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October 3, 2022

The McClure School, welcomes its 2022 cohort of graduate students to our School, the Scripps College and the Athens community. We are thrilled to have five new incoming students that have diverse academic backgrounds. We are sure our new students will succeed in their studies here and will continue contributing to their professional fields.

Ebenezer Osei Kwakye

Ebenezer is a telecommunications engineer with a multitude of experiences in ITS. In 2018 Ebenezer graduated from Ghana Communication Technology University with a BSC in telecommunication engineering. He was the welfare chairman for GCTU’s Students Representative Council from 2017 to 2018 and completed a Fiber Optics certificate in 2017. The summer after finishing his certificate, Ebenezer started an internship at Swap Tech and Telecoms in Accra, Ghana. This led him to his first job at Hua Wei Technologies as a Fiber Optics Engineer and Supervisor where he managed, analyzed and reported on MTN and Vodafone — Africa’s largest mobile network operators Fiber-optics Core Statuses and availability report and Preventive/Corrective Maintenance reports. Ebenezer's skills include basic C++ programming language, fiber optics maintenance and installation , fiber optics project management and supervision, Warehouse Management and On Board Diagnostics tracking systems.

Adewa Adeola Adewumi

Originally from Ekiti, Nigeria, Adeola moved to study applied physics (electronics) at the University of Lagos. In 2009, Adeola worked at Oceanic Bank International as a Network Administrator in the IT department, supporting over 400 branches and configuring routers and switches while implementing VSAT, Radio, DSL, and fiber connections. Adeola had multiple field transmission engineer positions at companies such as Alcatel-Lucent Nigeria Limited, Hua Wei Technologies, and Etisalat. The same can be said for his roles as a technical support engineer at Alcatel-Lucent South Africa, Nokia Networks, and Vodacom South Africa. He has experience as a customer technical advocate, integration engineer and technical support engineer. He currently works at Airtel Nigeria as a technical project manager. Adeola prides himself on his international experience, adaptability, flexibility and self-motivation.

Tordzro Richard Yaw

In 2009, Ricky received a BSC in computer engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and two years later got an advanced diploma in network administration from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. During his time at KNU, Ricky interned at Socio Economic Development Centre as a computer technician. In 2011, Ricky began his long-term career at Huawei Technologies South Africa an access network engineer at Huawei. At Huawei, he has worked as a network engineer team lead, a senior network engineer as the IP team lead, and for the past two years a solution engineer. Ricky is an innovative, focused and responsible team player who maintains a duty to communicate effectively in any position he enters.

Orajiaka Emmanuel

Emmanuel received a Bachelor of Engineering in electronics and computer engineering in 2013 from Nnamdi Azikiwe University. For two years, Emmanuel interned at Oxygen Broadband Networks where he troubleshot local and wide area networks and configured Cisco routers and switches as well as installed access points. After his internship in Lagos, Emmanuel moved to Benin to work at Benin Electricity Distribution Company as a network/field service engineer, where he utilized and enhanced tools from his internship. Emmanuel is now a network engineer and project coordinator at Etisalat Telecoms (Helios Towers). He is skilled in network security, design, performance and monitoring, Python, Matlab, Java and SQL server.

Xornam Deh

Xornam attended BlueCrest University College and Ghana Institue of Management and Public Administration. At BlueCrest, Xornam received his BSC in Information Technology and at GIMPA, he received his Master of Science degree in Information and Communication Technology. Before university, Xornam also received a certificate in network engineering from Nust Institute of Information Technology. In 2008, Xornam worked at Africa & Superlock Technologies Limited as a Software Testing Officer and IT trainer for a year before starting as an IT administrator at Accra Grammar School for three years. In 2015, Xornam became a National Service Personnel in the ICT department at Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. A year later he started at the Secure Pensions Trust Limited as an IT officer and systems administrator. Currently, Xornam is a senior associate and OSTS IT lead at Ernst & Young Advisory Service and has been at the company for five years. Xornam also has experience in IT training and instructing, data analysis and logistics.

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Logan Evans, a graduate of OHIO’s McClure School, has joined IT cloud services company, Accent in Columbus, Ohio.

Accent, which specializes in a phone and video, is a cloud provider for businesses. While primarily a local business, Accent has clients nationally as well. At Accent, Evans is a sales development specialist, meaning that he, along with his co-workers, work to improve the outreach of Accent.

