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AU master's degree graduate named superintendent of Wilmington City Schools
Tim Dettwiller had never considered earning a school administrator license until administrators at Madison-Plains Local Schools in London, Ohio, suggested it. “I was the school treasurer and helped them on their facility improvement process, and they liked what I did so much that they asked me to get my superintendent’s license,” said Dettwiller, who eventually became the school district’s superintendent for four years, followed by four years as…
Ashland University graduate Megan Harvey named executive director of Main Street Wadsworth
Megan Harvey had really enjoyed participating in community and high school theatre productions but was too afraid to pursue theatre as a career. After a few other career explorations, she decided to pursue a profession in arts management. However, the university she was attending and had wanted to attend since she was a child, Ashland University, didn’t offer an arts management major. “While Ashland did not offer this type of program in either the school of…
AU's School Superintendent Licensure program helps lead to CEO job at iSTEM School
On the advice of one of his mentors, Allen Wilson decided to earn a school superintendent license from Ashland University. “He pointed out that with the license I would be open to more administrative opportunities not just as a superintendent,” Wilson said about that mentor, former superintendent of Tri-County Educational Service Center, Eugene Linton. One of those opportunities is his most recent position at RG Drage Career Center in Canton as tech…
MBA graduate retires after a successful career in addictions counseling
After researching several MBA programs, Ashland University quickly became the best choice for Tom Stuber. “I had completed a Clinical Master’s program and Ashland was willing to give me credit for several of the research and statistics courses I had completed in that program,” Stuber said. “Most others were not that flexible or customer friendly.” That decision more than 20 years ago, helped Stuber continue to build on a more-than-40-year successful career…
With help of AU master's degree, Brenner named Orrville High School principal
While the classes were helpful with the basics of educational administration, Andrew Brenner appreciated that Ashland University’s Master’s in Education program went beyond textbooks. “It was the interactions with my classmates and people in the field who came to speak to us that provided the ‘practical’ information that I have been able to incorporate into my positions,” Brenner said. His latest position is high school principal for Orrville City Schools,…
Former student and wildlife enthusiast helps establish a tower to track birds in Lorain County
Attending the 2020 Ohio Bluebird Conference in Ashland turned out to be a very good decision for Rob Swindell. He not only visited his former college, but also discovered the Motus Wildlife Tracking System. “I got the chance to see the campus and reminisce,” said Swindell, who played baseball at Ashland in the 1980s when it was Ashland College. “I drove around and looked at the new facilities, the baseball field. If the conference had been held somewhere…
AU graduate returns to Ohio from Florida as president of Mount Notre Dame High School
Ohio feels like home to Michelle Robinson almost as much as Florida, where she grew up and worked the past 20 years. That’s why she’s looking forward to returning to the Buckeye State to begin a new job in Cincinnati as president of Mount Notre Dame High School on July 1. Robinson first called Ohio home in the late 1990s when she attended Ashland University. “I am immensely thankful for the enduring friendships I formed at Ashland,” said Robinson, a married…
Doctor of Educational Leadership degree helps AU grad earn superintendent job
While he wasn’t really looking for a new job, Bruce R. Willingham Jr. just couldn’t pass up the superintendent position at Kenston Local School District. “The Kenston Schools have a rich history of being a premier district in the state of Ohio,” Willingham said. “I currently live in the next town over from Kenston and, while I wasn’t actively pursuing a new position, the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing district, as well as the opportunity to spend…
While competing at Army Trials, Jeremy Ditlevson has unexpected reunion with fellow AU grad
Maj. Jeremy Ditlevson was almost 100% sure how he knew Adriane Wilson when he first saw her a few months ago at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. It took Wilson and his wife, Jeralyn, a little while longer to figure it out. He kept pointing at Wilson and finally got his wife to walk over to her with him. “He approached her to try to say he knew who she was,” Jeralyn said. “Jeremy has aphasia, which is the inability to speak, but he can get a few words out.”…
Ashland University graduate touring the country as music director for Broadway shows
When Eddie Carney went to the first rehearsal for his first Broadway national tour, the Ashland University graduate wasn’t intimidated for very long. “I quickly realized how prepared I was for the process,” he said. “One of the biggest benefits I got at AU were the many performance opportunities it provides its students. “I would not be the music director I am today without my time at AU,” he added. Since graduating from AU in 2013 as a music major and…
