Todd Jones
Todd Jones
Todd Jones has been a senior writer for Ohio State Alumni Magazine and University Marketing and Communications since 2017.
Todd spent three decades as a newspaper reporter, including 20 years at The Columbus Dispatch, and has received more than 50 national, state and local journalism awards. He reported on stories from Australia, Greece, Scotland, Japan and nearly every major U.S. city while covering events such as Hurricane Katrina, the Olympics and two Ohio State football national championships. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
You can usually find Todd with his face in a nonfiction book, listening to all types of music, enjoying time with his wife, Deb Bertsch, or having yet another fashion faux pas corrected by his two young-adult daughters.
Julie Branco Bombacino’s son, A.J., needs a feeding tube to survive. Once she learned how to set him on a course to thrive, she realized others could benefit from her family’s journey.
Healthy soil holds the power to feed people and make Earth a better place, a message Lal has spread for 60 years.
Bill Richards ’53 began experimenting with no-till farming at Ohio State in the 1960s and spent his career spreading its benefits.
Celebrating some of Ohio State’s most revered Buckeye athletes for their contributions off the field
The coach welcomes alumni into his bright spotlight, answering questions about the Buckeyes, leadership and family.
Dr. Pete Edwards ’83, ’84 MS, ’88 MD wasn’t looking for a spotlight. He’s much more comfortable outside it, repairing athletes’ injuries in an operating room or joking with patients in physical therapy. When, in a sports fairy tale come true, he became a co-owner of Columbus Crew SC earlier this year, he offered a master lesson in how a nice guy can be the center of attention and deflect it skillfully back on the community, soccer club and university he loves.
She starred as a Buckeye, an Olympian and a pro. Now she’s writing a new chapter in her first job as head coach.