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Alumni News | Givens Wins Cold War Essay Contest

Seth Givens

The John A. Adams ’71 Center for Military History & Strategic Analysis at Virginia Military Institute has awarded Contemporary History Institute alum Seth Givens first prize in its Cold War essay contest. The competition encourages innovative scholarship in Cold War military history, aligning with the Adams Center’s mission of producing, […]

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January 15, 2019 at 12:00 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Barber Named to Ohio Arts Council

David B. Barber

Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced the appointment of Ohio University alum David B. Barber ’92, creative services consultant for Nationwide in Columbus, to the Ohio Arts Council in a Dec. 14 news release. Connect with Barber on LinkedIn. His term began Dec. 14, 2018, and ends July 1, 2020. The […]

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January 12, 2019 at 11:47 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Garlitz Continues to Analyze International Development in Modern Diplomacy

Richard Garlitz

Upon leaving Athens, Dr. Ricky Garlitz joined the History and Philosophy Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he is now an associate professor. Garlitz specializes in U.S. diplomatic history while also offering courses on the history of the Middle East. Garlitz earned a Ph.D. in History under the […]

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January 11, 2019 at 1:31 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Groen Went from Zoo to Health Care to Start-Ups

Pam Groen

Ohio University alum Pam Groen’s first job was at the Cincinnati Zoo, a position she leveraged from internships. Now she’s an independent laboratory consultant, helping start-ups, Nobel laureates and bio-tech companies find employees to staff their labs. “I’m fortunate to be living in a time when the progression of next-generation […]

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January 10, 2019 at 2:43 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Blahnik’s Career Turns Ended up at Disney’s Epcot Center

Jennifer Blahnik

Ohio University alum Jennifer Blahnik ’03 followed a career path through William & Mary and the Jamestown Settlement, landing 14 years ago at Walt Disney World. She even helped open Disney’s theme park in China. Network and Review your Resume with Alumni including Blahnik at the 2019 Alumni-Student Networking Reception […]

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January 9, 2019 at 2:34 pmAlumni News

WGSS Welcomes Alumni Home to OHIO at Reunion and Roundtables

WGSS Welcomes Alumni Home to OHIO at Reunion and Roundtables

by Kristin Distel At Homecoming 2018, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program welcomed home several of the program’s alumni as part of the fourth annual Reunion and Roundtables event. Reunion and Roundtables is, WGSS director Dr. Cindy Anderson states, the “brainchild of Dr. Julie White” and made possible by […]

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January 9, 2019 at 11:57 amAlumni News

WGSS Alumni Panel Discusses #MeToo, Lives of Marginalized People

From left: Caroline Nagy, Anika Holland, Madison Koenig, Liz Herron

by Kristin Distel The Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program welcomed back several of its alumni for the annual Reunion and Roundtables event, which featured a keynote address, several discussion panels, and a reception. The final panel of the day, “Me Too—Moment or Movement: Women in Law Reflect,” featured four […]

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January 9, 2019 at 11:51 amAlumni News