Stories tagged with: Alumni
Notable Alumni | Jack Marchbanks Is Jazzing Things Up in Ohio’s Music, Transportation Scenes
October 20, 2019 Jack Marchbanks is Director of the OHIO Department of Transportation and part of Columbus’ Smart City initiative—and a longtime role co-host of Jazz Sunday, a weekly, three-hour radio program on WCBE
Notable Alumni | James Stratman Lives Where Law and Language Entwine
October 20, 2019 Dr. James Stratman ’73 retired from the University of Colorado Denver as Associate Professor of Communication Studies, but his road to success followed courtrooms as well as classrooms.
Notable Alumni | George Lucas Journeys from ‘Appalachia Boy’ to Prominent Hand Surgeon
October 20, 2019 Dr. George L. Lucas retired from active practice as an orthopaedic surgeon and university professor at the age of 80, but he’s volunteering to get better health-care to under-served communities.
Notable Alumni | Dean DellaPenna Looks for ‘Vitamin Genes’ in Corn
October 20, 2019 Dr. Dean DellaPenna says it’s a “golden period” for researchers as genome studies shed new light on plant metabolism.
Notable Alumni | NBC Meteorologist Ryan Phillips Helps Miami Prepare for Hurricanes
October 20, 2019 A broadcast meteorologist for NBC 6/WTVJ in Miami, Ryan Phillips has been forecasting at the station for nearly 15 years, having previously worked for ABC affiliates in Southwest Florida & Central NE
Notable Alumni | Zainuriah Hassan Pioneers Scientific Advances in U.S., Malaysia
October 20, 2019 Dr. Zainuriah Hassan was an important member of the wide band gap semiconductor effort in condensed matter physics during her time at Ohio University. Now she is a leading researcher in Malaysia
Notable Alumni | Dennis Wright Seeks New Pathways to Drug Discovery
October 20, 2019 Dr. Dennis L. Wright has made significant contributions to science and medicine by exploring both new pharmaceutical drugs as well as the potential of natural products.
Notable Alumni | James Parobek: A Life of Law and Influence in Lorain
October 20, 2019 James S. Parobek keeps a scrapbook of photos and newspaper cuttings that tell the tale of a lawyer and politician who gave his all to his hometown. And he also gave a legacy of three more Bobcats
Notable Alumni | LeKeisha Grant Embodies Entrepreneurship, Empowers Young Women
October 20, 2019 Lekeisha Grant is an entrepreneur. She started her first business in 2012, Ambition Magazine. Transformers Fitness and Ambitious and Annoyed would follow.
Notable Alumni | Alan Rom Focuses on Employment Law, Civil Rights, with a Nod to Shakespeare
October 20, 2019 Alan Jay Rom is a lawyer focusing on employment law and civil rights, has taught at several law schools, and served in the Peace Corps.
Notable Alumni | Andreas Weichselbaum Models Quasiparticles That Could Be Future of Quantum Computing
October 20, 2019 Dr. Andreas Weichselbaum is working on tiny correlated puzzles in material science that could have a giant impact on the future of computing.
Notable Alumni | Tracy Watson Shares Math Happiness in Her Classroom
October 19, 2019 Theresa “Tracy” Watson acquired her love for teaching math in graduate school, but her husband, Corey Boby ’96 M.S., always wanted to be a teacher
Notable Alumni | Kate McGarvey Gets 150,000 Restated into Medicaid, Fights Poverty
October 19, 2019 Kate McGarvey puts her law degree to work for others. A proud accomplishment was her work getting 150,000 people reinstated on Medicaid.
Notable Alumni | Peter Kotses, from Athens Bicycle to Baileys Mountain Bike Trail
October 19, 2019 An avid cyclist, Peter Kotses saw opportunity in the Athens market and decided to open a bike shop. He opened Athens Bicycle, a retail and service shop, in 1998.
Notable Alumni | Bryttani Debro Helps Victims of Human Trafficking in Ohio
October 19, 2019 Bryttani Debro works with the Salvation Army of Central Ohio as the Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, helping to provide supportive client centered services to men, women and children who have been