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Duane, '75, and Jacqueline (Means) Cox, '78
Duane and JacquelineAn Unexpected InterviewOur StoryI met my husband at the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA), now known as Oscar Ritchie Hall. I was the editor of a journal we were publishing in our English class taught by Hulda Smith. I had scheduled an interview with the Black United S…
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Valarie, ‘80, and Gene Seminaro, ‘80
Valarie and GeneGospel Rap Kickstarts LoveOur StoryWe met at the ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ Gospel Rap held in the student center in 1978, and we started dating in January 1979. We graduated and married in 1982. We started our careers with the help of the ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ placement center.The Proposal and MarriageGene and I were eng…
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Steve, '94, and Sarah Winther Shumaker, ‘92
Steve and SarahAn Anti-Valentine’s Day Set Up Our StorySpring semester 1991, I was an officer in the KSU Amnesty International chapter, as was Steve's roommate, Bill. I shared an office in the Union with the International Film Club, and we all became friends. For Valentine's Day, we planned an …
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Rebecca, '04, and Brian Ricciardo, '04
Brian and RebeccaAn October Afternoon in the Park Our StoryWe met our sophomore year while both living in Fletcher Hall and began dating later that year. There is some debate between the two of us as to when exactly the first time was that we met. Discrepancies aside, we met…
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Nicholas, '02, and Leah Norris Anastasakis, '04
Nicholas and Leah A Serendipitous Meeting in the Honors CollegeOur StoryIt was a serendipitous meeting; I came to ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State from Cleveland for the architecture program, and Leah came to ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State from Detroit for fashion design. Neither of us ended up in those respective programs, but came to…
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Mike, '81, and Kathy Novak Crislip, '81
Mike and KathyA Meeting at Tri-Towers Leads to LoveOur StoryWe met working together at the Tri-Towers dormitory desk. My wife was an education major, and I majored in Architecture. The Proposal and MarriageI proposed in a car the night I returned from three months of study abroad in Italy, just…
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Mark, '99, and Lori Diezman-Kreitzburg, '00
Mark and LoriSparks at Holly Park Our StoryMark and I lived in the same building at Holly Park apartments.The Proposal and MarriageMark proposed the week that I graduated in May, 2000. We've been married for eleven years and have two sons, ages eight and five. Staying Connected to ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ Sta…
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Jerry Reece, '66, and Marilynn Lewis Fryer, '68
Jerry and MarilynnThe ThunderboltOur StoryWe met in the autumn of 1965 at a FIJI gathering. It was love at first sight, or "the thunderbolt" as it’s known. Although, I am still amazed I fell for a young man from a very small town.The Proposal and MarriageJerry and I drove to Erie to get my father's …
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Gary, '84, and Kris Paine Young, '86
Gary and KrisLaying a Foundation for Love at Taylor HallOur Story We met in architecture school, in the studio of Taylor Hall in 1983. An architecture student from Gary's class, who was an RA from my residence hall, introduced us. We only dated a few times and that summer I got an interns…
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Harry, '68, and Liz Fitch, '69
Harry and LizThe Letter and a Greek TragedyOur StoryOne night in early November, 1965, I decided to join my Clark Hall roommates in the student activities area of Eastway. There they were talking to three girls, one of whom impressed me. Fortune had it that a couple of days later one of my roommates…
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