Alumni

Dr. Patrick Alan Smith, professor of English at Bainbridge State College, Georgia, lost his three-year battle with cancer and passed away on April 22, reports the Tallahassee Democrat. Smith earned a Ph.D. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 1999. Dr. Smith graduated from Penn […]

Kelsie Geyer ’12 went to New Orleans for several months in 2017 to volunteer with local Red Cross chapter, New Orleans-Southeastern Louisiana. Her dream job has always incorporated the idea of helping communities overcome or prepare for whatever environmental challenges they may face. It wasn’t until after her first Red […]

Perry County Court Judge Dean Wilson ’76 was one of the five Ohio attorneys to receive awards for distinguished service to the legal profession at the Ohio State Bar Association’s annual Council of Delegates on April 27, reports the Logan Daily News. Wilson received “the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation’s (OLAF) […]

Dr. Frank B. Dilley, long-time chair of the Philosophy Department at University of Delaware, passed away on April 13, 2018. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s in Philosophy from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Dilley wrote his own obituary: Frank would like to be remembered for […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Sara Sams ’17 attends Ohio State University Moritz College of Law as a first-year law student. She is a member of the Women’s Legal Society and […]

Dr. Rachael Peckham, Associate Professor of English at Marshall University, gave the keynote at the annual Generation Next: 40 Under 40 awards in Charleston, W.V., reports the State Journal in a story headlined “Generation Next recognizes up-and-coming community leaders.” Also see “Notable Alumni Spotlight | Rachael Peckham Teaches Creative Writing […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Born and raised in Parkersburg, W.V., Alena Klimas ’17 never thought that she would one day become a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco. Now a Youth […]