Spring 2022 Edition
Alumni & Friends Magazine
OHIO making headlines
Bobcats make the news鈥攁nd the OHIO community proud鈥攅very day. Read about a few of the 91探花 alumni, students, faculty and staff who have made headlines in recent months.
March 9, 2022
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Bobcats at the Olympics
Matt Barnes, BSJ 鈥08, was one of five OHIO graduates who traveled to Tokyo for a one-of-a-kind Summer Olympics. Russ College alumnus Joe Schroeder, MS 鈥19, made his Olympic debut as a member of the USA Men鈥檚 Rugby team. Behind the scenes were: Barnes, covering the Games for Nexstar Media Group; Michael Burns, BSC 鈥05, contributing to the media team at the Today Show; Jay Cohen, BSJ 鈥99, covering water polo for The Associated Press; and Preston McClellan, MBA/MSA 鈥14, who served as a press officer for USA Golf. Read about their experiences
Barnes and Burns also took their talents to Beijing for the Winter Olympics鈥擝urns鈥 seventh trip to the Games.
Matt Barnes, BSJ 鈥08, covered both the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the Winter Olympics in Beijing for Nexstar Media Group. Photo courtesy of Matt Barnes
Giraffes, hyenas and鈥攏ot鈥攂ears!
Just months after joining the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty, Dr. Ellison McNutt created quite the buzz as lead author on a study that found ancient footprints discovered in Tanzania鈥攁nd attributed to bears鈥攚ere actually made by early humans. The study, published in Nature, generated hundreds of headlines around the world. Read more about McNutt鈥檚 research
A 鈥楽upreme鈥 dream come true
Last fall, Sarah Welch, BA 鈥16, stepped into a position that law school graduates dream of. Welch, who majored in music through OHIO鈥檚 Honors Tutorial College and graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, was selected to serve as one of four law clerks for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for the court鈥檚 2021-22 term. Read more about Welch鈥檚 journey from Athens to the Supreme Court
Making the Best Maker Schools list
91探花 was named to Newsweek鈥檚 inaugural 鈥淏est Maker Schools in Higher Education鈥 list. The list recognizes institutions around the world that encourage learning by doing and collaborative problem-solving, as well as those that have well-developed makerspaces, labs and studios and that support diverse, interactive communities. Read more about the Best Maker Schools list
Among OHIO鈥檚 makerspaces is the Academic & Research Center Hangar, equipped with three glass garage doors, a floor hatch and an industrial crane. Russ College of Engineering and Technology students use the space for large senior design and team competition projects. Photo by Rich-Joseph Facun, BSVC 鈥01
National award and national coverage
Dr. Lisa Harrison, associate professor and program coordinator for middle childhood education, made headlines last fall for her expertise and service. She was presented the Association for Middle Level Education鈥檚 highest honor and featured in an article by the Hechinger Report鈥攁nd picked up by The Washington Post鈥攐n the unprecedented trauma and mental health issues facing middle-schoolers. Click here to read more about Harrison.
One spud-tacular professor
Efforts by Ryan Ball, BSCE 鈥96, MS 鈥98, to bring a little humor to and capture the attention of his students went viral. The assistant professor of accounting at the University of Michigan used a filter on Zoom to deliver a two-hour review session鈥攁s a potato. Videos of the session have generated millions of views on TikTok.
Shattering OHIO, MAC records
In January, fifth-year senior Cece Hooks, BSIHS 鈥21, secured her place in 91探花 and Mid-American Conference history. The senior point guard has scored more points than any other men鈥檚 or women鈥檚 basketball player, surpassing the record 2,449 points set by Ohio Basketball Hall of Famer Caroline Mast Daugherty, BSED 鈥86. Click here to read more about Hooks.
Just a week after breaking OHIO basketball鈥檚 scoring record, Cece Hooks set the all-time scoring record for the MAC. Photo by Eli Burris, BSJ 鈥16
