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BUCKEYE BULLETIN
The Official Newsletter of the Ohio State University Alumni and Booster Club of Atlanta
We are all looking forward to our new game watching location at Hudson
Grille, Perimeter Mall. If you cannot be in the "Shoe" join hundreds of
Buckeyes to cheer on the Buckeyes, listen to TBDBITL music and cuss
Michigan. The new location is large, beautiful with of parking. You will
like it!
BUCKEYE BULLETIN
Message From The OHIO STATE FOOTBALL Club President
Congratulations, Atlanta Buckeyes, after many
years of your diligent donations to our club's
scholarship fund, in your honor, the club
awarded its first ever full scholarship. By the
end of 2006, the club will be able to offer this full scholarship in perpetuity. What a marvelous achievement for our club. Thanks Atlanta Buckeyes! This certainly shows our love for Ohio State!
Thanks for your wonderful support of our Atlanta club. Atlanta Buckeyes make me
proud to be a Buckeye!
Thank you and GO BUCKS!
Bill Gue
CLUB NEWS
OSU Atlanta Annual Dinner
The Ohio State Alumni Club of Atlanta welcomes...
Big Ten Golf
Challenge
Get your best golf game in
shape to battle the other Big Ten teams on Friday, August 22 at Windermere
GC; Cumming, GA. 10:00 am Shotgun. Registration & Range Opens at 8:30
am. The tournament benefits our scholarship fund. Sign up as a single or a
foursome.
Coach Earle Bruce
Coach Bruce is a great, OSU hotblooded entertaining speaker.
Well worth hearing!
Monday, July 28, 2008
6:30 P.M. Social
7:00 P.M. Dinner & Program
$40 per person
Advanced reservations required, no admittance at door
Crowne Plaza
6345 Powers Rd. NW
Atlanta (I-285 & Powers Ferry)
770 955 1700
Questions and reservations - Bill Gue 770 394 4284
Make check payable to: OSU Alumni Club of Atlanta
Mail to: Bill Gue
7585 Chaparral Dr.
Atlanta, Ga. 30350
Costs:
$80 thru Aug. 14th; $90 after Aug 14th Register by going to www.msuatlanta.com and click on Big Ten
Golf.
Your $80 entry fee
includes golf, cart, range balls and an all you can eat hamburger/hot dog
buffet. We’ll have tournament prizes, raffle prizes, mulligans, closest to
the pin, long drive, $10,000 prize for a hole in one on a designated hole
and more!
Buckeye
Contact: Dan Lindsay, dlindsay at mindspring
dot com 404.321.5019
Tournament
Contact: Gary Dunsmore, gduns at comcast dot
net 770.442.8849
Prizes for the team with
Most School Spirit!
Don’t play golf? Come for
the buffet for $15 or just cash bar starting at 3:00 pm. RSVP
www.msuatlanta.com or gduns at comcast dot
net 770.442.8849
2008 Football Tickets Available Buckeyes versus Bobcats
The Atlanta Club will have 40 tickets for the Ohio State vs. Ohio University football game on September 6, 2008.
The cost will be $66 face value plus $10 for our Club scholarship fund, a total of $76 per ticket. Initially, we will limit the purchase to two tickets per family, but if tickets remain after the initial offering, we will open up the purchase to unlimited. To purchase, you must be a current up-to-date paid Club member. The Club has already paid for the tickets so payment will need to be made immediately. With the limited number of tickets it is probably best to call Bill right away to order.
Bill Gue 770 394 4284
BIG TEN PICNIC, Saturday, May 31, 12 noon
The 18th annual Big Ten picnic is Saturday, May 31st at 12 pm until dusk at the usual location, Lake Allatoona Park. The park is on Lake Allatoona Dam Road, Riverside Shelter A. The cost per person is $5 for ages 13+, $2 for ages 5-12, and free for ages 4 and under. Admission includes unlimited food and drinks. This year Ohio State alumni are asked to bring fruit and/or vegetables.
Activities will include trivia and raffles around 2 pm, a moon bounce, face painting for the kids, an organized kickball game (for teens and adults), Big Ten Karaoke, and a horseshoe tournament throughout the day.
Driving Directions:
- Go North on I-75 and turn off at exit 285
- Turn left at end of ramp
- Go 1 mile to US 41 and turn right on US 41
- Go 1 mile and turn right on Allatoona Dam Road
- Go 1/4 mile to Shelter A at the park
Remember to look for the signs for the Big Ten Picnic along the road to help guide you.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Cheryl at Cherylhampton@comcast.net
·BBall Bucks at The Hudson Grille
Hudson Grille has reserved a special room for Buckeyes to watch the Ohio State vs. Florida basketball game Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 4:00 P.M. Come on out and cheer the Buckeyes. Hudson Grille is totally committed to us for the bowl game and the
2008 football season. If necessary, every TV will be on the Buckeyes with sound, we will have our TBDBITL music just as American Pie, and of course, we will cuss Michigan just as American Pie. There has been some minor problems with basketball because we were late comers to Hudson Grille (almost the end of Nov.), and they had already committed their rooms to others for parties and Christmas parties. This will not be a problem once we get beyond the holiday season and into the Big Ten schedule, the game with Tennessee, and next year. Hudson Grille is going to be a great place for our Atlanta Buckeyes with great atmosphere, great food and great service. GO BUCKS! The new location is the Brookhaven Station Hudson Grille. The address is 4046 Peachtree Rd. NE. Atlanta, GA. The phone number is (404) 233-0313. Parking is available at the Hudson Grille, accross the street at the Suntrust Bank, and a 400 cars parking lot behind the MARTA station (Go under the MARTA bridge on Dresden, turn right at the first traffic light, then turn right into the lot).
