Public Address This academic year marks my 20th year at surged in Ohio. We moved all our events Ohio State. Just prior to the start of my first online, including a fully virtual memorial academic term in 2001, I went on a for Annie Glenn. Students, faculty and University-organized tour of Ohio on staff joined millions of other Americans Tuesday, September 11. The tour was cut in participating in the 2020 election in short by the news of planes crashing into the record numbers. And we all tightened our Twin Towers in New York City and the belts in response to a dramatic decrease in Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing just our projected revenues for this academic under 3000 Americans. Seven years later, the year. This issue of Public Address crash of the housing market led to the largest features many of the ways we as a contraction of the economy since the Great College have responded to the pandemic. Depression. And then four years ago, less than What’s missing in this issue is the A Letter a month after a tumultuous 2016 presidential degree to which protests around racism from the election, Ohio State campus police shot and and inequity last summer and the killed a Somali refugee who had rammed his storming of the U.S. Capital have Dean vehicle into a crowd of students. Two weeks engulfed the college. Glenn College later Senator John Glenn passed away. faculty, students and staff are passionate Since the first evidence of COVID-19 about issues of fairness and justice and infections in the U.S. in February 2020, the have been enraged by the loss of Black last nine months have included successive and lives and the effort to derail a free and fair overlapping disruptions that dwarf the events election. We’re in the process of of the last two decades. As of this writing, reviewing and updating all of our COVID-19 has infected close to 22 million curricula to ensure that diverse Americans and taken the lives of over perspectives, ideas and approaches are 371,000. U.S. unemployment peaked at just integrated. We’re reenergizing the way under 15% this year, the highest level since we teach to ensure that students and records began in 1948. An estimated 15 to 26 instructors can have difficult million Americans participated in protests conversations about contentious topics – throughout the summer in the wake of George notably race, inequity and fairness in a Floyd’s killing by a police officer, followed democracy – in inclusive, respectful and by the most contentious U.S. presidential constructive ways. We have also election in over 50 years. In the midst of all of embarked on research designed to be this, just two months after eclipsing 100 years actionable for public decision makers of life, Annie Glenn succumbed to wrestling with how to balance the COVID-19 on May 19, 2020. And now, at the tensions of fairly treating all Americans, dawn of 2021, a mob stormed the U.S. notably Black Americans, while After Action Review: Capitol intent on upending a ceremonial, but continuing to provide public services like 2020 Protest Events in essential part of the electoral process. The policing. For example, the college is Columbus, Ohio breach of the legislative branch and the death conducting a study for the City of The City of Columbus, via the De- partment of Public Safety, has asked of five people has stained American Columbus on how the city and the the John Glenn College of Public democracy. Columbus Police Department have Affairs at The Ohio State University Just as the momentous events of the last 20 responded to the protests of the summer to research and evaluate the city’s response to protests between May years have impacted and engaged the College of 2020. We plan to share these stories in 28 and July 19, 2020. The goal is to in profound ways, events of the last nine a successive issue of Public Address as improve the city’s response to any months have challenged and tested the they deserve the same deep coverage as future protests, particularly in terms faculty, staff and students of the John Glenn the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of of the crucial balance between public safety and freedom of expression. College of Public Affairs. After abruptly our faculty, staff and students. Public Input Needed: Community shifting all of our courses to fully virtual members who participated in Colum- offerings in late spring, we offered a blended Stay safe, healthy, engaged and committed bus protests between May 28 and portfolio of in-person, hybrid, and virtual to improving our democracy and knitting July 19 are invited to be interviewed together our social fabric. We are. for this study. Learn more and get courses this fall, only to pivot back to fully involved at: columbusaar2020.org virtual in mid-November as COVID cases —Dean Trevor Brown WINTER 2021 ContentsPUBLIC ADDRESS

02 | Glenn College Alumni Lead the State During a Year 11 of Crisis by Mary Cavanaugh Thompson

05 | The COVID-19 Pandemic: Glenn Dean College Researchers Trevor Brown on the Frontlines by Donna Marbury Associate Dean for Curriculum 08 | Glass Half Full Robert Greenbaum COVID-19 classroom Associate Dean for observations from a fourth- Faculty Development year student. Jos C.N. Raadschelders by Sarah Handau Assistant Dean of 09 | Two Week Students and Instruction Kathleen Hallihan Notice 16 | New Survey Helps 23 | Senator Glenn In- Glenn College’s ‘First Responder’ Gauge Future for Ohio ducted into the Govern- Executive Editor Pivotal to Virtual Instruction. Nonprofits ment Hall of Fame Lisa Frericks by Deidre Woodward by Deidre Woodward Editor 24 | Donor Spotlights: Erin Greene 11 | Remembering Annie 17 | Faculty Highlights Honoring the remarkable life of For the Future of Public Writer the late Annie Glenn. Service Deidre Woodward 18 | New Research Yields by Deidre Woodward 14 | Virtual Conference Community Recom- Contributors Builds Civic Engagement mendations to Stimulate Carly Dearborn 26 | Faculty Notes with Ohio State Student Smart Job Growth Post- Donna Marbury Athletes COVID Mary Cavanaugh Thompson by Deidre Woodward 30 | New Hires Designer 20 2020 Glenn | Jason Turner 15 | Department of College Award Recipients 31 | Alumni Updates Defense Grant Goes to Comments Battelle Center Editor, Public Address by Deidre Woodward 34 | Connect Virtually Page Hall, 1810 College Rd. Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected]

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Glenn College Alumni Lead the State During a Year of Crisis By Mary Cavanaugh Thompson

n January 2020, the notion prudent, Murnieks immediately made of a global pandemic had decisions to contain spending, such as I barely registered on the cutting back on new hires. A few weeks radar of most Americans. But later when the first cases of COVID-19 as a virus in China became a were confirmed in Ohio, more decisions compelling threat to supply chains were made: no new government hires, no around the world and worse, mass gatherings, and the closing of bars, lives, government officials across restaurants and schools. the globe began to plan for the The governor turned to Murnieks unknown. Closer to home, at the to manage Ohio’s robust disaster and top levels of Ohio government, imberly Murnieks imberly emergency funds. “It’s been clear four state agency directors began K throughout the pandemic that the crisis to make quick decisions that At the first signs of the coronavirus is managed locally in our communities, allowed for continuity of service. last January, a team at the Ohio Office our families, schools and local These four leaders, John Glenn of Budget and Management (OBM) institutions,” declared Murnieks. “This College of Public Affairs alumni, began tracking global economic data. has heightened the need to communicate relied on strong communication, “If Ohio were a country, it would be and collaborate. We acted quickly to agility, conservative forecasting the 21st largest in the world, so what open channels of communication to and empathy to lead their happens in China and Asia will affect ensure dollars were sent where they were teams, and the state, through an us,” noted director of OBM Kimberly needed most.” unprecedented crisis. Murnieks, MPA ’95. To be extra Early on, and throughout the

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pandemic, the management of resources about potential rumors, anxieties and has remained a top priority for the OBM. technology concerns. He credits a strong “We gather information quickly, not just relationship with the Ohio Department from our agency but from leaders across of Public Health for timely, weekly the state as well as front line workers. discussions with statewide community It’s crucial to have a structure in place leaders from Toledo to Marietta. so you can make those connections DeMaria’s team and officials immediately,” added Murnieks. from districts around the state were looking to him for direction during an unprecedented crisis with no end in

sight. “People were looking for approval Gies yan R on decisions that were unconventional but okay in an environment that wasn’t Continuity of education is equally contemplated,” DeMaria stated. important to keeping thousands of troubled young Ohioans safe as they attempt to get on the right path. Ryan “I led by saying, Gies, MPA ’94, director of the Ohio Department of Youth Services, has we’re going to do worked for the juvenile corrections what’s right for system since 1993. His last promotion was in January of 2019, when Paolo DeMaria Paolo districts. If for Governor DeWine named Gies to his In a time of incredible change and some reason that cabinet. ambiguity, Paolo DeMaria, MPA ’96, Gies acknowledged making Ohio’s Superintendent of Public causes us some adjustments to his leadership style Instruction, echoes the need for consternation down to adapt to the disruption caused by collaboration and agility. COVID-19. “This is an incredibly On March 16, 2020, Ohio schools the road, we have anxious time,” Gies stated. “As closed for the first time since 1918. ground to stand on leaders, we must maintain a positive “State law doesn’t really contemplate culture. We adjust to new sets of facts. this idea of closing buildings and yet and will defend it. If We get input from people who know wanting to maintain some semblance we get blamed, we’ll more about public health than we do.” of educational continuity,” DeMaria Gies’s passion to provide the best explained. “No time could be wasted ask for forgiveness services possible kept him, and his in addressing the question, ‘how do we but hang our hats team, positive and adaptive. give [educators] direction, be flexible in In many areas of government, terms of interpreting state law and yet on knowing that the pandemic has required agility continue to support families?’” at the time, we while providing the opportunity for “Once we pivoted, our team started innovation. Gies noted that, in the looking for solutions to continue carefully considered world of juvenile criminal justice, an services. We addressed everything from the situation and ideal exists that favors keeping kids getting meals to kids and maintaining in smaller settings to strengthen the academic standards, to reaching students made the call culture. “It’s hard to try out when in rural areas with poor internet service that reflected the we operate three large facilities, and the monumental task of adapting but the pandemic forced us to pilot regulations to keep daycare centers intentionality of a unit-based approach,” Gies said. and preschools open,” said DeMaria, Their findings were promising, and adding that regular check-ins with a the law.” Gies plans to move forward with broad network kept the agency informed -PAOLO DEMARIA the concept of small, unit-based

