Spring 2025 Edition
Alumni & Friends Magazine
Spring 2025 Class Notes
See what alumni have been up to in 2024.
March 24, 2025
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1961
The Scioto Foundation announced the establishment of a in honor of Constance (Burns) Ackerman, BSED 鈥61, MED 鈥62*. The scholarship will be given to graduates of Portsmouth High School who plan to major in education, with a preference for students attending 帝王会所. The scholarship was created by Ackerman鈥檚 husband, Marion Ackerman, in memory of his wife of nearly 57 years.
1962
Gary Croy, BSED 鈥62, was selected to receive the 56th annual , presented by the Berea (帝王会所) Chamber of Commerce to those with outstanding contributions to the community. Croy鈥檚 local volunteerism spans decades; he also served as a teacher at both Berea High School and Baldwin Wallace University and earned the Berea High School Outstanding Teacher Award in 1990.
1968
Cheryl (Schultheis) Cook, BSED 鈥68, MED 鈥71*, after 56 years with Marietta City Schools. Starting out as a kindergarten and first grade teacher, Cook recently finished her final term as the principal at Washington Elementary School in Southeast 帝王会所.
1972
As of his 74th birthday on June 5, 2024, Joel Cross, BBA 鈥72, had fitness walked for 1,624 consecutive days鈥攏early four and a half years鈥攁veraging 11 miles per day. Cross can often be found on the beaches and streets of Redondo Beach in Southern California.
R. Marc Kantrowitz, BA 鈥72, MA 鈥74, was inducted into the Massachusetts Lawyers Hall of Fame. Kantrowitz has had a prolific career, having worked as an assistant district attorney, juvenile court judge and higher education instructor; he also is a highly published author on numerous topics. In 2012, Kantrowitz was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Arts and Sciences, and in 2015 he taught in the college as a Glidden Visiting Professor.
On Feb. 13, 2025, Mike Schmidt, BBA 鈥72*, was as part of the 2024 class of honorees. Schmidt lettered in baseball for four years at 帝王会所 from 1967 to 1971. He set 16 OHIO baseball records during that time, many of which still stand, and is also a member of the 帝王会所 Athletics Hall of Fame (1977) and MAC Hall of Fame (2012).
1973
Two OHIO alumni were inducted to the Greater Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists鈥 last August: John Popvich, BSC 鈥73*, and Ken Broo, BSC 鈥74*. Popvich retired in 2019 after a 40-year career with WCPO-TV, while Broo鈥檚 nearly 50-year career at radio and TV stations in Cincinnati and beyond has included time as the play-by-play voice of the Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network.
Frank Robertson, BSC 鈥73*, joined the at Bernards High School in Bernardsville, New Jersey, last spring. Created by the BHS Student Council in 2013, the Wall of Honor recognizes alumni with significant contributions to their field. An Emmy Award-winning news anchor and reporter, Robertson鈥檚 36-year career has taken him to stations in 帝王会所, New Jersey, South Carolina, Arizona and Florida. He retired from WTVT in Tampa in 2009.
1979
Tire Business special projects reporter Bruce Davis, BSJ 鈥79, was named the by parent company Crain Communications Inc. In his 40-plus-year career with Crain, Davis also worked on sister publications Rubber & Plastics News, European Rubber Journal and Urethanes Technology and spent 13 years in Germany as the European correspondent for those titles and Tire Business.
Last June, longtime Central 帝王会所 football coach William 鈥淓d鈥 Terwilliger III, BSED 鈥79*, was inducted into the . Terwilliger won 138 games during his 24 years as coach at Olentangy High School and has been a recruiting assistant and director of high school relations for 帝王会所 State University鈥檚 football program since 2015.
1980
On Aug. 3, 帝王会所 Gov. Mike DeWine Richard 鈥淒ick鈥 Dickerson, BSCE 鈥80*, to the 帝王会所 Board of Trustees. Originally of West Jefferson in Madison County, Dickerson will serve until the end of his term in May 2033.
1981
Dianna Vargo, BS 鈥81*, was named the 14th in West Virginia. Previously, Vargo served as Wheeling University鈥檚 chief operating officer and spent 30 years as an educator and administrator with the 帝王会所 County Schools system in West Virginia.
