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2022 Black Alumni Reunion to be held Sept. 15-18

September 2, 2021 1 min

The ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Alumni Association is pleased to announce that the 2022 Black Alumni Reunion will be held Sept. 15-18, 2022, in Athens, Ohio.

Alumni Spotlight: Damaris Linker

September 1, 2021 2 min

Damaris Linker, who earned her master’s in Recreation and Sport Sciences from the on-campus Coaching Education program in 2016, is The Patton College’s September Alum of the Month.

December graduate receives national journalism award

August 23, 2021 4 min

The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded Ashton Nichols with the 2021 Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award.

Joy and Bernard Kokenge, PHD ’66, visit ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ��’s new Chemistry Building in July—60 years after the couple moved to Athens, where they started their family and Dr. Kokenge earned a doctoral degree in chemistry.

60 years later, Bobcats reflect on OHIO learning, living and ‘the best years of our life’

August 3, 2021 8 min

For Dr. Bernard Kokenge, PHD ’66, OHIO is where he earned a doctoral degree, started a family and received sage advice from a professor that led to career that took his work to the moon and beyond.

Four OHIO alumni earn Pulitzer Prize recognition

August 2, 2021 5 min

Four ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� alumni were part of 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, adding to the numerous Bobcats who have been recognized by the prestigious award before.

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� alumna named O’Bleness Hospital president

August 2, 2021 3 min

OhioHealth has announced that ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� alumna LeeAnn Helber, BBA ‘90, will serve as the new president of OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital.

Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Terry

July 29, 2021 3 min

Jessica Terry, who earned her master’s in Clinical Mental Health/Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling in 2010, is The Patton College’s August Alum of the Month.

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� mourns the death of 18th President Charles J. Ping

July 28, 2021 7 min

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� President Emeritus Dr. Charles J. Ping, whose visionary approach and gentlemanly demeanor helped shape the school into the transformative institution it is today, died July 27, 2021.

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� announces transformative gift establishing the ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� BSN - Joyce N. Herrold, M.D. Nursing Program at Lancaster Campus

July 27, 2021 4 min

The ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Foundation is announcing a transformational gift from Joyce N. Herrold, M.D., to extend the ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program to the Lancaster Campus.

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ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� is proud to welcome alumni back to campus for Homecoming 2021

July 26, 2021 2 min

The ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Alumni Association is excited to announce that the University will host Homecoming 2021 the week of October 4-9.

Stone steps and a slide being installed into a hillside

A legacy of imagination and creativity: Alumna honored through new Child Development Center playground

July 23, 2021 5 min

When John DiVincenzo, BGS ’88, sought to honor the memory of his late wife, Lisa Donovan, BSHEC ’89, MSHCS ’93, he knew exactly how to do it: through a gift to OHIO's Child Development Center.

Summer Law & Trial Institute student Kareena Phagoo cross examines Danica Nelson as Judge Saunders presides.

Alumni, legal community help give high school students hands-on experience in Summer Law & Trial Institute

July 21, 2021 9 min

Twenty high school students from Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania got to try their hands at a career in law through the 2021 Summer Law & Trial Institute at ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ��.

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ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Global Network Fellows seek to strengthen international alumni engagement

July 15, 2021 4 min

The new OHIO Global Network Fellows program, a collaboration of the Office of Global Affairs, ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Alumni Association, and Division of University Advancement, kicks off this summer.

Sarah Welch to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

July 9, 2021 7 min

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� alumna Sarah Welch ’16 is headed to Washington, D.C., where she'll clerk for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Alumni Spotlight: Cierra Boyd

July 1, 2021 2 min

Cierra Boyd, a Retail Merchandising and Fashion Product Development alumna (2017), was recently featured on WKYC-NBC Cleveland for her innovative company and clothing line, Friskmegood Inc.

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