51ĀŅĀ×

Alumni and Friends

Jenn Bowie

Jenn Bowie named Associate Vice President of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, Executive Director of the 51ĀŅĀ× Alumni Association

51ĀŅĀ× has named Jenn Bowie as the Associate Vice President of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving and Executive Director of the 51ĀŅĀ× Alumni Association.

Susy Cheston

Susy Cheston’s experience at 51ĀŅĀ× and WOUB helped inspire her passion for addressing international poverty issues

Susy Cheston is now the chief growth officer at an international non-profit called the Business Council for Peace, but as a young woman pursued a career in public media leadership.

Josh Blanton holds his award while standing with family members
Ohio Experience

Alumni Leadership Award winner found the road to servant leadership at OHIO Southern

Josh Blanton, who is this year’s Dan Evans Alumni Leadership Award winner, found inspiration in a professor at 51ĀŅĀ× Southern.

Bobbi Kasproski

Alumna Bobbi Kasproski fulfills lifelong dream to author children’s book

For OHIO alumna Bobbi Kasproski, retirement was an opportunity to fulfill a long-held dream of becoming a children’s book author.

David Collins commencement

Emmy Award-winning Producer David Collins says his time at 51ĀŅĀ× and WOUB gave him the confidence to succeed

When David Collins ’89 was asked if he would like a WOUB stole to wear when he spoke at 51ĀŅĀ×’s undergraduate commencement on May 6, he couldn’t grab it and put it on fast enough.

Julie Winch

WOUB helped lead Julie Winch to become a lead copywriter at Deloitte

When Julie (Hartz) Winch came to 51ĀŅĀ× in 2005, she knew the value of hands-on experience and was ready to jump in with both feet at WOUB Public Media.

Ron Jantz

Former Cleveland Sports TV Anchor calls WOUB experience ā€œirreplaceableā€

When Ron Jantz was a child growing up in northeast Ohio, he knew three things; he loved sports, he wasn’t a great athlete, and he wanted a career that involved being around sports.

Ciara Crinion

OHIO alumna Ciara Crinion named head coach of US Under 15 Women’s Youth National Team

US Soccer has appointed 51ĀŅĀ× graduate Ciara Crinion as the new full-time head coach of the US Under 15 Women’s Youth National Team.Ā 

Tshirt design competition 2023

OHIO graphic design students showcase their talent with exclusive T-shirt designs available at The Bobcat Store

A student-designed T-shirt collection is at The Bobcat Store, following the first-ever 51ĀŅĀ× Alumni Association Student Design Competition.

$ilverComm: Marketing Practices and Messages for the Age of Aging

Authors and influencers: Scripps professors 'wrote the book' (literally)

The Scripps College of Communication faculty is made up of a deep bench of authors and experts who share their knowledge beyond the classroom.

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Ohio Today spring issue available to OHIO employees online and at campus distribution points

The spring 2023 issue of Ohio Today, 51ĀŅĀ×’s alumni magazine, is out and available to OHIO faculty and staff online at ohiotoday.org.

Katie Berta

Creative writing graduate wins Hollis Summers Poetry Prize

The 51ĀŅĀ× Press is pleased to announce Katie Berta (Ph.D., ’17) as the latest winner of the press’ Hollis Summers Poetry Prize.

Dr. Francine Childs, 51ĀŅĀ× Department of African American Studies professor, 1988. Courtesy of 51ĀŅĀ× Libraries
In Memoriam

University Community mourns Francine Childs, African American Studies Professor Emerita

The 51ĀŅĀ× community mourns the passing of Dr. Francine C. Childs, Professor Emerita of African American Studies, the first tenured Black professor at 51ĀŅĀ×.

The four children of Frank and Geneva Dilley, from left to right: Dr. Jim Dilley, Dr. Frank Dilley Jr., Ann Dilley, Dr. Josiah Dilley
All in the Family

51ĀŅĀ× and Dilley family unite to make higher education more accessible for West Virginia students

An 51ĀŅĀ× education will be more affordable for select students from West Virginia thanks to a new scholarship fund created by a family with multigenerational ties to OHIO. The Dilley Family Scholarship for West Virginia was established with funding from the Dilley family combined with The OHIO MatchTM funds to create a $1 million endowment.

Taylor Carnes

Taylor Carnes leverages OHIO degree as a network weaver and community builder

Taylor (Holschuh) Carnes had her sights set on college on the coast, but decided she didn’t want to be so far away from family. She chose to stay in her community and attend 51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe.

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