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Physics Alum Heads Natural Sciences Division at Bridgewater College

Dr. Philip Spickler

Ohio University alum Philip Spickler is one of four Bridgewater College faculty members named “to head up a new divisional structure designed to address major initiatives in the college’s strategic plan,” reports the Augusta Free Press. Spickler earned an M.S. in Physics from the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

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Psychology Alum One of ‘Three Amazing Women’ Inducted

Ohio University alum Lisa Barnhouse ’73 is one of three 2015 inductees into the Highland County Women’s Hall of Fame, reports the Times Gazette in an article on “Three Amazing Women: HOF inductees honored for contributions to community.” Barnhouse earned a B.A. in Psychology from the College of Arts & […]

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July 24, 2015 at 1:20 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

English Alum Named Multicultural Access & Retention Director

Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman, Director Office of Multicultural Student Access and Retention

The Ohio University Office for Diversity and Inclusion recently hired OHIO alum Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman ’14Ph.D. as the new Director of the Office for Multicultural Student Access and Retention. In 2014, De La Cruz-Guzman earned a Ph.D. in African literature in English from Ohio University. De La Cruz-Guzman has […]

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July 20, 2015 at 1:52 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Geography Alum Named Ohio Sea Grant Educator in Cleveland

Ohio University alum Scott Hardy ’98 is the new Ohio Sea Grant Extension educator based in Cleveland, reports the Beacon News. Hardy earned a B.S. in Environmental Geography from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. “Sea Grant is not only excited about adding a new Extension educator […]

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Biology Alum ‘Cooks Up New Solar Oven’

Patrick Sherwin's GoSun Stove, from his LInkedIn page.

“In Patrick Sherwin’s ideal world, technology and nature would combine to create a constant cycle of renewable energy,” writes Annie Yamson in a special “Ohio firm cooks up new type of solar oven” to the Legal News. Sherwin is a 2001 alum of the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

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Daily Monitor Interviews Geology Alum, Chairman of Hared Petroleum

Ohio University Geological Sciences alum Yusuf Musa Bashir, Chairman and Managing Director of Hared Petroleum in Uganda, was recently interviewed by Ismail Musa Ladu about his business plans and achievements in a Daily Monitor story on “Bashir has no regrets for moving on.” Yusuf Musa Bashir is a meticulous businessman, […]

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University Remembers Economics Alum Kimenyi, Africa Growth Initiative Scholar

Mwangi Samson Kimenyi (Brookings Institution)

Ohio University Economics alum and renowned Kenyan scholar and economist Mwangi Samson Kimenyi died June 6, 2015, in Maryland. Kimenyi earned an M.A. in Economics in 1982 from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. “Dr. Kimenyi was a former director and senior research fellow at the Africa […]

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