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Notable Alumni Award

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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Notable Alumni | James Stratman Lives Where Law and Language Entwine

October 20, 2019 3 min

Dr. James Stratman ’73 retired from the University of Colorado Denver as Associate Professor of Communication Studies, but his road to success followed courtrooms as well as classrooms.
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Notable Alumni | James Parobek: A Life of Law and Influence in Lorain

October 20, 2019 5 min

James S. Parobek keeps a scrapbook of photos and newspaper cuttings that tell the tale of a lawyer and politician who gave his all to his hometown. And he also gave a legacy of three more Bobcats
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Notable Alumni | Dennis Wright Seeks New Pathways to Drug Discovery

October 20, 2019 3 min

Dr. Dennis L. Wright has made significant contributions to science and medicine by exploring both new pharmaceutical drugs as well as the potential of natural products.
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Notable Alumni | Jon Wang Pioneers Research in Oncology and Gene Therapy

October 19, 2019 4 min

Dr. Xinzhong “Jon” Wang is an accomplished scientific leader with over 20 years of experience in oncology research and gene therapy in biopharmaceutical industry.

James Petrik, portrait

Prized profs

October 19, 2019 2 min

“Teaching, for the most part, is a mystery,” says Tim Vickers. He’s managed OHIO’s University Professor Award program for 21 years.
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Notable Alumni | Tracy Watson Shares Math Happiness in Her Classroom

October 19, 2019 2 min

Theresa “Tracy” Watson acquired her love for teaching math in graduate school, but her husband, Corey Boby ’96 M.S., always wanted to be a teacher
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Notable Alumni | Kate McGarvey Gets 150,000 Restated into Medicaid, Fights Poverty

October 19, 2019 3 min

Kate McGarvey puts her law degree to work for others. A proud accomplishment was her work getting 150,000 people reinstated on Medicaid.
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Notable Alumni | Bryttani Debro Helps Victims of Human Trafficking in Ohio

October 19, 2019 4 min

Bryttani Debro works with the Salvation Army of Central Ohio as the Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, helping to provide supportive client centered services to men, women and children who have been

4 old issues of the Green Goat magazine

What’s been kept

October 19, 2019 1 min

Tucked away in Alden Library is the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, where University Archivist Bill Kimok works to preserve and capture OHIO’s rich history through donated objects and the stories behind them. A look at select items from the archive follow.
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Notable Alumni | Frank Lavelle, When Law Meets The Fearless Starlight Band

October 19, 2019 2 min

In more than 30 years practicing law in southeastern Ohio, Frank Lavelle has represented numerous villages, municipalities and regional water and sewer districts throughout Southern Ohio.
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Notable Alumni | Jim Michnowicz Breaking Cultural Barriers Through Hispanic Linguistics

October 19, 2019 2 min

Dr. Jim Michnowicz is Professor of Hispanic linguistics at North Carolina State University. He received his Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics at Penn State University in 2006
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Notable Alumni | Aaron Schwarz Advancing Digital Platforms

October 19, 2019 3 min

Aaron Schwarz manages digital platforms for American Airlines as a Senior Analyst of New Product Development.
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Notable Alumni | Eric Bikis Knows How Water Works—for the Future & in the Past

October 19, 2019 6 min

Eric Bikis started in petroleum but then gravitated into the water resources industry, even traveling the world to study how ancient people handled water. He has learned that water is the most valuabl
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