The Glenn School Has a Lot to Celebrate
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Summer | 2011 PThe newsletterublic for alumni and friends of the JohnA Glenn Schoolddress of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University Celebrate! The Glenn School has a lot to celebrate — new graduates, three Outstanding First-Year Students, a new $3 million grant for the Parliamentary Development Project and much more. In this issue of John Glenn School Letter from the Director of Public Affairs n behalf of the John Glenn School of Public Public Address School Director Affairs, I am excited to share with you the Charles Wise, Ph.D. exciting events happening in the life of the OGlenn School, our faculty, and alumni. Administration In this issue, you will read about the many Letter from the director Public Affairs Student John Mills opportunities we at the Glenn School have had to Glenn School Director Association celebrate our students, faculty, alumni and influential 3 Admissions and Student Services 6 9Alumnus Bill Shkurti releases Dr. Charles Wise talks about The Public Affairs Student public leaders in the recent months. events in and around the school. Association (PASA) expands its new book Kathleen Hallihan, Ph.D. This spring, the Glenn School recognized two programming to help graduate Bill Shkurti’s new book, “Soldiering Ohio statesmen who have shown excellence in public Alumni Relations students network, prepare for On in a Dying War,” sheds light on service. Speaker of the House John Boehner was presented the 21st John Glenn Liz Shirey careers and enjoy graduate life. events that happened at the end of the School Excellence in Public Service Award. Speaker Boehner was recognized because of his long service at local, state, and national levels. Senator Rob Undergraduates Vietnam War. Director Recognized by University Portman was given the first John Glenn School Medal of Leadership, created 4 Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D. this year to recognize a person who has exhibited outstanding leadership in Three first-year students received Battelle Center for Mathematics & Faculty Teaching and public affairs by example, action, and accomplishments. the Outstanding First-Year Science Education Policy Around the School The Glenn School also recognized three learning community members and Student Award given by the Ohio 7 public affairs majors who were selected to receive the Outstanding First-Year Dr. David Landsbergen’s students Director Union. 1Controlling0 Board President Student Award given by the Ohio Union. Josh Kohlschmidt, Mallory Workman helped local governments work Debra Jasper, Ph.D. and Justin Phillips were three of the ten students selected to receive this award Randy Cole has a unique opportunity with social media. Kiplinger Program in because of the exemplary leadership and service they demonstrated during their to work on state policy as president of Public Affairs Journalism first year at Ohio State. the Ohio Controlling Board. During our spring pre-commencement ceremony, we celebrated not only Events around the School Director those who graduated from the Glenn School during the year, but also three Kenneth Kolson, Ph.D. 5 The Glenn School celebrates the local public servants. State representative Ted Celeste was presented with the graduation of the 2011 graduate Washington Academic Outstanding Public Service Award for his career in public service in Ohio and Internship Program students, Learning Community alumnus Dana McDaniel and alumna Lisa Patt-McDaniel each received the members visit Washington, D.C., Events Manager Outstanding Alumnus Award for their work in public service. We at the school are immensely proud of the impact that our students and alumni are having on and alumni, friends and students 11 Laura Sipe First Alternative Spring Break public service across the state and nation. meet to network. Trip to Washington, D.C. Field Director At a recent book release reception, we recognized the work of alumnus Graduates spent spring break Ellie Valentine Bill Shkurti, whose first book, “Soldiering On in a Dying War,” tells the true networking with alumni and friends story of events at the end of the Vietnam War that have been misrepresented Associate Field Director in Washington, D.C. by historians for decades. Shkurti, who currently teaches at the Glenn School, Edward Rakhimkulov considers his historic account a labor of love and has chosen to donate all Ukraine Parliamentary proceeds from sales of the book to the Glenn School. Development Project As I shared with our new graduates, all of us affiliated with the John Glenn School of Public Affairs must allow our motto — “inspiring citizenship, 12 Outreach and Engagement developing leadership” — to resonate in our words and actions. We are so proud Alumnus’ Advice on Managing Cindy Holodnak to celebrate the many students, alumni and friends of the Glenn School who are Public Perception Management Development truly putting those words into practice. Alumnus Lance Decker offers his I