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Exercise Science's Beth Patton named 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Faculty Mentor of the Year
Want to know what Ashland University student athletes think of Beth Patton, Ph.D., associate professor of Health Science and Exercise Science internship coordinator? Her being named the 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Faculty Mentor of the Year pretty much says it all. “I have two mentor awards (2016: Jessica Brown Shannon, women’s soccer; and 2021: Cat Darnell, women’s swimming) and I have been nominated for the Taylor (Excellence in Teaching) Award…
Jones happy to be back at Ashland University teaching and helping wrestling team
Levi Jones lets his students know right away that he is a big fan of “The Lord of the Rings” and its author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Logan Alexander has done it all at Ashland University
Want to know what it’s like to attend Ashland University as an undergrad? Ask Logan Alexander. Have an interest in earning a graduate degree from AU? Talk to Logan Alexander. Ever wonder about taking classes at Ashland Theological Seminary? Logan Alexander can help you. Want to work at Ashland University? You guessed it, Logan Alexander can tell you about that, too. “I have been a student at Ashland since the fall of 2014, which is a bit longer than most…
Dru Johnson's passion for volunteering stems from strong faith in Christ
Dru Johnson grew up in a family heavily involved in their church. His father used to be youth pastor, his mother was a children’s director at one time and he and his three sisters have all been involved in the youth group. “It was one of those things, ‘We need some volunteers, we know the Johnsons are going to be there,’ ” he said. “How that has played a part in my life has been huge.” That passion for volunteering in his hometown of Van Wert, Ohio, has…
D.J. Duncan thanks God for guiding him to AU, starting his clothing brand business
D.J. Duncan believes there’s one major reason everything has worked out so well for him in his life, particularly at Ashland University. “The way things have lined up for me, there is no other reason than God,” said the AU senior who will graduate in May. “I don’t know how the opportunities have come my way except for because of God. I have just put my head down and worked hard and believed in him.” One of those opportunities came during his junior year at…
AU student and mental health advocate Sarah Watson earns national Outstanding Peer Educator Award
ASHLAND, Ohio – Sarah Watson, a junior at Ashland University, has earned national recognition for her powerful and relentless work on mental health awareness, as she was selected for the Outstanding Peer Educator Award at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) Peer Education Conference, held in Boston on Jan. 18. Watson emerged as the winner from four finalists for the Outstanding Peer Educator Award, which recognizes students’…
Pair of AU graduates love coaching Club STUNT together at the Kroc Center
Ashland University graduates Shila (Hartzler, ’23) Shreve and Joy (Boone, ’19) Downing appear to be a perfect pairing as co-coaches for the Ashland Salvation Army Kroc Center’s new Club STUNT program for girls. “We couldn’t have found better coaches,” said Dan Lawson, the Kroc Center’s director of community relations and development. “They really put their heart into getting our team ready for competition. “They inspire, motivate and encourage the girls on…
AU football teammates continue friendship with business partnership
One played offense as a center, while the other was on defense as a nose guard for the Ashland University football team. One enjoys the production and personnel side of business, while the other thrives on sales. While Jon Qualls and Kevin Lacey have their differences, they also have an incredible bond forged while wearing helmets, shoulder pads and cleats for the Eagles in the late 1990s and early 2000s that has continued beyond the football field as…
Brotherhood formed in college continues for JDM grads as camera operators covering Ohio sports
After working together as camera operators for Ashland University games and now the past several years at Ohio sporting events, Trae Coopwood, Erich Metze and Zach Portner have formed a brotherly bond. “I’m like the annoying older brother they can’t get rid of,” said a laughing Metze, who is in his 40s while Coopwood and Portner are in their 20s. Joking is common with these “brothers,” whose relationship started in the AU classrooms almost 10 years ago…
Katie Moon '13 earns silver at Paris Olympics, now a two-time Olympic medalist
On Wednesday (Aug. 7) in Paris, France, former Ashland University national champion Katie Moon earned a silver medal in the women's pole vault at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Moon cleared the bar on her first attempt at 4.40 meters/14-feet-5¼, 4.60 meters/15-feet-1, 4.70 meters/15-feet-5, and 4.80 meters/15-feet-9, then her second attempt at 4.85 meters/15-feet-11. After passing at 4.90 meters/16-feet-0¾ following a miss, she had two attempts to tie her…
