Alpha Gam Achievements Jennifer Eikenberry Orlikoff, Beta–University of Wisconsin Madison, has been named president of West Virginia University’s Potomac State College. After serving as interim president since July 2016, Jennifer was promoted citing “overwhelming support” from Provost Joyce McConnell and the PSC campus. Prior to stepping into her new role, Jennifer directed the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies in the school’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. She held a number of student support positions and served as chair of the WVU Faculty Senate. She is a visiting faculty member at the Royal University for Women in Bahrain and has led student trips there and to several different regions in France.
Crime based-novel “Are You Sleeping,” written by Kathleen Barber, Sigma– University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is headed to the small screen. Based on Kathleen’s debut book, the crime series is in development with Apple. Octavia Spencer is set to start in the series and Reese Witherspoon is listed as an executive producer. Her book was published in 2017 by Simon & Schuster and is available where books are sold.
Carol Hilkirk Latham, Alpha Delta–Ohio Wesleyan University, has been inducted into The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Hall of Excellence. Carol is the retired founder, president, and CEO of Thermagon, Inc., a custom manufacturer of high performance heat transfer materials for electronic components. Under her leadership, Thermagon changed the microchip industry. She remains active in coaching entrepreneurs in technology start-up companies and in supporting both her alma mater and its students. She is the 11th OWU graduate to be inducted into the Hall of Excellence since it was created in 1987. 14