Leadership Akron Alums in Jeopardy!

by Suzanne Allen '96

It was billed as a “TWIST on one of the most popular TV game shows, with valuable prizes for the winners.”  But really, it was an opportunity to learn more about our fellow LA grads and enjoy the creativity of Tom Doll and Bob Pacanovsky.  A Jeopardy Game, complete with buzzers and flashing lights, was the highlight of Lunch with Leaders on March 25^th at Portage Country Club.

In a pretty good Alex Trebek imitation, Bob Pacanovsky '07, of Robert J Events and Catering, announced the rules and categories for today’s game. They were: Leadership Akron –Trivia, Leadership Akron- Fun Facts, Leadership Akron- “They really did that!” and The Bob & Tom Show.

A crowd of extremely interesting folks, included Halle Andre-Haddow (the newest LA staff member), Melvin Blake, Diane Bray, Drew Dawson, Fr. Norm Douglas, Roz Edwards, Sue Hobson, Mary Jones, John Judge, Kevin McGee, Mike McGlinchy, Angelina Milo, Brian Moore, Bob Pacanovsky, Jim Pianalto, Jim Pickard, Heidi Roane, Bernie Rochford, Debbie Rutherford, Chris Savage, Mark Scheffler, Eric Smith and Sylvia Trundle. From this group of alums, we learned about unicycles, a Frank Sinatra connection, a champion beer pong player, a wanna-be professional umpire and so many other wonderful bits of trivia.  After three rounds of Jeopardy, the final contestants were Kevin McGee, Jim Pianalto and Mary Jones and their question was “How many Leadership Akron Alums are there?”  Kevin McGee won the grand prize…. but you know the answer?

Stay tuned!  Watch for the next Lunch with Leaders and maybe you’ll find yourself in Jeopardy!