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Each year, the College of Health Sciences and Professions proudly sends its graduates into the world to join our more than 23,000 alumni who are dedicated to the health and well-being of their communities. In fact, as you can see from the spotlights of just a few of our alumni, our graduates work throughout the U.S. and across the globe from Athens, Ohio, to Cleveland Clinic, from Canada to California, and from Botswana to South Africa and points beyond. Just click on the names below to read more about these exceptional individuals and their diverse careers.

Click the department links below to view the alumni spotlights.

Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Department of Social and Public Health
School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness
School of Nursing
School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences
Department of Social Work

Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies

Tonianne Carpenter

Integrated Health Care Studies

In just three semesters, Carpenter completed her BSIHS degree. A week later, she was offered a position with Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. In her new role operating a CAT scan machine, Carpenter utilizes the communication skills she learned at OHIO. Carpenter said classes that focused on vulnerable populations stood out to her during the BSIHS program and added, “I am definitely a better caregiver for taking these classes and having this bachelor’s degree.â€�

Department of Social and Public Health

Erv Ball

Environmental Health Science

As a young man, Erv Ball made three decisions that set the course of his life: he decided to attend ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, he chose to major in environmental health during the first year it was offered at the University, and he set his sights on LuAnne Borda, a fellow OHIO student majoring in child development.

Brian Jepson

Health Administration

Jepson followed in his family's footsteps in more ways than one: he chose a career in health care, just like his mother and grandmother (both nurses), and his two siblings (a health care administrator and an open-heart cardiac nurse).

Mona Miliner

Health Administration

Miliner is a recipient of the Medal of Merit award, presented to alumni who have achieved distinction in their chosen field. Miliner has dedicated her career to making lives healthier in her role as a health administrator. 

School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness

Kevin Barr

Exercise Physiology

When his baseball team travels near, Kevin Barr makes it a point to travel back to Athens and revisit his alma mater, ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ. Barr, the strength and conditioning coach for the Miami Marlins, has worked in Major League Baseball his entire professional career since graduating from ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ’s College of Health Sciences and Professions in 1993.