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Top 3 on 2, 2/2/12

February 1, 2012

Why did you choose to work at Ohio State? As I was about to finish my law school education, I knew I wanted to do something unique with my law degree. I had a fabulous staff mentor in law school, Tricia Hackleman. Tricia is a former Buckeye employee who worked at the old Ohio Union. I learned quickly that once you’re a Buckeye, you’re always a Buckeye … and you encourage everyone else to be one also! I was hooked.

What do you like about your job? Although Student Conduct can, at times, be a place students find intimidating, I find student conduct work extremely rewarding. The work allows me to apply the skills I gained in law school to the higher education environment. Student Conduct allows me to assist students in learning from their experiences while they are at a critical time in their growth as collegians.

If you weren’t working at Ohio State, what would you rather be doing? My long-term goal is to become a university attorney, so if I’m not at OSU, I plan to be at another great institution. However, I have this crazy dream job that entails playing or coaching softball for a living.

Of what honor or recognition are you most proud?
Last year, I was chosen to be a consultant for my international sorority, to assist 40 young women in creating a new chapter of the organization at Capital University here in Columbus. I was humbled by the opportunity and thrilled to be part of a growing organization that I care about so deeply.

Who is your hero? My grandmother, Betty Anne, and my aunt, Fran. As educators, mothers and mentors, they have instilled in me the critical importance of education and family. I look up to their moral character, humble nature and commitment to everyone else but themselves.

How do you apply the ‘One University’ concept? In Student Conduct, we daily apply the concept to ensure we are serving students, assessing risk properly and addressing campus and community issues. We partner with an array of offices to consult on student behavior and refer students to the proper OSU department for care and other services. Not a day goes by where I haven’t met with or talked to a wonderful staff member outside of my office! I also recently partnered with faculty and law students from the Moritz College of Law to create a student mediation program for OSU students as a free avenue to resolve conflicts and disagreements.

What is your favorite activity outside of work? Any family gathering is bound to be a ton of fun with my rather large family. I also enjoy playing almost any outdoor sport or watching any Georgia-based sports team.

What are you going to do when you retire? Travel, travel, travel! Greece is next on the running list, but I’m hoping to get there before retirement!

Ohio State’s enrollment ticked up 0.7 percent for the 2012 winter quarter to 62,386 students, an increase of 428 students from winter quarter 2011. While the Columbus campus and Ohio State Newark both gained students, the other campuses all saw enrollment drop.

The Columbus campus enrollment climbed 1.8 percent, adding 954 students to a total of 55,305. Ohio State Newark officially added 40 students, increasing its enrollment 1.6 percent to 2,536.

Ann Donahue, Newark’s director of enrollment, said the latest numbers indicate OSU Newark will be closer to 2,560 students. Those 64 students are down from the 115 students Newark added in fall quarter 2011.

OSU Marion saw the sharpest decline, a 20.9 percent decrease, or 366 students, due to its closure of the Delaware Center. Ohio State created a relationship with Columbus State Community College’s Delaware campus, where Ohio State students can attend classes there and still earn OSU credits. About 540 OSU students are doing so this quarter, said Matt Moreau, admission and financial aid director at OSU Marion. That is significantly down, however, from the more than 900 students who attended the Delaware Center in winter quarter 2011.

The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster dropped 59 students, or 9 percent, to 596. OSU Lima had 100 fewer students enroll, falling to 1,233, a 7.5 percent drop. OSU Mansfield had enrollment of 1,329 students, losing 3 percent (41 students).

Overall, non-white student enrollment increased, especially among students who are Hispanic, native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and those whose ethnicity is from two or more races. Non-Ohio undergraduates climbed 15.3 percent to 6,912 students.

The entire 2012 winter quarter enrollment report can be found at registrar.osu.edu/serrs/WI12/WI12Report.pdf.

Top 3 on 2, 1/19/12

January 18, 2012

Why did you choose to work at Ohio State? I was a designer at a local architecture firm that focused on higher educational design. We were doing a lot of projects on OSU’s campus and I had made a lot of connections and enjoyed working with the Department of Student Life. Upon completing the Knowlton School of Architecture project, a position opened up in the Projects Group within Student Life, so I jumped at the opportunity.

What do you like about your job?
I enjoy being involved with the design process on so many different types of projects on our campus. I recently completed design work on the Ohio Union and am now working on the South High Rise project. It is a lot of fun working with our student interns to gain a new perspective of their expectations for buildings. It really helps me stay fresh and current with new ideas.

If you weren’t working at Ohio State, what would you rather be doing? I love engaging with seasoned people. I used to volunteer at my church in the hunger outreach program and I also ran errands for many elderly people in my community. It was always amazing to hear their life stories of how their families lived through slavery, the civil rights movement and other obstacles. So I would really enjoy working in a retirement community.

Of what honor or recognition are you most proud?
I was very involved with the Ohio Union project and last year our group received a first-place award for the best New Construction Project in the country by the Association of University Interior Designers. It really made me feel proud that all of our hard work was recognized.

Who is your hero? My mother. She is a person of good character with a heart full of compassion. When I was young, my mom dropped out of college to take care of my great-grandmother to avoid placing her in a nursing home. She took care of her for many years while raising my cousins and me. She is the best person I know and I love her very much.

What is your favorite activity outside of work?
I love spending time with my friends and family. I have a young child and we often go to the Columbus Children’s Theatre or Lincoln Theatre to see featured plays or Jazzy Kids programs. It is a blast! I also am very artistic and hands on, so I enjoy arts, crafts and woodworking. We recently bought a new house, so I have been very busy with my woodworking projects.

What are you going to do when you retire? My cousin traveled across the country on a motorcycle when he retired and said it was the best thrill of his life. I am a little more conservative and would like to do it in a Winnebago. I just think that would be so much fun.

Algae grown in an Ohio State biosystems engineer’s lab has further developed in ponds at a Wooster farm this summer, generating thousands of gallons of oil that will be turned into renewable fuel.

