2010 Alumni Award Recipients

On April 8th, 2010 six Elder graduates were honored for their achievements and support of Elder High School.

Pictured above are from left: Jack Adam, Greg Mooter, Tony Maas, John Raterman and Norb Guetle; Ned Lautenbach, not pictured.

Athletic Excellence– John Raterman, M.D. ‘68
John Raterman ’68 is probably best-known as a westside Cincinnati pediatrician, however it is his athletic talent that earned him the Alumni Award for Athletics.

Raterman played tennis, baseball and football while a student at Elder. Under coach Mike Honold, his football career brought him recognition as all-city and all-state. He received the “That’s My Boy” award in his senior year for both his academic and football accomplishments.

After graduating from Elder, Raterman attended the University of Notre Dame on a football scholarship. He graduated in 1972, proceeded to chiropractic college and then on to the University of Illinois in Chicago for medical school.

Married to CeAnn for thirty-three years, they have four adult children. Their two sons, Jay ’97 and Paul ’07, are Elder grads. Dr. Raterman has been practicing medicine in Cincinnati since 1983.

Professional – Jack Adam ‘57
Jack Adam founded Mead, Adam & Co. in 1970. At its peak, the company had ten employees, managed $400,000,000 and had revenues of $3,000,000. He sold the company to Johnson Investment Counsel in March, 2009, but continues as a portfolio manager.

After graduating from Elder, Adam attended Xavier University where he earned a degree in physics. He then attended Purdue University majoring in industrial administration.

As an investment advisor, Adam utilizes experience gained as a management consultant for Touche, Ross & Co. (certified public accountants) and as a registered representative of Hayden Stone, Inc. (member of the New York Stock Exchange). He scored the highest in the state of Ohio when he took the CPA exam. In addition to managing marketable security portfolios, Adam developed proprietary systems for asset allocation.

Adam and his wife, Carol, have four children and nine grandchildren. They reside in Dayton, OH.

Professional – Ned Lautenbach ‘62
Ned Lautenbach currently is an advisory partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. a private equity investment firm specializing in management buyouts. For the thirty years preceding, he worked at IBM.

At IBM, Lautenbach held a number of executive positions. Highlights of his IBM career include president, IBM Asia Pacific Operations; senior vice president and chairman, IBM World Trade Corporation; and senior vice president and group executive, Worldwide Sales & Services. In the latter role, he directed the buildup of IBM’s services business that in 1997 yielded 25% of the company’s revenue.

Lautenbach is currently chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds of Fidelity Investments and has served on several boards. He earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from Harvard.

Mr. Lautenbach and his wife, Cynthia, have four children and fourteen grandchildren.

Christian Leadership – Tony Maas ‘78
Charitable work is a central part of the lives of Tony, and his wife, Barb Maas. They are active in Our Lady of Visitation parish, but work diligently for pro-life ministries including Heartbeat International, Priest for Life, Sanctity of Life Foundation and Right to Life. They are founding members of Ruah Woods, a retreat center formed to teach theology of the body.

Tony Maas is CEO of J.T.M. Food Group. Founded in the 1960s by his father, Jack, as Jack Maas Meats, the business is now a family operation owned by Jack, Tony and his brothers Jack, Jr., Joe and Jerry. J.T.M. is a food manufacturer that distributes nationally and to U.S. troops abroad. J.T.M. is proud to acknowledge God in the workplace and abroad, and it officially tithes the company’s profits to several ministries.

Tony and his family believe their Catholic values were received from the parents and grandparents and are the foundation on which they operate their business and personal lives. Tony and Barb have five children.

Spirit – Norbert Guetle, Jr. ‘59
Often seen in the school, Norbert Guetle offered his carpentry to skills to construct a portable altar used for Mass in the Schaeper Center. He also helped organize travel opportunities for alumni including the Hawaiian trip two years ago and the upcoming trip to Alaska in June. Guetle was co-chair for the Class of 1959 50th reunion last October.

Upon graduating from Elder, Guetle pursued architecture at the University of Cincinnati. His first professional position was with Pease Company as head of the design and engineering department. His four years of drawing with Paul Stryker at Elder stirred his interest in this career.  Among the positions he held during his thirty-eight year career with Pease, he was manager of the new product development group. Thirty-six product patents are in his name.

Guetle has been a member of St. Antoninus Parish for 36 years.  Norb and his wife, Linda, have two children and four grandchildren.  Several family members are Elder alumni including his father, Norbert, Sr. ’29, brothers Mike ’63 and Nick ’72; and his son, Michael ’82.

Cultural Enrichment – Greg Mooter ‘70
Musician, educator, author, recording artist and civic volunteer are words that describe Greg Mooter. A self-taught bass player, his passion for the instrument came to define him professionally.

During his time at Elder, Mooter was a member of the Glee Club and the Purple Quill staff, but most of his time was spent learning to plan the bass guitar. Following graduation, he played in bands around Cincinnati and performed every type of music on electric and double basses.

Mooter attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After graduation, he began teaching there and was promoted to professor in 1999. While at Berklee, he developed several courses. In 2001, Mooter published The Bass Player’s Handbook.

In Boston, he volunteers with several non-profit organizations including Habitat for Humanity and Cleaner Boston. He coaches and referees youth sports. In memory of his father, Mooter annually awards the Mooter Man Scholarship which benefits Our Lady of Lourdes students who attend Elder. He is married with one daughter.