Alumni in the News

Ohio University News honors alumnus Yousef Faroniya in a story headlined “Bobcats, friends, and family unite to honor an alumnus’ legacy.” Always willing to lend a helping hand, Yousef Faroniya cared deeply for others. His charming personality and cheerful nature never failed to light up a room. “I miss my […]

Ohio University alumna LaTasha Moore BA’10 authored a new book titled 21 Days to Love You, a perspicacious narrative that embarks people on a journey to attaining self-worth through self-love, according to a news release. Moore is a devoted follower of Christ and a graduate of Ohio University, where she […]

Ohio University alum Phillip Russell, a writer based in Seattle, authored a cover story at Unwinnable Monthly headlined “Watching Myself Die.” Russell, who earned an M.A. in English in 2018, begins his story be recounting feeling represented in 2013; Barack Obama was in the White House, and Sam and Henry […]

Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service reviews the movie The Devil All the Time, based on the novel by Ohio University alum Donald Ray Pollock, author of the book by the same name and the narrative voice of the new movie. Her review is headlined “Movies | ‘Devil All the […]

KBO Ch. 4 carried an AP story which quotes Ohio University alumnus Alexander Lovelace, Ph.D. in History,  in a story headlined “‘A bridge too far’: Coronavirus catchphrase taken from WWII.” “Who knew?” said Alexander Lovelace, who just earned his doctorate in American military history at Ohio University after defending his […]

Ohio University alum Kerry Pigman is the new executive director of the Athens County Foundation. “After an extensive and rigorous search, the ACF Board of Directors selected Kerry to be the new Executive Director of the Foundation. Kerry began her training and leadership transition on April 1, working closely with […]

WTOL Ch. 11 reported on Ohio University alumnus Jack Marchbanks’ role in Ohio’s daily COVID-19 news conference Jack Marchbanks, the director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, said his department is working to keep rest areas open and clean for truck drivers, who he thanked for being vital to the […]