Alumni

English Alum Heads to Bogotá on Fulbright Scholarship

Grace Pauley at the at El Cajas National Park outside Cuenca, Ecuador

Ohio University alum Grace Pauley ’16 has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to support her upcoming 10-month research project in Bogotá, Colombia. Pauley, who majored in English and minored in Spanish, finds that the combination of these majors has prepared her for an international research experience. She also has […]

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June 15, 2016 at 9:47 amAlumni News

Plant Biology Alum Headed Food Safety at PepsiCo, Gets International Award

Dale Morton

Ohio University alum R. Dale Morton ’81 receives the 2016 Grocery Manufacturers Association Food Safety Award at the International Association for Food Protection’s Annual Meeting in August. Previously Senior Director of Global Food Safety for PepsiCo Inc., Morton is now president of Morton Food Safety Associates LLC, providing expertise in […]

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June 13, 2016 at 3:06 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Interest in Societal Behavior Led Sociology MA Alumnus to Recruitment

Interest in Societal Behavior Led Sociology MA Alumnus to Recruitment

“Since finishing my graduate program in Sociology, I have been in San Francisco working at tech startups. “Currently, I work as Reflektive’s Head of Talent. Reflektive is an HR Software coined as a “Talent Development Platform for the World’s Best Places to Work”. “The San Francisco tech scene attracts people […]

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June 7, 2016 at 7:56 amAlumni News

Alum Talks about his Second Novel, ‘The Salted Air’

Thom Conroy

Manawatu Standard reporter Carly Thomas interviewed Ohio University alum Thom Conroy ’02Ph.D. about his newly released second novel, The Salted Air. Conroy is a senior lecturer at Massey University in New Zealand. He earned a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Being a […]

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June 5, 2016 at 11:39 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alum Is First African-American Valedictorian at Maryland Dentistry School

At Ohio, Tera Poole studied chemistry, psychology and biology.

Ohio University alum Tera Poole ’11 gave the valedictorian address May 20 to her fellow graduates of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. “Prior to the ceremony, a school administrator had told Poole – a 2008 Walnut Hills High School graduate from Amberley Village – that she was the historic dental school’s […]

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June 5, 2016 at 11:06 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Psychology Alum Authors ‘Caterpillar Stampede’ with Elementary Students

The Peg-Legged Caterpillar

Ohio University alum Calvin Shaw ’11, who writes under the pseudonym The Caterpillar Stampede, was recently featured in the Toledo Blade for creating a children’s book with local elementary students. “The Peg-Legged Caterpillar is a picture book written with students whose schools have been adversely affected by budget cuts in their […]

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June 4, 2016 at 11:43 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Sociology Alum Works with NYC Youth, Play Rugby USA

Ski Bailey talking with children in Play Rugby USA in New York City.

“What I enjoy most about my work is being able to have a positive impact on young athletes,” says Ohio University alum Ski Bailey ’13, who lives in New York City and works at a sports-based youth development nonprofit called Play Rugby USA. “I have various roles including my office […]

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May 12, 2016 at 8:48 amAlumni News