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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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33,081 Living alumni
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1871 Year ONU established
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50 States where alumni reside
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69 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
Tracking Track and Field
From senior capstone project, to working prototype, to marketable device—an engineering grad’s invention is being put through its p
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Ohio Northern University President Daniel A. DiBiasio, longest-serving Ohio private colleges leader, to retire
ADA, Ohio – It is with considerable admiration and gratitude for his many years of academic leadership that Ohio Northern University
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PPG Foundation Grant Awarded to ONU College of Engineering for Lima Senior High School STEM Learning
Ohio Northern University has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the PPG Foundation on behalf of its coatings services facility locate
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ONU Theatre Arts to livestream production of ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’
ADA, Ohio – The Ohio Northern University School of Visual and Performing Arts will present a staged production of “The House of Bern
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ONU’s VITA program offering socially distanced income tax filing assistance
Ohio Northern University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is again offering free, socially distanced income tax prep
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Independent retail pharmacies playing important role in COVID-19 fight
As America approaches the one-year anniversary of living in the grasp of COVID-19, new vaccines buoy our hopes for an end to the pan
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ONU law school dean joins contemporaries in condemning Capitol attack
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law Dean Charles H.
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Engineering building wins top design award
Ohio Northern University’s James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building was awarded Education Design Showcase’s 2020 grand prize for its
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Waterford Hotel Group to manage ONU’s The Inn
Ohio Northern University is pleased to announce an exciting collaboration with premier hospitality corporation Waterford Hotel Group
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ONU to commemorate MLK Jr. Day with weeklong events
Ohio Northern University’s upcoming Martin Luther King Jr.
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Heroes Project: Michael Rush
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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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