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Office of Alumni Engagement
Resources for Alumni
ONCE A POLAR BEAR, ALWAYS A POLAR BEAR!
The Office of Alumni Engagement would like to encourage all ONU alumni to take advantage of these services.
Meet the alumni engagement team
Alumni Facts & Figures
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32,731 Living alumni
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1871 Year ONU established
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50 States where alumni reside
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68 Countries where alumni reside
Alumni Awards
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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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Living History
Students tour downtown Bellefontaine to learn about small-town revitalization efforts of ONU alumni
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Ohio Northern University to hold Veterans Day ceremony on campus, via livestream
Ohio Northern University will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.
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Ohio Northern University pharmacy professor receives national award for lifetime leadership
Ohio Northern University pharmacy professor Dr.
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ONU Heroes: Ryan Waldschmidt
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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Ohio Northern Symphony to livestream “A Chamber Music Soirée”
ADA – The Ohio Northern Symphony’s fall program “A Chamber Music Soirée” features various small ensembles performing compositions wr
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ONU Theatre Arts to livestream production of ‘Blocked!’
The Ohio Northern University School of Visual and Performing Arts will present the musical “Blocked!” from Oct.
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Ohio Northern’s Institute for Civics and Public Policy is poised to be a difference maker
ADA – Ohio Northern University students and faculty will help shape the future of their community, country and the world by lending
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Committed to Serving
In a time where anything “normal” in higher education is scarce, Ohio Northern University is still clinging tightly to one of its fo
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New Great Lakes Poll: Swing states Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin lean Biden; Ohio a toss-up
Results from the fourth 2020 Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leading in M
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Office of Alumni Engagement
122 Lehr Memorial Building525 South Main Street
Ada, Ohio 45810
419-772-2727
alumni@onu.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed Saturday and Sunday