Photo Display Name Department Email/Phone Office Title Degree
  Jacob Conley Engineering j-conley.3@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7721113 		James Lehr Kennedy 118A Machine Shop Technician
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Scott Cottle Engineering s-cottle@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7722397 		James Lehr Kennedy 118B Senior Mechanical Technician AAS, James A Rhodes State College
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Lori Goldsmith Engineering l-goldsmith@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7722371 		James Lehr Kennedy 107 Executive Administrative Assistant
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Jodi Kennedy Engineering j-kennedy@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7721024 		James Lehr Kennedy 107B University Grants and Engineering Operations Specialist AA, Northwestern College
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Laurie Laird Engineering l-laird@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7722421 		James Lehr Kennedy 109D Director of Corporate and Alumni Relations BSME, Ohio Northern University
MS, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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Ben McPheron Engineering b-mcpheron.3@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7722372 		James Lehr Kennedy 107D Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering BSEE, Ohio Northern University
PhD, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
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Ethan Williams Engineering e-williams.13@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7722395 		James Lehr Kennedy 200B Maker Space Technician AS, Hillsborough Community College
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J.D. Yoder Engineering j-yoder@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7722385 		James Lehr Kennedy 107A Dean of the College of Engineering MS, University of Notre Dame
PHD, University of Notre Dame
BSME, University of Notre Dame
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Tom Zechman Engineering t-zechman.2@onu.edu
+1 (419) 7722648 		James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building 109B Temporary Engineering Assistant BS, Southern Methodist University
MS, University of Dayton

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