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A Legacy of Love: the Story of Barb (Balcik '89) and Desmond Buford '89

Not all fairytale romances begin in a kingdom far far away. Barb (Balcik ’89) Buford’s fairytale began at Findlay College in 1986. Barb was well into her freshman year when she was introduced to Desmond Buford ’89 through mutual friends. At the time, she still had a boyfriend back home in Dayton, Ohio, and wasn’t […]

Through the Arch and Down the Aisle, An Oiler Romance 70-Years and Counting

Class registration day isn’t always the most memorable college experience for students, but for two Findlay alumni it was the moment that would forever change their lives. It was fall 1947 at Findlay College when Wayne Shively ’49 was standing in line to register for classes and a girl in front of him caught his […]