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management within larger facilities. director of DAS, had been serving for the risks taken by employees in “I can’t think of a time when it’s just over a year when the governor’s departments like public safety, state been more important to be agile,” order came down: keep families safe printing, mail services and more. Gies declared. He said that no matter from the coronavirus by immediately In late March, the Ohio what crisis he faces, adapting is converting all eligible state jobs to Department of Job and Family about finding the means to maintain telework. The far-reaching assignment Services (ODJFS) was besieged by normalcy for at-risk youth so they can fell to Damschroder’s team, which millions of unemployment claims. successfully re-enter the community. oversees information technology (IT) When the federal government support, and all human resources released stimulus money for states to (HR) needs for Ohio state agencies, expand these unemployment benefits, boards and commissions. “We were ODJFS could only keep up with in a crisis management space and major support and innovation from needed to prioritize on a tight scale,” Damschroder’s IT experts. “We try to said Damschroder. “We have 50,000 be very open-minded and understand customers across the enterprise.” who our stakeholders are,” he said. Under Damschroder’s leadership, “Our team and our clients were being DAS employees were better able faced with a surge of uncertainty and to serve their clients. “Leadership emotionally charged inquiries. We sometimes means making tough were considering hardships imposed atthew Damschroder atthew choices, and sometimes with on families by a deadly virus never M incomplete information,” insisted seen before.” Damschroder, recounting the Damschroder relied on an As agencies across the state significant challenge for his IT and HR empathetic leadership style to shifted to the new reality, one team teams as they shifted a vast series of get his team through this time of was responsible for the continuity of agencies across the state to telework uncertainty. “Empathy has been government services. That team is the on an urgent timeline. “Within three increasingly important and is one of 800-plus men and women at the Ohio days, we worked with agencies the most important character traits Department of Administrative Services across the state to determine which of successful customer service,” (DAS), the arm of state government classifications of employees could he explained. “Through the virus, that acts as a hub for centralized work from home and who needed to empathy has led the way, informing support services to state agencies. remain at their physical workplace,” how we interact with our clients and Matthew Damschroder, MA ’14, said Damschroder, who recognized with each other.”

“Empathy has been increasingly important and is one of the most important character traits of successful customer service. Through the virus, empathy has led the way, informing how we interact with our clients and with each other.”

—MATTHEW DAMSCHRODER

4 JOHN GLENN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ■ WINTER 2021 The COVID-19 Pandemic: Glenn College Researchers on the Frontlines By Donna Marbury

While still teaching virtual courses, 16 faculty and staff from the Glenn College have assisted nonprofits, businesses and government agencies at all levels through research, economic studies, healthcare consultation, data analysis and other technical assistance.

“Glenn College researchers were part of the global community before COVID-19, so we’ve been able to produce benefits for the state of Ohio and beyond,” says Ned Hill, PhD, professor of economic development at the Glenn College. Below are highlights from some of the college’s faculty and staff and how their work on the pandemic in their fields is making a difference at The Ohio State University, across the state, U.S. and around the world.

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SAM MALLOY ecosystem where misinformation is In the midst of happening all the time, we are hoping the COVID-19 to determine where we should point our One of the pandemic, Sam limited mitigation efforts so that they Malloy, research have the most impact in reducing the important scientist at the Glenn real-world harm,” Malloy added. College, is already things that thinking about NED HILL, PhD how data can guard against the next Two days after we can do in pandemic. Gov. Mike DeWine “One of the important things that declared a state of anticipation we can do in anticipation of the next emergency in Ohio pandemic or crisis is to ensure that we due to the emerging of the next are thinking about data holistically. COVID-19 outbreak, We also have to consider the system Ned Hill, PhD, pandemic or through which data can meaningfully professor of economic development at support decision-making,” Malloy said. the Glenn College, met with experts crisis is to Since the early period of the as a member of the state’s business pandemic in Ohio, Malloy has been economic strike force. ensure that we part of the team supporting the Ohio “On that first call, I started adding Department of Health in its disease up in my head the requests for spending are thinking surveillance operation and the that were being made by all of the integration of disparate data sources. businesses to cushion them from the about data Notably, his team provided technical pandemic,” Hill says. “It’s going to assistance as the state developed a take real leadership to get beyond holistically. We color-coded public health advisory this. If we continue going down the system to identify COVID-19 hotspots anti-science, politically-charged route, also have to across Ohio. (Recently, his team people are going to die. The economy’s introduced opportunities to improve the going to take longer to recover. That’s consider the system and their recommendations are just looking at the data.” currently under review.) Malloy and Hill, along with the strike force, system through his team have enabled the integration encouraged the state to preserve its of epidemiological, environmental rainy-day fund and created policy which data can and socio-behavioral data from across guidelines to manage spending. Hill state agencies and data providers to was later appointed to the governor’s meaningfully dynamically anticipate and assess Economic Advisor Roundtable and the impact of COVID-19 in Ohio. continues to look at the immediate and support Additionally, as a member of The long-term effects of COVID-19 on the Ohio State University Comprehensive state’s economy. As a member of the decision- Monitoring Team, Malloy works to Ohio Manufacturing Institute’s faculty, analyze COVID-19 data to generate Hill also served as a liaison between the making. insights and recommendations for the state and Ohio’s manufacturing sector, president of the university. assisting many businesses in their pivot -SAM MALLOY With a goal to identify dangerous to create personal protective equipment. information before it spreads through “My definition of engagement is social media and web channels, Malloy using my connections, so that in a time is also leading an interdisciplinary of crisis my connections get joined project related to COVID-19 with another’s connections and magic misinformation. “Within the vast online happens,” Hill stated.

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CAROLINE WAGNER, PhD NOAH DORMADY, PhD Typically, in the field of The COVID-19 coronavirus research pandemic has hit worldwide, 4,000 businesses worse COVID-19 academic articles are than hurricane published in a year. In Harvey, the has catalyzed the first nine months of nation’s largest the pandemic, 90,000 natural disaster, this desire articles were published, according to according to Noah Dormady, PhD, Caroline Wagner, PhD, associate associate professor of public policy for people to professor of public policy at the Glenn at the Glenn College. He says the College. interruption of business for months, have open Many articles were preprints, meaning coupled with future political and they hadn’t been put through the peer economic uncertainty, makes it hard for sharing, open review process that checks for quality. businesses to plan for the future. But the rapid influx of research from Dormady is part of a team that platforms and academic and scientific communities developed the Business Resilience showed that people across the world were Calculator, a tool that’s helping open data. We working together to address the hundreds of small and mid-sized pandemic’s problems. “COVID-19 has businesses around the world calculate were already catalyzed this desire for people to have risk from the economic disruption of open sharing, open platforms and open the COVID-19 pandemic. The software moving in that data. We were already moving in that helps businesses account for a variety direction and the pandemic absolutely of crisis-induced barriers, including direction and supercharged it,” Wagner stated. employees working offsite, perishable In 2020, Wagner’s research on goods and supply chain disruptions. the pandemic openness of knowledge across countries “The focus is helping a business and inclusiveness in scientific and rebound from a disaster so that the absolutely academic research has been featured community stays alive and engaged and internationally. Wagner briefed the has jobs to offer it citizens,” Dormady supercharged Organization for Economic Cooperation stated. and Development on funding and The calculator was developed by it. research at the international level The Ohio State University and the concerning coronavirus, public health and University of Southern California -CAROLINE WAGNER patient care. She spoke on a number of through the University of Illinois, panels, including for the National Science Urbana-Champaign Critical Foundation, and she is advising the Infrastructure Resilience Institute. incoming administration on organization A robust version of the software is of research funding. being packaged for sale in 2021, but Being able to track and quantify the due to the pandemic’s effect on small work done in global research business, a free version was fast tracked communities through 2020 showed by a $40,000 grant from the U.S. Wagner two things—the world is working Department of Homeland Security. together more than we realize, but “COVID-19 highlights the disparities in research still exist. importance of government helping “There’s been a number of recent the resilience and the sustainability reports saying that the U.S. has to of regional economies and business maintain an open system. We can’t communities. That’s why we’re doing exclude people and still expect what we’re doing,” added Dormady. to have a vibrant system,” added Wagner.

