The Alumni Advisory Council represents the academic and administrative breadth of Ohio State and is advisory to the president of the university and to the Association board of directors, promoting the general welfare and interests of the university.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Office of Academic Affairs
CARL D. SMALLWOOD (CHAIR)
BS Business Administration/International Business '77; JD Law ’80
Council Term: April 2013-2016 (second term)
Council Chair Term: April 2013-2015
Partner
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Smallwood at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://oaa.osu.edu
Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph A. Alutto
Office of Research
JACQUELINE M. BENSON (VICE CHAIR)
BS Biology '92
PhD Medical Microbiology and Immunology '98
Council Term: October 2012-2015 (second term)
Council Vice Chair Term: April 2013-2014
Venture Leader, Lupus
Janssen Incubator
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Spring House, PA
E-mail: Benson at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://research.osu.edu/
Vice President Caroline C. Whitacre
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
ELIZABETH A. HARSH
BS Agriculture ’83
Council Term: October 2012-2015 (second term)
Steering Committee Term: April 2013-2015
Executive Director
Ohio Beef Council
Marysville, OH
E-mail: Harsh at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://cfaes.ohio-state.edu
Vice President and Dean Bruce A. McPheron
Natural and Mathematical Sciences
(Division of the College of Arts and Sciences)
MILAN JOVANOVIC
BS Biological Sciences ’98
PhD Biochemistry '04
(JD '10, Capital University)
Council Term: November 2011-2014 (second term)
Steering Committee Term: April 2012-2014
Patent Counsel
Abbott Nutrition
Abbott Laboratories
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Jovanovic at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/
Divisional Dean Peter D. March
College of Arts and Sciences
DAVID C. KELLER
BA Arts '00
BS Social & Behavioral Sciences '00
Council Term: November 2011-2014 (first term)
Steering Committee Term: April 2013-2015
Managing Director of Research
Fidelity Investments
Boston, MA
E-mail: Keller at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://artsandsciences.osu.edu
Executive Dean and Vice Provost Joseph E. Steinmetz
Undergraduate Education
BRUCE W. LAVASH
BS Mechanical Engineering '77
MS Mechanical Engineering '78
Council Term: April 2011-2014 (first term)
Steering Committee Term: April 2013-2014
Research Fellow, Victor Mills Society
The Proctor & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH
E-mail: Lavash at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://oaa.osu.edu/107.html
Vice Provost Wayne E. Carlson
Enrollment Services
DAVID A TONNIES
BS Molecular Genetics '88; MD '92
Council Term: April 2011-2014 (first term)
Steering Committee Term: April 2013-2015
Owner/Practitioner
Hermitage Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Hermitage, PA
E-mail: Tonnies at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://oaa.osu.edu/strategicenrollmentplanning.html
Vice President M. Dolan Evanovich
President's Club Advisory Board
DOUGLAS L. WEINTRAUB
BS Business Administration ’82
Council Term: April 2011-2014 (first term)
Steering Committee Term: April 2012-2014
Partner
Hatch, LLC
Akron, OH
E-mail: Weintraub at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://giveto.osu.edu
Director of Campaigns and Volunteer Programs
Cristine Dennis
COLLEGES
Arts and Humanities
(Division of the College of Arts and Sciences)
JUNE SALLEE ANTOINE
BA Arts and Sciences ’51
Council Term: November 2011-2014 (second term)
Retired Assistant Principal
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights, OH
E-mail: Antoine at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://artsandsciences.osu.edu
Divisional Dean Mark W. Shanda
Fisher College of Business
DENIS G. SIMON
BS Business Administration ’69
(MBA '73, Miami University (Ohio))
Council Term: October 2010-2013 (first term)
Senior Executive Vice President
Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Dallas, TX
E-mail: Simon at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Christine A. Poon
College of Dentistry
THEODORE R. POPE
BS Arts and Sciences '66
BS Education '69
DDS ’73
(from Northwest University: Certification in Orthodontics '76; Masters in Orthodontics '83)
Council Term: October 2012-2015 (second term)
Orthodontist
Pope Orthodontics
Englewood, OH
E-mail: Pope at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu
Dean Patrick M. Lloyd
College of Education and Human Ecology
Vacant
Web site: http://ehe.osu.edu/
Dean Cheryl L. Achterberg
College of Engineering
DANIEL E. KIMMET
BS Mechanical Engineering ’71
MS Mechanical Engineering ’72
Council Term: October 2012-2015 (first term)
Retired, Chief Executive Officer
Dillin Corporation
Perrysburg, OH
E-mail: Kimmet at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://engineering.osu.edu/
Dean David B. Williams
Graduate School
Vacant
Web site: http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Patrick S. Osmer
College of Law
MARY ELLEN FAIRFIELD
JD Law ’73
(BA with honors '70, Purdue University)
Council Term: April 2013-2016 (second term)
Partner
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Fairfield at council.ohiostatealmni.org
Web site: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/
Dean Alan C. Michaels
College of Medicine
ELLA L. TOOMBS
MD '81
(BS Biology '76, Chicago State University)
Council Term: April 2012-2015 (second term)
Assistant Professor and Assistant Attending Dermatologist
Dermatology Patient Services
RUSH University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
E-mail: Toombs at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://medicine.osu.edu/
Dean Charles J. Lockwood
College of Nursing
ELLEN B. RUDY
BS Nursing ’58 cum laude
Council Term: November 2011-2014 (second term)
Dean Emeritus
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Rudy at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://nursing.osu.edu/
Dean Bernadette Melnyk
College of Optometry
ROGER L. SANEHOLTZ
OD Optometry ’74
Council Term: April 2010-2014 (first term)
Optometrist
Tri-State Vision Center, Inc.
