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New Safety Services Director Kim Mager busy with job and promotion of her book
There’s only one thing that concerns Rick Ewing about the person he hired as Ashland University’s new director of Safety Services. “I hope she doesn’t become too famous, and I lose her,” said Ewing, AU’s vice president of Facilities, half joking and half serious. Kim Mager, who replaced longtime Safety Services Director Dave McLaughlin this summer after he retired, recently published a book that is on sale at the Campus Store, other locations and online; has…
Ashland University grad named warden for Richland Correctional Institution
During her senior year at Ashland University in the late 1990s, Criminal Justice major Angela (Hunsinger) Stuff had been applying for prison system jobs without any luck. Then one of her professors told her about an internship at the Mansfield Correctional Institution (MANCI) training as a case manager. “It got my foot in the door,” said Stuff, a 1999 AU graduate. “I had really good knowledge walking in the door for an interview after graduation. The job I…
Herb Homan brings decades of experience to Criminal Justice classes at Ashland University
A couple of times over the years, longtime friends Anne Strouth and Herb Homan talked about the possibility of him teaching some courses at Ashland University. “I have known Herb for a very long time,” said Strouth, the director of the Criminal Justice Department at AU. “It dates back to knowing Herb when I worked for the Ohio State Highway patrol in the 1990s.” Strouth liked that Homan could bring a lot of practical experience to students since he worked…
Ashland University graduate promoted to assistant chief for Norwalk Police Department
While Michael Biller came to Ashland University to play sports, he left with a strong desire for a law enforcement career. “One of the main reasons why I chose AU was because of the football and baseball programs,” said Biller, a 2008 Ashland grad. “I only played football for one year and baseball for three years. I decided to concentrate on my academics and my career in law enforcement during my senior year.” That decision has paid off for Biller, a…
Kleman credits Ashland University with career path toward being promoted to lieutenant
Because her sister, who was studying nursing at Ashland University, always talked about how great the professors and staff were there, Rachel Kleman decided to transfer to AU after her freshman year at another college. “Upon taking preliminary and mandatory credit classes, I found interest in criminal justice and sociology, which in turn led me to getting a degree in both,” said Kleman, who graduated from AU in 2018. Kleman said it was one of the best…
Criminal justice graduate makes history as first female sergeant with Grove City Division of Police
During the fall semester of her senior year at Ashland University, Brittany Hennessy received a conditional offer to work for the Grove City Division of Police. Hennessy said she is forever grateful to AU, especially professors Russell Craig and Jeffery Spelman, for allowing her to finish her criminal justice degree in 2011 and start her career before graduating. “They allowed me to do my last semester by conference and complete all of the necessary projects…
Experts in correctional education discuss best practices, reentry initiatives at AU
Stan Andrisse is a research endocrinologist who has done research on diabetes, written a book and is a faculty member at Howard University College of Medicine, a visiting professor for Imperial College London and used to work at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. James Harris, a certified legal assistant/paralegal, is working to add to his associate degree with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminal justice while working as a pre-construction welder.…
Award-winning police officer to host criminal justice presentation Oct. 25
ASHLAND, Ohio – The departments of criminal justice and religion at Ashland University, along with the Ashland Center for Nonviolence, are hosting an event, “Dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions: Interacting with the Middle Eastern and Muslim Population,” on Tuesday, Oct. 25. It is open to the public and will take place in the John C. Myers Convocation Center (faculty/trustees room) from 6-8 p.m. This presentation will be led by Sarah Shendy, an officer in…
