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Family has always been at the center of Bob Wakeham’s ’68 life. Bob applied to Mount Union because of a family connection through his uncle and cousin, 他们都出席了. 他说:“我觉得Mount Union很适合我，因为学校规模较小。. Little did he know the big impact that a small school would make on his future.

他在联合山的时候, Bob became a brother of Alpha Tau Omega and a member of the wrestling team. “I was not a very good student my first year, 但联合山让我觉得自己受到了重视，让我看到了自己身上没有看到的东西.” The close-knit community supported him like family, and although he jokes of having too much fun in college, he found his 爱 for teaching and science early on. 

毕业后, Bob continued his education and obtained two master’s degrees, one in education and another in business administration. 他在克利夫兰教书, 在俄亥俄州待了四年然后在冷战期间在德国国防部任教四年. “教书让我有机会看到世界上好的和坏的地方，否则我永远不会看到这些.” 

1977年，鲍勃从德国回来，开始了新的教育教科书销售生涯. 在接下来的35年里，鲍勃经常出差和搬家. 为了保持活力，他开始在路上跑步锻炼，并开始参加马拉松比赛. 鲍勃最终在50个州都跑了一次马拉松，然后设定了一个目标，要在每个大洲都跑一次马拉松. 他在前五大洲完成了马拉松比赛，然后将目光投向了亚洲和南极洲. His second to last race was the Great Wall marathon in China. 最后，他在南极马拉松比赛中忍受了寒冷的气温、雪和冰. He hung up his running shoes for good in 2016 after successfully completing 75 races. 

今天，鲍勃和他的妻子凯伦住在 俄亥俄州Maineville. They have three children and three beautiful grandchildren who live nearby. 

Bob chooses to support 联合山基金 each year with gifts from his IRA. 尤宁山接受了, and the community believed in me like family, 尽管我遇到了许多困难. 回馈社会的感觉真好. 如果50年前芒特没有相信我，我的人生将会完全不同.”  

鲍勃的财务顾问是那个建议他考虑IRA慈善展期的人，以降低他的应税收入. “很多人都不知道机会就在那里，这很简单，而且要牢记在心。” 鲍勃解释. “鉴于我在生活中所经历的一切, charitable contributions mean more to me now than they did 30 years ago. I feel it is my duty to give back to Mount Union, and giving by IRA allowed me to realize that I can make a larger impact.”