Ohio University

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed a new student member, Sarah O. Ladipo, to the Ohio University Board of Trustees. Ladipo, of Pickerington, Ohio, a sophomore studying philosophy with a war and peace certificate, will serve a two-year term effective on May 14, 2021, and ending on May 13, 2023.

Jacob Hain was looking for a master's degree that would help him develop leadership skills while also providing flexibility so he could work while he earned his degree. He knew he had found the right program when he came across the Master of Science in Management (MSM) in Ohio University's College of Business. "I wanted to specialize in leadership practices that will help me become an entrepreneur," Hain said. "This program provides students with flexibility in scheduling, customization, and pace. It offers both part- and full-time tracks, giving students excellent opportunities and enough time to work on their coursework, while simultaneously working, raising a family, or enjoying their personal and social lives."

Graduate students Bharbi Hazarika and Haiyun Jiang have been admitted to the 2021 New York Times Student Journalism Institute program. The New York Times Student Journalism Institute allows students with an interest in diversity, and enrolled in organizations which promote diversity and inclusion, the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of some of the best and brightest journalists in America. This program fosters a supportive environment where aspiring journalists are given the opportunity to learn and apply their knowledge through producing material that meet the standards of the most prestigious news organizations across the nation. This program is known as one of the most successful networking opportunities for ambitious journalists.

IMG/Endeavor at Miss Universe has hired four interns from Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication. Two full-time, paid positions are available in each of two sessions: a social media and public relations internship and a web and video internship. The students selected are Abigale Clarke (session I PR/social media), Yana Durado (session I web and video), Anna Birk (session II PR/social media), and Nathan Szoch (session II web and video).

Ryan Sexton, a senior studying marketing and sports management from North Royalton, Ohio, was recently named Delta Sigma Pi's 2021 East Central Regional Collegian of the Year, the highest honor for the national fraternity's members. He was recognized for his leadership, achievements, personal character, and participation in the fraternity. "Being named the Collegian of the Year means so much to me because it shows off the hard work that our chapter has done," Sexton said. "While I won the official title of the award, I attribute everything to the hard work that my executive committee and the rest of our chapter put in during my term as president. I think this honor shows that we overcame incredible challenges like this pandemic and have set up this organization for success both now and for the foreseeable future, which means a lot to me as a graduating senior."

Ohio University Army ROTC cadets gathered on Jan. 20 for their Change of Command ceremony. Maj. Darrell Fawley, professor of military science, facilitated the ceremony marking the transfer of command from outgoing Cadet Battalion Commander Jahmir King to incoming commander Cadet Abby Ludwig.

Five fall Ohio University graduates have commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army. Tanner Cobleigh, Ben Cohen, Isaac Culbert, Riley West and Matthew Grebinoski have all been commissioned.

Ohio University senior Abby Ludwig has been selected to the Army ROTC Top 10 Order of Merit List. Major General John Evans, commander of United States Army Cadet Command which oversees Army ROTC, recognized Ludwig last week as the 10th best Army ROTC cadet in the nation. Ludwig is a journalism major from Cincinnati, Ohio. Each year approximately 6,000 Army ROTC cadets from 275 colleges and universities participate in the order merit list process as part of their preparation to commission into the United States Army. Cadets are evaluated on grades, physical fitness scores, and participation in ROTC training and activities.

Two Ohio University Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) students have been named 2020 Business Leaders of Tomorrow by Online MBA Report. Ryan Bernarduci, of Raleigh, N.C., and Sydney Winnenberg, of Springfield, Ohio, were nominated for the recognition by Dr. William Young, professor and director of the Online MBA and Online Master of Business Analytics programs. Online MBA Report requested schools ranked in their 2020 Top 50 Online MBA Programs to nominate MBA candidates as representatives of their program, in the hopes of recognizing hardworking students and the programs.

Ohio University film graduate Logan Marshall has been selected for the Television Academy Foundation's prestigious 2020 Summer Fellows program. The Television Academy Foundation is offering the 50 students selected from across the country the chance to either intern remotely or enroll into the Summer Fellows program, where they have the opportunity to meet with industry professionals and receive a $500 honorarium for their participation. Normally, the Television Academy Foundation's annual Internship Program provides 50 paid internships, at top Hollywood studios and production companies, to college students nationwide. Due to COVID-19, however, the Television Academy Foundation has re-imagined its internship program to offer an option for those unable to participate in an internship.

Ohio University's Hugh M. Culbertson Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has recently been awarded the 2020 Star Chapter Award again, for the seventh time since 2014. PRSSA describes a Star Chapter as "the gold standard for Chapters trying to achieve excellence," and encourages chapters and their members to engage in programming and relationship building.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed a new member to the Ohio University Board of Trustees, as well as a new student member, with both terms effective July 27.

Ohio University student Mason Myers, a senior chemistry major in the Honors Tutorial College (HTC) and recently named Goldwater Scholar, has been researching ways on how to focus in on molecules in regards to antibiotic resistance research. His research looks at how to more efficiently determine how well certain molecules target specific regions in RNA sequences.

An E.W. Scripps School of Journalism student's column about a campus newspaper's editorial received national recognition in the Mark of Excellence awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Sophomore Charlotte Caldwell of Dayton, Ohio, was named a finalist in the Online Opinion and Commentary category for her discussion of Northwestern University's campus newspaper editors' decision to remove previously published photographs of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' speech on campus. Those who attended the speech objected to the photographs, saying their privacy had been violated. Caldwell disagreed with the decision, saying it gave preferential treatment to the students who objected and censored what actually happened at the event. She is the opinion editor for The New Political, an online campus news site.