Yebo Li, an assistant professor of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering with the university’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, is working with West Virginia-based Touchstone Research Laboratory in the development of innovative technology for efficiently and profitably growing algae in open ponds for production of fuels and other high-value, bio-based products. Also partnering in the venture are Cedar Lane Farms, a nursery and greenhouse operation near OARDC’s Wooster campus; engineering firm GZA GeoEnvironmental of Cincinnati; and SRS Energy of Dexter, Mich.

“Algae needs only one-tenth of the land soybeans need to produce the same amount of oil,” says Li, who also is a specialist with Ohio State University Extension. “And because algae is about 40 percent lipids (oil) and 60 percent biomass, there’s also an opportunity to use this biomass that’s left over after oil extraction as a fertilizer or as a feedstock for making energy through anaerobic digestion.”

Two years ago, Touchstone, which produces algae, sought OARDC’s expertise in anaerobic digestion — the process of creating biogas from organic materials such as manure and food-processing waste inside a biodigester.

Li discovered that the nutrient-rich liquid effluent remaining after a biodigester turns waste into methane can be used to feed the algae. So Li is now growing algae in his lab using the liquid effluent, perfecting a formula to test in the field. The effluent comes from quasar energy group, which operates its flagship biodigester on OARDC’s BioHio Research Park.

Funded by close to $7 million in grants from the US Department of Energy, Touchstone will be testing this system in four algae-producing ponds at Cedar Lane Farms — with an annual production capacity of some 2,000 gallons of oil, which will be turned into fuel. Construction began this summer.

OSU STAR House is a port in the storm

January 18, 2012

By Julia Harris

From the outside, at least, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about the two-story brick house at 1421 N. 4th Street. Like many of its neighbors, it’s got a big front porch, a chimney snaking up one side and a boxy air conditioning unit hanging out of its attic window.

From the inside, however, the OSU STAR House (Serving and Treating Adolescent Runaways) is not at all ordinary.

Continue reading ‘OSU STAR House is a port in the storm’

With money scarce, USAC focuses on what it can accomplish without it

January 18, 2012

By Adam King

It’s the new reality: Money from the state isn’t as plentiful as it used to be and a struggling economy is doing a number on budgets. Groups at Ohio State, as they are everywhere else, are learning to do more with less.

University Staff Advisory Committee Chair Heather Link understands this, and it is affecting how USAC advocates for staff. It doesn’t mean staff priorities that require money are going to be forgotten, but the issues that can be affected without finding more funding are going to be moved to the forefront.

“Historically USAC has always asked and pushed for more,” Link said. “Some of those requests have gotten staff great things, such as the tuition benefit that allows a 75 percent discount if a student has two parents working at OSU. We were able to take survey data, define needs and ask for more, but that was back then.

“Moving forward in the current economic climate, we are not going to be able to get things that require a large capital investment anymore. This requires USAC to think differently.”

USAC revamped its structure last year, which reduced the number of committees and created a chair-elect position, allowing its members to engage at a higher level. As such, Link said USAC has been brainstorming potential partnerships that could enhance staff experience and leverage existing resources.

With the potential privatization of the university’s parking facilities, Link said it might be the ideal time to build upon the relationship Ohio State has with the Central Ohio Transit Authority. USAC wants to see if there is anything that can be changed to increase ridership and decrease the number of cars that are parked on campus.

“When you review the data, there is a scarce amount of carpooling to campus,” Link said. “The question we must then ask is how can we leverage our existing relationship with COTA to make it more affordable? Right now a monthly pass with COTA costs an individual $62 whereas an ‘A’ pass costs $60 per month. If COTA was a more attractive option, a lot of people that live fairly close to the university where the COTA routes are very reliable would utilize this resource. They would likely save time getting to work and decrease the numbers of cars on campus. But the relationship hasn’t flourished like it should.”

USAC also has discussed creative ways to increase staff use of the Recreation and Physical Activity Center to promote a culture of wellness and increase the USAC fund, which is used to fund Staff Career Development Grants.

It’s all just table-talk discussion at the moment, but Link said she hopes even more ideas come out when USAC for the first time hosts a series of focus groups — an online one for the regionals, three on the Columbus campus and three in the Med Center starting in mid-February and finishing in mid-March. Staff will be randomly selected to participate, and out of that, Link said, USAC will build a strategy to tackle issues most important to staff and present the findings to President Gordon Gee and senior leadership in May.

The focus groups will replace the staff compensation and benefits survey USAC has e-mailed out in recent years and will cover job satisfaction, tuition benefits and professional development/satisfaction with a supervisor.

“Surveys are very quantitative and give you a wealth of data to look at. But you have to think of context: Do you use the data or do you not use it?” Link said. “So the point of the focus groups is to complement the numbers, the qualitative side. This is an effort to understand the why and how did we get to the data that we have. We want to fill in  that back story and use the qualitative information to support our recommendations to President Gee.”

USAC also is working to engage regional and local Staff Advisory Committees throughout the university and is looking to create what Link calls a “USAC road show” on the Columbus campus in an effort to reach all college and VP units. Last year USAC visited all of the OSU regional campuses.

Hidden Benefits Fair coming in April

A career for the record book

January 18, 2012

Carolin Parks enjoyed 55 years at OSU Extension in Muskingum County

By Adam King

If you don’t know what a mimeograph is, you wouldn’t be alone. But for Carolin Parks, it was the only way to make copies in 1956 when she began working as an office associate for OSU Extension in Muskingum County.

Set the typewritten stencil, turn the crank and the paper would roll across the printing drum to make copies.

The office equipment wasn’t electric — Parks had a manual typewriter — mail delivery was twice a day and person-to-person contact was about the only way to be social.

