Ward J. Tim Timken Jr. was recently named the Distinguished Alumni for Canton Country Day School in Plain Township during its Distinguished Alumni Reception at Schulman & Zimmerman & Associates Law Firm in downtown Canton.

The chairman of the Timken Co.s board, Timken graduated from the school in 1981. He has a bachelors degree in marketing from Georgetown University and a masters degree in business administration from Darden School at the University of Virginia. He served on the Canton Country Days Board of Trustees from 2002 to 2004.

This years Honorary Alumnus is John Lothrop. He was a full-time member of the CCDS faculty from 1964 when the school opened until his retirement in 1995. Prior to that time he taught nine years in the Canton City School system as an elementary and junior high school teacher.

Lothrop, known affectionately to his students as Mr. Lo, has continued his close association with Canton Country Day School as a volunteer member of the mathematics teaching team.

HOSPITAL HONORS

Ruth Lash was honored for donating 25,000 volunteer hours during the Affinity Medical Centers 2012 Volunteer Recognition Ceremony Aug. 22 at La Pizzaria restaurant.

Others honored were Marilyn Hardy, 11,000 hours; Mary Longheier, 8,500; Sherry Shuey, 8,000; Edith Queen, 7,500; Ester Davis, 7,000; Rich Beaudry, 6,000; Howard Kemp, Annie Loretto and Alyce Ripple, 5,000; Kay Beaudry, Val Hutsell, Susan Keller and Rita Sandy, 4,500; Millie Compan, Dottie Edwards, Carrie Jones, Carolyn Seemann and Jenny Stroh, 3,000; Linda Herman, Janet Kohler, Roseanne Scharon and Jean Smith, 2,500; Barb Baker, Judi DeGordon, Jo Walterhouse and Judy Wigginton, 2,000; Peggy Haunty and Barb Rosenberry, 1,500; and Lil Crimmond and Shirley Ferry, 1,000.

Also, Diana Ballard, Carol Brenner and Carole Chabot, 750; Ruth Reid, Anne Smith and Nita Stoner, 500; Shirley Corban, Darla Heidy, Darlene Hershberger, Diana Kennedy and Bill Reid, 250; Pat Davis, Kim Goodrich, Nick Magurean, Harriet Nemeti, Cathy Pobega, Jewel Sauser, John Walker, Nondis Walker, Sherry White and May Wu, 100.

COMPANY AWARD

Scott Horning and Steven Landy, financial advisers for Ameriprise Financial in Hartville, qualified for and attended the 2012 Ameriprise national Conference in Denver. Only a select number of high-performing Ameriprise financial advisers earn this distinction.

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AROUND TOWN: Canton Country Day School’s 2012 Distinguished Alumni announced