Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence

Rising Star Award
Beth Maxwell earned her associate’s degree in medical sonography from Kettering College in 1999, four years after earning a bachelor’s in human ecology from the University of Dayton with a concentration in child development and a minor in psychology. Beth currently works as an assistant professor in the medical sonography department at Kettering College.

	Beth Maxwell and Dr. Scriven

In addition to teaching, Beth oversees didactic instruction, clinical scan lab instruction, clinical site visiting, student advising, and education practicum experiences. She also is on the College’s institutional values committee and serves on the Senate.

In her teaching, Beth loves to “see the lights come on in the students’ eyes” and strives to create a secure atmosphere where students aren’t afraid to ask questions and learn. She finds it rewarding that she not only touches the lives of her students but also the lives of their current and future patients.

Outside of her classroom, Beth has given many presentations to local schools and medical centers, including a vascular in-service at Children’s Medical Center in Dayton; an introduction to sonography as a career at Arcanum High School; a cardiac sonography lecture series with hands-on scanning instruction for emergency medicine residents at Wright State University; and a basic echocardiography presentation for respiratory care students at Kettering College.

Beth is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Echocardiography, the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, the Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky Society of Echocardiographers, and the Greater Dayton Ultrasound Society.

She and her husband, Matthew Maxwell, have been married eight years and have two children, Will, 3, and Kate, 1. Beth enjoys gardening, cooking, spending time with her children, and reading about current events in the medical field.

Beth was presented with the George B. Nelson Society Award in 1999.

Alumna of the Year
Rebecca Kronauge graduated from Kettering College with honors in 1982 with an associate’s degree in nursing. Rebecca began her nursing career as an ICU nurse at Kettering Medical Center. In 1985 she started as a nurse clinician with Acute Care Consultants. She was the practice’s first employee and has since seen it grow to more than sixty employees and physicians.

	Rebecca Kronauge and Dr. Sriven

As the company grew, she was given management responsibilities and decided to continue her education. In 1995 Rebecca completed a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Andrews University, graduating magna cum laude. Then in 1997 she earned a master’s in health care administration from Central Michigan University’s Dayton campus, once again graduating with honors. Rebecca earned both degrees while working full-time and raising two small children. Currently the practice administrator, Rebecca is responsible for the business aspects of the practice; human resources; and physician compensation, contracting, and recruiting.

Rebecca has been on the boards of the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) and the Miami Valley Medical Group Management Association (MVMGMA), serving both as president. She has also been on numerous committees both locally and nationally with PAHCOM and is a member of several other organizations.

Rebecca has been married to her husband, Bob Kronauge, for 25 years. They have two sons, Chad, 23, who is an Ohio University graduate and works in Cincinnati, and Justin, 20, who is on a tennis scholarship at Ohio State University, where he is a business major. Rebecca enjoys running and completed her first two half-marathons this fall. She has four sisters, three of whom are Kettering College nursing graduates. One of them, Shelley Chew, was named Alumna of the Year in 2000.

Rebecca was recently named PAHCOM National Medical Manager of the Year at the organization’s conference in Portland, Ore., and in 2005, she was the MVMGMA Member of the Year.

		Bonnie (Nadolsky) Keyes, a 1977 nursing graduate, with her classmate, Barbara (Crump) Perry, who graduated with an environmental management degree.
		Margaret Rodenburg, professor of chemistry, visits with Virginia Ross, nursing program class of 1980, and Barbara Kabrisky, a 1972 nursing graduate.
		Leora Williams, with her husband, Robert Williams, provost of Kettering College from 1983-1990, and Shelley (Nangle) Chew, a 1979 nursing graduate and past recipient of the Alumni Association Alumna of the Year Award.
		Malcolm Caviness, former professor, and his wife, Sherril Caviness, former staff member, with Bill White, and his wife, Janet White, a 1975 nursing graduate and KCMA Alumni Association Board Member.
		Christopher Wantz, a 1996 respiratory care graduate, with his wife, Patricia (Whiteside) Wantz, who graduated from the nursing program in 1997, and Robin (Dozier) Hawkins, also a 1997 nursing graduate, with her husband, Glenn Hawkins.
		Cheryl Kennison, director of alumni relations, presents Teresa Simmons, a 1991 general education graduate and president of the KCMA Alumni Association, with a gift in appreciation of her three years of service.
		Debbie Fry, a 1994 medical sonography graduate, with her husband, David, Belinda Huffman, a 2004 bachelor’s completion graduate and KCMA Alumni Association Board Member, and her guest, Joe Bawidamann.