ranks from journeyman
machinist to technician, production line supervisor, various managerial
posts and director of sales and marketing before becoming president and
CEO, a post he held for 18 years. He was then elected chairman of the
board of directors, a position he still holds.
He has served eight years on the UF Board of Trustees, for which he
chairs the Building and Ground Committee and serves as a member of the
Committee on Trustees, Executive Committee and Student Services
Committee as well as serving on the recent search committee for the new
dean of the College of Business.
In the community, Clark has been an active member of Grace Community
Church of Fremont. He served as secretary of the Gibsonburg Zoning
Commission, coached boys Midget League baseball, served on the
Community Advisory Board and Foundation Board for Memorial Hospital of
Fremont, and served on the Sandusky County Manufacturers’ Council and
as a member of the Fremont Rotary Club.
Clark resides in Fremont.
 | Rosaline G. “Roady” Morgan ’71
Distinguished Alumna
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Rosaline G. “Roady” Morgan ’71 graduated from then-Findlay College with
a bachelor of science in health, physical education and recreation and
put that degree to work immediately as a teacher in the School District
of Philadelphia.
She taught her first year at Sayre Junior High School and South
Philadelphia High School, followed the next year by a move to Wanamaker
Middle/High Demonstration School, where she taught from 1972 to 2005.
Morgan continued her education, earning a master of arts in counseling
from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., and several certifications
ranging from CPR to Basic Aid Training and Certified National Health
Professional.
She is a member of the board of STOPP-2TD, The University of
Pennsylvania’s middle school program for the treatment and prevention
of Type 2 diabetes in youth, a member of the National Board for
Teaching Standards for the Educational Testing Service’s Content
Validation Study for Early through Middle Childhood, and has made
numerous professional, educational and community presentations in her
field.
She has been deeply involved in community efforts to promote youth
learning and health through physical fitness, the arts and parental
involvement in the neighborhoods of North Philadelphia.
In addition to teaching, she coached numerous teams including girls’
middle school basketball and volleyball, intramural volleyball and
basketball, track and field, gymnastics and the dance club. During
summers, she has served as a counselor and instructor of dance,
gymnastics and arts and crafts in summer sports programs and learning
camps. In 2003, she served as co-director of World Communication Summer
Camp at Waters Memorial Hall in Philadelphia.
Morgan has received numerous awards including Who’s Who Among American
Teachers, the 2001 Eastern District Teacher of the Year, the 1999 State
Teacher of the Year in health and physical education, and honors from
Women in Education for her 20 years of work in education and by Inner
City Youth for her work with the youth of North Philadelphia. She also
received a $75,000 Fitness Center award from the “Don’t Quit”
Foundation.
 | Julie McIntosh ’90, Ph.D.
Distinguished Alumna
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Dr. Julie McIntosh ’90 earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and
secondary education from The University of Findlay. She went on to earn
a master’s degree in secondary education in 1994 from Bowling Green
State University, where she completed a doctor of education degree in
leadership studies in 2002.
McIntosh holds a permanent teaching certificate and an assistant
superintendent license. She is a Praxis III assessor for the Ohio
Department of Education.
She has worked for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Bowling
Green High School, Findlay High School and Bowling Green State
University, and is currently an assistant professor and director of the
Adolescent, Young Adult and Multi-Age Programs at The University of
Findlay.
McIntosh has made professional presentations in the areas of science
teaching, curriculum development and leadership and has published
articles in the American Secondary Education Journal and the Principal
Navigator.
She has been honored as Findlay High School Alumna of the Week and as
an Ambassador Family for the March of Dimes, and has received the
Findlay High School Make a Difference Award, Hancock County Soil and
Water Conservation District Teacher of the Year and The University of
Findlay Old Main Award, as well as being named to Who’s Who Among
American Women and Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
Julie continues to support The University of Findlay as president of
the Alumni Association Board of Governors and as a member of several
alumni committees. She is also an active member of St. Andrew’s United
Methodist Church.
She and her husband, Bill, ’91, reside in Findlay with their daughter, Britney.
 | Jonathan Davis ’99, D.D.S.
Old Main Award
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Jonathan Davis ’99, D.D.S., graduated magna cum laude from the
University with a bachelor of science degree in biology. He was the
recipient of several academic scholarships, served as president of
Sigma Pi Fraternity and as Intra-Fraternity Representative, was a
four-year varsity letter winner for golf and was a two-year Academic
All-American in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He went on to earn a doctorate in dentistry in 2004 at The Ohio State
University School of Dentistry, where he was a member of the Delta
Sigma Delta dental fraternity and served as Interprofessional Council
Representative.
