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Fall 2025

Inside this issue

Finding his way

Ohio State’s Engineering Tech program teaches the next generation of engineers how to propel Ohio manufacturing into the age of innovation. For Zachary Ernest ’22, ’24, the program came just when he needed a new path.

Also in our Fall 2025 issue …

  • Alumni share what it was like to be Brutus
  • Dianne McIntyre ’69 traces her history as a dance icon
  • Buckeyes recount their most embarrassing freshman moments
This is a stack of the fall 2025 edition of Ohio State Alumni Magazine. The cover shows alumnus Zachary Ernest sharing a friendly smile as he touches one hand to his chin. He wears a plain T-shirt, which sets off his blue eyes and colorful tattoos covering his arms and neck. Zack is a white man, in his early 30s, with shaved head and neat beard.
Built for the future
Grace in motion
Being Brutus Buckeye: Alumni reveal insider stories
Lessons in diplomacy from a fallen peacemaker
Meet 10 Ohio State teachers whom alumni have loved
The quiet heroes of Don Scott Field
Looking for Ohio State-themed pumpkin stencils?
We’re fortunate: Our mascot comes with a mission
5 things to know about the new leader of The James
The Buckeye who became a college football referee
The skills for success grown in engineering tech
Merle Lashey ’63 found purpose in helping others
Connie Zehr ’60 left a trail of red sand and wonder
Bold new opera reimagines ‘Old Man and the Sea’
Caprice Phillips is busy solving cosmic mysteries
This educator’s journeys spark curiosity in rural kids
Hands-on learning powers high-tech career confidence
How she became Brutus Buckeye’s unofficial historian
Dancer, describer, dreamer — Rhodes does it all
Ruth McPheron ’48 made everyone feel seen and heard
A new course helps students decode generative AI
How this ‘Curious George’ landed at Ohio State
At Lima, tomorrow’s engineers learn at a Ford plant
Alumni share 18 true but scary tales from freshman year
How to carve a Block O pumpkin like this master
He coached champions—and built character, too
Happy birthday! This year is a big one for Stone Lab
Houck and Barrett in the ’70s: 2 dorms, 26 marriages
Associate professor named development queen in Ghana