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The Office of Alumni Engagement provides opportunities for events, programs, volunteer activities, networking and anything that creates an affinity to Ohio Northern University, which leads to opportunities for alumni to give back to their alma mater.

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The Office of Alumni Engagement would like to encourage all ONU alumni to take advantage of these services.

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Alumni Facts & Figures

  • 33,081 Living alumni
  • 1871 Year ONU established
  • 50 States where alumni reside
  • 69 Countries where alumni reside

Alumni Awards

  • The Distinguished Alumni Award was created in 1956 by the Alumni Association to recognize alumni with exemplary professional careers that illustrate the value of an Ohio Northern University education and to recognize those alumni with continued relationships with the University who have made a tangible expression of loyalty to their alma mater. This award provides an opportunity to recognize, engage and steward outstanding alumni. One alumnae/us will be selected per year.

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  • The Alumni Service Award was created by the Alumni Association in 2017 to recognize alumni who serve the University in a volunteer capacity consistently over time and/or who make a significant impact on a University project or initiative. This award provides an opportunity to recognize, engage and steward key volunteers whose energy, dedication and enthusiasm epitomize the spirit of Ohio Northern University. One alumnae/us will be selected per year.

     

  • The William L. Robinson Young Alumni Award was established in 2004 by the Alumni Association to honor and recognize William L. Robinson and the 50 years he dedicated to impacting Ohio Northern University students. This award recognizes alumni who graduated within the last 15 years and who demonstrate passion and loyalty toward their profession, community and alma mater. It provides an opportunity to engage and steward young alumni donors who exemplify the values and outcomes of an ONU education. Up to one female and one male may be selected per year.

     

  • The highest athletic honor bestowed by the University, the Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes Ohio Northern University men and women who have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics by virtue of their performance on athletic teams representing the University or by meritorious efforts on behalf of athletics either as an undergraduate or in years after leaving the University. 

     

  • In the Ohio Northern's history, our alumni awards have been organized in many different ways. The following list of alumni have received alumni awards that are currently being recognized under a different award naming structure.

  • The Ohio Northern University College Distinguished Alumni Awards provide an opportunity to recognize, engage, and steward outstanding alumni from each of the five colleges.

Alumni News

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Ohio Northern University’s upcoming Martin Luther King Jr.

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Heroes Project: Michael Rush

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ICAPP launches 'Critical Questions' Series

How might president-elect Joe Biden govern during the next four years?

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Most ONU Class of ’20 graduates working full time, despite ongoing recession

During one of the most ravaged job markets in U.S.

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Heroes Project: Adriane Thompson Bradshaw

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What the polls got right in 2020

The 2020 presidential election results timeline has been anything but routine.

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Heroes Project: Karen Schroeder

On June 24, 2020, the ONU Board of Trustees endorsed the University’s COVID-19 safety plan for resuming in-person education for

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Heroes Project: Steven Martin

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ONU alumna plays key role in COVID vaccine development

With the recent reporting that three of the COVID-19 vaccines currently in development are highly effective, it’s easy to jump right

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ONUnity

Series of campus-wide events brings students, faculty and staff together in support of diversity, equity and inclusion at ONU

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Heroes Project: Vicki Niese

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