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COVID-19 Classroom Observations From a Fourth-Year Student ■ by Sarah Handau

The new world that COVID-19 has created has ZOOM classrooms during class time. I found driven change in nearly every facet of my life, from this adjustment frustrating. Still, from the how often I see my family to how I dress on a day-to- comfort of my own home, I was able to create day basis. Among the most pervasive an environment to learn that was, for me, much changes is how this pandemic has more conducive than a classroom. required me to adjust to a new As with any other semester, my classes learning model. Interestingly remain difficult in their workload enough, while many of my and quantity as I am enrolled in 18 friends have expressed credit hours while participating difficulty and frustration in The Ohio State with online platforms, I University Army ROTC find that this change is one program. Balancing the I was able to accommodate in-person aspects of with the most ease. ROTC with my virtual I have always been a student classes was challenging, that was running from one class to another as the tangible nature of in- with a backpack full of textbooks that I person tasks and activities is much easier rarely found a mid-day need for. Speed to focus on than the less tangible nature of walking across the Oval with coffee in online classes. My mind is acutely aware hand, I was working hard to not break of more tangible tasks, despite my efforts a sweat while rushing to be on-time to prioritize and concentrate on my online to my next lecture. Now, between education. lectures, I can start a load of laundry The difficulty of holding focus on a or make myself a snack. These small lecture, when there is the temptation moments throughout the day have to get a jump start on my nearby culminated in less stress. to-do list, has reminded me of the This is not to say that importance of self-discipline. This everything about distance learning has been the biggest lesson from the is advantageous simply because Glenn College’s online curriculum. I I don’t need to race around all have learned the importance of agility, day. For example, classes that rapid adaptation and self-motivation. have been moved online due While I am sure most students would to COVID-19 feature a very have preferred completely in-person different structure than other model, the distance model not only online courses that were built offered more safety, but it demanded specifically for online delivery. the refinement of my adaptive Pre-COVID-19 online classes capabilities that will benefit me in offered me flexibility. I preferred my early career. to choose when I wanted to watch lecture content. Classes *Handau is scheduled to graduate in the spring with a double major in policy analysis and that have moved online but international studies. Upon graduation, she were designed to be in person will be commissioned as an active duty 2nd often require attendance in Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

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Two Week Notice: Glenn College’s ‘First Responder’ Pivotal to Virtual Instruction

By Deidre Woodward

TIME TO SHINE: Senior Instructional Designer Aaron Carpenter played a key role in Glenn College’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The emergency pivot to remote What was the response What options were available education has brought many like back in March? to students in the fall? behind the scene roles at the John When we learned that we were Students were given the choice of Glenn College of Public Affairs going to deliver all of our courses face-to-face, hybrid and online courses. sharply into focus. As faculty and fully online in just two weeks due to Approximately 70 percent of our instructors across the college COVID-19, there was an immediate courses offered at the Glenn College worked to evolve their course focus on triage and making sure were online, and all of them relied delivery, one team member in that everything was as consistent as upon our learning management system, particular helped them overcome possible. Many faculty and instructors CarmenCanvas and CarmenZoom. It challenges. Senior Instructional had lots of questions on how to was extremely important that we focus Designer Aaron Carpenter was effectively teach online, so we dove on flexibility for the students, so they placed at the center of academic right into training and one-on-one could learn in the way they found most continuity efforts during the consults in order to prep them for effective. Some of our students even crisis. He works daily to develop success. There were a lot of details moved between modalities from being new, accessible distance learning we needed to get right to make this a present in class one day, to joining via courses and ensure equity great experience for the students. Zoom the next and catching a video and inclusion in the learning recording on another – it was key that experience design. they be offered many ways to learn.

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What mechanisms made backbone of a great instructional prepared from the previous semester. this possible? designer and is the part of my However, there are always new I can say unequivocally that this position I enjoy the most. COVID-19 instructors that were not expecting semester would not have happened made this teaching role move to the to change their teaching style or at all if it were not for the tools forefront. I am part coach, saying, modality. that support distance education. ‘You can do this, let me show you This pandemic made everyone CarmenCanvas and CarmenZoom, how’ while reminding instructors change their approach whether they in particular, formed the backbone that they aren’t in it alone. Many wanted to or not. I worked with of the instructional approach to were in unchartered territory. I could some instructors who were extremely support students that were learning fuel their confidence by providing reticent to teach online, but they at a distance. But first, we had to guidance and tools them help them do went into it with an open mind, determine what we needed to do to their jobs in an effective manner. It’s learned new skills and techniques, make the teacher and the student a great partnership: instructors create and discovered there are benefits to successful. This involved creating their vision of what they’d really like teaching in this fashion new online course templates for to do in a course, and then I help them It requires work on behalf of instructors and teaching them best figure out how to do that. the instructor to take a step back practices. We also held trainings and reflect on their strengths and for individuals, and I was on How is the college looking weaknesses as a teacher and be CarmenZoom constantly with new to improve things? willing to rely on others to help them instructors that had no previous Teaching online is definitely an reach the finish line. expectation of teaching via computer. iterative process, and we are always I had to bring everyone up to speed looking for ways to make things I really feel our on the new tools that they had to easier, productive and better for the utilize daily. instructors and students. Just because college took this we are in the middle of a pandemic Explain your role in the doesn’t mean that all progress stops. challenge head- curriculum building process. We are still developing tools, we I work closely with the Associate are still developing courses and on and was able Dean of Curriculum, Rob Greenbaum, programs, and we are still fine tuning to make sure that all newly created the ways we help people be more to do great work distance education courses meet our effective and comfortable teaching for the students. standards. I try to review all of our online. Collaborating with peers distance courses for consistency and across the university also provides We invested the accuracy and work directly with our ideas and guidance on tools and instructors to prepare their courses techniques that can help everyone time to learn and before they are offered. I also consult prosper. with all new instructors, prior to grow despite all teaching their first class at the Glenn What lessons has the College, to make sure they are aware experience offered? the challenges of how our courses are designed and I think we have proven over the last coach them on how to be an effective few months that it’s possible to teach, we faced, and in online teacher. work and learn at a distance. We have the end, this will leveraged our teaching best practices An aspect of COVID-19 is the to keep our curriculum engaging for only make our degree to which many have had the students as well as fun to teach for to step in as coach or mentor. the instructors. college stronger. What has been your experience? The fall semester went smoothly, Teaching others has always been the as many of our instructors were —AARON CARPENTER

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REMEMBERING ANNIE 1920—2020

Annie Glenn, wife of Senator John Glenn and beloved member of the Glenn College family, passed away from complications of the coronavirus on May 19, 2020. She was 100. Annie was an inspiring figure for people with disabilities because of her public openness about her chronic stuttering and her advocacy on behalf of others with communication disorders.

Learn more about the remarkable life of Annie Glenn on the following pages. For more, visit a special online exhibit and view her virtual memorial service.

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Photo 1: High school senior portrait with NASA’s Distinguished Service of Annie Castor, 1938. Award following his orbital space Photo 2: Annie and John in John’s flight, Feb. 23, 1962. car “The Cruiser,” 1938. Photo 8: Annie presents actor Photo 3: The Glenns getting ready Jane Seymour with the ASHA to move from Arlington, Va., to Annie Glenn Award in 2004, which Houston, following the Friendship 7 is given to those who publicly mission, summer 1962. champion communication-related Photo 4: Wedding photograph of matters in the same spirit as Annie Annie and John, 1943. Glenn. Photo 5: Annie Glenn launches the Photo 9: John and Annie in New submarine U.S.S. Ohio in Groton, Concord, Ohio announcing his Connecticut, April 7, 1979. candidacy for president, 1983. Photo 6: The Glenn family. Taken Photo 10: John and Annie at their 3 after John’s “Project Bullet” home in Columbus, Ohio, 1974. transcontinental flight, 1957. Photo 11: Annie presented with Photo 7: Annie and daughter, Lyn, honorary Doctor of Public inspect the Friendship 7 spacecraft Service degree, 2009 Ohio State during the ceremony at Cape commencement ceremony. Canaveral awarding John Glenn

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guests. The open discussion format was paired with learning modules about important voting issues that impact day to day life, such as affordable housing, public education and transportation. Experts also covered registration, voting location, researching candidates, voter rights and constitutional amendments that affect voting.

PICTURED: Gene Smith, senior vice president

and Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director, The Ohio State University.