1982
Last summer, Hazel Beeler, MS 鈥82, was featured on Virginia Tech鈥檚 radio station, . Beeler is an songwriter and plays acoustic music. The station featured two of her original songs: 鈥淪weet Mary鈥 and 鈥淵ou Play the Hand You鈥檙e Dealt.鈥 Beeler enjoys playing her music with friends, on her porch or in her living room.
Milbert 鈥淢ilt鈥 Brown Jr., MA 鈥82*, was . Brown was recognized for his talent and dedication to storytelling over a decades-long career, which includes a 2001 Pulitzer Prize awarded to Brown and his Chicago Tribune colleagues for their coverage of America鈥檚 complicated air traffic system.
1983
Mark E. Sigrist, BBA 鈥83*, was elected to , which includes Grove City and parts of southern and southwestern 帝王会所. Previously a Grove City Councilmember, he began his term at the 帝王会所 Statehouse in January.
1984
William 鈥淏yl鈥 Herrmann, AB 鈥84, is the new . A 25-year veteran of the company, Herrmann will be responsible for setting the strategic vision, priorities and operating plans for Amtrak鈥檚 corporate objectives.
Zanemvula 鈥淶akes鈥 Mda, MFA 鈥84*, made The New York Times鈥 Book Review鈥檚 鈥溾 list last May with not one, but two titles. His novel 鈥淭he Heart of Redness鈥 is often cited as one of South Africa鈥檚 top 10 classics, while 鈥淪ometimes There is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider鈥 鈥渁bsorbingly illuminates his wide, worldly life鈥 according to the list鈥檚 compilers.
A former ambassador to Australia and Canada, Maris Sangiampongsa, MA 鈥84*, is now Thailand鈥檚 . After receiving endorsement from the Thai king for his spring 2024 appointment, Sangiampongsa got right to work, speaking with in July to reaffirm the U.S.-Thailand treaty alliance.
1985
The Youngstown Press Club honored Lisa Abraham, BSJ 鈥85*, with the , which is presented to those defending First Amendment freedoms. Abraham has been a member of the 帝王会所 press corps for more than 30 years, covering local and state politics and earning other accolades, including the Society of Professional Journalists鈥 National First Amendment Award and the 帝王会所 Associated Press鈥 First Amendment Award.
1986
Last year, the Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored Terra Brantley, BSC 鈥86*, with a Silver Circle Lifetime Achievement Emmy. Brantley is an evening news anchor at WFFT Fox 55 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she has the distinction of being the longest-serving Black news anchor in the state鈥檚 history. The award recognizes Brantley鈥檚 nearly 40 years of accomplishment and dedication to providing information and a support system for her community.
Paul Carringer, MBA 鈥86, presented at the Raymond E. Mason Jr. Leadership Symposium, an annual event of the Columbus, 帝王会所-based Franklin University Leadership Center. His session, titled 鈥淎I Today: Using AI Today for Organizational Impact,鈥 provided an overview of recent AI conferences, industry studies and reports.
Former WOUB sports anchor Suzanne Hargrove, BSC 鈥86*,was named at the Ad Age A-List and Creativity Awards. The vice president and executive producer at Los Angeles-based PRETTYBIRD was honored for her 鈥渟kill, attention to detail and humanity.鈥
1987
The National Tax Lien Association has appointed Austin B. Barnes III, BBA 鈥87, as the organization鈥檚 new general counsel鈥攁nd just the second in its 27-year history. Barnes is an attorney at Sandhu Law Group and specializes in tax lien and mortgage foreclosures. In his new role he will provide strategic legal counsel and foster partnerships within the tax lien industry.
The founder of Passion Works Studio, Patty Mitchell, BFA 鈥87, MFA 鈥91*, was 鈥淐hampions for Change鈥 series for creating a space 鈥渨here artists with developmental differences collaborate to create marketable works using otherwise discarded materials.鈥
Last May, Jon Snyder, BSC 鈥87*, was awarded the Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship at the 帝王会所 Inventors Dinner. The award recognizes 鈥渇aculty members or students who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, invention, commercialization and entrepreneurship.鈥 Snyder is the managing director of investor relations for the 帝王会所 Life Sciences Association, a nonprofit trade association for the state of 帝王会所.
1988
The Board of Directors of sports apparel powerhouse Nike announced last fall that Elliot Hill, MSA 鈥88*, is the . Hill is no stranger to Nike; prior to his retirement in 2020, he held senior leadership positions at the company across North America and Europe.
