Alumni

Ohio University alum Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan started his five-year term as President of the Royal Society in London on Dec. 1. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. The Guardian’s science editor, Robin McKie, says Ramakrishnan “takes over the Royal Society […]

Rider University recently celebrated the life of its former president—OHIO alum Dr. Frank N. Elliott, who passed away on Sept. 23 at the age of 89. Elliott earned an M.A. in History from Ohio University in 1950. Emily Kelley of the Rider News wrote in a Dec. 1 article: One […]

Center for Law, Justice & Culture’s alum Yousef Faroniya is the founder and CEO of YMF Inc., the Law Office of Yousef M. Faroniya, where he serves client’s interests in business litigation, criminal defense, landlord-tenant law, and other matters. A native of Cleveland, Faroniya attended Ohio University as one of […]

Ohio University alum, attorney and veteran Jason K. Wright joins Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA (WWR), a creditors’ rights firm now in its 85th year of client service, in its its Brooklyn Heights, OH, office, reports insideARM.com. Wright, who earned a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences, recently returned from […]

Ohio University alum Keith James ’94 has been named Chief Executive Office of AccessData Group, according to a news release. James earned a History Pre-Law degree from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. LINDON, UT — (Marketwired) — 11/11/15 — AccessData Group, a leading provider of integrated […]

An Ohio University alum who became a well-known feminist scholar died at the age of 83, reports the Bartlesville (OK)  Examine-Enterprise. Helen Astin earned an M.S. in Psychology in 1954 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. LOS ANGELES — Helen “Lena” Astin, a feminist scholar and […]

Ohio University alum Kristi Fickert ’99 has been named vice president of marketing & training by 30 Lines. Fickert majored in Public Administration/Political Science at Ohio University. In this newly created position, she will drive all sales, marketing and training initiatives, and she will act as the agency’s brand ambassador, […]