Brooke Shields, a sophomore member of Ohio State’s cheerleading squad and a political science major, attended the event. “Listening to the guest speakers was really inspiring. Virtual Conference Builds It was helpful to have a space to be able to ask and answer questions. It gave me fresh ideas on how to become Civic Engagement with more involved within my community. Overall, the conversations were Ohio State Student Athletes amazing and mind-opening. It helped By Deidre Woodward me to start thinking about issues from different perspectives,” Shields stated. Preceding the 2020 election, development program manager at “I’m looking forward to engaging the John Glenn College of Public the Glenn College led the effort. more with the programs and courses Affairs collaborated with partners to “As a servant leader dedicated to offered through the Glenn College promote civic knowledge and advance empowering individuals through to continue to spark change and conversations around important issues. education, I was thrilled to have broaden my knowledge about public One of those partnerships was between the opportunity to design the ACE participation.” the college’s State of Ohio Leadership Conference. Athletes represent many Click here to learn more. Institute (SOLI) and The Ohio State diverse cultures and identities University’s Gene Smith Leadership that define them beyond their Institute. The teams came together to sports. By leveraging our Glenn offer the nonpartisan Athlete Civic College resources, from faculty Engagement Conference (ACE), a and staff to curriculum, we virtual forum designed to encourage empowered athletes to engage in student athletes to use their voice to their communities and advocate inspire civic engagement. The ACE for important issues,” stated conference also augmented efforts Pierce. The conference hosted of the Big Ten Voting Challenge – over 150 attendees through live the conference-wide, nonpartisan discussions with The Ohio State initiative that inspires students to University Athletics Director participate in democracy. Gene Smith, President Kristina M. Dr. Tina Pierce, professional Johnson along with other notable

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Department of Defense Grant Goes to Battelle Center

The Ohio State University’s Battelle Center for Science, Engineering and Policy at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs is partnering with The University of Tennessee Space Institute on preparing curriculum for hypersonic workforce development. The project received funding by the Department of Defense (DOD) which recently awarded $4 million in grants to eight distinguished universities to support work on uniquely-complex hypersonics challenges. “The Ohio State Battelle Center is living its interdisciplinary mission by performing the strategic policy analysis for this award,” stated Elizabeth Newton, PhD, executive director of the center. “We are diving deep into the factors that inhibit the development of a hypersonics workforce in order to • University of Minnesota: student Noah Gula appreciates the formulate recommendations for federal Simulation Methods for the multi-level solutions this analysis will action. Our role reflects our passion for Rapid Prediction of Hypersonic provide. the future STEM workforce serving the Environments “This work helps inform and justify public interest.” The study will assess • North Carolina State University: the potential solutions for curriculum the state of workforce development Investigations of Self-Starting Stream development, training and certification for the hypersonics industry for the Traced Inlets at Off-Design Conditions programs and also improves other Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, • University of Florida: Modeling outreach methods,” stated Gula. Indiana. of High-speed Multiphase Blast “I am especially interested in The other universities selected Effects this project because Dr. Newton’s include: • University of Michigan: comprehensive and interdisciplinary • University of Dayton Research Multiscale Modeling and Experiments approach is well suited for this kind Institute: Design Swap for Improved to Understand Performance of Liquid- of analysis, and U.S. hypersonic Interlaminar Shear and Survivability fueled Rotating Detonation Rocket capabilities are very important for the • Texas A&M University: Engines strategic position of our country.” Interferometric Vision and The award allows the center to Fourth-year undergraduate Optomechanical Accelerometer continue its mission to prepare the Maya Perlmutter, who is studying Sensing for Navigation, Guidance, future workforce in STEM fields by psychology, is looking forward to and Adaptive Control of Hypersonic building a deeper understanding of the the project. “I am really excited to Vehicle Platforms intersections of policy and science into work on another “wicked” real-world • The University of Texas at Austin: the curriculum. Students from majors problem,” Perlmutter stated. “I’ve Physics-Based Design Tool for Dual- across the university are involved in enjoyed discovering all the obstacles to mode Scramjet Isolators the effort. Engineering graduate hypersonics workforce development.”

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New Survey Helps Gauge Future for Ohio Nonprofits

John Glenn College of Public sharing the survey responses from the project. This posed its own difficulties; Affairs researchers are committed second wave. The findings suggest however, we were able to write a to finding answers to the unique nonprofits operating well below typical meaningful report that will amplify the challenges COVID-19 presents budgets are concerned about how voices within nonprofits that may not to the nonprofit world. Professor long their reserves can hold them. typically be heard,” she said. Colchin Erynn Beaton partnered with Ohio Respondents asked for assistance added she is optimistic that the results Attorney General’s Office, the Ohio in generating funding and volunteer will create connectivity within the Association of Nonprofit Organization support. sector. and Philanthropy Colchin went on to say that Ohio to produce the the report shows that many multi-wave Ohio nonprofits are continually Nonprofit COVID-19 improving and adapting to the Survey. Beaton and pandemic, but there are still her team of students agencies that have not been able set out to identify the to stabilize. As the situation greatest needs of Ohio’s continues to worsen, shuttering nonprofit sector to operations indefinitely becomes inform policymakers, a real concern for many. funders, media and other decision makers about how best to support the sector during this time. IMPORTANT WORK: The survey began in early Professor Erynn Beaton and her 2020 and will continue team of students are producing a multi-wave survey that will help until the nonprofit sector identify the greatest needs of Ohio’s has fully recovered from nonprofit sector during the pandemic. “It’s my the COVID-19 pandemic. hope that this research will help raise awareness of the strain on nonprofits right now, so that they “It is clear that no can garner the financial nonprofit is alone in their support needed to stay in struggles. My final plea to operation,” Beaton stated. readers: there is something So far, two waves each of us can do to support of the survey have been Master of Public Administration the nonprofit sector. Make a donation, administered, one in April and one student Liz Colchin was a part of the volunteer, offer pro-bono consulting in August, which was sent to all effort and shared how COVID-19 or support, or simply spread the word public charities registered in the state impacted the team’s research about a nonprofit in your area. You can of Ohio. Results capture reactions, workspace. “This research project has do something.” concerns, planned actions and impacts been unlike any other that I have been Click here to learn more about on organizations across the sector. A a part of,” Colchin stated. “For one, we survey results. second report was recently released met exclusively online throughout the

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Glenn College Placed Sixth • Volume of publications in top impact factor journals in an academic subject. in ShanghaiRankings • Volume of publications in top academic subject The 2020 ShanghaiRankings, released who are involved in journals as identified annually by the Academic Rankings producing high- by a team of experts. of World Universities (ARWU), rank caliber, impactful • Citation impact. universities in different fields of study. research. This year’s • Degree of This year’s rankings place the John ShanghaiRankings international Glenn College of Public Affairs at reflect the college’s collaboration in number 6 out of 200 universities from commitment to high- published peer around the world, and No. 3 in the quality scholarship,” reviewed manuscripts. United States. said Dean Trevor Brown. The Glenn College was “I am proud of the Glenn College’s The ShanghaiRankings are a ranked No. 10 in 2019 and No. faculty, doctoral students and staff composite of: 13 in 2018.

Dean Brown Appointed Executive Dean of Professional Colleges

Dean Trevor Brown has been selected to serve in an additional role for The Ohio State University as executive dean of the professional colleges. Brown now chairs and convenes the leaders of seven professional colleges to develop strategies of common inter-college interest and other matters designated by the provost. The colleges include Education and Human Ecology, Engineering, Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the Fisher College of Business, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Moritz College of Law and Social Work.

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New Research Yields Community Recommendations to Stimulate Smart Job Growth Post-COVID

The Ohio Education Research Center this effort. This study is an example of “We commissioned this study (OERC) at the John Glenn College how the team at OERC carries out its in 2019 not knowing that emerging of Public Affairs and its partnering mission to provide timely and high- technology had the potential to cause agencies Smart Columbus, the quality evaluation and research products disruption to our regional workforce, Workforce Development Board of for government and community not yet knowing an even greater Central Ohio and United Way of Central decision-makers,” said Julie Maurer, workforce challenge was yet to come,” Ohio released recommendations from lead research manager at the OERC. said Mayor Andrew J. Ginther. a study outlining opportunities to Glenn College research associates, “The COVID-19 pandemic has counter the disruption created by new Ethan Joseph and Lina Osorio-Copete, inspired opportunities for innovation and technology and the global pandemic were also instrumental in completing advancement through automated goods to prepare Central Ohio’s workforce this important study. delivery, remote learning and more, but for their jobs of the future. “The future The study, Fast Forward: The Future it has also laid bare inequities in access of Smart Work is underway in Central of Smart Work in Central Ohio, finds to connectivity and education. We must Ohio, where the network of education, that technology disruptions inspired act now and engage residents in every workforce and business professionals are by the smart city movement will likely stage of their careers in order to emerge working hard to broaden participation accelerate even more quickly in the from this crisis stronger and more in the economy of tomorrow. Our wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, prepared for continued change.” systematic review of workforce trends and the need to close the skills gaps President and CEO of the Workforce highlights new opportunities and and deliver education and credentials Development Board and Glenn College challenges for this growing and dynamic for Central Ohio workers will take on alumna Lisa Patt-McDaniel, MPA region,” said Joshua D. Hawley, new urgency. The report introduced ’96, reflected on the record number of professor and director of the OERC. recommendations to stimulate job job losses Ohioans experienced at the “The Ohio Education Research growth and overcome these challenges onset of the pandemic. “Despite the Center is proud to have been a part of in the wake of the pandemic. fact that nearly three-quarters of the

