Our Alumni

Two white women, one with short blond hair and the other with long dark hair, lean into the photo as parade-watchers line the street behind them. The women’s smiles say they are happy and proud.
Linda Schuler ’68 made Columbus more festive, inclusive

The Buckeye chaired the Pride Parade for 22 years and spent three decades as a leader in the Recreation and Parks department.
Skyscrapers line a street that has flower planters dividing the two directions of traffic. Pedestrians are shown crossing at a crosswalk. Bright blue sky peaks from behind the buildings.
Where I Live: Welcome to São Paulo, Brazil!

Alumni who proudly infuse Brazil’s biggest city with Buckeye spirit share their top picks for dining, culture and fun. 
A T-shirt, backpack and baseball cap are each adorned with variations of a logo that is a rectangle of bars of blue with space between them. The bars vary in depth and are usually thicker at top. They could be seen as sky over a glacier or different layers of a glacier. Also shown are rocks, a hammer and a mug of tea.
Senior finds comfort in alumna who lived through ’60s

Talking to the creator of Byrd Center’s flag, the student discovered parallels to today’s troubles and wisdom to carry on.
In a darkened room, an eye doctor examines a patient’s left retina by holding a small instrument in front of his eye and wearing a headset that is shiny metal and black plastic. The handheld part has a mirror that reflects light into the patient’s eye; the part on the doctor’s head, called a Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope, shows her a closeup view and provides the light.
The power of seeing and being seen

Inspired by her professors and personal immigration experience, Dr. Mawada Osman provides quality eye care to the needy and teaches students to do the same.
Artist John Sharvin uses metal tongs to steer molten glass connected to a blowpipe onto a cooled glass piece that is oblong. Sharvin, a white bearded man wearing glasses, seems incredibly focused as he takes care to create the effect he wants.
John Sharvin’s cosmic art is fragile but fun

For this 2012 graduate, breaking his celestial bodies is just part of the live-and-grow experience of blowing glass.
An older white woman smiles broadly and holds her hands together in front as if she may be clapping enthusiastically
8 answers for how you can stand up to stress

Maryanna Klatt, head of Ohio State’s Center for Integrative Health, offers techniques to cope when life gets to be a lot.
A young white woman poses with her mom in front of the fireplace at Longaberger Alumni House. They both wear dresses and big smiles, and have similarly wavy hair and stances.
Mom proud as daughter (unknowingly) follows footsteps

That Krista Rowles Scheetz ’95 and Amelia Scheetz both connected with Student-Alumni Council was by chance, not design.
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Right time, right place

Recruited to Ohio State at age 26, Ratmir Timashev turned opportunity into two wildly successful tech companies. It inspired his commitment to paying forward.
A white woman wearing khakis and a checked blazer smiles like she’s genuinely delighted to see someone. She’s holding her glasses and wears an Ohio State lapel pin.
She has 3 Ohio State degrees and 1 mission

Susan Bon ’92 JD, ’94 MA, ’96 PHD has a never-ending passion to help people pursue their dreams in higher education. 
A young black man poses with his mom. He’s wearing a button down, red tie and Ohio State pullover, and she looks stylish in a gray dress. They both wear genuine smiles, as evidenced by the way their eyes crinkle.
A love for learning, leading is in this family’s genes

A wise grandmother passed down these passions to Tina Pierce and her son, an Undergraduate Student Government leader.