Gubernatorial candidates go head to head

By Kevin Fitzsimons Gubernatorial candidate Timothy Hagan, left, and Gov. Bob Taft, middle, participate in a debate hosted by The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy on Oct. 23. The debate was moderated by Ohio State alumna Erin Moriarty ('73 B.A. and '77 J.D.), right, an award-winning correspondent for CBS. More than 300 invited guests attended the function at the Blackwell. Because of time constraints, independent candidate John Eastman, of the Natural Law Party, did not participate in this debate, but did hold a public forum Oct. 28 at the Faculty Club.

Rieland takes helm as WOSU general manager

By Elizabeth Conlisk, Media Relations

A veteran producer, reporter and public broadcaster is the new general manager for WOSU stations.

Thomas Rieland will replace retiring Dale Ouzts Nov. 12 as the leader of the FM and AM radio operations, as well as the television stations that comprise the WOSU organization. Ouzts, who arrived at WOSU in 1979, held the top position for nearly a quarter of a century before his retirement.

Thomas Rieland

"Tom Rieland brings a record of accomplishment, a quality of leadership, and an entrepreneurial style that should prove immensely helpful in moving the WOSU stations forward," said Lee Tashjian, vice president for University relations. "He comes to the University highly regarded by his peers in the profession."

Rieland will leave his position as director and general manager for the Center for Public Television and Radio at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. There, he manages a staff of 65 people and a budget exceeding $4 million. His staff here will include nearly double the people and an approximately $9 million budget.

"Although the size of the organization is larger, the function and purpose of WOSU are not that drastically different than what we do in Alabama," Rieland said. "The goal in Columbus, as in Alabama, is to provide quality programming that impacts the communities we serve while maintaining a solid bottom line."

Rieland has won numerous national and regional awards for his work in documentary programming. He’s held commercial and public broadcast positions in Wisconsin, Florida and Mississippi over his 25-year career. Rieland holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi and a bachelor of science from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He has taught for 16 years at two universities.

Intellectual property focus of new position

By Elizabeth Conlisk, Media Relations

A new associate vice president at Ohio State will lead the University’s efforts to identify, protect and commercialize intellectual property developed by faculty, students and staff and will help foster economic growth of the state of Ohio and the nation.

David Winwood joined the University in late October as associate vice president for knowledge transfer and commercialization in the Office of Research. Winwood will oversee Ohio State’s offices for technology partnership and licensing and will be responsible for leading the University in developing collaborations and partnerships with public and private entities to commercialize intellectual property. He also will work closely with President Karen A. Holbrook, Vice President for Research C. Bradley Moore, deans and others in the University community to formulate commercialization policy for the University, and will be the University’s primary spokesman on commercialization issues.

"David Winwood is a knowledgeable entrepreneur with significant experience in life science-based start-up companies," Moore said. "He brings a multitude of talents and skills to Ohio State that will go a long way toward helping us achieve our goals in technology commercialization."

Winwood comes to Ohio State from North Carolina State University, where he served as associate vice chancellor and director of technology transfer since 1998 and was responsible for that institution’s technology commercialization operations. During his tenure in North Carolina, research disclosures increased from 84 to almost 200 per year, licenses were issued at 30 to 40 each year, and approximately five new start-ups were spun out each year.

He holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, and has a master’s degree in globalization from North Carolina State University. Winwood completed a post doctoral fellowship in medicinal chemistry at the University of Florida and was associate director of technology development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Early in his career, he served in research and scientific leadership roles at three start-up companies.

Researchers at Ohio State generate more than 100 formal patent disclosures each year. Of those, the Office for Technology Licensing enters into approximately 30 new, formal option or license arrangements with outside companies.

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