They are fond memories from a 55-year career at Ohio State, giving Parks the distinction of being the longest-tenured employee in OSU Extension, and perhaps all of Ohio State. Her recent retirement was honored at the Faculty and Staff Service Recognition luncheon at The Blackwell and a retirement recognition dinner at the Faculty Club, both in December.

“When I was in high school, all I could think about was getting a job and doing office work,” said Parks, who graduated high school in May and took the Extension job three months later. “My biological mother was the secretary in the Noble County Extension office, but she died at age 24, when I was 18 months old. This job just happened to be the one I fell into, and I’ve stayed with it.”

More importantly, Parks said she has loved every minute of it — mostly the people; the 4-H members and advisors, co-workers, folks on the Muskingum County Fair Board and the friends and acquaintances she’s piled up along the way.

Most people get one chance to celebrate a career-long endeavor. Parks has had three.

The Muskingum County Fair and Extension office honored her after 40 years of service along with a Fair Board employee who had 60 years at the time. She got a ride in a convertible during the Junior Fair Parade and a bouquet of roses.

At the 50-year mark, her OSU Extension family thought it was time to celebrate by throwing a party.

“I had said to my sister that I didn’t know whether anyone would come,” Parks said. “But they came; more than 100 it seemed like. I had certainly never given a thought about any gifts or anything, and I ended up writing more than 90 thank-you notes. Just the fact people came is what impressed me.”

When she reached her 55-year anniversary, Parks decided it was time to do what she wanted to do, such as attend her great-nieces’ and nephews’ sporting events and activities.

“It didn’t feel like 55 years,” said Parks, whose retirement day was honored as Carolin Parks Day by the Muskingum County commissioners. “But people would give me that look when I told them how long I had been working there.

“All in all, retirement has been a good experience so far. It is very different, but I don’t miss the 6 a.m. wakeup call.”

Faculty and staff who completed 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 or more years of service were honored at the Service Recognition Brunch in December. The honorees were:

50 Years

W. James Harper, Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering; Herbert Ockerman, Animal Sciences; Juan Sotos, Pediatrics.

45 Years

Deanne Esken, Pathology; Judith Holbein, OSU Medical Center; Colleen Howells, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Jan Sally, Veterinary Biosciences.

40 Years

James Bartholomew, History; Diane Baugher, Education, Policy and Leadership; Theresa Bowers, Athletics; Leandro Cordero, Pediatrics; Christine Dailey, Emergency Medicine; Connie Dantuono, Arts and Sciences; Karen Dimmick, Industrial, Interior and Visual Communication Design; Frank Felske, University Hospital; Salvador Garcia, Spanish and Portuguese; John Heimaster, Physics; Kathleen Heinz, University Hospital; Mary Leazier, University Hospital; Patricia Magee, Teaching and Learning; Robert Norton, Education and Human Ecology; Abdul Rahaman, Veterinary Biosciences; Sandra Rutkowski, Arts and Sciences; Shiv Seth, University Hospital; Joann Skinner, Medicine; Robert Vessels, Dentistry Primary Care; Marlene Wagonrod, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

35 Years

Thomas Archer, OSU Extension; William Bardall, OARDC; Steven Basford, Human Resources; Nancy Betz, Psychology; Gloria Beverly, University Hospital; Deborah Bracy, University Hospital; Irene Brundage, Student Health Services; Rebecca Butterfield, University Hospital; Deborah Cameron, University Libraries; Mary Carroll-Barrientos, OCIO; Ricky Casey, University Residences and Dining Services; Rhonda Clayton, University Hospital; Alexis Collier, Academic Affairs; Carl Cooper, Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering; Cynthia Crawford, OSU Extension County Operations; Erma Crowder, Facilities Operations and Development; Mary Cull, Nursing; Richard Davis, Ross Heart Hospital; David Denlinger, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology; Karen Durano, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Denise Fickle, University Foundation; Patricia Finerty, University Hospital; James Ford, Facilities Operations and Development; Jere Forsythe, Music; Lois Grinston, Student Health Services; Richard Gunther, Political Science; Kenneth Hale, Pharmacy; Richard Hatton, University Hospital; Karen Herron, University Hospital; Mary Hill, Earth Sciences; Vickie Himmelman, Harding Hospital; Thomas Hindes, Purchasing; Rebecca Hooper, OSU Extension County Operations; Thomas Hurley, Student Financial Aid; Michael Jennings, University Hospital; Richard Jones, Administration and Planning; Shirley Justice, OSU Newark; Phyllis Kaldor, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Nancy Kaler, Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Charles Klopp, French and Italian; Catherine Kohn, Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Katherine Kramer, Continuing Education; Teresa Landholt, Nursing; Douglas Leary, Financial Services; Carl Leier, Internal Medicine; Richard Lembach, Ophthalmology; Joel Lucas, University Hospital East; Mary McIlroy, Pediatrics; Nicolette McNeely, OSU Extension; Robert McNulty, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Kathlene Merendo, International Studies; Richard Mitsak, Counseling and Consultation Services; James Moore, Athletics; Lora Moore, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Kyle Morgan, OSU Newark; Judith Neidig, Responsible Research Practices; John Olsen, Radiology; Rick Pitchford, Facilities Operations and Development; Linda Poe, Law Library; Aljean Powell, OSU Marion; Barbara Powell, University Hospital; Cynthia Preston, University Libraries; Franklin Proano, OSU Marion; Michele Rallis, Physics; Alfred Reader, Endodontics; Nancy Rogers, Law; Lawrence Romanoff, Athletics; Douglas Rund, Emergency Medicine; Goldie Shabad, Political Science; Thomas Sherman, Surgery; Richard Shiels, OSU Newark; Diane Sliemers, University Libraries; Barbara Sohayda, Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Patricia Stewart, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Stephen Strauch, Veterinary Biosciences; Patricia Sword, OARDC; Gopi Tejwani, Pharmacology; James Thompson, University Residences and Dining Services; Lonnie Thompson, Earth Sciences; Ellen Turner, University Hospital; William Weaver, Arts and Sciences Advising; Thomas Wells, Music; Pheoris West, Art; Larry Williams, OCIO; Cathy Young, Student Financial Aid.