Capt. Davis has served on active duty with the U.S. Army since 2003.
His Army service has included three years as 1st Brigade Dental
Surgeon, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., and a 12-month tour of duty in
Iraq, where he provided dental work for soldiers in his unit as well as
humanitarian work within the city.
During his service, he earned the Bronze Star, awarded for
“exceptionally meritorious service” for keeping 69 soldiers from having
to be medically evacuated by performing emergency dental procedures for
them. He also received the Iraqi Campaign Medal, National Defense
Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal and Army Service Medal.
He is a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church and a 3rd Degree member of
the Knights of Columbus. He resides with his wife, Ashley, in Richmond
Hill, Ga.
 | Jerry J. Mallett, Ph.D.
Arch Award
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Dr. Jerry J. Mallett, while not an alumnus of The University of
Findlay, he has been a fixture of the University for nearly 40 years.
He earned a bachelor of science degree from Ohio University in 1961,
followed by master’s and doctoral degrees from The University of
Toledo. He was elected to Phi Delta Kappa in 1966.
After completing his education, he first taught as an elementary and
junior high school teacher in Washington Local Schools, the beginning
of what would become his life’s work: teaching children to reach and
promoting children’s literature.
Mallett is the author or co-author of 54 books, of which approximately
half are for children while the remainder are professional books for
teachers and librarians such as the School Library Resource Kit.
He was known as “The Reading Doctor” during his 25 years as an
educational consultant for Perma-Bound Publishers, reaching at least 5
million people with his presentations. He previously served on the
editorial advisory board for The Primary Teacher’s Ready-to-Use
Activities Program for Prentice-Hall Inc. He is a past editor of “The
Reading Clinic,” published by The Center for Applied Research in
Education Inc., and a past contributing editor to “Ohio Reading
Teachers,” published by the International Reading Association.
He joined then-Findlay College in fall 1968 as an assistant professor
in the education department. He now serves as a professor of education
and as director of the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture
Books, which he founded nearly 25 years ago through a proposal for the
education department’s celebration of Findlay College’s 100th
anniversary. Over the years, the museum’s collection has grown from its
original four pieces to more than 3,000 original artworks. A nearly
10,000-square-foot addition is under way at the museum, scheduled to be
completed in time for the museum’s 25th, and University’s 125th,
anniversary in 2007.
Mallett has received the Distinguished Education Award from the Ohio
Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Independent Colleges and Universities
Award for Outstanding Teacher of 1987. He was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts in London in 1993, and received the University of
Toledo’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award in 2001.
He resides in Findlay with his wife, Carol.
 | Clark L. Fleming ’58
Gold Medallion Award
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Clark L. Fleming ’58 graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business
from then-Findlay College, where he was active in campus activities
such as College Choir, Student Council, Varsity F and football.
He accepted a position as a high school business teacher at
Convoy-Union Schools in Convoy, Ohio, which later merged and became
Crestview Local Schools. He went on to earn a master’s degree in
guidance counseling from St. Francis College and continued with
post-graduate studies at Bowling Green State University and the
University of Dayton, receiving his principal’s and superintendent’s
certifications.
Fleming became Crestview’s guidance counselor and then principal before
being hired as superintendent of Crestview Local Schools in 1970, a
post he held until his (first) retirement in 1986. He continued his
involvement in education, serving as treasurer for Van Wert County
Schools, supervisor for the county’s special behavioral classes, and
special education and pre-school supervisor for Antwerp schools as well
as a counselor for the Van Wert County Drug and Alcohol Board.
He served as program director at the Marsh Foundation in Van Wert, then
as principal of Lincolnview Langley School at the Starr Commonwealth in
Van Wert for more than five years. He retired due to ill health in
September 1998 after giving 40 years of service to children through the
educational field. He also operated a private counseling office for
several years, and he and his wife owned and operated the Van Wert
Gospel Gift Shop for five years.
Fleming was extremely active in both the Convoy and Van Wert
communities, serving on the boards of the Convoy Community Foundation,
Wee Care Day Center, Habitat for Humanity and Pregnancy-Life Center and
as a Lions Club member.
He was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Van Wert
for nearly 48 years, holding several conference positions and serving
the local church as a Sunday school teacher, on the administrative
board and as chair of the church pastor-parish relations committee for
25 years.
He battled diabetes for many years, suffered several heart attacks in
1996 and was on dialysis for 10 years prior to his death of kidney
disease on Feb. 27, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Marnie; two sons,
Scott and Mark; three daughters, Beth, Karol and Jill; as well as
several grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
To nominate someone for the 2007 Distinguished
Alumni Awards, please contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations
at 419-434-4516 or alumni@findlay.edu.
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