Alumni and Friends

Folley Family Foundation Appalachian Scholars 2020

OHIO announces first Folley Family Foundation Appalachian Scholars

September 30, 2020 4 min

OMSAR is proud to announce the inaugural Folley Family Foundation Appalachian Scholars, Allison Saaty and Alison Mingus.

Ohio University announces 14 Alumni Award recipients

September 29, 2020 2 min

The Ohio University Alumni Association is proud to announce this year’s Alumni Award recipients, a group of dedicated alumni and friends who represent the very best of the Bobcat community.

This illustration, featuring students and alumni passing through Ohio University's Alumni Gateway, is featured on the cover of Ohio Today's fall 2020 issue.

Fall issue of Ohio Today invites readers to virtually come home to OHIO

September 29, 2020 3 min

The fall 2020 issue of Ohio Today invites the entire Ohio University community to virtually come home to OHIO from wherever you may be and feel that Bobcat spirit at a time when it’s much needed.

Fall leaves are seen on a brick pathway at Ohio University.

OHIO’s first-ever virtual Homecoming Week kicks off Oct. 5

September 29, 2020 3 min

Make history with Bobcats near and far

Dr. Francine Childs, HON ’97, EMERT ’05, addresses the crowd at an Aug. 28, 2013, event held at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Scholarship honors professor emerita who inspired students to ‘be the change they wish to see’

September 23, 2020 7 min

A new scholarship at Ohio University is paving the way for students to continue the legacy of Professor Emerita Dr. Francine Childs, the first Black professor to be granted tenure at OHIO.

The Afyouni family poses outside the Convocation Center on graduation day for Nader, BBA ’19, and Amal, BA ’19.

Alumni family gives back to their home away from home

September 21, 2020 6 min

Ohio University graduate Manaf Afyouni and his children were inspired to create a scholarship in hopes that the recipients would have the same meaningful experiences that the family had in Athens.

Chuck Stewart sitting in front of a wall of album covers he had taken

OHIO graduate, eminent photographer’s work featured in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s social justice exhibit

September 20, 2020 5 min

The photography of Ohio University graduate Chuck Stewart is on display for the first time ever at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a new social justice exhibit

On the record

September 19, 2020 8 min

1969 ‘Posties’ reflect on their pathways to distinguished careers, the past, present and future of the news industry.

Bryce Lemaster, BSH ’19, is pictured outside of a building on Ohio University's Athens Campus.

COMCorps service lands alumna a full-time job serving on the frontlines of COVID-19 response

September 11, 2020 7 min

Bryce Lemaster’s COMCorps service put her on the frontlines of Athens County’s COVID-19 response, reaffirmed her commitment to a career in community and public health, and landed her a job.

Recent OHIO graduate Hunter participates in virtual Chautauqua Visual Arts residency program

September 11, 2020 3 min

Ohio University M.F.A. graduate Quinn Hunter was one of only 38 artists worldwide selected for the prestigious Chautauqua Visual Arts residency program.

Karin Arnold accepting the Certification of Appreciation

A Helping Hand X 2

September 7, 2020 2 min

For many, their college experience uncovers passions, creates lifelong personal relationships, and shapes who they are and will become. For Mark Arnold, his OHIO experience led him to an inspiring 37-year military career paralleled by decades of highly successful corporate leadership.

Sierra Smith is pictured on Ohio University's College Green.

Alumna’s journey from reserved freshman to ambitious professional in just four years

August 28, 2020 7 min

Sierra Smith graduated from Ohio University’s College of Business in May and is now a financial analyst for Dell Technologies, where she was offered a job before her senior year.

2020 fall exhibit shares survivors’ stories of spaces, places in which violence occurs

August 27, 2020 4 min

Ohio University’s fall “In This Space: Disrupted” exhibit features the stories of more than a dozen survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and harassment.

Welcome to Your City: Succeed in your new city with advice from fellow Bobcats

August 24, 2020 1 min

Alumni who are thinking about moving, or have just moved to town, can join one of six Welcome to Your City events that connect recent alumni to the Bobcat network.

Ohio University geological sciences students pose for a photo during a field geology course in the summer of 2019.

Gift-in-kind to bring industry-leading technology to OHIO classrooms

August 20, 2020 4 min

Students in OHIO’s geological sciences department will have access to software that will give them a competitive edge in a growing field, thanks to a gift-in-kind from Schlumberger Technology Corp.

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