30 Years

Jacqueline Abbruzzese, Athletics; Sharon Adams, Specialty Care Network; David Allen, University Hospital; Patricia Anderson, University Hospital; Arlene Ayres, Agricultural Technical Institute; Barbara Bagent, University Hospital; Paula Baker, Center for Human Resource Research; Michelle Barden, OSU Medical Center; James Battista, University Hospital; Steven Beck, Psychology; Ronald Becker, OSU Extension County Operations; Susan Bell, Specialty Care Network; Sylvia Bellinger, Ross Heart Hospital; W.C. Benton, Business; L. Craig Berlin, OCIO; Sue Berry, Plant Pathology; Shelley Betts, University Hospital; Daniel Birmingham, Internal Medicine; Donald Bissett, Transportation and Parking Services; Cynthia Black, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Deborah Black, Internal Medicine; Alan Blackman, OSU Medical Center; Karen Blue, University Hospital;

Michael Blumenfeld, OSU Medical Center; David Bradford, Student Life Facilities Operations; Michael Brady, Pediatrics; Judith Brandt, University Hospital; Shirley Brauen, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Constance Britton, OARDC; Mervin Brown, Student Life Facilities Operations; Kent Burgert, Athletics; Mary Caldwell, University Residences and Dining Services; Darlene Calloway, University Hospital; Randi Carnahan, University Hospital; Julia Carpenter-Hubin, Academic Affairs; Christine Casavant, University Hospital; R. Michael Casto, Physical Activity and Educational Services; Susan Cinadr, John Glenn School of Public Affairs; Roberta Cobb, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Marilee Crofts, University Hospital;

Anita Cullen, University Hospital; Judith Cusin, Counseling and Consultation Services; David Davidson, University Hospital East; James Dayton, OSU Extension; Kathryn DeGray, University Libraries; Beth Deley, Neurological Surgery; Jeffery Dellinger, OSU Medical Center; Judy deRoche, Human Resources; Stephen Dibartola, Veterinary Medicine; Diane Dolland, University Hospital; Rebecca Dorain, OSU Medical Center; Georgia Dragon, University Hospital; Carol Drobik, University Hospital; Douglas Edmondson, Facilities Operations and Development; Patricia Egger, Business and Finance; Patrick Elder, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Timothy Elder, Stores, Receiving and Mail Services; Lynn Everett, Byrd Polar Research Center; Valerie Fairchild, University Hospital; Zbigniew Fiedorowicz, Mathematics; Melissa Filippone, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Susan Fisher, Entomology; Philip Fletcher-Waterworth, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Karen Fontanini, Education, Policy and Leadership; Judith Ford, University Hospital; Jeffrey Fox, OARDC; Teresa Franklin, Pathology;

Debra Gallagher, Animal Sciences; Judith Gallucci, Chemistry; Deborah Georg, Architecture; Karen Ginyard, Surgery; Charles Glenn, University Hospital; Linnette Goard, OSU Extension County Operations; Gregory Good, Optometry; Dennis Gordon, University Libraries; Deborah Gray, University Hospital; Bhagwandas Gupta, Specialty Care Network; Terri Gustafson, OSU Extension; Nancy Hackney, University Hospital; Barbara Haeger, History of Art; Sarah Haltom, Optometry; Billie Harris, University Hospital; Mary Harworth, University Hospital; Linda Havenar, Obstetrics and Gynecology;

Joseph Heimlich, OSU Extension; Ruth Helber, Internal Medicine; James Henry, OSU Extension; Richard Herrmann, Political Science; Karol Heyman, Graduate and Professional Admissions; Yvette Hicks, Arts and Sciences Advising; Ginny Highfill, Internal Medicine; George Hinkle, Pharmacy; Michael Hoffmann, Engineering; David Hoover, University Communications; Gary Horn, OCIO; Katherine Howard, Harding Hospital; Marsha Hronek, Molecular Genetics; Deborah Hurley, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Michael Husch, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Ronda Huston, Otolaryngology;

Eddie Jackson, University Hospital; Thomas Jackson, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Kathy Jelley, OSU Extension County Operations; Terrill Jenkins, University Libraries; Monica Johnson, Stores, Receiving and Mail Services; Norman Johnson, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology; Deborah Jones, University Hospital; Yvonne Jones, University Hospital East; Harris Kagan, Physics; Patricia Kearns, Internal Medicine; Claudia Keck, University Hospital; Dorothy Kemper, University Hospital; Ali Keyhani, Electrical and Computer Engineering; David Kibby, OSU Medical Center; Mary Kilbarger, University Hospital; Elizabeth Kinney, Horticultural and Crop Sciences

Linda Koch, OSU Medical Center; Kimberly Kochert, Student Financial Aid; Pamela Kurfiss, OSU Extension County Operations; Victoria Lawson, Financial Services; Joseph Lee, OCIO; Michael Lee, University Hospital; Thomas Lemberger, Physics; Jeannie Lilly, Harding Hospital; Lisa Lilly, University Hospital; Steven Loerch, Animal Sciences; Darla Long, Stores, Receiving and Mail Services; Rebecca Louden, University Hospital; James Love, Facilities Operations and Development; Roberta Lucas, University Hospital; Janet Luce, OSU Extension County Operations; Gretchen Luidens, Psychiatry; Stephen Mancini, Facilities Operations and Development; Barbara Martin, University Hospital; Lisa Masten, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Stacey Mathews, University Residences and Dining Services;

