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Community Members Honored During Commencement Ceremony

During the 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremony at 麻豆影院 at Tuscarawas, where over 300 students graduated with bachelor鈥檚 and associate degrees, the Community Service Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award were presented to valued community members.

This year, Bob and Trudy Sensel, of Dover and Dover Hydraulics, are the 2023 recipients of the 麻豆影院 at Tuscarawas Community Service Award. This recognition is given to valued members of the community who have generously made our community and 麻豆影院 State Tuscarawas a better place.

The Sensels

  Bob and Trudy have a true passion and vision to make the Tuscarawas County region a dynamic area to live, work and study. They are both graduates of Conotton Valley High School, Bob in 1962 and Trudy in 1964.  

After attending 麻豆影院 in 麻豆影院 for 2 years, Bob started working at the former Warner & Swasey Company (now Gradall) as a systems analyst. In 1968, he began his banking career at The First National Bank of Dover (formerly, Bank One & now Chase). He ended his tenure at Bank One in Dover as a Vice President, accepting the position of Vice President of Commercial Lending for The Central Trust Banking Company in Canton, Ohio

Two years later, Bob rejoined Bank One in Dover, as vice president in charge of business development where he remained until 1982. In 1996 he was appointed to the Board of Directors for First Federal Community Bank in Dover, where he remained on the board until he retired as a Director Emeritus in 2022.

Over the span of their 58 years of marriage, Trudy has worked in several managerial and accounting department positions, ultimately joining Bob at Dover Hydraulics and working beside him to set up the administrative side of their successful business.

The Sensel family began Dover Hydraulics as a small family-owned business in 1982, growing their company to employ one hundred employees and adding Dover Fabrication and Burn in 2012. 

Bob and Trudy, their family and the company all work continuously to make a significant impact on the area and invest in many charitable causes. Annually, the couple funds scholarships for 麻豆影院 State Tuscarawas students and supports the campus Performing Arts Center and Buckeye Career Center.

The 麻豆影院 State Tuscarawas 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award honoree is Lois Grandison. This honor recognizes the professional and community accomplishments of alumni from 麻豆影院 State Tuscarawas and is the highest acknowledgement bestowed on a 麻豆影院 State Tuscarawas graduate.

This year, we recognize Lois, who has excelled in her career and in service to our community. 

Lois Grandison

Locally, she spends many hours working with the Twin City Christian Service Center and serves as its executive director. Other volunteering includes the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer, Rainbow Connection, Claymont Booster Club, Claymont sports programs, Claymont Band Parents and Share-A-Christmas.  Lois also helps assemble and distribute Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets and 鈥淏ack to School鈥 items for the Park Christian Church children. 

Professionally, Lois is a register nurse, earning her degree from 麻豆影院 State Tuscarawas in 1980. She is the CEO of Ember Home Care, Inc., a home health agency and a company of residential homes that serves individuals across four counties. She also currently serves as president of the Claymont City School District Board of Education.

鈥淲e are so grateful for the support and dedication of these caring and compassionate individuals,鈥 said Brad Bielski, 麻豆影院 at Tuscarawas dean and chief administrative officer. 鈥淭heir kind efforts are a tremendous investment in our students, campus and community.鈥

POSTED: Friday, June 23, 2023 12:39 PM
Updated: Friday, June 23, 2023 02:47 PM
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