·Minority Recruiting
In conjunction with the university, The Atlanta Club is going to greatly increase its minority recruiting efforts. Atlanta is a prime city for this pursuit, and is going to be a pilot city for the
university. Kenny Pugh and his team are going to spearhead this effort. We will keep you informed. Kenny can always use more volunteers. Please contact him at Kenny@kennypugh.com or 404-307-9175.
UNIVERSITY NEWS
Ohio State's Scholastic Achievements
For the 11th consecutive year, our incoming class was the best prepared in Ohio State history, with an average
ACT score of 25.8. Thirty-nine percent of OSU
freshmen ranked in the top 10% of their high school
classes, with 77 percent ranked in the top 25%.
Ohio State's six-year graduation rate has risen to 68
percent, up from 55 percent just five years ago, and 51
percent 10 years ago. Although the six-year
graduation rate is a national reporting standard, a
majority of Ohio State students graduate in five years or fewer.
The university allocated $72 million in financial aid
last school year to ensure that lower-income and high
caliber students continued to have access to an Ohio
State education.
Twenty Ohio State faculty members have been named
`fellows' of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. For the third consecutive year, Ohio State has led the country in the number of
fellows named to this prestigious organization.
The National Science Foundation recently ranked Ohio State among the country's top 10 public research universities for sponsored research.
· Minority Student Degrees
OSU ranked among top schools conferring degrees to minority students. Ohio State ranks among the top 100 universities
nationally awarding degrees to minority undergraduates. Ohio Sate ranks 26th nationally among all institutions, including historically black colleges.
Atlanta Buckeye Spotlight
Kenny Pugh
Kenny Pugh, from Trotwood, Ohio, is a 1997 Ohio State University graduate with a degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering. He is currently enrolled at Luther Rice University in pursuit of a Masters of Divinity degree. At Ohio State, Kenny was a member and co-captain of the OSU Men's Track and Field team, President of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and member of the National Society of Black Engineers.
Kenny moved to Atlanta in May 1999 after receiving a company transfer from Andersen Consulting. He has worked for Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting), Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, SunTrust Mortgage and is currently employed by Exervio Management Consulting. Kenny is a licensed minister and enjoys providing unbiased mortgage advice to those going through the home buying process.
(www.mortgage-credit101.com).
Kenny will be chairing the minority recruiting team for the OSU Atlanta Club. The minority recruiting team is a new pilot initiative being implemented by OSU. If you have an interest in assisting, please contact Kenny at Kenny@kennypugh.com or 404-307-9175.
· IBM Agreement
Alumni may now take advantage of deep discounted Ohio State
pricing on IBM products (personal computers, laptops,
monitors and other products) due to Ohio State University's
Prime Supplier Agreement. IBM has set up a unique website
and toll-free telephone number exclusively for OSU Alumni.
For more information or to order: 1-800-222-6426 option 1,
extension 8280 or www.ibm.com/shop/ibmdeals/osualumni.
· Career Assistance Available
Whether you are looking for a new career or a new position in
your career field, career planning is a three-step process:
· Assessing your qualifications to identify your career target
· Developing a resume that effectively showcases your skills
· Conducting a career search using a variety of strategies.
The Career Exploration Office offers personalized help with
everything from self-assessment and goal setting to evaluating
your resume and preparing for interviews. Discover your career
options! www.careers.ohiostatealumni.org or 614-292-3503.
Ohio State/Michigan Jokes
SNOW
It's really not that bad, but almost.
It's winter in Ohio
And the gentle breezes blow.
Seventy miles an hour,
At twenty-five below.
Oh, how I love Ohio
When the snow's up to your butt.
You take a breath of winter
And you nose freezes shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around.
I could never leave Ohio
Cause I'm frozen to the ground!
Michigan Jokes
Q: Where was O.J. hiding right before the famous white Bronco chase?
A: On the University of Michigan campus. That's the last place you would find a football player
Q: What do you get when you breed a ground hog and the University of Michigan?
A: 6 more weeks of bad football.
Q: What do you get when you have a basement full of Michigan Fans?
A: A Whine Cellar.
Q: What do you call a good looking girl on the University of Michigan campus?
A: A visitor