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(North Canton, OH – May 21, 2009) – The Stark State College Alumni Council has inducted Larry Ray ’85, Margaret Matasic ’91 and Ray Wymer ’76 into the 2009 Stark State College Alumni Hall of Fame for their personal and professional achievements.

Larry A. Ray, a 1985 graduate with an associate degree of applied business, currently serves as department chair and assistant professor of information technology at Stark State. He received his bachelor’s in management and finance from Walsh University in 1990, his master’s in business administration from The University of Akron in 1996 and is pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in educational leadership from Touro University International.

Ray has held positions with notable companies including the J. M. Smucker Company, General Electric, Summit County Children Services, Second National Bank and Midland Buckeye Savings and Loan. Residents of Canton, Ray and his wife Sue Ann, have one son, Anthony, and a daughter, Aleta.

Margaret Matasic is a 1991 graduate of Stark State College with an associate of science degree in physical therapy. She earned her bachelor’s in applied science from Youngstown State University, her master’s in physical therapy from Cleveland State University and her doctorate in physical therapy from Des Moines University.

Currently a physical therapist at Premier Therapy Services and Blue Sky Therapy Management, Matasic held positions at Summa Health System, Austinwoods Subacute and Long Term Care, P.T. Services Rehabilitation, Inc. and Home Health Care. In addition, she serves as executive director of Through the Roof Disability Ministries – a nondenominational ministry for individuals and families affected by disability.

Ray Wymer, a 1976 graduate from Stark State College with an associate degree in electronic/electrical engineering technology, is co-founder and vice president of Life Cycle Strategies, Inc. – a firm specializing in business-to-business product management and marketing. In 1983 he founded and was president of Star Gate Technologies which later became Digi International.

Wymer serves on the Board of Directors for NSL Analytical Services, Inc. in Cleveland and is a member of the Board of Advisors for Libra Industries, Inc. of Mentor, and InSet Systems, LLC of Akron. Wymer, and his wife of 31 years, Teresa, have five children.

Each inductee was honored recently at the Spring 2009 Commencement held at the Canton Civic Center.

Larry A. Ray	Margaret Matasic	Ray Wymer

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