ohiotoday Editor Mariel Jungkunz, MS ’07 Designer Sarah McDowell, BFA ’02 Contributors Makenzie Bowker, BSJ ’11 Colleen Carow, BSJ ’93, MA ’97, MBA ’05 Monica Chapman, BSJ ’02 Lynsie Dickerson, BSJ ’12 Elizabeth Dickson, BSJ ’13 Peter Haapaniemi Kaitrin McCoy, BSJ ’13 Kelee Riesbeck, BSJ ’91 Printer The Watkins Printing Co.
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President Roderick J. McDavis, BSED ’70 Executive Director of Communications and Marketing Renea Morris Executive Director of Development Jennifer Shutt Bowie, BSJ ’94, MS ’99 Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations Executive Director of the Alumni Association Graham Stewart Director of Marketing and Communication for the Ohio University Alumni Association Janis Miller-Fox, BFA ’77
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CONTRIBUTORS Darcy Holdorf was born and raised on 25 acres outside of Willits, a small town in northern California. After completing her bachelor of arts in photojournalism, her interest in travel and language led her to work long-term in both Latin America and Asia. She is now completing a master’s degree in visual communication at Ohio University while exploring cultural and sociological trends through documentary photography.
Arlene Greenfield, BSHE ’71, chair William Hilyard, BSED ’67, executive vice chair David L. Abram, BSC ’89 Melissa Wervey Arnold, BSJ ’99 Robin S. Bowlus, BFA ’98 Todd Calamita, BBA ’93 Cynthia Calhoun, BSEE ’88 Melissa Cardenas, BA ‘96, MBA ‘03 Casey A. Christopher, BS ’02 Charles Crews, BSIS ’93 Jeanne Gokcen, BSHS ’82, MAHS ’84 Dr. Paige Gutheil Henderson, DO ‘02 J.D. Hupp, BSSE ‘99 Brenda J. Dancil-Jones, AB ’70 Julie Mann, BBA ’02 Lyndsay A. Markley, BA ‘02 A. Cita Strauss, BFA ’77, MA ’06 Ronald Teplitzky, AB ’84 Jim Wharton, BBA ’71 Robert “Bob” Wolfinger, AA ’73, BSG ’80 Sarah Burkhart, BBA ’12, Student Alumni Board (SAB) President Ohio Today is published twice a year in fall and spring. Ohio Today Online is published at www. ohiotodayonline.com. The magazine is produced by University Advancement with funding provided by The Ohio University Foundation. Views expressed in the magazine do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or university policies.
Senior graphic design major Nick D’Amico (illustration, “The Forgotten Mascot”) grew up in Cleveland, but calls Athens home. Nick is passionate about art and design and spends a lot of time with them. He loves most to be with good people in great places.
Lynsie Dickerson is a senior studying magazine journalism, with a specialization in marketing and English. She is currently an editorial assistant at Ohio Today, as well as managing editor of The Essay, a campus-based online magazine. Lynsie is excited to see what life after college has in store for her.
After graduating from Belfast College of Art, Barry Falls (illustration, “Talk of the Town”) spent a year in London at the Big Orange Studio in Shoreditch. Now based in Northern Ireland, working from his studio overlooking the fields of the Clogher Valley, Barry is known for his hand-drawn imagery. He has tackled and enlivened a range of subject matters with both detailed and iconic imagery of a striking color palette.
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