Evans graduated from the ITS program in May 2021. Evans also holds a minor in business administration. He has been working at Accent for around 6 months, beginning work shortly after his graduation.

At Accent, he utilizes knowledge garnered from both the ECT School and his current employment. He walked us through how the ECT School’s emphasis on both the technical and business side of IT set him up for success. Logan appreciates how the knowledge of various protocols, both related to VoIP and for IT in general, was also a key takeaway from the program.

Upon entering the industry, Logan realized that there were not only 100s of providers, but 1000s. This was just one of many realizations that he had upon entering the industry, and he said that having more to learn helps invigorate his interest in IT.

Logan shared with us that his day-to-day consists in working with clients, working on technical demos and presentations, planning, and meeting with colleagues.

Here is some advice he would like to give to our students. Be persistent and have a passion to keep learning. Logan believes that those studying IT should find a ‘corner’ that they enjoy, a specialty. He insisted on the importance of persistence when applying to jobs as well as in the importance of networking.

For the near future, Logan wants to grow his skills in cyber security and intends to pursue a master’s degree in that field. He states that the faculty at the McClure school, sparked his interest in the field.

The McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies strives to offer the best academic programs in the IT (Information Technology), the game development and the Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) industries. Our programs and certificates cover numerous aspects of the rapidly changing industries of information networking, cybersecurity, data privacy, game development, digital animation and the academic side of esports.

Green senior Donovan O'Neil has committed to pursue a track and field career in college at Malone.

O'Neil, a four-year letter winner in basketball, said he is excited to learn under the tutelage of Pioneers track and field coach Mark McClure.

“I decided to run track for coach McClure at Malone because first off, I wanted to go to a Christian school,” O'Neil said. “God gave me athletic ability and I want to continue to strengthen my faith through that. I chose to run track because I skipped out on it my junior year and realized I missed it.”

O'Neil, who is 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, was returning to the track this season after lettering in the sport as a freshman and sophomore. He was set to compete in the high jump, 400 meters and 800, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced the Ohio High School Athletic Association to cancel the spring sports season.

O'Neil is very familiar with McClure, a Green resident with his wife, Bonnie, and their five children.

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“Coach McClure has watched me grow up and play sports because of his sons, and recruited me to be a decathlete,” O'Neil said.

McClure is a 1986 Green High School graduate who was the Ohio Class AAA state runner-up in the high jump and a member of Green’s 1986 Class AAA state track and field championship team. He also won a National Christian College Athletic Association national championship in the high jump, holds the Malone decathlon record and is a 1991 Malone graduate.

Basketball coaches at Grove City College and Walsh University expressed interest in O'Neil, who said he might try to walk on to the Malone basketball team.

O'Neil, who has a 3.8 cumulative GPA, helped Green's basketball team post a 22-3 record as a senior and third-year starter. The Bulldogs won a Federal League outright title and finished as the Canton Division I district runner-up to Canton McKinley. O'Neil averaged about 10 points, five rebounds and two steals per game.

Green's basketball team went 22-5 during O'Neil's junior season, 15-9 during his sophomore season and 12-12 during his freshman season.

O'Neil's junior year featured a Canton Division I district final win over Jackson and a regional final appearance in Cleveland. The Bulldogs shared the Federal League title with Jackson and Lake during O'Neil's sophomore year.

“Donovan scores in the post and can go out on the floor and drive the ball to the basket,” Green basketball coach Mark Kinsley said in February. “He will guard the other team’s best wing player and also their best post player. He is very active and does all the little things that help us win games.”

O'Neil said he plans to major in education and minor in exercise science at Malone, and appreciates the support from his parents, Tom and Larese O'Neil, and his siblings, Kevin, Hannah and Sarah.

Tom O'Neil graduated from North after competing in football and track and field, and Larese ran track and graduated from Archbishop Hoban.

Osby signs with Owens

Kenmore-Garfield senior Johnny Osby is going to continue his basketball career at Owens Community College.

Osby is 6-foot-7 and 185 pounds.

Osby averaged 12.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a senior.

Michael Beaven can be reached at 330-996-3829 or [email protected]. Read more about high school sports at www.beaconjournal.com/sports/high-school. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MBeavenABJ.

RIT’s Saunders College of Business will welcome Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, star of ABC’s Shark Tank, as the 11th J. Warren McClure Lecture Series keynote speaker on Thursday, April 8. The virtual event is open to the general public and will feature a one-hour lecture followed by a brief Q&A.

