Archive for June, 2014

Alum with Economics Minor Named VP at Bank of North Carolina

The Davidson County, NC,  Dispatch reports that Ohio University alum Matthew Rusnak ’03 has been named Vice President, Director of Compensation at the Bank of North Carolina. Rusnak minored in Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences. In his role, he will have responsibility for leading the evaluation, design […]

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June 18, 2014 at 10:34 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Athens News: Plant Biology Student Trying Brewing Waste as Compost

“A plant biology graduate student at Ohio University is using spent grains from the Jackie O’s brewing process to grow plants as a part of his final research project,” reports the June 18 Athens News. If grad student Josh Crosier’s current hunch about the spent grains is correct, the research […]

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June 18, 2014 at 8:35 pmIn the News Students in the News

Daniel Keyes, Professor and Author of Flowers for Algernon, Dies at 86

Daniel Keyes, Professor and Author of Flowers for Algernon, Dies at 86

Daniel Keyes, Professor of Creative Writing at Ohio University from 1966-90, passed away on June 15. Keyes arrived at Ellis Hall a year after his first novel—Flowers for Algernon—was published. His story of the mouse named Algernon, a man with an I.Q. of 68, and an experimental procedure to make […]

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June 18, 2014 at 4:45 pmFaculty in the News In the News News

LeMay Publishes Book: In Praise of Nothing: Essays, Memoir, and Experiments

LeMay Publishes Book: In Praise of Nothing: Essays, Memoir, and Experiments

Dr. Eric LeMay published a new book, In Praise of Nothing: Essays, Memoir, and Experiments. Why do we play the lottery when we know we’ll lose? How does what we laugh at tell us who we are? What happens when, through some misstep or mishap, we lose ourselves and become […]

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June 18, 2014 at 1:33 pmNews Research

Political Science Alum Appointed to Foundation for a World in Transition Board

Ohio University alum David Wilhelm ’77 has been appointed as member of the Foundation for a World in Transition’s International Advisory Board, according to a June 12 foundation news release. Wilhelm earned a bachelor’s degree in Government from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. David Wilhelm is […]

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June 17, 2014 at 10:03 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Economics Alum’s Earth Anatomy Company Nominated for Challenger Award

Woodworking Network notes that a product produced by Ohio University alum Josh Morgan’s company has been nominated for a Challengers Award, with the winners to be announced in August. Morgan is co-founder and partner of Earth Anatomy, a global supplier of sustainable building products. Morgan, who earned B.A. in Economics from […]

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June 17, 2014 at 9:18 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Historical Society Curator Writes about Anthropologist’s Work at Patton Bog

Bradley T. Lepper, curator of archaeology at the Ohio Historical Society, wrote about research by two Ohio University anthropologists on June 15 in an op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch titled “Ancient cultures affected by climate change, too.” Climate change must have presented challenges as well as opportunities for ancient cultures […]

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June 17, 2014 at 8:16 pmFaculty in the News In the News