Alumni in the News

Ohio University alum Greg Landsman ’99 was sworn in Jan. 2 along with Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley and eight other members of city council, reports Cincinnati.com. Connect with Landsman on LinkedIn. Landsman earned a B.A. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences. Prior to the election Landsman, 41, […]

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Ohio University alum Kathleen Drew ’81 as chair of the state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. The council reviews siting proposals for major energy facilities, according to a news release. Drew earned a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts […]

Ohio University alum Steven Wills authored an article headlined “Franklin D. Roosevelt, ‘Gray Zone’ Warrior” at the popular national security blog War on the Rocks. Wills, now an analyst at CNA in Arlington, Va., recently earned a Ph.D. in military history from Ohio University, as well as a Certificate in Contemporary […]

  Ohio University alum Dr. Ben Holt has been named the “Microbiology and Plant Biology Professor Named Kinney Sugg Outstanding Professor, announced the University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences. Holt earned an M.S. Plant Biology in 1996 from the College of Arts & Sciences, which named him a […]

Penn State News reported on Ohio University alum Carolee Bull being honored Oct. 27 with the College of Arts & Sciences Notable Alumni Award. The award was presented by OHIO President M. Duane Nellis and College of Arts & Sciences Dean Robert Frank. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Carolee Bull, head […]

By Dr. Liang Tao Associate Professor of Linguistics and Chinese Language Program Coordinator After earning undergraduate and graduate degrees at Ohio University, alum Victoria Augustine moved a bit further from Athens than the average student (nearly 8,000 miles further), and she hasn’t stopped traveling since. Augustine earned an M.A. in […]

Ohio University alum Yvonne Maffei ’97, ’00M is The Kitchn cover story in an article headlined “This Wildly Popular Blogger Shows How Halal Food Is Adapting to America.” Connect with her on LinkedIn. Maffei, who lives in greater Chicago, is the author of the popular blog-turned cookbook, My Halal Hitchen. […]