College of Arts and Sciences Stories

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Notable Alumni | Patrick Lang, from Student Politician to Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge

October 20, 2019 Time to read 3 min

The proud son of an immigrant mother, Patrick Lang grew up in rural Appalachia before attending Ohio University. During his first stint in Athens, he worked as a file clerk at Chubb Hall
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Notable Alumni | LeKeisha Grant Embodies Entrepreneurship, Empowers Young Women

October 20, 2019 Time to read 4 min

Lekeisha Grant is an entrepreneur. She started her first business in 2012, Ambition Magazine. Transformers Fitness and Ambitious and Annoyed would follow.
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Notable Alumni | James Rodehaver Pursues Human Rights at Hot Spots Around the World

October 20, 2019 Time to read 2 min

James E. Rodehaver has directed field missions for some of the largest human rights field presences in the world—including Syria, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Notable Alumni | Irving Berkowitz Dedicated to Human Rights and Dignity

October 20, 2019 Time to read 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 | Alan Rom Focuses on Employment Law, Civil Rights, with a Nod to Shakespeare

October 20, 2019 Time to read 5 min

Alan Jay Rom is a lawyer focusing on employment law and civil rights, has taught at several law schools, and served in the Peace Corps.
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Notable Alumni | James Parobek: A Life of Law and Influence in Lorain

October 20, 2019 Time to read 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 | Eric Bikis Knows How Water Works—for the Future & in the Past

October 19, 2019 Time to read 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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Notable Alumni | Aaron Schwarz Advancing Digital Platforms

October 19, 2019 Time to read 3 min

Aaron Schwarz manages digital platforms for American Airlines as a Senior Analyst of New Product Development.
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Notable Alumni | Jon Wang Pioneers Research in Oncology and Gene Therapy

October 19, 2019 Time to read 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 Time to read 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 | Kate McGarvey Gets 150,000 Restated into Medicaid, Fights Poverty

October 19, 2019 Time to read 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 | Tracy Watson Shares Math Happiness in Her Classroom

October 19, 2019 Time to read 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 | Peter Kotses, from Athens Bicycle to Baileys Mountain Bike Trail

October 19, 2019 Time to read 3 min

An avid cyclist, Peter Kotses saw opportunity in the Athens market and decided to open a bike shop. He opened Athens Bicycle, a retail and service shop, in 1998.
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Notable Alumni | Bryttani Debro Helps Victims of Human Trafficking in Ohio

October 19, 2019 Time to read 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

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Notable Alumni | Jim Michnowicz Breaking Cultural Barriers Through Hispanic Linguistics

October 19, 2019 Time to read 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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