Alumni in the News

Creative Writing Alum Sara Dobie Bauer reads from her work at Glendale (CA )Community College in August. “Sara Dobie Bauer is a writer, blogger, and prison volunteer,” reports the Glendale Star. “She has an honor’s degree in creative writing from Ohio University, and she is a certificate student at GCC. […]

Ohio University alum Aaron Bruggeman ’08 has joined Bricker & Eckler LLP as an attorney on the firm’s Shale, Oil & Gas team, according to a news release from the Columbus-based law firm. His practice focuses primarily on oil and gas matters for clients in Ohio and West Virginia. Bruggeman […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, and Ohio University alum Christopher Denhart ’14 wrote a July 30 column in Forbes about the “22 Richest Schools In America.” Vedder and Denhart are director and administrative director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Denhart earned a B.S. in Economics […]

Ohio University alum Tracy Griffin Langlais ’07 was appointed Assistant Principal in Schaumburg, IL, the July 25 Daily Herald reports. Langlais earned a B.A. in Political Science-Public Administration from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. “The District 54 School Board appointed the new assistant principal at Aldrin […]

Kathryn Potraz ’13, an editorial intern at Sierra, writes about “Plastic Permanence: Our litter is now part of the geologic record.” Potraz earned two degrees from Ohio University, a B.A. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences and a B.S.J. in Journalism. She is a also a graphic designer […]

William Edward English, 87, of Marietta, died Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Cleveland Clinic, according to a July 26 Marietta Times obituary. “Dr. English had received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Ohio University. He had worked as an assistant superintendent for Marietta City Schools and had been Educational Management Consultant […]

By Morgan Chaney ’10 Anthropology alum studying capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica “Morgan, Morgan, Morgan — are you there?” My radio’s staticky transmission cuts the serenity of the forest like a buzzsaw, startling me out of a meditative hike as I search for my troop. It’s been around seven hours since […]