Timothy Mazik, Internal Medicine; William McCarl, Security and Protective Services; Kimberly McClenathan, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Bernice McCord, Environmental Health and Safety; Ann McCullough, Graduate and Professional Admissions; William McDaniel, African American and African Studies; Barbara McGovern, OSU Mansfield; Carole Mench, OSU Medical Center; James Menke, Pediatrics; Mary Messer, OSU Medical Center; Linda Milbourne, Slavic and East European Languages and Literature; Thomas Milem, OSU Medical Center; Denise Monigold, OSU Medical Center; Penny Morris, University Hospital; Diana Morrison, University Hospital; Henri Moscovici, Mathematics; Susan Moseley, Health Sciences; Dana Mosley, Ross Heart Hospital; Latina Moss, University Libraries; Walter Mysiw, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Jack Nasar, Architecture;

Sarah Near, University Hospital; Richard Nelson, Emergency Medicine; Sheryl Nickles, OSU Extension County Operations; Morton O’Kelly, Geography; Howard Oren, Nursing; Hayrani Oz, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Fusun Ozguner, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Umit Ozguner, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Michael Para, Internal Medicine; Dean Parham, Medicine; Melinda Parker, Plant Biotechnology; Jeffrey Payne, University Residences and Dining Services; William Pease, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Mary Peirano, Law; Joseph Pennington, Dentistry; Lynda Petty, University Hospital; Heidi Pflug, University Hospital; Dorothy Pounds, University Hospital East; Susan Purdy, University Hospital; Marilyn Radcliff, Mathematics; Judy Reuter, University Communications; Mark Ringer, OSU Medical Center; Billy Roberts, University Hospital; Alvin Rodack, Financial Services; Jayne Roth, OSU Extension County Operations; Brian Rowley, Student Life Facilities Management;

Celia Ruckel, Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Patricia Rusch, University Foundation; Jill Salerno, Ophthalmology; Stephanie Sanders, UAFYE; Catharine Sansbury, University Hospital; Stephen Schick, Student Life Facilities Management; Joyce Schlatter, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Jeffery Schluep, OCIO; Marcia Scholl, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Thomas Schwartz, Communication; Vicki Schwartz, OSU Extension; Randy Sefchick, Athletics; Rebecca Shires, International Studies; Amy Shuman, English; Gregory Siek, OSU Extension County Operations; Debra Slusher, University Hospital; John Spaulding, Physics; George Spence, Public Safety; Robert Stanton, Mathematics; Victoria Starbuck, OCIO;

Donald Steele, Facilities Operations and Development; Timothy Steele, Wexner Center for the Arts; Carl Story, OSU Medical Center; Erin Stout, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Larry Stout, Student Life Facilities Operations; Sharon Strouse, OSU Extension County Operations; Daniel Struve, Horticultural and Crop Sciences; Mark Studer, Physics; Rae Szakmeister, University Hospital East; James Thornwell, University Hospital East; Cameron Thraen, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics; Patricia Tirabasso, Animal Sciences; David Todd, Recreational Sports; Nancy Treece, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Marilyn Trefz, Human and Community Resource Development; Laurie Urlaub, University Hospital; Stephanie Vaupel-Juart, University Hospital; Lori Vogelmeier, OSU Newark;

Joan Wakefield, University Hospital; Sandra Walden, Ross Heart Hospital; Eddie Warren, Fawcett Event Center; Timothy Watson, Graduate School; Constance Way, Pathology; Gretchen Weber, University Libraries; Gary Weekley, Facilities Operations and Development; Howard Werman, Emergency Medicine; Judith Westman, Internal Medicine; Andrew Whicker, Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Caroline Whitacre, Research; Carolyn Wilkins, English; Charles Wilson, Law; Jonnie Wilson, University Controller; Leslie Wilson, Plant Pathology; Penny Winkle, Counseling and Consultation Services; William Woods, University Hospital; James Woolard, OSU Newark; Dawn Wray, Pharmacy; Mary Yaus, OSU Newark; Genevieve Young, Facilities Operations and Development.

25 Years

Franie Ahmad, University Hospital; Taylan Altan, Integrated Systems Engineering; Carole Anderson, Dentistry; Michelle Applegate, Internal Medicine; Janette Ashcraft, OCIO; Lynn Ault, OARDC

John Avis, OCIO; Timothy Bailey, John Glenn School of Public Affairs; Peggy Barylak, Facilities Operations and Development; Rhoda Becher, OSU Marion; Kimberly Bednarek, University Hospital; Richard Bednarski, Veterinary Clinical Sciences; John Bee, OSU Medical Center; Mark Bennett, Horticultural and Crop Sciences; William Bennett, Radiology; Cindy Bernlohr, Mathematics; Robert Beverly, OSU Medical Center; Garry Bielanski, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Janice Blackburn, University Foundation; Debra Blickensderfer, Philosophy; Richard Blondeaux, OARDC; Judy Blue, University Hospital; Paula Bodley, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Margaret Bogenschutz, Business; Carol Bottoms, OSU Extension; Marie Bouic, OSU Extension County Operations; Charles Bowers, Transportation and Parking Services; Myrna Bowler, University Hospital; Mary Jo Alice. Bowman, Pediatrics; Mary Boyd-Brown, Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Caroline Breitenberger, Introductory Biology; Dennis Bresson, OARDC; Cynthia Brigle, University Hospital; Marcia Brueck, OSU Extension County Operations; Marilyn Brune, Education and Human Ecology; John Bruno, Psychology; Thomas Bugno, Athletics; Thomas Burgett, Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Michael Burgin, Specialty Care Network; Patricia Burkett, University Hospital; Holly Burkhard, Arts and Sciences; Carol Byrd, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Benny Calcara, Facilities Operations and Development; Molly Ranz Calhoun, Student Life Facilities Management; Lynne Canale, University Hospital; Cathy Carson, University Foundation; Gwendolyn Cartledge, Physical Activity and Educational Services; Nicki Cartt, Center for Human Resource Research; David Carwile, WOSU Public Media; Holly Cattrell, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Donald Chakeres, Radiology; Carol Chandler, OSU Extension County Operations; Susan Chess, Dance; Angela Chesser, Harding Hospital; Cheryl Christie, Facilities Design and Construction; Sheila Chucta, University Hospital East; Bonnie Clucus, OSU Medical Center; M. Cathleen Cole, Ohio Learning Network; Susan Collins, University Libraries; Ilene Comeras, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Harry Condry, Child Care Program; Mark Conroy, English; Stratos Constantinidis, Theatre; Thomas Cook, Music; Robert Corbin, OCIO; James Cornwell, Public Safety; Nena Couch, University Libraries; Laurel Courtney, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Karen Cox, Pathology; James Coyle, Pharmacy; David Crawford, OSU Medical Center; Deborah Crist, Plant Cell and Molecular Biology; Michael Crosby, University Libraries; Mary Daily, University Controller; Jeannie Danker, University Hospital; Anita Dawson, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Irene DeAndero, University Hospital; C. Sue Dechow, Teaching and Learning; Brenda Dervin, Communication; Marvin Dickerson, University Residences and Dining Services; Teresa DiMeo, Specialty Care Network; Melanye Dixon, Dance; Diane Dortmund, Continuing Education; Mark Dumond, Ross Heart Hospital; L. Stanley Durkin, Physics; Ronald Dye, Student Life Facilities Operations; Maurice Eastridge, Animal Sciences; Mark Ellis, OSU Mansfield; Judy Embree, Ross Heart Hospital; Beverley Ervine, WOSU Public Media; Erin Essak Kopp, OSU Alumni Association; Carolyn Evans, Behavioral Medicine Research Institute

