Honorees of the 2017 EHE Alumni Society Hall of Fame and Alumni Awards are recognized for their esteemed research, teaching and service. HALL OF FAME Gladys Cooper Jennings Mill Creek, Washington ’45 Home Economics Related: ’45 graduate did let obstacles hold her back Jennings has been known as a courageous innovator throughout her distinguished, 70-year career. […]
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Traversing the trails
Alumnus uses GPS technology to make national park accessible for the visually impaired By ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ Hiking the trails of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers a first-hand look back to America’s frontier. Bison roam freely. Cowboys herd grazing cattle. Prairie grasses tower six feet high, sheltering wildflowers and wildlife that paint a diverse ecosystem […]
Beyond textbook teaching
Mathematics teacher engages students with creative approach
Alumnus to meet need for family and consumer sciences teachers
When Jeremy West was the captain of his high school swim team, he returned from a meet one evening to find a group of kids gathered around his car. They dispersed as he approached, but he saw who they were. They’d trashed his car, denting the hood and smashing eggs against the sides. That hurt […]
Doing the most good
Alumna finds fulfillment in nonprofit education By NATALIA CERVANTES Stephanie Shoup’s (’02) eyes lit up as she spotted kids bouncing through the door of Citadel Learning Center, one of four Salvation Army after-school learning centers in central Ohio. Shoup’s career has been devoted to nonprofit education, and as education coordinator for the Salvation Army, she […]
Taking the heart of service to the high seas
Lieutenant Dylan E. Wessman (’97 MA, ’02 MD), seated, center, of San Diego, spent five months deployed aboard the USNS Mercy last year. As a staff cardiologist and program director of the cardiology fellowship at the Naval Medical Center, he shared his expertise as part of the military’s annual humanitarian Pacific Partnership. In Fiji, Papua […]