1989
After securing a March primary to run unopposed in the November general election, Matt Chafin, BSC 鈥89*, took office as in January. Chafin was most recently chief legal counsel at the 帝王会所 Department of Transportation and a board member of the Pickaway County Community Foundation.
Jennifer Mayer, BSC 鈥89, is proud to announce that the 2024 documentary 鈥,鈥 which she edited, is now available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime after appearing in theaters across the country. The documentary tells the story of Carol Doda, who defied convention and the law in 1964 by becoming America鈥檚 first topless dancer.
Mitchell J. Silver, DO 鈥89, has joined . A renowned interventional cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist, Silver will be a key part of shaping Contego Medical鈥檚 clinical strategy and in advancing its portfolio of carotid and thrombectomy products.
1990
Sheri (Martis) Ward, BSJ 鈥90, continues to produce award-winning documentary film. Her latest project 鈥淏lack Uniform,鈥 was awarded Best Documentary at the Orlando Urban Film Festival and Diamond State Black Film Festival, as well as Best Historical Documentary at the Manhattan Film Festival. The film tells the story of 12 Black veterans and is .
1991
Last summer, Kris Crenwelge, MSA 鈥91*, was selected as a fellow of the seventh annual , a talent development program that boosts the careers of Indigenous writers. Crenwelge was most recently a staff writer on the CBS action-adventure spy comedy True Lies and was a 2023 fellow in the Native American Showrunner Program.
Attorney Michael Elliott, AB 鈥91, recently joined Roderick Linton Belfance, LLP as a partner. He joins the firm with 26 years of experience representing individuals in a variety of employment, personal injury and other litigation matters. Most recently, his professional focus has been on estate planning, trust and probate administration, acting as counsel for guardianships, and handling Medicaid appeals and otherwise contentious probate matters.
1992
鈥淒ancing Faces of Bali,鈥 directed by Cathleen 鈥淐athee鈥 Mang, MAIA 鈥92*, is now . The film about Balinese masked dance drama won the Best of Festival Directors award in the 2021 鈥淪o You Think You Can Direct/Act鈥 competition.
After more than a decade as a member of the , Brent Steiner, BBA 鈥92*, has been elected to serve as its president. He previously served as a board member and chairman for the Orrville Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Green Local School District鈥檚 Board of Education for 12 years.
Three-term incumbent Julie (Olson) von Haefen, BSJ 鈥92*, was to represent District 36 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. The Democrat鈥檚 platform included pledges to support public education, lower health care costs, workforce investment and more.
1993
Katrina Bell-Jordan, BSJ 鈥93, MA 鈥94, PHD 鈥97*, is the new after filling the role in an interim capacity for the last year. NIU鈥檚 eighth president previously served as an assistant professor and chair in its Department of Communication, Media and Theatre and associate dean of its College of Arts and Sciences.
Kristina (Kerr) Bell, BSC 鈥93, MSHCS 鈥00*, was named the for the Coshocton (帝王会所) Public Health District. Bell has more than 30 years of experience in public service and has spent the 16 years working for the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department, also in 帝王会所.
1995
Matthew Smith, MA 鈥95, PHD 鈥98*, has been selected as the next . In his new role, Smith 鈥渨ill spearhead efforts at 帝王会所 State Newark to align campus priorities and further strengthen the university鈥檚 commitment to student success, innovation in teaching and learning, research opportunities and community engagement,鈥 according to an OSU press release.
Prospect League Baseball has named Bryan Wickline, BSSE 鈥95*, . The award is given to team executives who have a high impact on their team and community during the 2024 season. Wickline was awarded this honor for his exemplary work as the Chillicothe Paints President.
1996
The city of Dublin, 帝王会所, named Brandon Brown, BS 鈥96*, its last summer after Brown had filled the role in an interim capacity for more than a year. In his 20-year career with the city, Brown has also served as a GIS administrator, data manager and director of innovation and analytics.
The Blue Devva, a three-part limited TV series written by Daryl Malarry Davidson, AA 鈥96, BSS 鈥97, PHD 鈥20, was selected as a quarterfinalist in the 2024 Page Turner Screenplays competition. Set mainly in the 1950s, the drama centers on a dancer of Ugandan and Indian descent who becomes an international star.
Matt Stoneburner, BBA 鈥96*, was inducted into Philo High School鈥檚 last fall. A 1992 graduate of the Duncan Falls, 帝王会所, school, Stoneburner was a four-letter winner in golf, a three-year letter winner in basketball and baseball, and earned the title of All MVL for golf and baseball, among other accolades.