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workforce was deemed ‘critical’ during 3. Intervene early: Incorporate Advisory Council to better support the early days of the pandemic, over work and career exploration in job seekers through training and 1.3 million Ohio workers still lost their curriculum as early as middle education. jobs between March and May 2020,” school and continuing through high stated Patt-McDaniel. According to school in all school districts in “The recommendations outlined in Patt-McDaniel and the OERC study, Franklin County. Provide exposure this study provide Columbus with a grappling with difficult issues in K-12 to high-demand occupations and strong opportunity to more efficiently education, increasing access to that key business sectors in Central meet the workforce needs of our education and teaching adults basic Ohio through required work residents and business community skills could protect and prepare the experience and internships. Partner as we contend with the rapid Central Ohio workforce. with employers to provide guidance challenges of technology, innovation Creating equal pathways to success and assistance in making the and the COVID-19 pandemic on is a major priority of the study. work experiences and internships our economy,” said Columbus City “We must do everything we can meaningful. Council member Shayla Favor. to accelerate initiatives that improve student success today and for future 4. Accelerate access to in-demand generations,” said Lisa Courtice, occupations: Improve access to “When we are president and CEO of United Way of employer-identified short-term Central Ohio. certifications and credentials that able to prioritize “COVID-19 has shined a light more quickly get job seekers education, skills on something many of us already into in-demand occupations. In knew. There is great inequality in our addition, re-engineer credentials training and access community, and that gap continues and post-secondary degrees to to widen. If we don’t make student be competency-based, meaning to opportunity, success a priority, then we will feel the that learning is not based on a we will create an ripple effects of the pandemic for years prescribed number of hours for a to come.” course, but rather a demonstrated ecosystem in which Six opportunities to stimulate job knowledge of skills, allowing the some of the most growth and protect the workforce learner to progress at her or his own based on the research: pace. vulnerable members of our community 1. Respond in real time: Establish 5. Establish “earn as you learn” the deliberate use of education, opportunities and connect can thrive.” workforce and employment data to workers to them: Prioritize analyze in close-to-real-time what learning and skill acquisition —SHAYLA FAVOR is happening in the economy so that with work for the entry- to mid- the workforce system can quickly level workforce through the and proactively help job seekers establishment of apprenticeships The study and an accompanying understand what skills are needed, and other earn-as-you-learn executive summary are available and help businesses know what skill opportunities by partnering with on the Smart Columbus Playbook sets are available in the region. career technical education and and was funded through the Smart community colleges. Cities Challenge grant awarded to 2. Train for the future: Establish the City of Columbus by the Paul G. a continuous learning system that 6. Support workers through Allen Philanthropies, the United Way educates and trains for future career to successful, quality jobs: of Central Ohio and the Workforce opportunities. Further solidify the workforce Development Board of Central Ohio. system through the Workforce For more information, visit Development Board’s Workforce smart.columbus.gov.

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2020 Glenn College Award Recipients In the spirit of Senator John Glenn, we are proud to honor outstanding public sector professionals who dedicate their lives to the service of others.

Excellence in Public Service Award: Carla Hayden

The Excellence in Public Service In 1995, she was the first African of sorts as many businesses in the Award honors individuals who have American to receive Library Journal’s community closed. “We knew that a distinguished history of public Librarian of the Year Award in [people] would look for a place of service that led to more effective recognition of her outreach services refuge, and relief and opportunity,” public administration. Honorees at the Pratt Library, which included said Hayden. reflect the ideals of their mission an after-school center for Baltimore Hayden continually championed and inspire others to serve. teens offering homework assistance the cause of civil liberties and and college and career counseling. freedom of information. As president Carla Hayden is of the American the 14th Librarian of Library Association Congress and the first (ALA) from 2003 woman and the first to 2004, she was the African American leading voice of the to lead the national ALA in speaking out library. Hayden was against the newly nominated by President passed United States Barack Obama in 2016 Patriot Act. She and received Senate succeeded, with the confirmation that same help of several civil year. She was the first liberties organizations, professional librarian in getting Attorney appointed to the General Ashcroft to position in more than declassify reports on 60 years. the Act’s provisions. Hayden began The section of the Act her library career at that allowed the FBI the Chicago Public to demand private Library from 1973 to individuals’ library 1982 before working records was rescinded. as a library services “Librarian of coordinator at Chicago’s Museum During the 2015 protests of the Congress Hayden is a model of of Science and Industry. She then death of Freddie Gray, a young black public service, and a stellar leader moved to Pittsburgh where she was man who died in police custody, of a global institution widely known an associate professor, teaching at Hayden kept Baltimore’s libraries for its free, non-partisan service to the University of Pittsburgh School open, an act for which she received Congress, librarians, scholars and of Information Sciences from extensive praise. When asked the public in the United States and 1987 to 1991. From 1993 to 2016, about the incident in a 2016 Time around the world,” stated Dean Hayden was the executive director of Magazine interview she stated that Trevor Brown. Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library. the library became a command center

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RYAN GIES MPA ‘94 Distinguished Alumni Award for Career Achievement

Gies currently serves as director of the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Director Gies has worked for the Youth Services Department since 1993, including the positions of bureau chief of subsidies and grants, subsidies manager and community corrections monitor. Throughout his career, he has worked with community programs for youth and subsidy funding to the county juvenile courts, including RECLAIM Ohio and the Youth Services Grant.

KWAME CHRISTIAN MA/JD ‘13 Young Alumni Achievement Award

Christian is the director of the American Negotiation Institute where he conducts trainings that empower professionals to persuade, lead and resolve conflict more effectively. He is dedicated to empowering others through the art and science of negotiation and persuasion. Christian is also the host of the Negotiate Anything podcast. The podcast has a dedicated and growing following with listeners in more than 180 countries around the world.

YVONNE LESICKO MPA ‘95 Outstanding Alumni Service Award

Lesicko has been a long-time supporter of the college’s NEW Leadership Ohio program that encourages collegiate women from throughout Ohio to seek public and political leadership roles and prepares them to one day run for office. She also served on the Glenn College POWER Commission, helping to raise over $150,000 for programming that trains women to run for office, work as community advocates and seek leadership roles. Sadly, Lesicko passed away this year but not before she made an indelible mark on the college’s leadership initiatives. While her energy and guidance will be deeply missed, her work will live on through the programs and women she helped to inspire to lead for decades to come.

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Outstanding Public Service Award: AMY ACTON

The Outstanding Public Service Award recognizes career Acton earned her medical degree from Northeastern Ohio contributions or a single contribution to public service. University College of Medicine and completed her internship and residency training in pediatrics at Albert Einstein Amy Acton, MD, MPH, is the former director of the College of Medicine in New York City and at Nationwide Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Acton was appointed Children’s Hospital in Columbus. She also completed by Governor Mike DeWine in 2019 and was the first residency training in preventative medicine at The Ohio State woman to serve in the post. She was selected for the Glenn University where she earned her master’s degree in public College Outstanding Public Service Award because of health. As part of her residency training at Ohio State, Acton her tireless leadership to the state during the coronavirus served from 1995-96 at ODH, known at the time as the outbreak. Division of Family and Community Health. Acton, a licensed physician in preventative medicine with a master’s degree in public health, has more than 30 years of experience in medical practice, government and community service, healthcare policy and advocacy, academic and nonprofit administration, teaching and data analysis. She has now returned to the Columbus Foundation where she is leading a special initiative, Kind Columbus, which is dedicated to spreading the words and actions of kindness as a defining value for the Ohio region. In addition to her tenure with ODH, Acton previously worked for the Columbus Foundation as community research and grants management officer and focused on community leadership and nonprofit effectiveness. Prior to joining The Columbus Foundation, she served as assistant professor-practice with The Ohio State University’s College of Public Health. She has also served as visiting faculty professor at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, adjunct professor at The Ohio State University Colleges of Medicine and Public Health, and director of Project L.O.V.E. (Love our Kids, Vaccinate Early) in Columbus.

