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’99 AU grad: Journey to new drug discovery started at Ashland
Nicole Harriott ’99 didn’t have a career in mind when she came to Ashland University. That didn’t change after four years at AU. It took until graduate school to finally realize the kind of job she wanted. “I just want to reassure you: if you don’t know what you exactly want to do, that’s OK,” she told students in the audience during a presentation she gave Friday, Oct. 21, at her alma mater. “As long as you follow your passions along the way, you will find…
Russell, 1996 M.Ed. alumnus, selected as 2022 National Teacher of the Year
ASHLAND, Ohio – Kurt Russell, a veteran history teacher at Oberlin High School who earned a master of education in curriculum and instruction from Ashland University in 1996, was named the 2022 National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers. The announcement was made live during “CBS Mornings” on April 19. “I am truly humbled and honored to be selected as the National Teacher of the Year,” said Russell in a news release issued by…
Gold medalist Katie Nageotte encourages 900 newest AU graduates to speak their dreams
ASHLAND, Ohio – For Katie Nageotte, the self-described “dumb jock in my family,” speaking at a college commencement was something she never saw herself doing. In fact, she said, she missed her own college graduation because she was in training. That training paid off. Nageotte, an Ashland University alumna, won a gold medal in the pole vault in this year’s Summer Olympics. And she also was tagged as the University’s speaker for its Winter commencement, held…
Amanda Stewart: "Incredible field experience ... set me on the right course" at AU
To say Amanda Stewart is an overachiever is an understatement. Prior to attending Ashland University, she graduated from Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, and through the Timken Early College program, she achieved dual associate degrees in Arts and Science. At Ashland, Amanda graduated with a B.S.B.A. with a double major in Sports Management and Marketing in the spring of 2021, and with just five classes left to go for her Master’s in Project…
Ashland M.Ed. alumni named 2022 Ohio Teacher of the Year
ASHLAND, Ohio – Kurt Russell, who earned a master of education in curriculum and instruction from Ashland University in 1996 and is currently a social studies teacher at Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Ohio, was selected as the 2022 Ohio Teacher of the Year, it was announced by the Ohio Department of Education earlier this month. “I’m extremely honored to have been recognized as Ohio Teacher of the Year. I applaud all those wonderful and gifted teachers…
AU alumna Chapman brings ceramic sculpture exhibition to Coburn gallery
ASHLAND, Ohio -- The Coburn Art Gallery and the Ashland University Department of Art + Design will host Hush II, a ceramic sculpture exhibition featuring Ashland University alumna Kimberly Chapman. The exhibition opens Thursday, Oct. 7 with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition pulls from three groupings of ceramic works by Chapman: Bridled Women, Elsie’s Arsenal and the Refugee Series. The sculptures…
