College Education & Charitable Foundation Bits and Bytes for Alpha Xi Pikes
Bill Giesler, Gary Sallquist and Steve Crone at the Foundersʹ Day Banquet Dr. Gary A. Sallquist, Mr. Alpha Xi 2011 In 1963, Southland Hall Association established an annual award to recognize one of our Brothers who exemplifies through their actions "outstanding service to Community, University and Fraternity." Each year thereafter, a deserving recipient has been selected and recognized at Founders' Day. The list of prior recipients is a "virtual who's who" of alumni who have significantly shaped the course of our chapter, our alumni association and the Fraternity. Gary Sallquist's resume is rich with contributions he has made to the Fraternity, and is certainly deserving of our recognition. He was the president of his undergraduate chapter and went on to serve the Fraternity as Regional President, Rush Director, Vice President and International President from 1970 72. He served as president of the Educational Foundation and in 1989 received the Fraternity's highest honor, the Loyalty Award. Professionally, he built a successful insurance practice in Omaha Nebraska, before moving his wife Joyce and children Susie and Steve to Cincinnati in the early 80's. He built a financial advisory firm which expanded into charitable planned giving services. He followed his call to ministry in 1990 and received his Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry in Christian Leadership from Louisiana Baptist Seminary. Over the years he has been privileged to serve on the board of 22 organizations and served as president of 12 of them. Gary presently serves as Corporate Chaplin of Joey Medical Company. When Gary arrived in Cincinnati in 1981, he immediately reached out to Alpha Xi and SHA. He has been involved in active chapter and alumni events ever since. Through his leadership a planned giving program that utilized life insurance raised over $150,000 in guaranteed future gifts to CE&CF.
Although his service to our Fraternity and the Community has been significant, his true impact continues to be felt in the personal relationships he develops, the mentoring he so willingly provides and the spiritual guidance he selflessly extends. Many of us remember Gary's support of Tim Barker during his courageous battle with cancer and more recently with the five undergraduates involved in a serious auto accident. He truly exemplifies the motto of our alumni association, "Lifetime Friendships." Upon receipt of this honor, Brother Sallquist extended his deep appreciation for receiving this award. Gary may be reached at: gsallquist@joeymedical.com. Dr. Marvin McClellan '38 CHAPTER ETERNAL Brother McClellan entered Chapter Eternal on December 19, 2010, at the age of 91. Dr. McClellan, a pediatrician, worked for 25 years in private practice in Westwood before helping to found Cincinnati Group Health Associates in 1974. He served as Director of Pediatrics for Group Health from 1974 to 1986. The following obituary appeared in the Cincinnati Group Health Associates newsletter: The year was 1973, and the health care climate in Cincinnati was relatively stagnant, except for the radical vision of one man. Paul Young, the vice president of planning for Hospital Care Corporation, now known as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, had a dream to provide prepaid health care to area residents. Sister Grace Marie Hiltz of Good Samaritan Hospital liked the idea. Good Samaritan Hospital and the Hospital Care Corporation (HCC) loaned $1 million each to put the idea in motion; the loans were later repaid. Dr. John McSweeney was contracted by the hospital to be the new group's medical director. He recruited three physicians from other practices: Dr. Leo Smyth, Internist Dr. Joseph Speier, Family Practitioner Dr. Marvin McClellan, Pediatrician
The group, with Dr. McSweeney as president, called themselves Health Maintenance Physicians (HMP), and they set up shop on the third floor of the building at 2915 Clifton Avenue. On April 1, 1974, the physicians began providing care for members of Health Maintenance Plan (also known as HMP), the new managed care plan offered by HCC. As managed care began to evolve, Health Maintenance Physicians became the foundation of managed care for Community Mutual Insurance Company (CMIC), a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Company, later to become Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. In 1980, as the group continued to expand, the name was changed to Group Health Associates, distinguishing the health care group from the health insurance plan. Until 1987, Group Health Associates was the only provider group for HMP. To gain some independence from Community Mutual, Group Health Associates began accepting other insurance plans in the late 1980s. After expanding to Springdale in 1978, Group Health Associates opened offices in Kenwood and Anderson in 1985. In 1988, a Western Hills center opened. In 1996, they established a Mason office, followed by a Finneytown Center in 1997. In 2010, Group Health expanded its presence in Western Hills by opening a center for specialties in the Good Samaritan Medical Center Western Ridge. The interest in using technology to manage more efficiently began in 1992 when Group Health Associates began to use computerized scheduling and billing. In 2000, Springdale was the first center to go live on EpicCare, the premier state ofthe art electronic medical records system. In 2009, the Springdale office again explored new territory as a participant in the Patient Centered Medical Home model project, which was designed to revolutionize family medicine and internal medicine practices. In 2010, Group Health Associates put electronic medical records in the hands of patients through MyChart, an Internet based tool. Today, Group Health Associates takes care of Greater Cincinnati with more than 125 doctors in 18 specialties and primary care at eight offices. They continue to grow. They recently moved to a new, expanded office in the Mason Community Center and in December 2010 broke ground for a new Clifton Center. James R. Sexton '54 James R. Sexton, 75, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, formerly of Ashland, Kentucky and
Middletown, Ohio, entered Chapter Eternal on Friday, December 31, 2010. He was born on January 15, 1935, in Catlettsburg, Kentucky to the late Russell F. and Mayme James Sexton. He is survived by his wife, Lynnita Gussler Sexton. Brother Sexton retired from AK Steel, having worked in Ashland, Kentucky and Middletown, Ohio as a Corporate Senior Engineer. While Jim was with Armco in Middletown he helped perfect the Direct Reduction process for making steel which Armco licensed to many steel companies around the world. As an expert on the process he would travel and consult with foreign companies solving process problems. He owned the former Columbia Steakhouse in Ashland; was a member of Poage Masonic Lodge 325 and was a past president of the South Ashland Lions Club. He was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he earned a degree in chemical engineering and was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.