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2024 grad Carolina Amparo enjoys summer internship at the U.S. Embassy in Peru
When Carolina Amparo was considering colleges, she wanted to leave the comfort zone of South Florida, where she was born and raised, and see a completely different part of the country. Wanting to study political science, Amparo decided on Ashland University largely because of its Ashbrook Scholar Program, a rigorous and top-rated academic program for AU undergraduate students majoring or minoring in political science, political economy or history. AU helped…
Pair of graduates from AU’s MAHG program named History Teacher of the Year
ASHLAND, Ohio – Two state winners of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s 2024 History Teacher of the Year award—Katie Orenberg of California and Erik Iverson of South Dakota—are graduates of Ashland University’s Master of American History and Government (MAHG) program. Started in 2004, this Gilder Lehrman program recognizes excellence in the teaching of history at the K-12 level and shines a light on the important work history teachers do.
Things Allred learned at AU have helped get the Richland Source up and running
While Jay Allred said he can’t tie his experience at Ashland University directly to starting the Richland Source in 2013, the local online news company’s commitment to listening to all points of view, being fair and rigorous and working to keep the best interests of the communities it covers at the center of its work lines up with what he learned at AU. What he learned at AU also lines up with many other aspects of the Richland Source CEO’s life. “Of course…
Ashland University MBA student having a special year
For Christopher Blough, 2024 is turning into a special year. He started a business in the spring, Bonum Cultura Group, a consulting firm focused on building better business cultures and leaders through Biblical principles and values; will complete an MBA in organizational leadership from Ashland University at the end of the year; and was recognized in the most recent Marquis Who’s Who biographical volume, which profiles individuals based on noteworthy…
Love of genealogy leads to AU grad Allison Lawrentz Barnhart having book published
Ashland University graduate Allison Lawrentz Barnhart started writing her book in the past tense, but quickly changed that. “I thought, ‘This is going to be boring – this happened and that happened, and I don’t want to do that,’” said Lawrentz Barnhart, describing how “The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy” began. “It’s so much of a deeper story than that.” So, she switched to present tense as she described her…
AU graduate recognized for her career in business as a teacher and financial adviser
Dena Kotz-Fresch chose Ashland University for an MBA for two main reasons. First, her undergraduate degree in finance was from AU. Second, she wanted a more specific specialization other than a traditional MBA to distinguish herself from all the other MBAs in the workforce, which she received from AU with an MBA in global management. Not only has that helped distinguish her in the workforce, it also has helped her be included recently in the Marquis Who’s…
AU master's degree graduate named superintendent of Wilmington City Schools
Tim Dettwiller had never considered earning a school administrator license until administrators at Madison-Plains Local Schools in London, Ohio, suggested it. “I was the school treasurer and helped them on their facility improvement process, and they liked what I did so much that they asked me to get my superintendent’s license,” said Dettwiller, who eventually became the school district’s superintendent for four years, followed by four years as…
Ashland University graduate Megan Harvey named executive director of Main Street Wadsworth
Megan Harvey had really enjoyed participating in community and high school theatre productions but was too afraid to pursue theatre as a career. After a few other career explorations, she decided to pursue a profession in arts management. However, the university she was attending and had wanted to attend since she was a child, Ashland University, didn’t offer an arts management major. “While Ashland did not offer this type of program in either the school of…
Susan Jacobs, who has taught art online for AU, has celebrity portraits exhibition
A few years ago, Susan Jacobs really enjoyed an online Ashland University course she taught called Creative Thinking Experiences Through Drawing. “I had some astonishing results,” Jacobs said about the class. “Surprising to see such progress without actually meeting the students.” Jacobs has had some astonishing results with her art of people she also hasn’t met, including Bruce Springsteen, Barbara Streisand and Stephen Curry. Her exhibition of celebrity…
AU's School Superintendent Licensure program helps lead to CEO job at iSTEM School
On the advice of one of his mentors, Allen Wilson decided to earn a school superintendent license from Ashland University. “He pointed out that with the license I would be open to more administrative opportunities not just as a superintendent,” Wilson said about that mentor, former superintendent of Tri-County Educational Service Center, Eugene Linton. One of those opportunities is his most recent position at RG Drage Career Center in Canton as tech…
