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Accomplished Graduates are selected based on their outstanding professional achievements, community involvement and documented
demonstration of the five core values of BGSU: respect for one another, cooperation, intellectual and spiritual growth, creative
imaginings and pride in a job well done.
Recipients are honored by University representatives, friends and family in a formal on-campus ceremony. Honorees are selected
each year, with the next class of Accomplished Graduates to be inducted in 2010.
2009 Honorees: College of Arts and Sciences
Anthony Doerr Author | Boise, Idaho
Bassel Ojjeh VP Strategic Data Solutions, Yahoo! | Palo Alto, California
Thomas Orchard Senior VP, UBS Wealth Management | Westerville, Ohio
College of Business Administration
Debra L. Box Senior Vice President, Global Staffing, Bank of America | Charlotte, North Carolina
Keith Grass President, The David J. Joseph Company | Cincinnati, Ohio
Joseph McAleese President/CEO, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC | Elyria, Ohio
College of Education and Human Development
Ed Ferkany Powell, Ohio
Ron Wellman Director of Athletics, Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Deborah Wickerham 2008 Teacher of the Year, Findlay City Schools | Findlay, Ohio
Bowling Green State University - Firelands
Daniel J. White President, Geotrac (Retired) | Norwalk, Ohio
College of Health and Human Services
Harold McGrady Scottsdale, Arizona
H. Melanie Stretchbery Superintendent, Wood County Board of MR/DD | Bowling Green, Ohio
Arlene Stearns Hilton Head Island, NC
College of Musical Arts
Nancy Guy Associate Professor, UC San Diego | La Jolla, California
Martin Porter Director, Toledo School for the Arts | Toledo, Ohio
College of Technology
Donald J. Oberlin CEO, Tri-State Solarcrete | Antwerp, Ohio
Bruce Cote VP, Human Resources, Brown-Forman Corporation | Louisville, Kentucky
Ronald J. Ridge VP/CIO, Bowe Bell + Howell | Durham, North Carolina
To read about the 23 alumni selected for the Class of 2008, click here.
To nominate an alumnus for the award, click here to download a nomination form or call the BGSU Alumni Association at 419.372.7772.
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