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Robert Gardiner '10 was named assistant coach at Saint Louis University's men's basketball team. He previously worked at Indiana State as the special assistant to the head coach in 2023-24. (11/24)
Hannah Winant '10 was named a 2024 Northern Virginia 40 Under 40 honoree by the Leadership Center for Excellence and Leadership Fairfax. She currently serves in public safety communications and emergency management. (11/24)
Martha Park '11 was commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council to create a comic book on renewable energy, transmission lines, and power outages. Her first collection of essays, World Without End, is scheduled for publication in the spring of 2025. (7/24)
Travis Wall '12 was chosen as the men's head soccer coach at Kenyon College (OH). Before Kenyon, he was the head coach at St. Olaf College (MN). Travis is an inductee in OWU's Athletics Hall of Fame and was named to the NCAC's 2004-2013 All-Decade Team. (7/24)
Kayla Henderson '13 was elected partner at RCO Law. Kayla joined RCO eight years ago and practices in RCO Law's Litigation Practice Group, with an emphasis on defending healthcare providers in medical malpractice and professional liability claims. She also helps healthcare clients respond to licensure and privilege investigations, regulatory issues, and other compliance issues. (7/24)
Rachel Vinciguerra '14 published a chapbook of poetry, "A mass of feathers: love poems," with Bottlecap Press. This is a collection of love poems—to Rachel's grandparents whom she lost within six months of each other, to her body during a painful and hopeful journey with cancer in her 20s, and to her partners in life. (11/24)
Brianna Robinson '15 was selected as a resident artist with the Detroit Opera. She is one of the five resident artists chosen from more than 830 applicants for the 2024-25 season. A soprano, she covered and performed roles including Lucy in Gregory Spears's Fellow Travelers, Lena in Ana Solokovic's Svabda, and several roles in Paul Ruders's The Handmaid's Tale. She recently stepped in as Julie in Omar, Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels's 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, at Boston Lyric Opera. (11/24)
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Sarah Fowler '17 was named head coach of the cross country team at Seton Hill University (PA). She also will serve as an assistant for the track and field teams. Sarah previously was the head cross country coach at Minot State (ND), an assistant coach at Illinois-Springfield, and volunteer assistant at Nebraska. (7/24)
Keaton Leppla '17 was hired as the head varsity football coach of West Holmes (OH) High School. For the past three seasons, he has coached at Wooster High School as the defensive coordinator and associate head coach. (11/24)
Catie Kocian '18, Rachel Ballitch Fitzgerald '18, Emma Sampson '18, and Emily Burns '18 (from left) took two trips together in 2023—one to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and one to Chicago, IL. This marks two of many trips the alumnae have taken together in part or as a group, starting with some trips together through the OWU Connection back in college. (7/24)
Alanna Henderson '18 joined Quantum Health in Columbus, OH, as a social media and content specialist. (11/24)
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