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Fellow 2020 inductees included:

• Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner

• Ralph Bunche, diplomat, civil rights leader, and Nobel Peace Prize winner

• George H.W. Bush, former president and vice president of the United States, member of Congress and ambassador to the United Nations

• David O. “Doc” Cooke, esteemed civil servant of 44 years at the Department of Defense

• Frederick Douglass, renowned abolitionist, U.S. marshal for the District Senator Glenn Inducted into of Columbia and Minister to Haiti

the Government Hall of Fame • Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois and military veteran

Government Executive selected the namesake of our college, an • Oveta Culp Hobby, first secretary of Senator John Glenn for the 2020 inspiration for many of the students the Department of Health, Education Government Hall of Fame. This who come here, is being honored and Welfare and director of the Women’s Army Corps distinguished honor is reserved for nationally. We are privileged to those who have committed their receive this honor on behalf of • Howard Jenkins Jr., First Black lives to serving the public interest. Senator Glenn and his family.” American to be a member of the From fighting in two wars to protect Government Executive Media National Labor Relations Board and assistant commissioner of the Bureau of the cause of freedom and working Group established the Government Labor-Management Reports as a civilian in NASA to expand Hall of Fame to celebrate human knowledge, to finally serving distinguished civil servants who have • Frank Kameny, gay rights advocate as an elected official on behalf of demonstrated sustained achievement instrumental in the movement that led the citizens of Ohio, Sen. Glenn and unparalleled dedication to public to the federal government’s decision remained committed to public service service throughout their careers. to reverse the ban on employing homosexuals throughout his career. Inductees are chosen by a selection “At The Ohio State University, committee made up of luminaries • John Lewis, civil rights leader, U.S. we are so proud to be a vessel for in government management and Representative of Georgia, and winner Senator Glenn’s legacy and his public administration. The first gala of the Presidential Medal of Freedom spirit of public service,” stated was held in 2019 at the Washington • , first Black woman Glenn College Dean Trevor Brown. National Cathedral where those Condoleezza Rice to serve as Secretary of State “It’s our job to produce the next recognized included accomplished generation of John and Annie Glenns leaders such as Dr. Anthony Fauci. • Kathryn D. Sullivan, first American – young men and women who come Due to COVID-19 the, 2020 woman to walk in space and former in pursuit of public service and want presentation was featured digitally. administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to do right by their fellow citizens. To watch the video, please visit It is a tremendous honor to say that governmenthalloffame.com/theater/

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For the Future of Public Service By Deidre Woodward John Glenn College of Public Affairs’ donors have created important opportunities for the Glenn College community and are propelling students to reach their goals through scholarship support. We enjoy sharing the inspiring stories about why our donors give and how they feel seeing their philanthropy at work.

nervous beforehand. I even made note cards about what I was going to ask our national hero as I was deeply interested in learning more about his missions and political life,” added Flaum. According to Flaum, all the concern and preparation were unnecessary. “Frankly, he seemed more interested in just talking with me about my interests and pursuits – John was such a kind and humble man.” According to Flaum, sitting at lunch that day, Sen. Glenn talked about the possibility of donating his congressional Friendship Builds papers to The Ohio State University and shared his vision for creating a public policy center for the Midwest. Flaum Lasting Legacy knew how impactful Sen. Glenn’s legacy would be if applied in such a way and Our Glenn College friends are a legacy within the college. was instrumental in connecting Sen. constant source of inspiration, and Sander Flaum and Annie first met in the Glenn to Ohio State leaders including Flaum is certainly one of them. early 1970s, when they were both then president, Gordon Gee. Graduating from The Ohio State enrolled in the stuttering therapy program The opportunity to name the University in 1960, Flaum is a Buckeye at the Hollins University Communication Lounge Library on the top floor of through and through. His commitment to Research Institute (HCRI) in Roanoke, Page Hall intrigued Flaum as the space Ohio State runs deep, and he has served Virginia. The pair were finally able to houses many key artifacts including the in a variety of leadership roles throughout achieve full fluency through completing Senator’s senate chamber chair, books the university. Flaum’s engagement the 12-day residential treatment program. and historic flight controller from his includes serving on The Ohio State “Annie and I got to know each other 1962 earth orbit. Faculty, staff, students University Board of Trustees, Fisher as clients in the stuttering program and visiting guests often gather in this College of Business Dean’s Advisory at Hollins University,” Flaum stated. intimate space, featuring a gas fireplace Council and the James Cancer Hospital “Hollins changed my life in so many and comfortable furniture, to discuss Board. A special friendship with Annie ways, but I especially treasure the good important issues and build community. and Sen. Glenn inspired Flaum to become fortune it brought to me in the way of In addition to serving on the involved with the Glenn College as a gaining a lifetime friendship with Annie.” college’s Board of Distinguished member of the Board of Distinguished Flaum stated it was Annie who set Visitors, Flaum is an involved alumnus Visitors in 2018. He recently took his things in motion for him to meet Senator across the university. Flaum has had a commitment to the college to the next Glenn. “I met John just after his return successful career as a business leader, level by making a transformational gift from the Discovery mission. He had motivational speaker and best-selling to name a key location in Page Hall the come to Roanoke to join Annie for the author. Principal of Flaum Navigators, “Sander A. Flaum Lounge Library” to weekend,” Flaum stated. “Annie insisted he continues to encourage and coach his honor his connection to the late Senator that I meet John, without her company, clients to embrace disruptive innovation and Annie Glenn and mark his own for lunch. I remember feeling very in marketing, sales and leadership.

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Honoring Annie and Sen. Glenn’s support throughout his life was important Call to Action to Flaum and another motivation for the Within the walls of Page Hall, located gift. “What I cherish most is that Annie on the historic oval of The Ohio State and John were always seated in the front University’s main campus, our father row, smiling, at every single one of the built a lasting legacy in higher education many talks I gave on leadership for the by establishing the John Glenn College university,” Flaum said. “It meant so of Public Affairs where hundreds of much to look out into the audience and undergraduate and graduate students see them both there to support me. I prepare each year to answer the call of am happy to be able to help the Glenn public service. College. It was truly an honor to have We salute Mr. Flaum and the generous Annie and John be part of my life.” supporters who have named offices, study centers, lounges and conference rooms in Page Hall, and invite alumni and friends to consider naming a space within the Passion for Government Service building to also join our father’s lasting legacy. Inspires Giving A few key prominent spaces within After years of annual giving to a scholarship the building are available for naming fund in her name, Pam Conrad has established at this time, including the Dean’s Suite an endowment to make a lasting impact on the which served as our father’s office and Glenn College. conference room in the years that he “I started my career in government and then worked to establish the college; the first- worked as a government contractor, so I have floor atrium where many pieces from always been interested in what was happening the John H. Glenn Archives are publicly with the Glenn College,” Conrad stated. “When displayed; and gathering spaces like the I got close to retirement, I wanted to make a Policy Forum and Leadership Education commitment to the university. I couldn’t think of a better way to do this than through the Glenn Center, which are designated for students College because it will allow future generations and community members to engage in of leaders to excel. I am very interested in maintaining high levels of professionalism civil discourse. and competency in long-term government service.” By supporting one of these options, After graduating in 1971, Conrad dedicated 44 years to working in government and you can support our father’s legacy by healthcare. After working as a policy analyst for the State of Ohio, in the private sector investing in the college’s capacity to offer helping upgrade state-run Medicaid program systems and two years on the Columbus unparalleled education to enrolled students City Council, Conrad worked as finance director for the Ohio Democratic Party. Her and important community programming fundraising efforts included Sen. Glenn’s 1984 run for President. in a space that is designed to inspire “Senator Glenn was a magnificent individual who I knew personally through my learning, research and civic engagement. work with him on his campaigns,” stated Conrad. “It’s been wonderful to see his Your gift would also help expand the legacy live on through the growth and high-level output of the college throughout the reach of the Glenn archives to national years. Over the past few decades, the role of the private sector running government and international educators for use in programs has exploded. I am happy to support an institution that helps promote collaboration, research and technology innovation that allows government contractors curriculum building and research. and government policy officials to work together hand-in-hand and understand one other.” -David and Lyn Glenn Conrad reflected on her scholarship recipients and her appreciation of how the college is helping shape the community. “I’ve been very impressed with every single one of my scholarship recipients. The degree of their dedication is refreshing,” Conrad For information about endowment and said. “I believe the Glenn College has improved the university’s relationship with local naming opportunities at the Glenn Col- and state government. It is vital that policymakers be able to look at the college as a lege, please contact Stephanie Mohr at source of immense research capability, talent and consultation. It is in the best interest [email protected] or click here. of us all to support the Glenn College, so it can continue turning out the very best.”