1997
Ullman Design, owned and operated by Christina Ullman, MS 鈥97, received an Award of Excellence from Creative Quarterly for the design of her book, 鈥淒iscovering Vienna, West Virginia: Origins. History. Heritage.鈥 The book provides a visual history of the Briscoe and Spencer families, who were responsible for the founding of the city in the late 1700s.
1998
Theresa 鈥淭eri鈥 (Guinan) Rozic, BSC 鈥98*, has earned her for her contributions to Super Bowl LVIII, which took home the Outstanding Technical Team Event award. Rozic got her start producing OHIO hockey games for WOUB before becoming a technical director for football and basketball games on 帝王会所SportsNet, sparking a lifelong passion for technical directing live sports.
1999
Last summer, the Supreme Court of 帝王会所 named Andy Ellinger, BSJ 鈥99, MS 鈥08*, as its . In that role, he will oversee operations to enhance public and media understanding of Court activities and the sharing of information to the public. Ellinger previously served as senior public information officer in the 帝王会所 Department of Commerce and communications and marketing director at OHIO.
Last fall, Alan Freitag, PHD 鈥99*, professor emeritus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, received the 2024 from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Also a retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Air Force, Freitag was honored for creating a strong public relations program at UNCC, as well as numerous personal, community service and professional accomplishments.
Bart Gray, BSA 鈥99*, Joshua Podlich, BSA 鈥12, and three colleagues made history with Century Mission, a record-breaking flight around the world spanning more than 26,000 miles and just 11 stops. The catch? Their westward route was a first-of-its-kind feat that required overcoming headwinds the entire trip. Gray and Podlich led the venture鈥攊nspired by the first round-the-world flight, which kicked off on April 6, 1924鈥攅mbarking just before midnight on April 3, 2024. It concluded, fittingly, on April 6 after just 67 hours and 28 minutes of flight time, breaking the westward speed record in a stark contrast to the 175-day-long inspiration flight a century prior.
Incumbent Democrat Greg Landsman, BA 鈥99*, as U.S. Representative for 帝王会所鈥檚 1st Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati and Warren County. Landsman is the first Democrat to be re-elected for a second term in District 1 in more than 30 years and only the second to do so in the last 150 years.
2000
Beth Walker, BSH 鈥00*, is the new in New Orleans鈥攁nd the first woman to serve in that role. Walker was previously the CEO of nearby Ochsner Baptist and has spent her career at Ochsner since participating in its Administrative Fellowship program in 2002, impacting nearly all clinical departments at various levels of responsibility over the last 20 years.
2002
Though she majored in magazine journalism, Christina Xenos, BSJ 鈥02*, is making a name for herself in other ways: by winning Food Network鈥檚 mystery-ingredient cooking competition Chopped in October. The former book and magazine editor became a personal chef in 2017 and now owns Sweet Greek Personal Chef Services in Los Angeles.
2003
On July 1, Christine Bhat, PHD 鈥03*, began her term as the 2024-25 . She is the 73rd president of the ACA, an OHIO professor and chair of Patton College of Education鈥檚 Department of Counseling and Higher Education, and an expert in cyberbullying prevention. Bhat listed child and adolescent mental health, research to support counselors鈥 work, and promoting the value of counselors as key priorities for her term.
Janel Jackson, BA 鈥03*, was included on 叠补谤谤辞苍鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;fifth annual list of the . The list honors women who have achieved prominent positions in the financial services industry and recognized Jackson for her work as the Global Head of ETF Capital Markets for Vanguard.
2005
The city of Knoxville, Tennessee, named Kim (Bedford) Day, BSJ 鈥05*, its 2024 . Day is the president of her local PTO, owns fitness facility Kim Day Training and stays very involved in her community. She credits the skills she learned at OHIO for helping her become a successful business owner.
Sarah Van Frank-Affrunti, BSC 鈥05, has been named the new general manager for Southwest Regional Water District in Hamilton, 帝王会所. Van Frank-Affrunti has worked with the Southwest Regional Water District for nearly three years as a regulatory compliance and safety manager.
