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Interview of A. Lovell Elliott by Mary Alice Casey and Kevlin Haire
Elliott, A. Lovell ( 2018 )A. Lovell Elliott grew up in the small Ohio town of Waterville, and attended Ohio State because he had won a scholarship covering his first year of tuition. Elliot describes his experiences at OSU, including his study of ... -
Interview of A. V. Shirk by Kevlin Haire
Shirk, Albin Vineyard ( 2017 )A.V. Shirk describes his roughly five-year career at WOSU-Radio in the early 1960s. Shirk talks about how he got the job, then discusses how he first worked as a clerk typist in the music department, timing music selections ... -
Interview of Ako Kambon by Kevlin Haire
Kambon, Ako ( 2021 )Ako Kambon describes his time as a student at Ohio State from 1969-1973. He recalls his first impressions of campus when he was a freshman, particularly the scarcity of other African-American students and the lack of ... -
Interview of Albert H. Soloway by Virginia B. Hall
Soloway, Albert H. ( 2005 )Dean Albert Soloway, the well-known cancer researcher and Dean of the College of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University, was born May 29, 1925. The early death of his mother from breast cancer suggested to him a possible ... -
Interview of Alfred Benjamin Garrett by Paul Underwood
Garrett, Alfred Benjamin, 1906-1996 ( 2005 )Dr. Alfred Garrett held several important positions at Ohio State. He served successively as Professor of Chemistry, Chair of the Chemistry Department, Vice President for Research, and Chair of the Centennial Commission. ... -
Interview of Amilcar Mtu by Jennifer Grabmeier
Mtu, Amilcar ( 2019 )Amilcar "Al" Mtu recalls the events leading to and on April 26, 1968, when students staged a sit-in at Bricker Hall, then known as the Administration Building. He first discusses the issues that African-American students ... -
Interview of Angela S. Chesser by Debbie Cannon Freece
Chesser, Angela S. ( 2020 )In an interview conducted at the Medical Heritage Center at The Ohio State University, Angela S. Chesser describes her graduate education at Ohio State and her nursing career. Chesser, who knew from a young age that she ... -
Interview of Ann Marie Miller Whitlach by Debbie Cannon Freece
Whitlach, Ann Marie Miller ( 2021 )Ann Marie Miller Whitlach earned her undergraduate degree from Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, then moved to Columbus to earn a Master's degree at The Ohio State University. After teaching at Ohio Wesleyan University for ... -
Interview of Anna and Paul Whetstone by Judy Westman
Whetstone, Anna; Whetstone, Paul ( 2017 )Anna and Paul Whetstone, both doctors, describe their education background, their medical training and their professional careers. Anna, who was originally from Nebraska, was encouraged by her family to pursue a higher ... -
Interview of Arthur E. Adams by Jean Elizabeth Girves
Adams, Arthur E. ( 2005 )Arthur Adams, Professor of Russian and East European History, and Dean of the College of Humanities, was inspired by his four years of military service during World War II to do “something important” with his life, and he ... -
Interview of Audrey Enarson by William J. Studer
Enarson, Audrey ( 2008 )Mrs. Enarson discusses the challenges and responsibilities of the wife of a university president; her planning of numerous social functions; the feeling of living her life in a "fishbowl" because of her husband's positions; ... -
Interview of Barbara J. Tootle by Raimund Goerler
Tootle, Barbara J. ( 2013 )In this interview, Barbara J. "Barbie" Tootle discusses her many years at the University. Tootle first came to the University as a student in 1961. After graduating, she began a long career with the University that included ... -
Interview of Barbara Saddler by Kevlin Haire
Saddler, Barbara ( 2022 )Barbara Saddler obtained a political science degree from Wilberforce University and a Master's degree in Black Studies from The Ohio State University. As a graduate research assistant in the Department of Black Studies for ... -
Interview of Bernadette M. Melnyk by Sandy Cornett
Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek ( 2022 )Bernadette Melnyk describes her career as Dean of the College of Nursing, Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer at The Ohio State University. Melnyk discusses how she became interested in nursing ... -
Interview of Bill Shkurti by Kevlin Haire
Shkurti, William J. ( 2020 )Born in 1946 in Akron, Ohio, Bill Shkurti was among the first wave of baby-boomer students to come to Ohio State. Shkurti majored in economics, but one of his roommates joked he was an "activities major," because he was ... -
Interview of Bruce Elliott by Kevlin C. Haire
Elliott, Bruce ( 2018 )Bruce Elliott describes his time at OSU in the late 1960s through early 1970s. Elliott lived in Baker Hall for the entirety of the six years he attended OSU -- four years for his Bachelor’s degree, which he earned in 1970, ... -
Interview of Bruce Pontious by George Paulson
Pontious, Bruce ( 2019 )Bruce Pontious discusses his career in advancement for a number of universities, including OSU. Although he was a music performance major at Heidelberg College, Pontious’ first job was in development for that university. ... -
Interview of Bryan Knedler by Alice Duncanson
Knedler, Bryan ( 2022 )Bryan Knedler describes his time at Ohio State as a leader and organizer in the Gay Alliance, eventually known as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance. He was born in November 1958 in Marysville, Ohio, a small and politically ... -
Interview of Bunny Clark by Judith Ball Fountain
Clark, Bunny ( 2007 )Dr. Bunny Clark, Distinguished University Professor of Physics at Ohio State, was a true pioneer in her field. She was encouraged by her parents to pursue a career in science, a daring choice of career at the time. She was ... -
Interview of Carl F. Asseff by Linda Stone
Asseff, Carl F. ( 2021 )Dr. Carl F. Asseff received his bachelor's, medical, law, and master's-in-business degrees from Ohio State. In this interview he discusses his choice of ophthalmology as a specialization, his reasons for obtaining law and ...