Archive for January, 2014

Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences senior Ryan McGrath ’14 accepted an invitation to the third annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Carson, CA. McGrath is majoring in Sociology-Criminology. The game was held at California State University Dominguez Hills and aired Jan. 10 on ESPN. McGrath, of Duncansville, Pa., played […]

The Associated Press reported that Ohio University alum James Walter Strobel ’55, former President of Mississippi University for Women, died in a car accident in Florida. Strobel majored in Plant Biology and earned his degree from the College of Arts & Sciences. MUW made the announcement in a news release […]

Before Marie Antoinette’s famous date with the guillotine in 1793, her head was the envy of French society, thanks to hairdresser Leonard Autié. Were those 30-pound elaborate wigs part of the frivolity and follies that would help make her the last queen of France? Leonard Autié is the subject of a […]

The 1804 Fund was established by the Ohio University Foundation to support the University’s core mission of maintaining, strengthening, and enhancing a learning-centered community. The fund promotes collaboration among units. The fund focuses its support through two fund categories: Undergraduate Learning—Curricular innovations, programs and activities that enhance the undergraduate educational […]

Student Enhancement Awards at Ohio University are competitive awards to support undergraduate, graduate, and medical student research, scholarship, and creative activities. Awards of up to $6,000 support research and travel to attend a professional meeting to present results. The deadline to apply is 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. See […]

By Jennifer Bowie Ohio University alumnus A. Allen Middleman has established a new scholarship to support Geological Sciences students. Middleman, who earned his master’s of science in geology from OHIO in 1976, has committed more than $100,000 to The Ohio University Foundation to create the Travis C. Middleman Scholarship. “I […]

Three faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences were funded for research, scholarship and creative work this fall. The John C. Baker Fund and the Ohio University Research Committee awarded a total of $91,853 to 11 Ohio University faculty. Dr. Brian Schoen, Associate Professor of History, received a Baker […]