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The State Journal reports that Ohio University alum and “West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Menis Ketchum has been elected a vice president of the Conference of Chief Justices, making him the first West Virginian to serve on the organization’s board in its almost 70-year history.” Ketchum earned a bachelor’s degree […]

Ohio University alum Ann D. Davidson was named as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of L-3 Communications, the company announced. Davidson received her B.A. from the College of Arts & Sciences. Ms. Davidson reports to Michael T. Strianese, L-3’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. She previously served […]

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announced that Ohio University alum Ben M. McFarland has joined the firm’s litigation team. McFarland’s practice will focus on professional liability as well as energy litigation. He will practice in the firm’s Wheeling, WV, office, according to a news release. Connect with him on LinkedIn. McFarland earned […]

Michael Dickard ’10, ’12 M.A. Sociology studies interaction on social media at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics and is co-author of a article on “The Strength of Awkward Ties: Online Interactions between High School Students and Adults.” He studies the sometimes-awkward but valuable interactions between teens and adults. […]

Epicurious interviewed Ohio University alum Yvonne Maffei ’97, ’00M on “How to Make Anything and Everything (Bolognese! BLTs!) Halal.” Maffei is the author of the “wildly popular blog-turned cookbook, My Halal Hitchen.” She earned degrees in Spanish and Global Studies-Latin American from the College of Arts & Sciences and a master’s […]

Ohio University alum Alyssa L. Parrott ’07 has been named Fairfield County Bar Association president, reports the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. She earned a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. LANCASTER – Alyssa L. Parrott, associate at Dagger, Johnston, Miller, Ogilvie & Hampson, LLP, […]

Bite Somebody, a novel by Ohio University alum Sara Dobie Bauer, was published with World Weaver Press this month. The novel has been met with praise, with several reviewers noting the novel’s witty and humorous characters. “Bite Somebody is the Pretty in Pink of vampire stories: fun, self-consciously retro, and […]