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The Ohio Development Services Agency promoted Ohio University alum John Werkman ’06 to Assistant Chief of the Business Services Division, according to a news release. Werkman will oversee the agency’s tax incentive, grant and loan programs. Prior to joining the agency in 2014 as Tax Incentives Manager, he was an […]

by Kristin Distel Students in Dr. Julia Paxton’s fall Economics of Altruism class presented a $10,000 check to Good Works, a local nonprofit founded and directed by Ohio University alum Keith Wasserman ’81. The students — Alex Armstrong, Michael McTernan, Madison Stanley, Benjamin Beaty, and Dominic Detwiler — gave a […]

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, […]

Yale News quoted Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, in a Nov. 1 story headlined “Experts debate endowment.” As Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives weigh the final details of a tax cut plan, some […]

By Julie Ciotola From Compass Since 1988, the Robert and Rene Glidden Visiting Professorship has introduced the Ohio University community to a diverse series of notable visitors, but for Ohio University alum Edward Chow, the position has given him the chance to return to the campus where his distinguished career […]

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Ed Chow ’71 Economics, ’72M […]

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Richard Clayton ’73 , ’74M.A. […]