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    Notable Alumni | James Stratman Lives Where Law and Language Entwine

    October 20, 2019 3 min

    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.
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    Notable Alumni | Zainuriah Hassan Pioneers Scientific Advances in U.S., Malaysia

    October 20, 2019 4 min

    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
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    Notable Alumni | NBC Meteorologist Ryan Phillips Helps Miami Prepare for Hurricanes

    October 20, 2019 3 min

    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
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    Notable Alumni | Dennis Wright Seeks New Pathways to Drug Discovery

    October 20, 2019 3 min

    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.
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    Notable Alumni | Jack Marchbanks Is Jazzing Things Up in Ohio’s Music, Transportation Scenes

    October 20, 2019 5 min

    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
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    Notable Alumni | Michael Richard Fights Money Laundering, Financial Crimes

    October 20, 2019 3 min

    Michael Richard specializes in finding patterns within data, patterns that can shed light on money laundering and other financial crimes.
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    Notable Alumni | Dean DellaPenna Looks for ‘Vitamin Genes’ in Corn

    October 20, 2019 3 min

    Dr. Dean DellaPenna says it’s a “golden period” for researchers as genome studies shed new light on plant metabolism.
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    Notable Alumni | Mark McKibben Specializes in Determining, Applying Randomness

    October 20, 2019 2 min

    Dr. Mark McKibben, Professor of Mathematics at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, is an international recognized mathematics scholar specializing in randomly determined processes
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    Notable Alumni | Andreas Weichselbaum Models Quasiparticles That Could Be Future of Quantum Computing

    October 20, 2019 4 min

    Dr. Andreas Weichselbaum is working on tiny correlated puzzles in material science that could have a giant impact on the future of computing.
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    Notable Alumni | Patrick Lang, from Student Politician to Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge

    October 20, 2019 3 min

    The proud son of an immigrant mother, Patrick Lang grew up in rural Appalachia before attending Ohio University. During his first stint in Athens, he worked as a file clerk at Chubb Hall
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    Notable Alumni | LeKeisha Grant Embodies Entrepreneurship, Empowers Young Women

    October 20, 2019 4 min

    Lekeisha Grant is an entrepreneur. She started her first business in 2012, Ambition Magazine. Transformers Fitness and Ambitious and Annoyed would follow.
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    Notable Alumni | James Rodehaver Pursues Human Rights at Hot Spots Around the World

    October 20, 2019 2 min

    James E. Rodehaver has directed field missions for some of the largest human rights field presences in the world—including Syria, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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    Notable Alumni | Irving Berkowitz Dedicated to Human Rights and Dignity

    October 20, 2019 3 min

    Irving Berkowitz received the award in Palm Beach County for a lifetime of leadership, scholarship, advocacy and service fighting racism, antisemitism, hatred and discrimination
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    Notable Alumni | Alan Rom Focuses on Employment Law, Civil Rights, with a Nod to Shakespeare

    October 20, 2019 5 min

    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.
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    Notable Alumni | James Parobek: A Life of Law and Influence in Lorain

    October 20, 2019 5 min

    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
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