Stories tagged with: Ohio Today - Ohio Women 2019
Through the Survivors’ Lens
November 22, 2019 Sometimes, words are not enough. This adage applies equally across moments of love and joy, as well as those of trauma and pain—a truth made apparent through a moving exhibit in Baker University Center’s Trisolini Gallery this fall.
Full circle coach
November 21, 2019 Ali Johnstone, BSSPS ’02—one of the most decorated athletes in Ohio Field Hockey history—returned home to OHIO last year to begin a new chapter in the record books.
Journalism for good
November 20, 2019 From a young age, Caitlin Hunt loved to do three things: read, write, and talk to people. So, it came as no surprise when the Ohio University junior chose to pursue a career in journalism.
In command
November 15, 2019 The college experience is transformational. For Sophia Medvid, the contrasts between her first day on campus and the start of senior year are especially significant.
To serve & protect
November 14, 2019 Tracy Plouck has devoted her career as a public servant to helping women in recovery, and now she’s helping offset Appalachia’s opioid crisis in a new role at OHIO.
Stepping Up
November 14, 2019 Ohio University’s Dance Team, in their first year of competition, claimed the title of University World Cup Open Division Champions at the 2019 UCA and UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships in Florida.
Art of the maternal
November 14, 2019 A self-described “mother-artist,” OHIO Gallery Coordinator Courtney Kessel, MFA ’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’s pieces over the past 10 years.
A culture of community
November 14, 2019 Ohio University’s Innovation Center is racking up accolades lately—it 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.
![Ohio University Innovation Center’s all-female staff gather at the West State St. facility: [LEFT to RIGHT] Client Services Manager and Executive Coach Erin Rennich, MBA ’13; Accountant Jennifer Pauwels; Director Stacy Strauss; Associate Director Tanya Conrath, BSC ’93; Administrative Specialist Susan Bauman, BSED ’94; and Lab Director Misako Hata, BSISE ’98, MS ’01, MS ’10. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ ’14, MA ’17](https://news.ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/styles/sub_feature_story_thumbnail/public/2024-03/A%20culture%20of%20community.jpg?itok=jNWcqsrB)
Hitting her stride
November 14, 2019 In 2013, Tiffany Chenault set out on a mission: run a half marathon in all 50 states before reaching age 50. Her motivation? The loss of her mother.
Hope 101
November 14, 2019 What sets a teacher apart? For Felton Morrell, it’s “the love and support, the consistency.”