Joan Evans, Business; Linda Ferguson, OSU Extension County Operations; Barbara Fersch, Microbiology and Immunology; John Finer, Horticultural and Crop Sciences; Andrew Fisk, OARDC; Lynn Flanagan, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Cheryl Forney, University Hospital; Richard Freemal, OCIO; Mary Fristad, Psychiatry; Judith Froling, Allied Medical Professions; Clara Garrison-Latham, Transportation and Parking Services; James Garwood, University Hospital; Michael Gaskill, University Hospital; Karen Gebhardt, University Hospital; Jill Gerken, OSU Extension County Operations; Donald Germany, Student Life Facilities Operations; Arthur Ghiloni, OSU Newark; Alice Ghoah, Student Financial Aid; Donald Gibb, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Debra Graham, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Terrence Graham, Plant Pathology; David Green, OSU Medical Center; Wesley Greene, Agricultural Technical Institute; John Grimes, OSU Extension County Operations; William Grunkemeyer, OSU Extension County Operations; Yann Guezennec, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Prabhat Gupta, Materials Science Engineering; Ruth Hackworth, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Charles Haegele, Student Life Facilities Operations; Charles Hancock, Teaching and Learning; Sherman Hanna, Consumer Sciences; Monica Hanson, University Hospital; Judith Harper, Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Janice Harris, Child Care Program; Judith Harris, Medicine; Steven Harrison, Horticultural and Crop Sciences; Glenn Hartz, OSU Mansfield; Jacqueline Hartzell, Earth Sciences; Linda Hay-Williams, University Hospital; Julie Haywood, Engineering Experiment Station; Karen Hazlett, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Sally Hefler, University Hospital; Mark Herbster, Facilities Operations and Development; Julia Hering, Horticultural and Crop Sciences; Kathleen Herrick, OSU Medical Center; Michael Hershiser, University Hospital; Margaret Hickle-Grimm, University Hospital; Douglas Hill, University Airport; Jerry Hoff, Chemistry; Joseph Hogan, Animal Sciences; Michael Hogan, OSU Extension County Operations; Eugene Holland, Comparative Studies in Humanities; Barbara Holt, Engineering; Ellen Hoover, University Communications; Dana Horan, Law Library; Kimberly Howie, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Sheryl Huegel, Purchasing; Donna Huelf, Ross Heart Hospital; Robert Hupp, University Controller; Pamela Hussen, Integrated Systems Engineering; Dennis Jackson, Drake Performance and Event Center; Yvonne Jackson, OSU Family Practice Services; Daral Jackwood, OARDC; Vanessa Jamison, University Hospital; Theresa Jeffers, University Hospital; J. Craig Jenkins, Sociology; Lori Jennings, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Linda Johnson, University Foundation; Sharonetta Jones, Specialty Care Network; Kelly Jurcich, OSU Alumni Association; Joyce Karl, OSU Family Practice Services; William Karl, Enrollment Services and Undergraduate Education; Timothy Keegstra, University Residences and Dining Services; Alissa Keel, University Laboratory Animal Resources; Roy Kelley, Facilities Operations and Development; Michael Klein, Physical Activity and Educational Services; Ellen Koch, Research; Joseph Koldys, Transportation and Parking Services; Susan Koletar, Internal Medicine; Linda Kotur, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Ashok Krishnamurthy, Ohio Supercomputer Center; David Krugh, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Joseph Krzycki, Microbiology; Charlene Kuehnle, University Hospital; Joseph Lafferre, University Hospital East; William Lafuse, Microbiology and Immunology; Teresa Lanker, Horticultural and Crop Sciences; Laurel Leedy, Plant Pathology; Barbara Lehman, OSU Mansfield; Shelda Lehner, OSU Extension County Operations; Te-Yi Lei, University Hospital; Gary Leimbach, Financial Services; Joan Leonard, Molecular Genetics; Charles Lepold, Agricultural Technical Institute; David Lesher, Stores, Receiving and Mail Services; Terrence Lewis, OARnet; Steven Lichtensteiger, OSU Extension; Young Lin, Veterinary Biosciences; Margaret Lind, Internal Medicine; Linda Lobao, Environment and Natural Resources; Linda Locke, OSU Medical Center; Sandra Long, Transportation and Parking Services; William Lotozo, OCIO; Michael Lyles, Facilities Operations and Development; Shirley Lyles, University Hospital; Susan Mallery, Oral Pathology; Karen Mancl, Food, Agriculture and  Biological Engineering; William Marsh, Pathology; E. Damian Mastnick, Transportation and Parking Services; Mark Mathews, OSU Medical Center; Fred Mathias, Facilities Operations and Development; Susan Matthews, OSU Medical Center; Michael May, Facilities Operations and Development; Jean McCabe, OSU Medical Center; James McCreary, University Hospital East; Runell McDougald, University Hospital; Melodie McGrothers, Spanish and Portuguese; Jeanne McGuire, Environmental Health and Safety; James McMeans, OCIO; Anne McPherson, Specialty Care Network; Timothy Meager, Law; David Meckler, OSU Extension; Yuri Medvedkov, Geography; Sam Meier, Near Eastern Languages and Culture; Norman Michalak, University Registrar; Carole Miller, Specialty Care Network; Elizabeth Miller, OSU Extension County Operations; Lynne Miller, Internal Medicine; Cathy Mitchell, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Ruthmarie Mitsch, African American and African Studies; William Mitsch, Environment and Natural Resources; Debra Moddelmog, English; Kathryn Mohler, OSU Extension County Operations; Raymond Montemayor, Psychology; Richard Morman, Public Safety; Robyn Morrison, Ross Heart Hospital; Susan Morton, Administration and Planning; John Mulholand, Engineering; Melinda Nelson, Academic Affairs; Randy Nemitz, OSU Extension; Joan Obert, French and Italian; Elaine Oelker, University Hospital; Susan Olesik, Chemistry; Robert Oyer, OARDC; Debra Pack, Dental Radiology; Bishun Pandey, OSU Marion; Deborah Parrill, University Hospital; Karen Patterson, University Communications; Patrick Payne, University Hospital East; Paul Phelan, Entomology; Arleen Pineda, Center for Lake Erie Area Research; Wallace Pitts, Facilities Operations and Development; Marc Posner, Integrated Systems Engineering; Paul Primmer, The Blackwell Inn; Jessica Prinz, English; Joanne Pritchett, Facilities Operations and Development; Steven Prochaska, OSU Extension County Operations; Anita Puckett, University Hospital; Andrew Pultz, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; John Puterbaugh, University Hospital; Barbara Pyle, Optometry; James Pyne, Music

