EHE Trailblazers
Trailblazers create a path for those who follow them - whether through innovation, research, community engagement or changing their field of expertise for the better. Here are the stories of some of the outstanding trailblazer alums from Ohio State's College of Education and Human Ecology. Do you have a trailblazer that you would like our team to consider for this series? Please share with us at ehe-news@osu.edu
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Ohio State volleyball player Sarah Morbitzer chose exercise science as a premier way to prepare for a medical profession
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Steve Kucinski, a three-time alum from the college, is renowned for his innovative and student-centered approach to teaching.
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Kat DePizzo credits college for her career in fashion and retail, creates opportunity for others
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Kat DePizzo credits college for her career in fashion and retail, creates opportunity for others
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Now Jeanne Hogarth provides solar-powered lights to African youth studying for exams
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Sue Fitzsimons’ nursing career benefited from higher education. She encourages other nurses to do likewise.
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Joy Gaston Gayles takes on ASHE presidency and advancement of DEI at the College of Education at North Carolina State University.
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Emily Shaw makes an impact on her hometown’s next generation
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John N. Singer is inaugural associate dean for diversity and inclusion, School of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University
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For 70-plus years, alumna has been Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland member
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First in her family to study law, alumna thanks her faculty mentor