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Dean Trevor Brown personnel and identify food Senator John Glenn served is leading the independent and agricultural issues related as the core of the archives research study to analyze and to COVID-19 to prepare for but collaboration between report on Columbus Police future waves of the virus and The Ohio State University responses to summer protests. other long-term disruptions. Libraries and the Glenn The goal is to improve the In addition, Clark College have widened city’s response to any future and Carla Williams- collections to include the protests, particularly in terms Scott, director, City of records of Ohio members of of the crucial balance between Columbus Department Congress, policy makers at public safety and freedom of Neighborhoods, were all levels and branches of the of expression. Learn more at awarded a Seed Fund for federal government and those columbusaar2020.com. Racial Justice grant through involved in policy making but Brown was invited to The Ohio State University not serving in elected office. moderate the Impact Ohio Office of Research. Ohio Conference keynote talk State has established the Professor Jennifer Garner with Governor Mike DeWine fund to address the historic was one of 12 to receive following the 2020 election. and contemporary effects of grant funding from The Ohio They discussed DeWine’s racism and racial disparities State University’s Office of political career, efforts to lead found in all aspects of Outreach and Engagement. and support Ohioans through American society. The The 2020-21 Impact Research the COVID-19 pandemic and project entitled Building Grants initiative sought to his congressional race against Equitable and Inclusive Civic identify faculty or faculty-led Senator Glenn. Engagement Environments in teams that turn their attention Brown also authored Columbus and Beyond seeks outward to address a pressing an op-ed published in the to answer the question: What public issue or shared Columbus Dispatch titled, are the qualities of inclusive, problem. Garner was selected Capitol Square Foundation equitable and anti-racist from 56 applications for the Partners with Country’s local public participation award and will extend her Leading Civic Education environments? community-based evaluation Nonprofit to Provide Digital of healthy food access Resources for Teaching Carly Dearborn, initiatives in Southeastern Civics in Ohio. The essay public policy archivist, led Ohio. outlined the importance of efforts to expand and rename Garner also received civic engagement education the Ohio Congressional first author award from the and the Glenn College’s role Archives (OCA) to the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and in resource development. Public Policy Archives Dietetics. A Qualitative (OPPA), reflecting the Evaluation of Double Up Professor Jill Clark growing collection priorities Food Bucks Farmers’ Market partnered with the Ohio and instructional relationship Incentive Program Access, Emergency Management with the John Glenn which was published in Agency to coordinate College of Public Affairs. the Journal of Nutrition emergency planning As the OCA, the papers of Education and Behavior, is

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Garner’s report exploring decisions related to economy in the months and factors affecting access to workforce development. years to come. Topics under and use of Double Up Food The second book, titled advisement include budget Bucks (DUFB), a farmers’ The Handbook of Adult preparation for fiscal year market program that doubles and Continuing Education, 2022-23, budget approval Supplemental Nutrition explores the contemporary process and models used by Assistance Program benefits issues and trends that are OBM for revenue forecasting. for use toward the purchase of concern to adult and Hill was also one of 45 of fruits and vegetables. continuing education selected by The National Garner has released a including programs and Academy of Public new publication entitled resources available to adult Administration for its 2020 Revising the Academy’s learners and opportunities Class of Academy Fellows. Research Priorities: Methods to challenge structures that Selection follows a rigorous of the Research Priorities and perpetuate inequity. review of the individual’s Strategies Development Task Hawley and the OERC contributions to the field Force, 2017-2019. Garner developed a dashboard of of public administration served as task force chair on unemployment insurance and policy, nomination by the project for the Academy claims for the Governor’s committee and a vote by of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Office of Workforce the full fellowship. Kathy to identify both current and Transformation and worked Sullivan, inaugural director future research priorities with the Ohio Department of the Battelle Center for for nutrition and dietetics of Education to analyze Science and Technology, was professionals and develop unemployed data to plan for also honored. research priorities relevant child nutrition services in the In addition, Professor to the academy’s members. aftermath of the COVID-19 Hill was invited to speak Recently, she led a webinar outbreak. at Leadership Cleveland’s with the academy’s president Economic Development to report the findings. Professor Ned Hill Day, which was held at the will be assisting Governor Cleveland Cavalier’s Rocket Professor Joshua D. DeWine’s Ohio Office of Mortgage Fieldhouse. Hawley, Budget and Management director of the Ohio (OBM) as a member of the Katy Hogan, Education and Research Ohio Economic Roundtable. director of Washington Center (OERC), published The new group was convened Programs, was featured as a two new books. The first, to discuss the current and thought leader for the National titled Data Science in the evolving economic outlook of Council of Nonprofits. Hogan Public Interest: Improving the state due to COVID-19. shared six tips for moving Government Performance in Hill will share his expertise past uncertainty and creating the Workforce, focuses on on the state of the Ohio structure for success so that how new and underutilized economy and his forecast nonprofits can continue to rely types of big data sources on how the course of the on interns in today’s virtual can inform public policy pandemic may impact the world.

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for health care professionals student achievement. The Professor Lauren Jones to report insufficient PPE report also shares evidence won the 2019 Harry Johnson supplies. The app identifies that increasing charter school Prize for her work on child possible sources and projects options in Ohio could be tax benefits. Her paper up-to-date supply availability. a cost-effective option for titled Child Cash Benefits improving student outcomes and Family Expenditures: Professor Megan LePere- while also positively Evidence from the National Schloop recently partnered impacting economic growth Child Benefit, was selected with Vanguard and Lily in the state. by the Canadian Economics School of Philanthropy to Association as the previous collect data on COVID-19 Greg Moody, calendar year’s best from funds established by executive in residence and the Canadian Journal of community foundations and faculty member at the Glenn Economics. United Ways. Following College, served as facilitator the research, she published for the Optimal Health Series, Professor Jim Landers Activating Community a forum presented by the has been involved in many Resilience: The Emergence Columbus Metropolitan Club, projects and webinars of COVID-19 Funds Across OSUWMC and Nationwide regarding the impacts of the United States. The article Children’s Hospital. Forums COVID-19 on federal, studies the emergence of have included Back-to- state and local economies United Way and community School Toolkit for Everyone, including a partnership with foundation COVID-19 funds, Sobering News about the Franklin County Auditor’s concepts of community Domestic Violence and office about recession-related resilience and historical Vaccines Curbing COVID-19. volatility of housing sales implications that impact values. community philanthropic Professor Stephanie Moulton Landers also provided organizations’ responses to shared her expertise in an technical assistance COVID-19. article titled Low-Income and research for the Lt. LePere-Schloop then laid Homeownership and the Governor’s Office and the findings over a map to create Role of State Subsidies: InnovateOhio Board to assess an illustration of communities A Comparative Analysis the impact of state and local who still need donor of Mortgage Outcomes, income taxes on venture support. The tool allows published in the Journal capital investment in Ohio. donors to make informed of Policy Analysis and In addition, he consulted decisions about where their Management. Using with Pew Charitable Trusts, contributions will be most a matched sample of assisting with their program impactful. Housing Finance Agencies that advises state and local originations between governments on policies Professor Stéphane Lavertu 2005 and 2014, Moulton and practices to evaluate partnered with the Thomas estimated a multinomial economic development Fordham Institute to evaluate logit model of mortgage incentive programs. the impact of Ohio’s charter default (or foreclosure) and schools on student test scores, prepayment. The report found Professor David Landsbergen attendance and disciplinary HFA borrowers are about worked with Code for response. The report, based 30 percent less likely to America, a nonprofit that on rigorous analysis of default or foreclose on their helps government agencies student-level data from mortgages than otherwise innovate through technology, 2015–16 through 2018–19, similar non-HFA borrowers. to develop an application shows positive effects on Also, 37 percent of this

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HFA effect can be explained international collaboration, by HFA origination and Professor Jos Raadschelders especially in and between service delivery practices published a book titled The China and the United States. including direct servicing and Three Ages of Government. Following her research homeownership counseling. From the Person, to the study, Wagner worked with In addition, Moulton has Group, to the World. the White House Office of been awarded funding to University of Michigan Press. Science and Technology study the economic security of He also published two Policy to develop a vulnerable households during papers: The Future of Public groundwork for scientific COVID-19 in collaboration Administration Scholarship in collaboration around with Meta Brown, professor South Africa and the World: COVID-19. Along with other of economics, and Rachel Serving Democracy, Practice Washington-based science Dwyer, professor of sociology. and Academe. Journal of advisors from different The grant from the Institute Public Administration. countries, Wagner shared for Population Research at Impartial, Skilled, Respect research on the importance The Ohio State University is for Law: The Ancient Ideals of global collaboration. funding their research entitled of Civil Servants at the Root Wagner also counseled the “Household Formation and of Eastern and Western NSF Office of International Inequalities in Financial Traditions. Korean Journal of Science and Engineering Coping during the COVID-19 Policy Studies. as they retooled NSF Crisis: Building Demographic programs to better respond Insight with New Credit Professor Caroline Wagner to COVID-19 challenges. Report Panel Data.” has completed important Wagner formed a team to Together with Michael research since the pandemic advise coordination across Collins at the University outbreak to identify the the U.S. government, policy of Wisconsin, Moulton effects of the pandemic on incentives that influence was awarded funding global scientific collaboration research collaborations, through the Social Security and the importance of linking these efforts to Administration’s Retirement continuity. Her research titled international work and and Disability Research Consolidation in a Crisis: applying research to address Consortium for a project Patterns of International needs. Economic Security of Older Collaboration in Early Adults during the COVID-19 COVID-19 Research was Professor Hongtao Yi’s Crisis: Early Data to Inform published in PLOS One. paper, Collaborative Research and Policy. Both Wagner’s paper seeks Networks and Environmental studies construct a new credit to understand whether a Governance Performance: panel dataset to study the catastrophic and urgent A Social Influence Model, impact of the COVID-19 event, such as the first was recently published in pandemic on consumer months of the COVID-19 Public Management Review. financial coping strategies and pandemic, accelerates The report examines water indicators of financial distress. or reverses trends in governance in Dongguan, China.

