Paying Forward

Maddie Spielman and a vast community embrace her mother’s commitment to breast cancer research.

The alumni board’s Margie Harris reflects on how her Ohio State experience enriches her fulfilling life.

Brenda Houston Baird ’92 has helped raise more than $200 million for the American Heart Association over the past 30 years.

Raised to always believe they would graduate from college, sisters Sophia, Sylvia and Starling Tolliver responded by exceeding expectations.

Ohio State helps talented students of modest means get the benefits of higher education. Meet some of the YSP alumni.

Dwight Smith ’78, ’79 MBA, who co-founded My Special Word with his wife, Renée Stone Smith ’80, shares insights on communicating with kids.

Learn the story of the oldest endowed scholarship at Ohio State, still supporting students more than 100 years after it was created.

Meet retired Air Force Col. Kevin Cullen, the university’s new director of Military and Veterans Services.

Learn what drives Rosa Ailabouni ’01, ’01 to advocate passionately for her clients and alma mater alike.