“Saunders College of Business is excited to bring Kevin O’Leary, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in North America, to the RIT campus, albeit virtually,” said Rajendran Murthy, J. Warren McClure Research Professor in Marketing. “He has inspired many budding entrepreneurs with invaluable advice on Shark Tank and throughout his career. Our students are eager to hear from Mr. Wonderful first-hand.”

O’Leary’s many accomplishments include co-founding SoftKey Software in 1986, launching the O’Leary Financial Group and O'Leary Fine Wines, becoming a founding SPAC investor and director of Stream Global Services Inc., and holding investments in more than 30 private venture companies across a wide variety of sectors.

He has also authored three No. 1 best-selling books, and appeared on a number of television programs, including Discovery’s Project Earth, CBC’s Dragons’ Den, and ABC’s Shark Tank.

RIT alumni have appeared on Shark Tank several times over the years, seeking an investment from O’Leary and the other Sharks. In 2020, SparkCharge, co-founded by Richard Whitney ’16 (electrical engineering technology), secured a $1 million deal. Nathan Coleman ’09 (marketing) and James Brooks ’09 (international business) secured a $500,000 deal in 2017 for their company Elephant Pants.

Nadine C. Habayeb ’09 (hospitality and service management) appeared on Shark Tank in 2020 and secured a deal with O’Leary for her popped water lily seed snack brand, Bohana.

“The McClure Lecture Series brings leading experts in the field of marketing to RIT’s campus each year,” said Dean Jacqueline Mozrall. “Although this year will look different given COVID-19 safety protocols, we are thrilled to honor that tradition by welcoming the incomparable Kevin O’Leary to share his unique perspectives and insights with our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends.”

During his keynote, which will take place via Zoom at 3 p.m., O’Leary will discuss:

The keynote will be followed by a brief Q&A. Questions for O’Leary can be submitted via the registration form. Pre-registration is required to attend. Visit the Saunders College McClure Lecture Series website to register.

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As previously announced, the cast will be led by Tony nominee Rob McClure, Brynn O'Malley and Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Tony Danza with David Josefsberg, Tony Award nominee Nancy Opel and Matthew Saldivar. The Broadway premiere reunites all six principal actors who appeared in the acclaimed world premiere of the new musical at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Joining the six artists will be Matt Allen, Tracee Beazer, Grady McLeod Bowman, Barry Busby, Leslie Donna Flesner, Gaelen Gilliland, Albert Guerzon, Raymond J. Lee, George Merrick, Jessica Naimy, Zachary Prince, Catherine Ricafort, Jonalyn Saxer, Brendon Stimson, Erica Sweany, Cary Tedder and Katie Webber.

In addition to director Gary Griffin and choreographer Denis Jones, the creative team will feature three-time Tony Award nominee Anna Louizos (scenic design); Emmy Award winner Brian C. Hemesath (costume design); Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (lighting design); Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer and Drama Desk Award winner Drew Levy (sound design); Tony and Grammy Award winner Don Sebesky, Larry Blank, Jason Robert Brown and Charlie Rosen (orchestrations); Tom Murray (music director); Charles G. LaPointe (hair and wig design); and Kathy Fabian/Propstar (props).

Honeymoon in Vegas has a book by "Blazing Saddles" and "Fletch" writer Andrew Bergman and a score by three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown. The musical, according to press notes, "tells the story of Jack Singer (Rob McClure), a regular guy with an extreme fear of marriage, who finally gets up the nerve to ask his girlfriend Betsy (Brynn O'Malley) to marry him. But when they head to Las Vegas to get hitched, smooth talking gambler Tommy Korman (Tony Danza), looking for a second chance at love, falls head over heels for Betsy. What happens next is anybody's bet!" The Broadway musical is produced by Dena Hammerstein, Roy Gabay, Rich Entertainment Group, Dan Farah, Metro Card, King's Leaves, Dan Frishwasser, Leslie Greif/Thom Beers, Suzi Dietz & Lenny Beer, Howard Hoffman/Anna Czekaj, Important Musicals, Sharon Karmazin, L.G. Scott, Martin Markinson in association with Ken Greiner/Ruth Hendel, Krauss Freitag/Boyle Koenigsberg, Rick Steiner/Bell-Staton Group and Paper Mill Playhouse.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com or by calling (877) 250-2929. Tickets will be available in person at the Nederlander Theatre box office beginning Oct. 13. Ticket prices range from $69-$152.