know you will enjoy this issue of Public Address, just as I did. If you Philanthropy 8Speaker Boehner and Senator perspective on how to manage public would like to learn more about upcoming guest speakers, the Glenn School Jodi Bopp Portman Honored perception of local government. Alumni/ae Board and other opportunities, please visit our website or contact us. Speaker John Boehner received the Public Address Glenn School Excellence in Public Hank Wilson Service Award. Senator Rob Portman Director of Communications was awarded the first Glenn School Charles Wise, Ph.D. 13-15 General Information Director Medal of Leadership. Alumni and friends John Glenn School of Public Affairs 614.292.4545 2 Public Address | glennschool.osu.edu | Summer 2011 Public Address | glennschool.osu.edu | Summer 2011 3 Undergraduate program Public Affairs undergrads receive honors For the second year in a row, Glenn School undergraduate students have been recognized as some of the university’s best. Public affairs majors and John Glenn Learning Community members Josh Kohlschmidt, Justin Phillips and Mallory Workman were chosen to receive the Outstanding First-Year Student Award by the Ohio Union. These individuals, along with seven other students, were selected for the award based on the exemplary leadership and service they demonstrated during their first year at Ohio State. Glenn School’s new graduates The 2011 Glenn School graduates were honored at a pre-commencement ceremony held Saturday, June 11 at the Ohio Union Performance Hall. Above, family and friends applaud the graduating students as they parade into the hall. Above right: Glenn More photos: School faculty members Rob Greenbaum and Craig Boardman speak at pre-commencement in front of a photo of the two flickr.com/ professors competing in the warrior dash. photos/ glennschool Learning community visits D.C. The 2011 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., Originally from Texas, Josh Mallory Workman has made the Justin Phillips wasted no time be- began with quite a spectacle — students in the John Glenn Learn- Kohlschmidt was attracted to the major most of her short tenure at Ohio State thus coming involved at Ohio State this year. ing Community carrying a giant American flag down Constitution early in his college career. The public far. She has been a very active member From his first day on campus, Justin Avenue! As a visiting choral group sang “God Bless America,” the affairs major is exactly what I was look- of the John Glenn Learning Community quickly established himself as an up- LC students slowly unveiled a 30-by-50-foot U.S. flag and then led ing for,” Kohlschmidt commented. “It’s and Civic Leadership Council, and has and-coming student leader. In addition the parade. This made for a great end to the 2011 Learning Com- a chance for me to get in-depth on many also been involved with a number of other to involvement with the Learning Com- munity trip to Washington, a culmination of a year’s worth of policy different policy issues and delve farther campus organizations, including the Un- munity and Civic Leadership Council, study and community service by the students in the LC. The John and farther into the complicated field of dergraduate Student Government, Alpha he is an active member of the Under- Glenn Learning Community provides an environment where first- policy analysis. Josh credits the learn- Xi Delta sorority, Best Buddies, a service graduate Student Government, the Resi- year students with an interest in public service and public policy can ing community for making his first year organization, and the First-Year Connec- dence Hall Advisory Council, the Baker live together in the residence halls and participate in programming on campus a great one and allowing him tions Team, sponsored by the Office of East Governing Organization, Central focused on their needs and interests. to “live and become great friends with a Undergraduate Admissions and First-Year Ohio Buckeye Leadership Connection, This year’s trip brought 22 students and three staff members LC students in front of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule at the dedicated groups of student with similar Experience. Outside of Ohio State, she and the Army ROTC program at Ohio to our nation’s capital for a weekend of policy studies, profes- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. interests. We grew personally, engaged has further developed her interest in public State. He also has been spearheading sional development, community service and fun. On the first day in display in the air and space museum. In the evening, the group recon- in some fun service activities, hung out service through an internship in the office a project to create late-night alcohol- Washington, students had an opportunity to find out firsthand what vened for a night tour of the monuments. and built relationships that will last long of State Representative Denise Driehaus. alternative programming for students life in Washington is like through visits to the offices of U.S.