Stories tagged with: Alumni Success

Alyssa Manning is shown wearing her Commencement Cap and Gown
Experiential Learning

Alumni profile: Alyssa Manning, grants and funding specialist for Verdantas

Mentor, Ohio, native, Alyssa Manning, BS ’21, MPA ’22, launched her post-graduate school career while staying closely connected to the place that shaped her passion.

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Alumni Success

Fall 2025 Class Notes

See what fellow OHIO alumni have been up to in recent months.

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Faculty Profile

Last Word with Josh Antonuccio

OHIO’s music mogul reflects on his successful career, diverse interests and passion for teaching.

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Alumni

A Full-Circle Moment

Nearly 30 years after graduating, an indie rock artist performs in Athens once more.

Megan Albers talks to an OHIO student at the Career Fair in the Baker University Center Ballroom
Alumni Leaders

Grand adventure leads to rewarding career for OHIO graduate

That adventure began at Camp Laurel in Maine and has since become the center of Megan Albers' professional and personal life.

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Forever OHIO

Ohio University Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomes four new members

The Ohio University Alumni Association (OUAA) is pleased to announce the election of four new members of its Board of Directors.

Tim Bolender
Alumni Leaders

Ohio University alumnus Tim Bolender built a career rooted in education and community

Ohio University Chillicothe alumnus Tim Bolender has been shaping young lives in the classroom, on the boards, and on the field at Greenfield Exempted School District for more than two decades.

Jaylen Bannerman-Oden (right) at a Los Angeles Chargers practice.
Alumni Success

OHIO alumnus turns passion for football into career as NFL scout

Jaylen Bannerman-Oden, a 2019 graduate of Ohio University, has turned his lifelong passion for football into a successful career as an area scout for the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Forever OHIO

From student to steward: OHIO Eastern alumna leads Underground Railroad Museum into new era

Kristina Estle’s journey to becoming museum director of the Underground Railroad Museum in Belmont County began with an unexpected return to college at Ohio University Eastern.

Brittany Rinehart
Alumni Impact

Ohio University Chillicothe alumna Brittany Rinehart finds purpose in advocacy, education

For Brittany Rinehart, helping others isn’t just a career, it’s a calling. Rinehart earned her Associate of Applied Science in Human Services Technology with a mission to make a difference.

Ron Meyers and Joanna Denny
Alumni Success

Joanna Denny puts OHIO Chillicothe social work degree to work serving her community

As a licensed social worker embedded with the Chillicothe Police Department, Ohio University Chillicothe alumna Joanna Denny is never far from her police-issued radio.

Michelle Taylor
Faculty Excellence

OHIO nursing graduate to serve as lab coordinator at OHIO Chillicothe

Michelle Taylor, a two-time OHIO graduate, has joined Ohio University Chillicothe as an assistant professor of instruction and will serve as the lab coordinator for OHIO Chillicothe’s nursing program.

journalist Jericka Duncan stands on stage behind a podium with the NAACP Cleveland Chapter logo
Alumni Success

Scripps alumna Jericka Duncan honored for professional achievement

The former WOUB host was recognized last month by the NAACP Cleveland Chapter and the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame for her work as a journalist.

Cara Dingus Brook
Alumni Leaders

Experience as a Voinovich Scholar was life-changing for regional leader

Cara Dingus Brook ’03 MPA ‘06 has spent more than 20 years in philanthropy, rising to her current position as the president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.

Jonathan Olivito
Alumni Success

Voinovich Scholar program provided Olivito with critical experience, led to his career

For Jonathan Olivito ’09 MPA ‘11, working as a Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholar at Ohio University was the launch pad for everything that has followed in his career.

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