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2010 Cardington-Lincoln High School Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees

Earl Sage

Bob Mathews

Earl Sage, Class of 1944, a World War II veteran of the U. S. Navy, was serving when his class graduated. He had earned his high school credits before he entered the service and was awarded his diploma later. He earned his Bachelor and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University and through a fellowship from RCA, he was awarded an MBA from Harvard University. Sage’s employment included HPM, Northern Consolidated, the Radio Corporation of America and the Defense Management Center (DMC) at OSU which was given special recognition and commendation by the Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara resulting in an Air Force Unit Commendation at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. From 1973 to 1996, he served on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, teaching in the College of Business Administration. He was director of Management Development Programs from 1973-76 and authored many business related publication. Dr. Sage became an Associate Professor Emeritus at UNC-Charlotte when he retired in 1996. He and his wife, Dorotha, reside in Greensboro. Bob Mathews, Class of 1952, a lifelong Cardington resident, has been a businessman in the community for most of his life. As a youngster, he had a newspaper route, mowed lawns, operated the snack stand at the ball field and sold airplane kits and model car parts from a small hobby shop in his home. He began working in the Sinclair Filling Station when he was a senior in high school, working until he was drafted into the U. S. Army in 1956. Following his discharge, he purchased the station and although it has changed gasoline companies several times, it has been the Mathews Service Station since 1959. He purchased the Bowes Automotive Parts Distributorship in 1981 and remains active with both ventures. He has also been active in his community, serving on the Morrow County Hospital Board for 31 years, with the Cardington Rotary Club since 1965 and has been member of the C-LHS alumni association’s executive committee for five years. Bob and his wife, Joanne, reside in Cardington.

Mills Poorman

Dr. David Ebert

Mills Poorman, Class of 1955, currently serving as the mayor of Cardington for the second time in his life, graduated from Ashland College in 1961. He was a teacher at his high school alma mater for over 30 years, served as one of the school’s bus drivers for 36 years and was athletic director for 12 years. He coached baseball, football and basketball and served on the Central District Athletic Board for five years. He was elected to the Ohio School Administrator’s Association Hall of Fame in 1997. Mills was the village mayor from 1976-78, was on village council, the Cardington Library Board, the Republican Central Committee and is active with the First United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Carolyn, reside in Cardington. Dr. David Ebert, Class of 1972, graduated from The Ohio State University in 1977 with a combined BS and MS degree. He attended the John Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1977-81 His internship and residency were completed at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago in 1984. Dr. Ebert served in the U. S. Army Reserve Medical Corps for 13 years and attained the rank of major. He was on the faculty of the University of Illinois College of Medicine from 1990 to 1998. Dr. Ebert is currently at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago and is nationally recognized for his work with the deaf. He is medical director fo Deaf Access and has been published in many medical journals and resides in Oak Park, Illinois.

2009 Cardington-Lincoln High School Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees

JoAnne Curl Forbes

Class of 1946

George F Rengert

Class of 1958

John E Vaughan

Class of 1939

Jo Anne Curl Forbes is the fourth member of her family to be inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame. She graduated from Otterbein College in 1950 with a degree in Education, Mathematics, and English. She taught school in Mansfield until she went to TB station KFMB in San Diego, CA to work in their accounting department. She met and married Navy helicopter pilot John "Scotty" Forbes in 1955. She received a data processing degree in 1966 from San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas. She went to work for the Chrysler Corp. aerospace division as a math analyst and was involved with the Skylab project. She joined Lockheed Corporation in 1975 and was a Senior Applications Programmer at the Earth Resources Laboratory at the Stennis Space Center. She was recognized by NASA for her contributions to the Apollo-Soyuz and the Skylab projects. She remained an active member of her community after her retirement in 1988. She passed away on June 28, 2008 and is sadly missed by her family and friends.

George F. Rengert attended The Ohio State University and received his Masters of Arts in Geography in 1967. He then attended The Universtiy of North Carolina Chapel Hill and received his Ph. D. in Geography in 1971. Since 1971 he has been a Professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He teaches in the Department of Criminal Justice. George is considered an expert and has authored or co-authored five books dealing with crime or drugs in metorpolitan areas. He has written numerous articles for periodicals and as served as a consultant to the FBI and the Pennsylvania Crime Commission. He is very involved in the Temple University Community. He is married to Arlene and has five children and several grandchildren.

John Ellison Vaughan attended Miami University and The Ohio State University after graduation from Cardington.  He was employed with Curtis Wright as an engineer prior to enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943.  He was commissioned as a Lieutenant and became a co-pilot on a B-17 Flying Fortress.  On his third mission his pilot was injured and gave the message to bail out before lapsing into unconsciousness.  John calmed the crew when he spoke over the intercom " Hold on fellows, we are going to make it."  The plane made it back to England with all members safe.  On April 20, 1944 he was killed in action over France.  He was the first graduate from Cardington who was killed in World War II.  The local American Legion Post in Cardington, Jenkins-Vaughan Post, was renamed in his honor.