Eta Mu Board Of Directors

The nine-member board consists of three brothers who were elected to a one-year term and three that were elected to a two-tear term. The final three members are serving a three-year term. This will bring three seats up for election for a three-year term each year beginning this year.  Six members will carry over each year. This will hopefully establish more continuity to the governing body of the corporation.

The board will appoint a chief operating officer to oversee committees and a chief financial officer to take care of the books (Currently David Hinds). Things are moving forward and there has been a deliberate and steady pace to the process.

As always, keep checking the website for any new announcements.

The Board consists of the following brothers:

Bruce Olson ’80

Bruce pledged as a member of the fall 1977 pledge class. As an active, he served as Chapter President and Secretary. He was the president when we purchased the house at 1200 N. Main. Bruce is a former Alumni Corporation President, alumni of the year award winner and attended the national convention in 1982. His animal name is the Ostrich.

He received his masters in Educational Research from the University of South Carolina in 1990 and currently teaches math at Canal Winchester High School.

Bruce is married to Maria, who are the proud parents of children Nicole (21), Amy (18), and Mark (15).

He lives in Carrol, Ohio and is the Scoutmaster for the local Boy Scout troop, brews his own beer and is a registered track & field official.

Mike Soldwish ’83

Mike pledged the fraternity in the fall 1980 and was given the animal name of The Viper. He served as Social chairman and House chairman as an active.

He has served the Alumni Corporation as President and Vice President for two years each. He maintains the alumni address list, organizes the annual Put In Bay trip every summer and is a member of the OX Golf Outing Foundation Board. “I’m most proud of being a two-time winner of the “Womba” award as the outstanding alumni”.

Mike and wife Debbie live in Perrysburg, Ohio and enjoy traveling. They are fond of their Labrador retrievers, Garp and Nugget. He plays hockey in the Findlay Men’s Hockey League, is the world’s biggest Detroit Redwing fan and tries to play golf.

He is a materials procurement specialist with Lear Corporation in Fremont, Ohio.

Dave Hinds ’84

Dave pledged in the fall 1981 and served as Secretary and Chaplain of the active chapter. Has held the office of secretary of the alumni corporation and is currently serving as it’s CFO. Dave is a past winner of the Outstanding Pledge Award, the John P. Coyne award, the Colley Nomination and the Gary D. Schmidt Award. He may be the only brother who has won all four! Dave is fondly known by his animal name, Squirrel Monkey.

He received a Master of Arts in Theatre Directing from Roosevelt

University in 1995. He also holds a Master of Arts in School Counseling from the University of Dayton, graduating in 2000.

Dave taught Speech, Theatre, and English and directed the plays and musicals for 15 years at Olentangy High School. Professional honors include Who's Who Among America's Teachers and a member of the Ohio Educational Theatre Association Hall of Fame. He currently is a school counselor at Olentangy Shanahan Middle School.

Dave lives in Columbus, Ohio. “In my spare time I like to read, alpine ski, go to the theatre, play cards and games, golf, and cook”.

Aleks Meyer ’97

Aleks pledged in the fall 1993 and is nicknamed the Chicken Hawk. While in college Aleks served as House Chair, Alumni Relations Chair, IFC Secretary and Treasurer. Aleks is creator and webmaster of the alumni website - www.thetachihm.org .

Originally from Akron, Ohio, Aleks currently lives in sunny San Diego, California.. He is the Sr. Environmental Coordinator for Solar Turbines Incorporated (since October 2005.)  Prior to that, he held the positions of Safety Engineer, Sr. Safety Engineer and Environmental Engineering Specialist for the Union-Tribune Publishing Company.

He has been member of the Pacific Safety Council Board of Directors Executive Committee since 1998 and the Board of Directors of the San Diego Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Aleks won the Safety Professional of the Year Award, 2001-2002 and is on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Southwest Safety and Health Conference.

Aleks enjoys playing golf, The Sunshine, and hanging out on the beach. “Check out the website”.

