In the fall of 1958, staff officers of seven private colleges met to discuss a joint venture in alumni and fund raising, which resulted in successful fund drives in Akron and Toledo, Ohio. From this group two years later was born the Independent College Alumni Associates of Ohio. One of its first tasks was to launch a lobbying effort in the Ohio Legislature aiding significantly in the passage of the Ohio Instructional Grants legislation.

In recent years, the scope of the organization has broadened to include the varied college advancement professionals working on behalf of today's private institutions. The name was officially changed in 1981 to Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA). We currently have 90 member institutions from Ohio and the bordering states. ICAA membership is now approaching 1,300 individual staff members from
these colleges, universities, and related institutions.

The mission of ICAA is to enhance the professional development of its members and their understanding of issues facing private higher education and institutional advancement.

Professional development opportunities include an annual Summer Conference, a three-day event for all college advancement professionals; a two-day annual fund/development winter mini-conference, held in late January or early February; and one-day workshops for alumni relations, public relations, and gift planning professionals. Also, the Fall Drive-In Workshop is a one-day session with a general theme for all ICAA members.

 

President Ericka Kurtz   Director of Communications tel: 740-368-3338 e-mail: kurtze@tiffin.edu   Tiffin University 155 Miami Street Tiffin, OH 44883

President-Elect Andy Kocher   Director of Development tel: 317-788-3493 e-mail: akocher@uindy.edu   University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46227

 
 

Past President Lori Pongtana   Assistant Director for Young Alumni Prog tel: 740-587-6631 e-mail: pongtanal@denison.edu   Denison University P. O. Box 716 Annual Fund Office Granville, OH 43023

Secretary Pam Besel   Director of Public Relations tel: 740-368-3339 e-mail: pdbesel@owu.edu   Ohio Wesleyan University 61 South Sandusky St. Delaware, OH 43015

 
 

Treasurer David Smittle   Director of Advancement Services tel: 419-772-1983 e-mail: d-smittle@onu.edu   Ohio Northern University 525 South Main Street Ada, OH 45810

Member-at-Large Louise Scott   Director of Advancement Services tel: 216-320-8782 e-mail: lscott@hb.edu   Hathaway Brown School 19600 North Park Blvd Shaker Heights, OH 44122

 
 

Member-at-Large Terry Kurtz   Director of Alumni Relations tel: 440-826-3170 e-mail: tkurtz@bw.edu   Baldwin-Wallace College 275 Eastland Road Berea, OH 44017

Member-at-Large Jeff Alix   Director of Alumni and Parent Relations tel: 419-289-5093 e-mail: jalix@ashland.edu   Ashland University 401 College Avenue Ashland, OH 44805

 
 

Member-at-Large John Templeman   Director of Annual Giving tel: 440-826-2071 e-mail: jtemplem@bw.edu   Baldwin-Wallace College 275 Eastland Road Berea, OH 44017

Member-at-Large Kara Anderson   Assistant Director of Alumni Relations tel: 614-823-1964 e-mail: kanderson@otterbein.edu   Otterbein University 1 South Grove Street Westerville, OH 43081

 
 

Member-at-Large April Novotny   Assistant Vice President of Development tel: 614-236-6565 e-mail: anovotny@capital.edu   Capital University 1 College and Main Columbus, OH 43209

Past ICAA Presidents

2009-11: Lori Pongtana, Denison University
2009: Brent Bush, West Virginia Wesleyan College
2008-09: Kristi Wilkerson, West Virginia Wesleyan College
2007-08: Albert DiFranco, Baldwin-Wallace College
2006-07: Paul Chewning, West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities
2006: David LaBanc, Baldwin-Wallace College
2005-06: Paul Chewning, West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities
2004-05: Celinda Scherger, Tiffin University
2003-04: Matt Meyer, Ohio Dominican University
2002-03: Jim Beaverson, Defiance College
2001: Kevin Cluts, Bluffton College
2000-01: Larry Schiemann, Ashland University
1999-00: Merre Phillips, Heidelberg College
1998-99: Susan Dannemann, Muskingum College
1997-98: Steve Hannan, Ashland University
1996-97: Ken Sheetz, Wittenberg University
1995-96: Sally Christiansen, Ohio Wesleyan University
1994-95: Matthew Elli, Muskingum College
1993-94: Jennifer Hamlin Church, Ohio Wesleyan University
1992-93: Sylvia Yankey, Hiram College
1991-92: Jeffrey Todd, The College of Wooster
1990-91: Debra Van Dyne, University of Findlay
1989-90: George Richard, Baldwin-Wallace College
1988-89: John Trautman, Defiance College
1987-88: Marjorie Kramer, The College of Wooster
1986-87: Lynda Huey, Ohio Dominican College
1985-86: Carolyn Frobase, Hiram College
1984-85: Thomas Konkoly, Baldwin-Wallace College
1983-84: Richard Kleckner, University of Dayton
1982-83: James Scarfpin, Otterbein College
1981-82: Carmi Frantz, Ursuline College
1980-81: Clancy Biegler, Muskingum College
1979-80: Frank Knorr, The College of Wooster
1978-79: Midge Brittingham, Oberlin College
1977-78: Laura Newman, Ohio Wesleyan University
1976-77: Herb Danker, Wittenberg University
1975-76: Tom Seddon, Baldwin-Wallace College
1974-75: Tom Seddon, Baldwin-Wallace College
1973-74: Robert Heinbaugh, Hiram College
1972-73: Gene Haberman, Wittenberg University
1971-72: John Hutson, University of Findlay
1970-71: John Hutson, University of Findlay
1969-70: Richard Pflieger, Otterbein College
1968-69: Edward Arn, The College of Wooster
1967-68: William Banfield, Mount Union College
1966-67: Robet Buchy, Wittenberg University
1965-66: Gene Meyer, Heidelberg College
1964-65: Dick Van Almen, Baldwin-Wallace College
1963-64: Perk Robins, Wittenberg University
1962-63: Ernest Sheetz, Mount Union College
1961-62: LaMarr Rice, Denison University
1960-61: Mason Benner, University of Dayton
1959-60: Ernest Sheetz, Mount Union College
1958-59: Roland Matthies, Wittenberg University


Founding ICAA Members

Ed Butcher, Heidelberg College
Aaron Keller, Hiram College
Wade Miller, Otterbein College
Ernest Sheetz, Mount Union College
Howard Strauch, The College of Wooster
Ron Weber, Mount Union College

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