Charles Quinn, East Asian Languages and Literature; Edward Quinn, OCIO; M.J. Radin, Veterinary Biosciences; Shahrokh Rahnema, Arts, Science and Business Technology; Gary Rea, Specialty Care Network; Charles Reader, OCIO; Marianne Rehkop, University Hospital; Gerald Reid, OARDC; Carson Reider, Health Sciences; Janet Rhoades, Psychiatry; Steve Ridenbaugh, OARDC; Mary Ries, University Libraries; Yasuko Rikihisa, Veterinary Biosciences; Gary Rine, Resource Management Systems; James Robbins, Chemistry; Roberto Rojas-Teran, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Nathan Rosenstein, History; Carole Rosing, Athletics; Thomas Rosol, Veterinary Biosciences; Danner Rugg, Recreational Sports; Lorraine Ryan, University Hospital; Melinda Rybski, Allied Medical Pressions; Jacquelynne Salmon, University Hospital; Ashok Saraswat, University Hospital; Kelly Scheiderer, Emergency Medicine; Douglas Schroeder, Business; James Scott, University Hospital; Daniel Sedmak, Pathology; Joe Seever, Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experiences; Mark Seidl, University Hospital East; James Seivert, Facilities Operations and Development; Pamela Severance, Business; Richard Shafer, Medicine; Mark Shanda, Arts and Sciences; Mack Shannon, Facilities Operations and Development; Linda Sheckler, Chemistry; Kathryn Sheets, Ross Heart Hospital; Stacie Shirko, University Controller; Dianne Shoemaker, OSU Extension County Operations; William Shulaw, Veterinary Preventive Medicine; Jack Sidle, Animal Sciences; Laura Sladoje, Ophthalmology; Richard Slemons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine; Cindy Slone, OSU Medical Center; Debra Smith, University Hospital; James Smith, Facilities Operations and Development; Lisa Smith, Ross Heart Hospital; Mary Elaine Smith, ACCAD; Andrea Sondrini, Teaching and Learning; Anna Soter, Teaching and Learning; Annette Staub, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Kathy Stedke, The Ohio State University at Lima; George Steele, Ohio Learning Network; Margaret Steele, Computer Science and Engineering; Gary Steigman, Astronomy; Morris Stephenson, Transportation and Parking Services; Deborah Stinner, OARDC; Tina Strain, University Hospital; Megan Strother, OARDC; Nancy Taylor, Plant Pathology; David Terman, Mathematics; Jody Termeer, OSU Extension; Deborah Terry, Financial Services; Rebecca Terry, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Constance Thomas, OSU Extension County Operations; Darrell Thomas, Facilities Operations and Development; Nancy Thompson, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Kevin Tracey, Facilities Operations and Development; Joseph Travers, Oral Biology; Susan Travers, Oral Biology; M. Renee Troyer, Surgery; Cathy Turnbull, Facilities Operations and Development; Marlene Turrill, UAFYE; Howard Ulman, English; Marna Utz, OSU Mansfield; George Valco, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Beth VanGundy, Arts and Sciences; Maxine Vargas, Surgery; Holly Vaughan, University Controller; James Vent, Horticultural and Crop Sciences; Eileen Vermillion, University Hospital; John Victor, OSU Extension; Tim Vojt, Veterinary Medicine; Robert Wagner, Astronomy; Austin Wallace, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Jeri Wallace, Pediatrics; Maryann Walther-Keisel, International Studies; Andrew Ward, Food, Agriculture and  Biological Engineering; Leigh Weldy, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Trina Wemlinger, Health Sciences; Patty Werner, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Mark Wewers, Internal Medicine; Shelley Whitworth, OARDC; Peter Wieliczko, OCIO; M. Guillaume Wientjes, Pharmacy; Diane Williams, University Foundation; Angela Wilson-VanMeter, OSU Medical Center; Darline Wine, Academic Affairs; Laura Woitovich, University Hospital; William Young, University Libraries; Pamela Zabell, University Hospital; Daniel Zeigler, Biochemistry; Susan Zies, OSU Extension County Operations; Sydney Zimmerman, OCIO; Kathleen Zwanziger, Business.