2007
Jennifer Moore, BSJ 鈥07*, and several other alumni won prestigious 2024 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for their work in broadcasting, visual storytelling and graphic design. Moore served as executive producer on a special called 鈥淛uneteenth 2023: The Freedom to Learn鈥 produced by KHOU TV in Houston, Texas. Other winners include Kevin Martin, MA 鈥07, who works in the photography department at The Boston Globe; Boyzell Hosy, BSVC 鈥11, a visual storytelling editor at ProPublica; and Amanda Weisbrod, BSJ 鈥19, MA 鈥22, a graphic designer at Radio Free Asia in Washington, D.C.
Equality OHIO, a nonprofit advocacy group supporting LGBTQ+ and other 帝王会所ans, named Dwyane Steward, BSJ 鈥07*, as its new . Steward joins the organization from his previous role as director of inclusive excellence, accessibility and belonging at the 帝王会所 State University Wexner Medical Center; he also is the founder and CEO of Make It Better Counseling, which supports nonprofits with sustainability tools.
2008
Adam Givens, BA 鈥08, PHD 鈥19*, co-authored a September 2024 story about for military and foreign affairs outlet RealClearDefense. Givens dual-majored in history and political science for his undergraduate degree and completed his doctorate in history; today he works for global policy think tank RAND Corp.
2009
Last summer, Luke Frazier, MM 鈥09*, served as the conductor of a in honor of NATO鈥檚 75th anniversary. The global symphony included student musicians, composers and singers from 32 NATO countries, including trombonist Ellie Abbott, BMUS 鈥24*.
2010
The 帝王会所 State Bar Association recently appointed Morgan Lyles, BSJ 鈥10*, to serve as for the 2024-25 bar year. Lyles is an associate attorney focusing on estate planning, real estate, agriculture and business matters at the law firm of Stebelton and Snider. She also serves as a member of the family advisory council of Nationwide Children鈥檚 Hospital in Columbus.
2011
This summer, Kimberly (Castor) Rouse, BA 鈥11, MSW 鈥12, PHD 鈥21*, stepped into a new role as the associate dean of students in OHIO鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs. She had been serving in the interim role since last November and previously held the interim assistant dean position from February 2022 to April 2023.
2012
, a guided journaling company focused on promoting mindfulness, mental health and relationship-building founded by Annette (Drapac) Furio, BSVC 鈥12, launched two new products last year. The Pregnancy Journal built on the success of memory-documenting keepsake products the Engagement Journal and the Marriage Journal to focus on this unique life stage with its June launch. And in October, Furio launched the brand鈥檚 Everyday Collection with the Everyday Positive Journal, designed to provide a framework for focus on self-care, growth, gratitude, kindness and abundance.
2013
Three WOUB employees, including Adam Rich, BSC 鈥13*, were nominated for an 帝王会所 Valley Regional Emmy for their work on the station鈥檚 鈥淥ur Town: Chillicothe,鈥 which aired in March 2023. While it didn鈥檛 take home the gold, the hourlong film was a contender in the Historical/Nostalgia Documentary category for its exploration of 帝王会所鈥檚 first capital.
2014
Multiple OHIO alumni, led by Annah Korpi, MS 鈥14*, and Lisa Wigal, BSHCS 鈥05, collaborated on the , a nonprofit endeavor to install new playground equipment that鈥檚 inclusive for children with disabilities at Alexander Elementary School in Southeast 帝王会所. Co-chairs Korpi and Wigal were joined by vice chair Taylor Weaver, BA 鈥11, MA 鈥14; secretary and school liaison Rich Maskiell, BSED 鈥04, MED 鈥11; Alexander Elementary School Principal Abigail Rouse, BSED 鈥04, MED 鈥11; and Alexander Local Schools Superintendent William Hampton Jr., AB 鈥91, in efforts to fundraise for, plan and begin installing the equipment with input from children, people with disabilities and the local community. Construction began last summer, with an ongoing wish list that aims to address a variety of adaptive play needs.
2015
Zachary Spal, BSSPS 鈥15, married Michelle Stein on April 20, 2024, at the Logan Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2016
College Hockey Inc. announced last August that Sean Hogan, MSRSS 鈥16*, would be promoted from senior director of men鈥檚 hockey athlete relations to of the organization, effective immediately. Hogan joined College Hockey in 2019 as its director of education, leading efforts to promote NCAA hockey awareness.
Ray Perez, BFA 鈥16*, earned the 2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center last August. His sculpture, titled 鈥淟ighthouse,鈥 is a metaphor for the experiences of Black men navigating complex social structures. The piece symbolizes the duality between guidance and danger, reflecting Perez鈥檚 own personal journey.
