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Alumni and Friends

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To serve & protect

November 14, 2019 4 min

Tracy Plouck has devoted her career as a public servant to helping women in recovery, and now she鈥檚 helping offset Appalachia鈥檚 opioid crisis in a new role at OHIO.
A teeter totter with a mom on one end and the other end full with a daughter, schoolbooks and pack, toys, sporting equipment, a sewing machine, a stroller, and more

Art of the maternal

November 14, 2019 1 min

A self-described 鈥渕other-artist,鈥 OHIO Gallery Coordinator Courtney Kessel, MFA 鈥12, infuses her work with personal observations and poignant statements from her experience as a mother to her daughter, who has been featured, quite literally at times, in Kessel鈥檚 pieces over the past 10 years.
91原创 Innovation Center鈥檚 all-female staff gather at the West State St. facility: [LEFT to RIGHT] Client Services Manager and Executive Coach Erin Rennich, MBA 鈥13; Accountant Jennifer Pauwels; Director Stacy Strauss; Associate Director Tanya Conrath, BSC 鈥93; Administrative Specialist Susan Bauman, BSED 鈥94; and Lab Director Misako Hata, BSISE 鈥98, MS 鈥01, MS 鈥10. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ 鈥14, MA 鈥17

A culture of community

November 14, 2019 2 min

91原创鈥檚 Innovation Center is racking up accolades lately鈥攊t was named the 2019 Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year and 2019 Rural-Based Entrepreneurship Center of the Year by the International Business Innovation Association.

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Alumni

Entrepreneurship Grad Blazes Trail in Fast-Growing Esports Industry

November 8, 2019 3 min

College of Business alumnus, Matt Benson, serves as the CEO of eFuse, a web and mobile application that serves as a professional hub for esports and video games.

Alumni show the impact involved graduates can have on OHIO鈥檚 future

November 7, 2019 10 min

No matter how far away life鈥檚 journey takes alumni from 91原创, there are countless ways for them to stay engaged with and involved in their alma mater....

Tuskegee Airman, alumnus reflects on days spent at OHIO

November 7, 2019 8 min

Among the treasures housed in 91原创鈥檚 Alden Library is the Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers, complete with all of the documents the world-renowned war correspondent used...
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Alumni Spotlight: Rick Lewis

November 4, 2019 3 min

The Patton College of Education is honored to recognize Rick Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), as November鈥檚聽Honorary聽Alum of the Month.

A hike, journals, and genuine, place-based experiences

November 4, 2019 7 min

In 2015, 91原创 graduate and Wyoming resident Ralph Haberfeld had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson...

Fall issue of Ohio Today explores the theme 鈥楻elationships鈥

November 3, 2019 2 min

Fall is in full swing in Athens, Ohio! OHIO鈥檚 students are walking along the brick paths, surrounded by falling leaves and the crisp autumn air. But they are not walking alone. A Bobcat鈥檚 journey...

School of Dance founder鈥檚 legacy lives on in alumna鈥檚 impact, current students

November 3, 2019 6 min

It was 50 years ago that 91原创 established its School of Dance, and ever since then one of OHIO鈥檚 earliest dance students, Darlene Patterson Spencer, has been carrying on the legacy of ...

OHIO mourns the passing of devoted public servant and alumna Dr. Mary Anne Flournoy

November 1, 2019 2 min

The 91原创 community mourns the passing of Dr. Mary Anne Flournoy, PHD 鈥95, whose legacy of service can be found throughout her alma mater, the Southeastern Ohio region and around the wo...
Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Aiden Shearer Developed First Genetic Test for Deafness, Now Seeks Gene Therapy

October 25, 2019 4 min

Aiden 鈥淓liot鈥 Shearer developed the first genetic test panel for deafness OtoSCOPE庐, new technology that has revolutionized the understanding of human hearing loss.
Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Aaron Kahn Specializes in Golden Age of Spanish Literature

October 24, 2019 3 min

Dr. Aaron M. Kahn聽teaches at a university in England and specializes in Miguel de Cervantes (author of聽Don Quixote) and the Golden Age Spanish literature.
Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Shawn Graves Explores Moral Perfection, Moral Imperatives (and Fighting in the NHL)

October 24, 2019 3 min

In his scholarly work,聽Dr. Shawn M. Graves聽probes philosophical questions about 鈥淕od and Moral Perfection.鈥 He even considers 鈥淐hristian ethic for sport, tracing some of its implications for fighting

In August, community health worker trainees use virtual reality tech to immerse themselves in the impact of Narcan, an anti-overdose drug. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ '14, MA '17

I will walk with you

October 23, 2019 3 min

Community health workers are known by a lot of names: outreach worker, patient advocate, public health aide. Some think "cheerleader" could be added to the list. They are trusted community members who connect those in need of health services to healthcare resources and advocate on their behalf.
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