Lou Kuhnle '96

Lou pledged the fraternity in the fall 1993 ("Outstanding Pledge") and was given the animal name of The Llama. He served as Assistant Treasurer - Philanthropy, Athletic Chair, Greek Chairman of IFC and Treasurer as an active.

He has served the Alumni Corporation as Executive Officer this past year, and has chaired the OX Golf Outing Foundation the past 4 years.

Lou and wife Mandy ("Theta Chi Sweetheart") live in Marysville, Ohio and enjoy spending time with their beautiful daughter Claire Allison.  Lou is a Buckeye, Browns, Indians, Cavaliers, and Blue Jackets fan.  He fishes all year round, and plays golf when he's not fishing.

Lou is the environmental compliance manager for Watterson Environmental Group in Toledo, Ohio.

Matt Rogish ‘98

Matt pledged the fraternity in the fall of 1995 and was given the animal name of My Little Pony. As an active, he served as the Rush Chairman, House Chairman, and Vice President of Risk Management.  Currently, Matt is the Alumni Advisor for the active chapter.

During his time at The University of Findlay, he received an Associates of Arts degree in Western Equestrian Studies and a Bachelors of Science degree in Environmental and Hazardous Materials Management with an emphasis in Industrial Hygiene.  He was involved in multiple campus organizations including Student Government Association (SGA) and Campus Program Board (CPB).  Matt was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and was crowned the 1998 Homecoming King (tied with an Alpha Sig...damn it).  Currently, he is pursuing a Masters Degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety Management from The University of Findlay.

Matt currently resides in Fremont, Ohio with his wife Jen (a Phi Sigma Sigma) and their pets, Darby a yellow lab, Zuzu, a black cat, and Jigglypuff...yes, Jigglypuff, a white cat that looks her name.  Matt is starting to enjoy playing golf, playing handyman around the house, and helping out on his father-in-law’s farm.

 He is currently employed with Carmeuse North America as their Loss Prevention Manager in Bettsville, Ohio.

Ken Clark '78

Ken Clark graduated from the then Findlay College in 1978. He pledged in the fall 1978 pledge class and is known by all as K.C. It was during his junior and senior that “I had the privilege to be president of the Eta Mu Chapter and I loved every minute of it.” 

K.C. went to work for Marathon Oil after graduating from Findlay and worked with them before going into the insurance business. K.C. currently is a senior regional director for Cincinnati Insurance in Appleton, Wisconsin. 

 K.C. has been married to wife Gayle, also a Findlay graduate, for 24 years. They have two daughters. Leslie attends The University of Wisconsin-Osh Kosh while younger sister Whitney is a sophomore in high school.

 “It was a very nice honor to be chosen to the board of directors.”

James J. Rossi (aka JR) ‘87

JR served as Active Chapter Chaplin and Treasurer during his undergraduate years at FC.  As an Alumnus, he has served two terms as Corporation Treasurer under our previous structure.  JR is currently a Director with Signature, Inc., a sales and service training business solution company, located in Dublin, Ohio.  He oversees the call center, which places mystery shopping calls that support the company’s training programs.  He has been with Signature since 1996. 

In his spare time, JR likes to bike, play racquetball, scuba dive, and  spend time with his friends.

Ed Diebold '96

Ed pledged in 1991 and 1992.  He spent 3 years on Student Government and was Senior Class President of the class of 96’ (10 year reunion this fall).  He served as a DJ and on the programming board for the radio station.  Ed was on Homecoming court and was twice named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.  As a member of  Theta Chi Ed served as social chairman, 2-time president, alumni relations chairman. He won the outstanding pledge award, outstanding active, and outstanding senior award. 

This will be Ed’s third year serving on the board.

Ed spent 8 years working for Enerfab in the power plant construction industry. Four of those years were in the State of Michigan and he’s “glad to be out! GO BUCKS!” 

Currently Ed is a salesman for Advanced Pneumatics out of Mentor, Ohio selling machining and beveling equipment to the power plant industry.  His territory is all of PA and WV, Northern MA, Northern KY, and Eastern OH.

Ed just bought a house in Akron, on the lake, and is now in re-model mode!

Theta Chi for life!!!

The Goat