Torch Club of Columbus, Ohio
Schedule of Programs 2023-2024
October 5 Morocco: Expectations and Surprises
Mary Beth Wise, Associate Professor Emeritus, OSU Internal Medicine
November 2 Land Grant Contributions to Foreign Policy
David Hansen, OSU Professor Emeritus, International Program in Agriculture
December 7 Holiday Music
Grandview High School Chorus
January 4 Note: OSU Faculty Club is closed. See June 6 for the program orginally scheduled for this date.
February 1 Recent Advances in Medicine Part II-Focused on selected specific disease treatments
Gary Hinzman, MD
March 7 Buckeye Tailgate Party
Trevor Zahara, author of Buckeye Tailgate and Confessions of an OSU Usher
April 4 Walking Each Other Home: Ram Dass, Psychedelics and the Trip of a Lifetime
Rev. Dr. Susan Warrener Smith, PCUSA clergy (retired) and Ann Wallingford
May 2 How does Psychotherapy Work? Clearing the Way for Success
Anne Croskey, Psychologist
June 6 Cemeteries, Genealogy…Gone but not Forgotten
Kent Bermingham, CPA
Schedule of Programs 2024-2025
October 3 Election 2024: Post Mortem and Preview
Paul Beck
November 7 The International Association of Torch Clubs: Past, Present and Future
Panel
December 5 Holiday Favorites on the Steinway
Josh Brodbeck
February 6 The Ohio Church Where Martin and Malcolm Made History
Joe Blundo
March 6 Plagues and Pandemics of the Last Two Centuries
Gary Hinzman, MD
April 3 Show Me the Money
Dave Hammond
May 1 The Power of a Pet
Prof. Rustin Moore
June 5 Vietnam: The Hill Country to Ho Chi Minh City
Nancy Verber
Torch Club newsletter
The Torch Club of Columbus, Ohio, publishes a newsletter, The Torch Lighter, that is distributed monthly (September through May) via email to all members. Each newsletter offers a preview of the next Torch paper, prints the Member’s Moment that each month highlights the life and career of a club member, and reports other news about members and club activities.
Click on the month below for the recent newsletters:
January 2024 (no newsletter; Club did not meet)
Click here to view the monthly newsletters from the previous three years.