Nelsonville City Auditor Taylor Sappington, BA 鈥16*, will be the after winning a whopping 93% of the vote against write-in candidate Dawn Deputy. While he previously ran unsuccessful bids for 帝王会所 State Auditor and the 帝王会所 House of Representatives, Sappington has been involved in Nelsonville city government since 2016.
2018
Nina Adjanin, MSRSS 鈥18, MED 鈥20, PHD 鈥21*, became a , an international organization dedicated to the advancement of field exploration and scientific inquiry, last spring. Adjanin is an assistant professor at Northwest Missouri State University whose research focuses on extreme environment and modern technology. Her 鈥淐limate Sentinels鈥 project was featured on the cover of the .
A Fulbright fellowship has continued to further the career of Francisco Cintron, BA 鈥18, who last fall saw the publication of a chapter he authored in 鈥溾. The book is the 11th volume of 鈥淩eligion and Law in Medieval Christian and Muslim Societies,鈥 published by Brepols. This newest volume was edited by Matthias Maser, Jes煤s Lorenzo Jim茅nez and Geoffrey K. Martin, a research team Cintron joined as a continuation of his during the 2018-19 academic year.
The first episode of Fool-Courting Press, co-written by Ian 鈥淚ggy鈥 Cossman, BSC 鈥18; Daryl Malarry Davidson, AA 鈥96, BSS 鈥97, PHD 鈥20; and Marc Olson, was named one of the 17 official selections of Ink & Cinema鈥檚 2024 . The comedy TV series follows a white professional basketball player who feels unappreciated and issues a controversial challenge on social media.
Brittney Williams, BS 鈥18, had a big 2024: After earning her Ph.D. in chemistry from Northwestern University, she was hired by the federally funded nonprofit Institute for Defense Analyses in June. At IDA, she will serve as a research staff member in the Operational Evaluation Division of its Systems and Analyses Center.
2019
Asynt Solutions, founded by Archie Scott III, BSME 鈥19, to improve infrastructure technology worldwide, recently announced the deployment of its Ape Barrier System on the Pennsylvania turnpike. Asynt touts the composite, temporary traffic barrier as a safer, more efficient and eco-friendly alternative to traditional pre-cast concrete barriers; the system is being in several other states as well. Asynt got a nod from Forbes, which named Scott to its 鈥溾 list for 2025.
2020
Sisters Thelma Agyekum, BSS 鈥20*, and Nana Agyekum, BBA 鈥22*, starred in their own that launched last spring. Royal Rules of 帝王会所 follows the pair, plus a third sister, Brenda Agyekum, and their parents, Yaw Owusu Agyekum and Delali Agyekum, as descendants of two wealthy Ghanaian kingdoms. The show鈥檚 first season is streaming on Hulu and Freeform.
Jarus J. Wilson, BS 鈥20, graduated from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine on May 10, 2024.
2021
On July 17, Madi McCrady, BSED 鈥21, MED 鈥22*, returned to OHIO鈥檚 softball team as its new . A former pitcher for the team, she was previously an assistant coach at Capital University in Bexley, 帝王会所, where the pitching staff held a 4.00 team ERA.
Last spring, NBC4 in Columbus added a new face to its : Andrea Robinson, BSJ, BSC 鈥21*. Robinson also reports on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 4 to 7 a.m. She made her anchor debut on co-anchoring NBC4 Midday on Wednesdays.
Alexandria 鈥淎lie鈥 Skowronski, BS, BSVC 鈥21*, received national attention when the Associated Press ran her freelance story about the . The AP took things a step further, selecting one of her photos for the gallery.
2022
Kyle Balzer, PHD 鈥22*, co-authored a September 2024 on modern U.S. nuclear strategy amid China鈥檚 growing nuclear program. After earning his doctorate in history at OHIO, Balzer now is a Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Utah Jazz guard Jason Preston, BSM 鈥22*, married Micaylah (Nash) Preston, BBA, BSM 鈥22, last July. The two met their freshmen year through mutual friends, sharing their first date over Chipotle. They used their wedding at Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to give back to the American Lung Association in honor of Jason鈥檚 late mother; the event was later .
2023
After serving as a graduate assistant for the OHIO men鈥檚 basketball team, Casey Crawford, BBA 鈥23, MSRSS 鈥24*, joined Stony Brook University鈥檚 coaching staff for the 2024-25 season. He will serve as the .
