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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

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

Patterson Featured on Father’s Day in Messenger

Dr. Stephen Patterson, Associate Professor of Psychology, was the Father’s Day story on June 15 in the Athens Messenger. In a story on “Reflection of multi-generational parenting,” he talked about his 2-year-old twins and his older children. When it was discovered that Steve Patterson’s wife Connie was pregnant with twin […]

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June 17, 2014 at 7:51 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Refinery29: Houston Says Culturally Inappropriate Fashion Is Theft

Dr. Akil Houston, Assistant Professor of Cultural and Media Studies in the Department of African American Studies at Ohio University, was quoted in a Refinery29 post on “The Fashion Mistakes You Need to Avoid.” From Pharrell wearing a headdress on the cover of ELLE, to Sky Ferreira’s Girlz In The Hood music […]

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June 17, 2014 at 7:37 pmFaculty in the News In the News

English Alum Interns for Sierra Club Magazine

Ohio University alum Kathryn Potraz ’13 is interning with the Sierra Club’s Green Life Blog and the Sierra Club magazine. 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. Her recent story on “Largest Mule Deer […]

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June 17, 2014 at 7:09 pmAlumni In the News Students in the News