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OHIO Alumni Southern Chapter receives award for student networking

The Southern Chapter of the 91视频 Alumni Association received an award for its work networking with students at 91视频鈥檚 Southern Campus.

The Alumni Chapter accepted the honor at the Alumni Leaders Conference Awards Reception and Dinner on May 18, in the Walter Hall Rotunda on the 91视频 Athens Campus.

The Southern Chapter was recognized with the Lindley Student Networking Award. This award was created in 2009 to celebrate the alumni association鈥檚 150th anniversary and recognizes efforts which create opportunity for student-alumni networking.

The Lindley Student Networking Award acknowledges alumni groups which demonstrate excellence in the creation of opportunities for alumni to connect with current students.

The Southern Chapter was honored for hosting a simulcast at Southern鈥檚 Ironton Campus and Proctorville Center of a lecture by Sam Quinones, author of the best-selling book, "Dreamland." He visited Athens on Oct. 11, for a discussion about his research and book on the nation鈥檚 opioid crisis. The Southern Alumni hosted a live feed of the event.

鈥淭he Southern Chapter of Ohio Alumni wanted to offer the simulcast as a way for Southern Campus students and members of the community to participate in this important event,鈥 said Nina Queen, chapter president. 鈥淲e thought it was an important option for students to acquire more information on the current addiction problem in the tristate area.鈥  

Queen and Lois Terkhorn, chapter vice president, represented the Southern Chapter at the Awards ceremony. The group was also had a second nomination for the Lindley Award for hosting 鈥淒inner with 12 Strangers鈥 in which a dozen students were invited to sit down at dinner with OHIO alumna Jan Rader. She is the Huntington, West Virginia, fire chief and one of TIME Magazine鈥檚 100 Most Influential People in the World.

鈥淥ur alumni are an important part of the Southern Campus and 91视频 communities,鈥 said Nicole Pennington, dean of the Southern Campus. 鈥淭he campus appreciates all efforts by our alumni to foster relationships with students in the community, in the workplace and at University events. Their efforts help our students see the bigger picture beyond graduation.鈥 

For more information about the 91视频 Southern Chapter Alumni Association, please contact queenn@ohio.edu.

Published
May 25, 2018
Author
Staff reports