Montpelier, OH
E-mail: Saneholtz at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://optometry.osu.edu/
Dean Melvin D. Shipp
College of Pharmacy
MARILYN E. WOLLETT
BS Pharmacy ’65
Council Term: November 2011-2014 (first term)
Retired Pharm Director
Medco Health Solutions Inc. &
Medco Health Affiliates
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Wollett at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://www.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Robert W. Brueggemeier
College of Public Health
ROBERT J. CAMPBELL
BS Biological Sciences '71
MS Preventive Medicine '79
PhD Preventive Medicine '90
Council Term: October 2010-2013 (first term)
Retired Deputy Director
Center for Public Health Statistics and Informatics
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Campbell at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://cph.osu.edu/
Interim Dean Michael S. Bisesi
Social and Behavioral Sciences
(Division of the College of Arts and Sciences)
H. DEAN GIBSON
BA Sociology (with emphasis in Criminology) ’74
Council Term: April 2013-2016 (second term)
Senior Vice President
Aon Hewitt
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Gibson at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://artsandsciences.osu.edu
Divisional Dean Gifford Weary
College of Social Work
H. STANLEY EICHENAUER
MSW '70
(M.Div. '60, United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH; BS '57, Bowling Green State University)
Council Term: November 2011-2014 (second term)
Retired
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eastway Corporation
Dayton, OH
E-mail: Eichenauer at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://www.csw.ohio-state.edu
Dean Tom Gregoire
College of Veterinary Medicine
R. TOD BECKETT
DVM '89
(BA Biology '84, Denison University)
Council Term: October 2012-2015 (first term)
Medical Director
VCA Mill Run Animal Hospital
Hilliard, OH
E-mail: Beckett at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://www.vet.ohio-state.edu/
Dean Lonnie J. King
The Ohio State University at Lima
CHAD F. METZGER
BS Finance '97
Council Term: October 2012-2015 (first term)
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Wapakoneta, OH
E-mail: Metzger at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: www.lima.ohio-state.edu/
Dean/Director John R. Snyder
The Ohio State University at Mansfield
ANNE O. EPPERSON
C Dental Hygiene '57
Council Term: November 2011-2014 (second term)
Retired Dental Hygenist
Smile Dental Office
Galion, OH
E-mail: Epperson at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/
Dean/Director Stephen M. Gavazzi
The Ohio State University at Marion
RUSSELL A. MCBRIDE, III
BS Pharmacy ’71
Council Term: November 2010-2013 (second term)
Pharmacy Manager
The Kroger Company
Marion, OH
E-mail: McBride at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://osumarion.osu.edu/
Dean/Director Gregory S. Rose
The Ohio State University at Newark
ROBERT A. PERSINGER
AA Arts and Sciences '06
BA Psychology '07
Council Term: April 2013-2016 (first term)
Director, Prevention Services
Pathways of Central Ohio
Newark, OH
E-mail: Persinger at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: www.newark.osu.edu/
Dean/Director William L. MacDonald
OFFICES
Office of Business and Finance
TERINA J. MATTHEWS
MA Education '96
Masters in Labor and Human Resources '98
(BA Education '93, University of Louisville)
Council Term: October 2012-2015 (first term)
Associate Manager, Human Resources
Yum! Brands
Louisville, KY
E-mail: Matthews at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: www.busfin.ohio-state.edu
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Geoffrey S. Chatas
Office of Health Sciences
J. NWANDO OLAYIWOLA
BS '97 summa cum laude
MD ’01
(MPH '05, Harvard School of Public Health)
Council Term: April 2013-2016 (first term)
Chief Medical Officer
Community Health Center, Inc.
Middletown, CT
E-mail: Olayiwola at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: www.medicine.osu.edu/
Senior Vice President Steven G. Gabbe
Office of Health Services
Vacant
Web site: www.medicine.osu.edu/
Vice President Peter E. Geier
Office of Student Life
CATHERINE C. BLACKFORD
BA Journalism '80
Council Term: April 2013-2016 (first term)
Executive Director
The Builders Exchange of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Blackford at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/
Vice President Javaune Adams-Gaston
Office of University Communications
KAREN E. WYSCARVER
BA English '91
Council Term: October 2010-2013 (first term)
Writer
20th Century Fox Television
Los Angeles, CA
E-mail: Wyscarver at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://relations.osu.edu/
Vice President Melinda D. Church
Athletic Council
HOLLY E. CUSH
BS Allied Health Professions '91
MS Biomedical Engineering '98
Council Term: June 2011-2013 (single term)
E-mail: Cush at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Director of Athletics Gene D. Smith
The Ohio State University Foundation Board
EDWIN L. OVERMYER
BS Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences '61
Council Term: April 2013-2016 (first term)
Retired CEO
Berwangen Overmyer Associates
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Overmyer at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: http://giveto.osu.edu
President Michael C. Eicher
WOSU Public Media
TIFFANY C. MILLER
BA Journalism '96
JD Law '00
Council Term: April 2011-2014 (second term)
Attorney/Of Counsel
Bailey Cavalieri LLC
Columbus, OH
E-mail: Miller at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Web site: www.wosu.org
General Manager Thomas M. Rieland
Chair, Board of Directors
IRENE BANDY-HEDDEN, CHAIR
PhD Education '79
(BS Education '62, Ohio University;
MA '67, Eastern Kentucky University)
Council Term: September 2011-2013
President, Paragon Communications
Sarasota, FL
E-mail: Bandy-Hedden at council.ohiostatealumni.org
Past Chair, Board of Directors
JOSEPH F. DAMORE (2009-2011)
MS Allied Medical Professions '76
(BA Arts '74, Thiel College)
Council Term: September 2011-2014
Vice President
Premier Consulting Solutions
Washington, DC
E-mail: Damore at council.ohiostatealumni.org