Alumni & Friends

Robert “Bob” WalshSeptember 20, 1940 — January 23, 2017 Before Robert “Bob” Walsh was a well-known name in professional sports, broadcasting and business, he was a broadcast major at Marietta College studying under the likes of Mass Media Professor Bernard Russi Jr. With great sadness, the Marietta College community learned that Walsh died...

As an undergraduate, Keira Hambrick ’09 learned a lot about herself while tutoring fellow classmates. “I enjoyed working for both the Academic Resource Center and the Writing Center,” she said. “Helping other students to understand everything from the Krebs cycle to thesis statements was a great way for me to connect with my peers, and also...

Dave Rickey '78 was reared on technology. His everyday vocabulary includes words such as semiconductors and high performance communication chips. Mention the library's Dewey Decimal System to him and you might get a blank stare.

Marietta College is mourning the loss of a longtime faculty and staff member who impacted the lives of countless students during a nearly 25-year tenure. Dr. Margaret Ross, Marietta’s former Counseling Center Director and Professor of Counseling Services, died on April 2nd in Marietta. She was 91.

The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) recently awarded Marietta College Emeritus Professor Dr. Robert W. Chase the 2016 OOGEEP Pipeline Award for his numerous positive contributions to Ohio and the state’s oil and gas industry. Chase served as chair of the Edwy R. Brown Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology at...

When Bill Corwin ’78 came to visit his son Jamie ’14 (Lakeside, Mont.) in September, he pointed out his old band seat.   “We had a college jazz band that was big fun,” Bill says. “I was telling Jamie, ‘This is where we rehearsed and recorded our album.’ ”    

Three Marietta College students majoring in physics — Jen Kachel ’13 (Woodsfield, Ohio), Shelby Lee ’13 (Galloway, Ohio) and Lin Su ’13 (Beijing, China) — presented their capstone research posters at the Ohio-region Section of the American Physical Society at Ohio University.

Marietta College seniors Ashley Deas and Craig Gliva were crowned Homecoming 2006 royalty during halftime of the Pioneers' football game against John Carroll on Saturday (Oct. 14). The announcing of queen and king was just one of the many highlights in a weekend full of activities for students and alumni. Other memorable moments included...

It would seem that someone as accomplished as Don Ritter ’81 couldn’t be flabbergasted. However, that’s exactly what happened when Marietta College President William N. Ruud asked Ritter to deliver the commencement address to nearly 250 graduates on May 6th in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center.

Brandee Norris , Executive Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement, knew that reaching the $1.85 million Marietta Fund goal was critically important to the College.

One look at Dr. Eric Fitch’s office and it’s easy to see you have a person who loves his work. Better yet, his work is a passion. His zeal for the environment is not lost on his colleagues around the world. Fitch, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Leadership at Marietta College, will receive the Icko Iben Award from the...

A look at Marietta College’s 2016 year in review has the potential of journeying on to be a 366-day highlight reel (yes, adding to the highlights was the fact that 2016 was a leap year).

In Caryn Clevenger Keller’s field, words take on a much greater meaning than the two-dimensional black and white marks on a page — they work together to form visual concepts and messages. They have three dimensions.

Marietta College's Department of Education is offering a four-week summer reading camp from 9 to 11:45 a.m. daily. The camp, which is for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade in the fall of 2006, ends July 14. The Reading Camp is a practicum experience that allows education majors to work as teachers with children from schools...

Gregg Dyakon ’17 and his parents watched helplessly as news reports and updates from their Kingwood neighbors came in about how Category 4 Hurricane Harvey was pummeling their community.

In less than one week, approximately 300 seniors will don their caps and gowns, preparing for that special moment when they get to turn their tassels and officially become graduates of Marietta College. Though she’s looking forward to this weekend, Kelsey Jeffery ’15 (The Plains, Ohio) is also experiencing mixed feelings about what this...

The eighth annual Mid-Ohio Valley College Night is coming to the Marietta College campus once again bringing along with it more than 70 colleges and universities. From 6:30-8:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, high school students can learn more about their options for post-secondary education. Co-sponsored by Marietta College and The Marietta Times...

A few students were emotional, others were smiling ear to ear and a couple just wanted to hand the microphone off to the next person. That’s typically how Marietta College’s annual December Graduation Celebration — an informal event to acknowledge the newest members of The Long Blue Line. Twenty-one of the possible 46 graduates participated...

For four consecutive weeks this summer, Marietta College will be educating the educators. College officials are excited to be offering the inaugural Summer Institute for Teachers 2006, which will allow educators from around Ohio a convenient way to earn graduate credits through one-week residential courses. The program features 28 courses...

As a steady rain pelted the finely manicured grass outside, a small group of golfers gathered around a computer screen hoping to see some positive updates on the forecast. The other 75 or so, huddled inside the clubhouse at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Meadville, Pennsylvania, were debating if the fifth annual Pioneer Challenge Golf Outing...

When a few entertainment websites shared the news that Nick Gehlfuss ’07 had just landed a recurring role on an established NBC show, word spread across the Marietta College campus fast.

Before John G. McCoy became a banking giant and one of Ohio’s biggest philanthropists, he was a Marietta College student. Born and raised in Marietta, McCoy graduated from Marietta College with a Bachelor of Arts in Business in 1935. The man known around campus as “Mr. Marietta,” died Sunday (April 4, 2010) at his home in New Albany, Ohio. He...

With ideal weather and a record number of people registered for events (627), Marietta College’s 2016 Homecoming weekend was a huge success. Many alumni and friends of the College returned to campus a little early as they either participated in or wanted to witness the inauguration of Dr. William N. Ruud as Marietta’s 19th president.

Sherrill and Reggie Wallace get the rare opportunity to watch their son, Terrance ’12 (Westerville, Ohio), graduate from Marietta College twice.

Dr. Greg Smith, who graduated from Marietta College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1978, made the final presentation of the Physics Colloquium fall season on Friday, Nov. 11. Smith spoke to a crowd of about 50 people on his work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee and the field of neutron scattering. In 2002...