Alumni & Friends

Without the success of Marietta’s annual Day of Giving, Education Studies major Karsen Dye ’23 (Marietta, Ohio) would not have been able to travel to her internship in Texas.

In the not-too-distant future, Marietta College’s softball team will be playing in one of the nation's finest NCAA Division III facilities.

Dr. Cody Clemens, Assistant Professor in the Communication Department, can’t help but tout the accomplishments of recent graduates in his program and the success they are having in the next phase of their education.

One of the first notations Cynthia Klingemier ’79 makes on her new calendar every year is a reminder to make her annual donation to Marietta College.

Marc Ponchione ’96 came to Marietta from Pennsylvania not knowing a soul and hoping to play baseball for the legendary coach Don Schaly. The first person he met at Marietta was Eric Abood ’96, a charismatic freshman who lived on the same floor in Mary Beach Hall.

After her own unsatisfactory experience, Rylie Wahl ’19 (Columbus, Ohio) wanted to come up with a way to improve therapy sessions for future clients.

Gavin Linkous ’21 never had a doubt, but he admits that his career in sport management is moving at a faster pace than even he could have imagined.

As Bella May ’22 (Mentor, Ohio) prepares to graduate from Marietta College in December, she is also staring at an exciting future living in Japan.

“I actually plan on teaching English as a second language in Japan,” she said. “This is something that I have always wanted to do.”

For more than 22 years, Ryan Korner ’01 has worked with IRS Criminal Investigation, and within the past few months was promoted to Director of Field Operations for the Western United States.

Being able to prepare students for the multi-media world of TV news and broadcasting requires outstanding faculty instruction, but also modern equipment.