 |
2003 Recipient of the Principal's Award for
Leadership and Service
|
|
|
St. Charles Preparatory School and its Alumni Association have been
very fortunate for the zealous support given to them by Homer
V. Beard '46. He was instrumental in helping the school
rebuild its alumni network and especially in restoring alumni loyalty
among graduates from earlier years – the late 1920s and through
the 1940s. He is the “decade captain” for the current
2003-2004 Annual Fund drive and served in that same role in the
last drive held in 2000-2001. Beard has been a true ambassador for
St. Charles since graduating in 1946 and is constantly available
to share his expertise. Among other contributions to the school,
he helped plan many of the special events for the school’s
75th anniversary in 1998. After high school, Beard served in the
U.S. Navy for two years and in 1951 graduated from The Ohio State
University with a degree in education. He became a public school
teacher and coach and continued his education to earn a masters
degree in school administration at Ohio University. He made use
of that degree by working from 1954-1957 as local superintendent
of schools in Richland County. In 1957, he became a data processing
manager with AMF Pinspotters Inc. From there he served in various
information/business technology roles such as corporate systems
analyst, director of business management consulting with Coopers
and Lybrand, business manager of a standardbred breeding farm, and
capped his career as administrative services vice president for
the Gates McDonald Company, an affiliate of the giant Nationwide
Insurance organization. As part of his efforts for St. Charles’
75th anniversary celebration, Beard was on the committee that developed
the school’s Borromean Medals and Principal’s Award,
given annually to honor individuals for outstanding accomplishments
and service. Having helped rebuild the St. Charles Alumni Association,
Beard continues as an active and influential member of that group
working on the homecoming, recognition, and information committees.
He has served with 1946 classmate Dick Brehm as co-chair of all
three of the school’s Platinum Reunions. This annual event
brings together alumni from the earliest years -- 1929 through 1952,
and their spouses, of both St. Charles Preparatory School and the
College and Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo. As “decade captain”
for the Annual Fund campaigns, Beard personally has contacted hundreds
of graduates in the classes of the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s
to seek their participation, to appeal for their financial help,
and to collect current information to update the school’s
database. Homer and his wife, Jean, reside in Reynoldsburg. They
are the parents of five children -- Michael, Paul, Colleen, Roger,
and Rocky -- and have 13 grandchildren.
-Back-
|
|
|
