Class of 2012

Chris Dyer is a graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School and plans to major in education. He participated in student council, campus ministry and the school’s Ambassador Club for four years; played travel hockey, varsity hockey and varsity soccer, and served as a peer tutor. Dyer founded Student Athletes Mentors and has been involved with Kids Unlimited, tutoring inner-city children. The son of Richard ’78 and Jean Dyer also traveled to Honduras for a mission trip.

Robert Furia is a graduate of Cincinnati Christian High School in Fairfield. The son of Sarah and Robert Furia served as class treasurer for the past three years and was president of Mu Alpha Theta. He represented his school at the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership conference and earned the American Citizenship Award in 2006. He was a four-year varsity football and baseball player and was an active volunteer with school mission trips, as a math tutor and as a student Bible study co-leader.

Tyler Gombash is a graduate of Delta High School and plans to major in biology. He is the son of Eugene and Laurie (Culler) ’84 Gombash and was class president, varsity football captain and a varsity wrestler. He was a member of FFA, where he served as treasurer and vice president, and also helped educate youth in conservation. Gombash, a 4-H member, worked for two summers as a 4-H camp counselor and helped teach wrestling to children. In 2007, he helped rebuild houses in New Orleans as part of a short-term evangelical mission.

Margaret Long is a Kenton High School graduate and plans to study music education. She was active in the high school music program as a member and field commander for the marching band; a member of the pep band, concert and symphonic bands, and a vocalist in the chorale. She was class president, secretary of the student senate and president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Long has volunteered with Teen Experience, the Neighborhood Opportunity Center and vacation Bible school. She was active in 4-H as a member of the Hardin County Junior Fair Board, awareness team, advisory council, teen council and horse council. She is the daughter of Amy and Harry Long.

Jacob West plans to major in biology/pre-med and graduate from Wayne High School. He was vice president of the senior cabinet and the student council. He was a four-year member of the baseball team and a two-year member of the soccer, football and swim teams. He helped with fund-raising events for United Rehabilitation Services, the Special Wish Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Leukemia Foundation, and for breast cancer awareness. West helped tutor elementary students in math, reading and English as a Second Language, and he worked with fifth-grade boys on baseball skills. The son of Kathleen and Michael West also served as a mentor for freshman students.