Deidre Woodward
Giving
Couple’s endowment helping students for more than 20 years
Lucile Kennedy, ’21 BS, wanted her husband remembered. Her endowed scholarship has become his legacy.
Archie Griffin, wife create scholarship to nurture coaches
The Archie and Bonita Griffin Scholarship to help coaches master the art of making champions BY ROBIN CHENOWETH Archie Griffin remembers climbing into the back of a mile-long El Camino in the early ’70s and settling onto artificial turf, cut to line the steel bed. In the cab, a teammate sat shotgun next to Woody […]
Give back what you are given
A surprise scholarship changed her life. Now, she’s passing on the blessings. BY ROBIN CHENOWETH It came from nowhere. In 1948, Wanda Neeley Coldiron learned she received a scholarship for which a teacher applied on her behalf. Before graduating from high school, she had contemplated being a secretary, staying in her hometown of Fremont, Ohio, […]
Test drive your hotel stay
Software company Case 3D donates virtual reality app for research BY ROBIN CHENOWETH A millennial walks through a hotel suite. Bed linens are elegantly arranged. Rose petals float in a bathtub. The balcony beckons with a sunset view. Birds chirp tranquilly in the background. The person exploring this hotel isn’t really there. He’s outfitted with […]
A match that’s ‘all good’
Encouraging excellence: an award that renews if grades stay high Mary Merullo Eppert, ’87 BS, and Mark Eppert, who graduated from the College of Business in 1988, know how tough it is to be working students. They both paid for their Ohio State degrees by putting in 30-40 hours a week at a local grocery […]