51ĀŅĀ×

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Portrait of Robert and Marie Kraft

Kraft inducted into International Fluid Power Hall of Fame and expands the Kraft Family Associate Professorship

Robert ā€œBobā€ Kraft, BSME ’61, has been inducted into the 2022 class of the Fluid Power Hall of Fame honoring his commitment to education in the fluid power industry.

Morgan Spehar

Recent HTC graduate Morgan Spehar receives prestigious Princeton Press Fellowship

Morgan Spehar, a 2022 51ĀŅĀ× graduate and native of Auburn Township, Ohio, received the prestigious Princeton Press Fellowship to work as an editorial fellow at Princeton University Press.

Sean Balewski

Journalism at 51ĀŅĀ× and WOUB led Sean Balewski to a career in law

Students don’t typically go to journalism school to become a lawyer. But, in a way, that’s exactly what Sean Balewski did.

Greg Koogler

51ĀŅĀ× and WOUB launch lengthy radio career for Greg Koogler

When Greg Koogler came to 51ĀŅĀ× on a college visit in the early 1970s and found out about the opportunities available to students at WOUB Public Media, he was intimidated.

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Top shares, top tips, hidden gems and more from the Scripps College of Communication in June

Scripps College of Communication graduate Ken Klein shares student, alumni and faculty news via social media.

Home of the Copperheads

Copperheads baseball provides students with valuable experience

Students can gain valuable experience through completing internships and other experiential learning opportunities with the Southern Ohio Copperheads, a summer collegiate baseball team in Athens.

Megan Gegesky

Gegesky embraces environmentalism in engineering through Ford’s F150 Lightning

Megan Gegesky, BSME ’14, knew she needed to challenge herself to continue her family’s tradition of working at the Ford Motor Company.

Abby Jeffers

OHIO graduate awarded fellowship to create podcast in Berlin

A recent OHIO grad has been awarded a prestigious international scholarship to work on a project in Berlin, Germany, that will examine the intersection between LGBTQ+ identity, science and activism.

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Special event to honor the life and work of Joe Berman to be held on Aug. 27

51ĀŅĀ× will host Ā a memorial event to honor Dean Joe Berman on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 8 - 9 a.m. at 35 Park Place, in Athens.

Cynthia C. Calhoun

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appoints Cynthia Calhoun to 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Cynthia Calhoun to the 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees.

Allison Herman

Love of newsroom management started for Allison Herman at 51ĀŅĀ× and WOUB

When Allison Herman, BSJ ā€˜10 came to 51ĀŅĀ× in 2006, she knew she wanted to write news, so she thought she wanted to be a news reporter.

Gloria (Orlando) Ives, BSC ’88, shows off her Bobcat pride and her first book, which was designed by OHIO student-now-graduate CJ Herr, BFA ’22.

Tapping into her OHIO roots: Alumna turns to student to push first book across the finish line

A connection between Bobcats whose OHIO student experiences are separated by nearly 35 years resulted in a dream fulfilled for the alumna and a portfolio-building opportunity for the student.

Joe Pagonakis

From production to on-air, for Joe Pagonakis it all started at 51ĀŅĀ× and WOUB

Joe Pagonakis ’81 is getting ready to celebrate 30 years as television reporter at the ABC affiliate, WEWS, in Cleveland, Ohio, but when he came to OHIO in 1977, being on air was not part of the plan.

Sir’Quora Carroll is shown as she was crowned Miss Ohio 2022.

Bobcat alumna seeks to inspire others as Miss Ohio 2022

After finding a creative outlet in Athens and having the opportunity to explore her modeling at 51ĀŅĀ×, alumna Sir’Quora Carroll now represents the state of Ohio as the 2022 Miss Ohio USA. Ā 

Garrett Royal

From Lego building to building cars: Garrett Royal learns by doing

Garrett Royal, BSETM ’22, identified his passion for robotics when he was in elementary school and joined the Loveland Lego Legends team.

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