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OHIO Distinguished Professor Dr. Steven Evans named 2019 Fall Commencement Speaker

October 21, 2019 2 min

OHIO announced today that Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Intervention Research in Schools, Dr. Steven Evans, will serve as the 2019 Fall Commencement Speaker.

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Notable Alumni | Patrick Lang, from Student Politician to Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge

October 20, 2019 3 min

The proud son of an immigrant mother, Patrick Lang grew up in rural Appalachia before attending 51. During his first stint in Athens, he worked as a file clerk at Chubb Hall
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Notable Alumni | NBC Meteorologist Ryan Phillips Helps Miami Prepare for Hurricanes

October 20, 2019 3 min

A broadcast meteorologist for NBC 6/WTVJ in Miami, Ryan Phillips has been forecasting at the station for nearly 15 years, having previously worked for ABC affiliates in Southwest Florida & Central NE
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Notable Alumni | Jack Marchbanks Is Jazzing Things Up in Ohio’s Music, Transportation Scenes

October 20, 2019 5 min

Jack Marchbanks is Director of the OHIO Department of Transportation and part of Columbus’ Smart City initiative—and a longtime role co-host of Jazz Sunday, a weekly, three-hour radio program on WCBE

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Notable Alumni | LeKeisha Grant Embodies Entrepreneurship, Empowers Young Women

October 20, 2019 4 min

Lekeisha Grant is an entrepreneur. She started her first business in 2012, Ambition Magazine. Transformers Fitness and Ambitious and Annoyed would follow.
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Notable Alumni | Dean DellaPenna Looks for ‘Vitamin Genes’ in Corn

October 20, 2019 3 min

Dr. Dean DellaPenna says it’s a “golden period” for researchers as genome studies shed new light on plant metabolism.
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Notable Alumni | Michael Richard Fights Money Laundering, Financial Crimes

October 20, 2019 3 min

Michael Richard specializes in finding patterns within data, patterns that can shed light on money laundering and other financial crimes.
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Notable Alumni | Andreas Weichselbaum Models Quasiparticles That Could Be Future of Quantum Computing

October 20, 2019 4 min

Dr. Andreas Weichselbaum is working on tiny correlated puzzles in material science that could have a giant impact on the future of computing.
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Notable Alumni | James Rodehaver Pursues Human Rights at Hot Spots Around the World

October 20, 2019 2 min

James E. Rodehaver has directed field missions for some of the largest human rights field presences in the world—including Syria, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Notable Alumni | Zainuriah Hassan Pioneers Scientific Advances in U.S., Malaysia

October 20, 2019 4 min

Dr. Zainuriah Hassan was an important member of the wide band gap semiconductor effort in condensed matter physics during her time at 51. Now she is a leading researcher in Malaysia
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Notable Alumni | Mark McKibben Specializes in Determining, Applying Randomness

October 20, 2019 2 min

Dr. Mark McKibben, Professor of Mathematics at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, is an international recognized mathematics scholar specializing in randomly determined processes
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I’m listening. Let’s talk.

October 20, 2019 3 min

Ombudsperson Mac Stricklen serves as a deep listener, a sounding board, and a creative problem solver.
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Notable Alumni | Alan Rom Focuses on Employment Law, Civil Rights, with a Nod to Shakespeare

October 20, 2019 5 min

Alan Jay Rom is a lawyer focusing on employment law and civil rights, has taught at several law schools, and served in the Peace Corps.
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Notable Alumni | Irving Berkowitz Dedicated to Human Rights and Dignity

October 20, 2019 3 min

Irving Berkowitz received the award in Palm Beach County for a lifetime of leadership, scholarship, advocacy and service fighting racism, antisemitism, hatred and discrimination
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Notable Alumni | George Lucas Journeys from ‘Appalachia Boy’ to Prominent Hand Surgeon

October 20, 2019 4 min

Dr. George L. Lucas retired from active practice as an orthopaedic surgeon and university professor at the age of 80, but he’s volunteering to get better health-care to under-served communities.
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