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Glenn College Welcomes: LONG TRAN

ong Tran has joined the as Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Development Innovation Network John Glenn College of Quarterly, Public Management (IDIN). L Public Affairs faculty Review and Public Performance “The Glenn College’s strength in the from the American University’s & Management Review. area of nonprofit studies lies in our School of Public Affairs where Outside academia, faculty’s well-rounded research he received his PhD in public Professor Tran has had topics and methods, our balance administration and policy. While research and consulting between theoretical and practical teaching courses on nonprofit and experience at many engagement and our location public management, Tran conducts local nonprofits and in the capital of Ohio. I was research focused on the topics of international development deeply attracted to the Glenn cooperation and coordination, which organizations such as the College’s legacy and mission are two interrelated challenges of German Corporation of ‘inspiring citizenship and management. Cooperation emphasizes for International developing leadership’ the alignment of incentives while Cooperation in the public and coordination underlines the alignment (GIZ), the nonprofit sectors. The of activities. Professor Tran’s United mission resonates overarching research questions Nations with my career goal are why, how and to what effect Development of serving public organizations and/or individuals Programme interests through cooperate and coordinate to serve (UNDP), my research and public interests. He has published and the teaching efforts.” in a variety of scholarly outlets such International

New Staff Hires

Erin Greene AJ Foltz Rory Johnson Megan Hasting Associate Director, Assistant to the Deans Career Advisor Program Manager, Marketing and Professional Development Communications

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Alumni Updates

Congratulations to Glenn College alumni Luke Graeter, BA ‘18 and Emily Saleme, BS ‘18 who recently got engaged on the front steps of Page Hall where it all began for the couple. The two met at the college. Since graduating, they both have relocated to D.C. where Luke works as a legislative assistant for Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-S.D.) and Emily serves as a legislative correspondent for Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.).

1981 1995 Based Policymaking Act of 2007 Lucy Gettman, MA, Stephanie Koscher, MA, 2018. The committee will Melissa Harto, MPA, will received the Distinguished started a new position as a review, analyze and make now be the deputy assistant Member Award from contact tracer at New York recommendations on how to administrator at the Federal Women in Government State Tracing Initiative. promote the use of Federal Insurance and Mitigation Relations in Washington, data for evidence building. Administration (FEMA). D.C. Douglas Lewis, MPA, is the assistant city manager 1998 2009 1993 for the City of Painesville. Keena Smith, MPA, was Steve Kowal, MPA, has Beverly Laubert, MA, recently appointed as the taken a new role at USAID has been selected to serve Kim Murnieks, MPA, head of Franklin County’s as a supervisory budget on the federal independent director, Ohio Office of Office of Diversity, Equity analyst. Coronavirus Commission Budget and Management, and Inclusion as the chief for Safety and Quality in has been appointed economic equity officer. 2010 Nursing Homes. as a state and local Justin Pinsker, MPA, representative of the 2006 has become the office Kevin Reardon, MA, has Advisory Committee Christopher Detwiler, manager for Ohio Benefits been appointed as Ohio’s on Data Evidence MPA, has been promoted as at the Ohio Department of 39th State Fire Marshall. Building. The committee country director at USAID. Administrative Services. was established by the Foundations for Evidence-

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Bevan Schnek, BA, is 2013 Gregory Craig, MPA, Jeffrey R. Green, MPA, working in the Planning Kevin Arndt, BA, has will be working as a now serves as economic and Zoning Commission at been offered the position senior policy analyst at development manager for City of Hilliard, Ohio. of financial coach at the American Medical Prince William County. Metropolitan Family Association. Noel Welsh, MPA, is now Services. Sysilie Hill, MPA, is a portfolio manager at Erin Davis, MPA, is now now a registered nurse at Corporations for National Margo D. Arnold, BA, the account supervisor at Nationwide Children’s and Community Service. founded My Helpmate, Relevate Health Group. Hospital. LLC. Theresa White, MA, Natasha Kanakkanatt, Arif Nuri, BA, started as has begun her role as Emily Cole, MPA, is now BA, has accepted a new the major gifts officer at the executive director of the position as the director League of Women Voters. Ohio Power Siting Board the founder and principle of administration for with the Public Utilities consultant at Cole Creative development at The Ohio Marissa Phipps-Goolsby Commission of Ohio. LLC. She is also working , for both Lifting as We State University. BA, is relationship manager 2011 Climb LLC, as the chief with United Way of greater development officer, and Ashely Matthews, MPA, Cincinnati. Amishi Shah, MPA, is starting a new position with VISTA in agency started a new position as a as the senior health services at the Mid-Ohio product manager at Ad Hoc Rick Sarcone, BA, is now communications specialist Foodbank. LLC. an associate at Dontzin at NIH’s National Eye Nagy & Fleissig LLP. Institute. Megan Hasting, MA, Annie Ross, MPA, accepted a position as received a new position as a Adam Wefler, MA, 2012 program manager of the financial analyst at MVAH has been promoted to Joe Flarida, BA, is the professional development Partners, LLC. procurement specialist at new executive director team at the John Glenn Abercrombie & Fitch Co. at Power a Clean Future College of Public Affairs. 2015 Ohio. Ashley Bowman, MPA, Cody Vermillion, BA, is Rebecca Wasserstein, has accepted a new position working now as a major Erika Gable, MPA, has BA ‘13, has started a new as a supervisory health gifts officer at New York accepted a position with job as the director of major systems specialist at the University. the Columbus College donor compliance for United States Department of Art and Design as the Republican National of Veterans Affairs. 2016 associate vice president for Committee. development. Neelam Azmat, MPA, is Chad Ellwood, BA, now a new fellow at SI Leaders Matt Dillon, MPA, is the serves as a senior research Ahmad Hassan, MPA, Lab at The Swedish finance director for the associate at Climate Action is working as a human Institute. Village of Yellow Springs. Campaign D.C. resources business partner at The Ohio State Beth Brink, MPA, is Serena Finlay University. 2014 , BA, a 2021 fellow of the Carrie Almasi, MPA, is working for Capital Columbus chapter of New Janice Li, MPA, has accepted a position as a Strategies in Washington, Leaders Council. accepted a position with health policy analyst at the D.C. as a senior finance associate. Microsoft as a data analyst. Health Policy Institute of Ashton Colby, BA, is Ohio. working as an advocate

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for LGBTQ+ Mental Halie Vilagi, BA, started a Abigail Wocher, BA, Tomara Dorsey, BA, now Health Resource at Antioch new position as a Beverly works as the director of works at Goodwill as the College. Perry Fellow (Executive community outreach for youth services coordinator. Office of the Mayor) at One Bead, a nonprofit in Rachel Gleitman, MPA, Government of the District Boston, MA. Lalitha Pamidigantam, now serves as the director of Columbia. BA, is working as a policy analyst, race & gender for of women’s philanthropy at 2019 Jewish Columbus. Samantha Singer, BA, the YWCA Columbus. Josiah Lanning, MPA, now serves as an associate has become the public Victoria Jackson, MPA, management consultant at Rebecca Plasky, MPA, affairs research and started a new position as Eagle Hill Consulting. will begin as a Buckeye advocacy specialist for the a senior policy analyst for Wellness Innovator intern at Ohio Insurance Institute. The Education Trust. 2018 The Ohio State University. Hallie Carrino, MPA, Maya Majikas, BA, is Jongsoo Park, PhD, Maggie Walsh, MPA, will be the voter outreach now a minority constituent accepted a position as is the new manager of organizer at For Our Future. coordinator at the Ohio an assistant professor at education and regulatory House of Representatives. Sookmyung Women’s compliance with the Lisa A Frazier, PhD, University. National Tank Truck is starting as a research Susanna Malacky, BA, Carriers. specialist for the Center is starting a new job as 2017 for Health Outcomes a project assistant with Brandon Hofacker, BA, and Policy Evaluations Cambium Assessment. started as an administrative Studies at The Ohio State assistant at Elizabeth Dole University College of David Myerholtz, BA, is Foundation. Public Health. now the planning manager for the City of Hilliard, Morgan Johnson, Carly Hooker, BA, has Ohio. BA, graduated from the been promoted to associate University of New Mexico director of American Israel Precious Tate , BA, serves Lalitha School of Law, receiving Public Affairs Committee as a mediator at the Fair Pamidigantam an Environmental Law Michigan office. Housing Center in Toledo, BA ‘20 Certificate and a Dean’s OH. Honors Award. Athina Lawson, BA, is a senior associate of public Logan Phares, BA, affairs at FP1 Strategies, 2020 is working as a senior LLC. Patrick Creedon, legislative analyst for the MPA, works as a NYC Office of the Mayor. Amber Lucci, MA, full-time research accepted a position as an associate at The Ohio Chance Shannan, MPA, associate at Taft Stettinius State University is the associate director & Hollister LLP. School of Health of business solutions at and Rehabilitation Workforce Development Emily Saleme, BS, Sciences. Board of Central Ohio. started a new position as a legislative correspondent for the United States Senate.

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