Pamela Zabell, University Hospital; Daniel Zeigler, Biochemistry; Susan Zies, OSU Extension County Operations; Sydney Zimmerman, OCIO; Kathleen Zwanziger, Business.

Buckeye scientists at forefront of fight to save ash trees

January 18, 2012

OSU’s breadth and depth of research ability puts the university in a unique position to help

By Katy Ricchiuto

If you’ve ever driven along Ohio’s highways and interstates in the spring and summer, you may have noticed the stretches of barren, dead trees among otherwise healthy, green vegetation. These dead trees are more than likely North American ash, victims of the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that is devastating the ash tree population of the country.

Members of the Ohio State community may have heard more on the emerald ash borer problem than most, thanks in large part to the groundbreaking research being done at the university.

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Hitting the “Highlights”

January 4, 2012

A trove of treasure from the iconic children’s magazine adds wonder to Libraries’ special collections

By Julia Harris

After three years of sorting through more than a thousand filing boxes full of papers, letters, drawings and magazines, it’s probably safe to say that José Diaz is an expert on all things having to do with Highlights magazine.

It’s also safe to say that the work is only just begun when it comes to organizing the enormous collection of materials, which came to the Ohio State University Libraries on more than 30 pallets and included 10 copies of every issue of the Highlights for Children magazine.

“Highlights is an important piece of the fabric of our community,” said Carol Pitts Diedrichs, director of the OSU Libraries. “This gift enables us to make the collection available to researchers who will benefit from Highlights’ rich history, insights and philosophy.”

The publication has been delighting generations of children — and their parents — since the first issue rolled off the presses in 1946, teaching the values of positive self-worth, creativity, curiosity and problem-solving. Regular features in the magazine, such as the “Hidden Pictures” page and the morally instructive cartoon panels starring Goofus and Gallant, have helped entertain, educate and challenge thousands of youngsters across the country — many of whom discover the magazine while sitting in doctors’ or dentists’ offices.

Diaz, an associate professor of history and the curator of the new Highlights collection, says he was mostly unfamiliar with the publication before being presented with the daunting task of culling the materials down to a manageable size.

“I know nothing about children’s literature. I have two kids and that’s the extent of it,” he said with a laugh. “I mean, I go to the dentist and there’s the magazine, so I’ve read through it. But when I got this collection, I remember just staring up at it in awe the way you do when you visit cathedrals in Europe: It’s just so massive.”

Fortunately for Diaz, he had a group of students to help him make the initial pass through the boxes of materials and begin making sense of the collection, which includes the personal papers and writings of magazine founder Garry Myers. Perhaps the most valuable component of the collection, however, is the wealth of children’s contributions over the years, which range from jokes and cartoons to achingly personal letters to the editor that seek advice on a host of troubles both large and small.

“Editors respond to every letter, even when it doesn’t make it into the magazine,” Diaz said.

Considering that they get more than 50,000 letters each year — a number that’s been changing as e-mail has made communication even easier — the volume of correspondence is nothing short of overwhelming. And the collection will continue to grow as more issues of the magazine are published and the accompanying correspondence from young readers swells the ranks.

To cope with the avalanche of paper, Diaz and his team first decided to keep only two copies of each issue of the magazine, sending the surplus back to Highlights for their own safekeeping. For the collection of children’s letters, drawings and other contributions, they employed the archivist technique called “sampling” — in which every 10th item they touched was set aside for inclusion in the final collection. Letters that did not get selected were bundled and sent to the University of Southern Mississippi, which has a strong collection of children’s literature. All other materials were recycled.

“It was an agonizing decision, because we knew we might be discarding individual items that could be significant, like (potentially) a drawing of a horse by a young Barack Obama or a joke by a young George Carlin,” Diaz said. “But our choices were quite limited by the size of the collection. Nobody could have kept it all. We’re down to 276 boxes now and that’s still not a small collection.”

Diaz anticipates that the Highlights collection will appeal to a wide range of scholars in fields spanning child psychology and children’s literature to business, history and education. “I’ve got people asking me things like, what did the magazine say when Kennedy was shot? Or when the towers came down?”

He leaned back in his chair. “The impact of this magazine on children in America hasn’t been measured, at least to my knowledge. It’s interesting to see how the world has changed from the 1940s to the present.”

Greenland rising

January 4, 2012

By Pam Frost Gorder, Research Communications

An unusually hot melting season in 2010 accelerated ice loss in southern Greenland by 100 billion tons — and large portions of the island’s bedrock rose an additional quarter of an inch in response.

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Gathering of Men

January 4, 2012

Program gives African American males ‘social capital’ on a sometimes challenging campus

By Adam King

They come together once a year to reinforce a community — giving young African American men inspiration and an opportunity to connect with each other and their more accomplished peers.

It’s called The Gathering of Men, and while the target audience is gender-specific, anyone can attend.

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This could be the start of a beautiful (and healthy!) relationship

January 4, 2012

Ohio State initiative pairs Columbus teachers with community service

By Julia Harris

On a gray December morning a few days before Christmas, Shawna Streeter’s little army of preschoolers made a loud and colorful entrance into the communal dining area of St. Stephens Community House, a sprawling center of social services devoted to the residents of Columbus’ Greater Linden Area.

Arrayed around big round tables was an assortment of 15 to 20 older adults who smiled as they watched the children parade in and settle into a corner, cross-legged, barely able to remain still as Streeter issued last-minute directions.

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