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Ohio Northern University President Daniel A. DiBiasio has announced that Dr. John C. Navin, dean of the School of Business at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), has been named dean of ONU’s Dicke College of Business Administration.

Navin replaces the retiring Dr. Jim Fenton, who has served as dean since 2005.

“Ohio Northern University is pleased to welcome Dr. Navin to our campus and leadership team,” said DiBiasio. “We are excited to have attracted John to the dean’s position and look forward to his arrival. His success in external relations, fundraising, corporate partnerships and professional activities will be a true asset to the University.”

Poppy Lee Crawford, 83, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at 7:18 p.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on June 6, 1933, in Hardin County, Ohio, to Adam and Margaret (Bailey) Conley who preceded her in death. She married Raymond Foltz and they were divorced. She later married Robert Crawford and they are both deceased.            

Poppy retired from R. G. Dunn of Lima in 1990. She was a member of the Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, Alger.

Surviving are three sons: Kenneth Foltz of Lima, Gary (Mary) Foltz of Maplewood and Kelly Dean Foltz of Lima; a granddaughter, Sarah Foltz; a brother, James Conley of Kenton; and a sister, Ollie Ritchie of Hanthorne, Fla.