Post Tagged with: "alumni in the news"

Joseph M. Denham, who earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1956—the first Ph.D. to be granted at Ohio University after the doctoral programs were created in the mid-1950s—passed away in April at the age of 88, according to a Pike County Courier obituary. In early 1952, at the […]

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. 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 […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Brent K. Park was sworn in April 3 as head of the U.S. nuclear nonproliferation program in the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to an NNSA news release. Connect with Park on LinkedIn. Park earned a Ph.D. in Physics in 1991 from the College of Arts […]

Ohio University alum Chris Hedges ’99 ’02M was recently featured in The Athens News story headlined “Local woodworker deemed ‘Master’ in major show.” Hedges earned an M.A. in Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences. In the world of woodworking, the Master Woodworkers Show is one of the most […]

The city of Moraine has hired Ohio University alum Bryan Chodkowski ’99 as its new City Manager, effective in June, reports WTDN. Connect with Chodkowski on LinkedIn. Chodkowski earned B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. He is currently the Town Manager of […]

Ohio Today, the alumni news site for Ohio University, featured a first-person alumni essay headlined “Always home at OHIO” by William Virgil Davis AB ’62, M.A. ’65, Ph,D, ’67, who earned three degrees in English from the College of Arts & Sciences. Davis, who served as Professor of English and writer-in-residence […]