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Alumni News | Smaw Says Philosopher ‘Must Have Keen Eye for the Suspicious Premise’

Associate Professor of Philosophy Eric Smaw (Photo by Scott Cook, Rollins College)

Eric Smaw, who received his M.A. from Ohio University in 1998, went on to complete his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Kentucky and is now Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rollins College. His research interests are in the philosophy of law, political philosophy, ethics, and human rights. “I […]

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April 29, 2018 at 3:05 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Denham Passes, Grew Chemistry Department at Hiram College

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 […]

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April 29, 2018 at 9:54 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Benham Publishes Book Chapter on Sympathy and War Literature

English department alumni and post-doctoral fellow Renee Benham

by Kristin Distel M. Renee Benham’s chapter “The Death of Sympathy in Great War Literature” is part of the medical humanities collection Medicine, Health, and Being Human, edited by Lesa Scholl of the University of Queensland, Australia. This collection is part of the series Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities, released […]

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April 27, 2018 at 9:03 amAlumni Research

Alumni News | Detective, Student Get Law Enforcement and Survivor Special Courage Awards

Det. Mathew Austin and Brie Sivy showed were honored for their persistence and courage. Photo courtesy of: Det. Mathew Austin

Excerpted from Compass Ohio University Det. Mathew Austin and sophomore Brie Sivy were awarded the Law Enforcement and Survivor Special Courage Award (Team) at the 2018 Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center’s Models of Justice (OCVJC) Awards Celebration on April 12 in Columbus, Ohio. Austin and Sivy were nominated for the […]

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April 26, 2018 at 3:19 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Dr. Patrick Smith of Bainbridge State College Passes

Dr. Patrick Alan Smith

Dr. Patrick Alan Smith, professor of English at Bainbridge State College, Georgia, lost his three-year battle with cancer and passed away on April 22, reports the Tallahassee Democrat. Smith earned a Ph.D. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 1999. Dr. Smith graduated from Penn […]

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April 26, 2018 at 3:00 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Geyer Looks to Future in Disaster Recovery, Community Resiliency Field

Alumni News | Geyer Looks to Future in Disaster Recovery, Community Resiliency Field

Kelsie Geyer ’12 went to New Orleans for several months in 2017 to volunteer with local Red Cross chapter, New Orleans-Southeastern Louisiana. Her dream job has always incorporated the idea of helping communities overcome or prepare for whatever environmental challenges they may face. It wasn’t until after her first Red […]

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April 26, 2018 at 10:02 amAlumni

Alumni News | Judge Wilson Gets Presidential Award for Pro Bono Service

Judge Dean Wilson

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) […]

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April 25, 2018 at 8:18 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News