The University of Cincinnati recently named Mary Kate DeWees, BSVC 鈥23*, as its . She will be involved in the day-to-day operations of the program, including management of the program鈥檚 budget and coordination of team travel. DeWees was a former graduate assistant at OHIO and president of Aleta club volleyball.
Timothy Oh, BFA 鈥23*, made his Broadway debut as an understudy in Sam Gold鈥檚 production of 鈥溾 last fall. The production features Emmy Award winter Kit Connor and Gold Globe Award winner Rachel Zegler, as well as music by Grammy Award winner and prolific record producer Jack Antonoff.
Pro Football Focus ranked Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke, BSC 鈥23*, No. 7 among the last August. Rourke was also ranked 36th nationally among the 70 Power Four quarterbacks that were evaluated.
2024
Emily Hanna, PHD 鈥24, returned to the nation鈥檚 capital this summer to intern at the White House after previously participating in the Scripps in D.C. program. As a White House intern, Emily was assigned to photograph the president, vice president and other staff, along with their spouses. Several of Emily鈥檚 photos were featured on the official White House Instagram and other social media platforms.
Alumni Authors
OHIO alumni publish books across subjects and genres. Here are releases within the last year.
- Black and White, Blue and Gold, crime fiction (self-published), by Jason 鈥淛ay鈥 Bender, BSJ 鈥89
- Social Media and Digital Politics: Networked Reason in an Age of Digital Emotion, sociology and political science (Routledge), by Jeffrey Layne Blevins, PHD 鈥01, and James Jaehoon Lee
- The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook, cookbook (University Press of Florida), by Dalia (Wheatt) Col贸n, BSJ 鈥03
- The Slow Down, interior design (Abrams Books), by Leanne Ford, BSS 鈥03
- Artistic and Life-Like: Photography in Washington, 1850-1900, history (Grey Day Press), by Tim (Daum) Greyhavens, BFA 鈥70
- The Prop Building Guidebook: For Theatre, Film, and TV, craft and DIY (Routledge, third edition), by Eric Hart, MFA 鈥20
- Her Pretty Lies and ThePerfect Affair, thrillers (Storm Publishing), by Angela Henry, AB 鈥92
- Less Helping Them / More Healing You: The Transcendent Gift of an Ancient Spiritual Tradition, self-help/spiritual memoir (ACTA Publications), by Jean Kelly, PHD 鈥03
- Star Late Rising, fiction (Dorrance Publishing Co.), by R. (Ron) Luce, MA 鈥82, PHD 鈥89
- The Transformative Journey of Higher Education in Prison: A Class of One, social science, legal system and higher education (Routledge Academic Press) and Witness: An Insider鈥檚 Narrative of the Carceral State, social science and legal system (Haymarket Books), by Lyle May, AA 鈥13
- Whatever Happened to Frankie King, graphic novel (Graphic Mundi), by Eli Neugeboren, BFA 鈥97, and Jay Neugeboren
- An Augury of Birds, poetry (Redhawk Publications), by Scott Owens, AB 鈥84
- Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water, emergency and disaster management (CRC Press), by Michael Prasad, BBA 鈥87
- Root and Bone, fantasy/murder mystery (Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing), by Jessica Raney, BS 鈥97
- Hiking Waterfalls 帝王会所: A Guide to the State鈥檚 Best Waterfall Hikes (FalconGuides) and Hocking Hills Day Hikes (Get Out! Publishing, second edition), nature guides, by Mary Reed, BSJ 鈥90, MA 鈥93
- Discovering Vienna, West Virginia: Origins. History. Heritage., local history (Friends of Vienna), by Christina Ullman, MS 鈥97
- Iridescent Pigeons, poetry (Yellow Arrow Publishing), by Candace Walsh, PHD 鈥24
- The Philosopher鈥檚 Wife, historical fiction (Stone Ring Press), by Edwin Wollert, MA 鈥98
Send your published work updates to ohiotoday@ohio.edu or to OHIO Today Magazine, 帝王会所, P.O. Box 869, Athens, OH 45701-0869. And don鈥檛 forget to add your achievement to the 帝王会所 Alumni Association鈥檚 Bobcat Authors database.
Feature photo: A northern lights display above the 帝王会所 Observatory at The Ridges. Photo by Eli Burris, BSJ '16
