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3 days ago | 
marionstar.com | Drew Bracken
Education and carrer 'threaded through with being a Buckeye'Show Caption Hide Caption Ohio State's Brutus Buckeye reveals identity in viral graduation videoAn Ohio State University senior who portrayed Brutus Buckeye revealed their identity in a graduation announcement video. Jennifer Schlueter is the new dean and director of The Ohio State University at Marion. Schlueter, who earned her MA and PhD from Ohio State, has a long history with the university.
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1 week ago | 
marionstar.com | Drew Bracken
Van Creasap is giving back to the community he loves. “I was an average kid,” said Creasap, “who was fortunate enough to have both sets of grandparents (Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and Mary Quilter, Mr. and Mrs. Owen ‘Bud’ and Angie Creasap) who lived and worked in the Marion community. I was able to watch them give back to this community in many ways and I always thought someday I’d be able to do the same.
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2 weeks ago | 
marionstar.com | Drew Bracken
Job is to build relationships on campus and in communityShow Caption Hide Caption Trump signs order to combat 'woke' university accreditation processPresident Donald Trump directed the Justice and Education Depts. to investigate universities for “unlawful discrimination” and “ideological overreach. Tracy Schilling, a donor experience specialist at The Ohio State University at Marion, had a winding career path.
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3 weeks ago | 
marionstar.com | Drew Bracken
Olson co-founded iTaalk Autism Foundation, which has provided iPads and training to over 1,000 individuals with autism and related disabilitiesShow Caption Hide Caption Kindness of son toward sister who has autism brings mom to tearsSamantha Young from Hull, England, secretly records her youngest son’s caring interaction with his big sister who has nonverbal autism.
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1 month ago | 
newarkadvocate.com | Drew Bracken
GRANVILLE – She’s a long-time swimmer, turned teacher. “I’m honestly not sure what I wanted to do as a kid,” Beth Simmons said. “I was focused on school and swimming.”Today, Simmons is an English teacher at Granville High School. “I teach AP Literature, CCP Literature (first year) and British Literature, so all levels of the senior level of English,” she explained.
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1 month ago | 
newarkadvocate.com | Drew Bracken
Drew BrackenSpecial to Newark AdvocateGRANVILLE – She creates things that are meaningful to her. “I had a typical suburban/exurban upbringing,” Amanda Love said. “The usual small town stuff. I’ve wanted to be an artist since kindergarten. It’s always been my dream.”Today, Love is an artist with her business, called Amanda Love Atelier. “I don’t know if there was any one thing that prompted my interest, other than trying a whole bunch of things as a kid and falling in love with this,” she said.
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1 month ago | 
newarkadvocate.com | Drew Bracken
NEWARK – He always liked being a part of a team, helping people realize their potential. “As a kid I was always active,” Kyle Fulton said. “I loved outdoor activities like fishing. I also loved tinkering with things and tearing things apart and putting them back together. I always felt like I wanted to do something in a skilled trade. Whether that was construction, engineering or something in between.
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1 month ago | 
marionstar.com | Drew Bracken
Style and photography blend at Whiskey River StudiosDrew BrackenSpecial to Marion StarKaile Crowe remembers flipping her grandparents' photo albums as a young girl and realized the pictures were 'a moment frozen in time.'She owns Whiskey River Studios in Prospect where she takes photos over everything from family reunions to father of the bride dances. She’s living a longtime dream. “I always dreamed of opening my own boutique,” said Kaile Crowe.
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1 month ago | 
newarkadvocate.com | Drew Bracken
GRANVILLE – She came from Texas. Now she’s considered a gem of the Ohio BBQ world. “I was a tomboy and loved playing sports,” Sharolyn Wright said. “I never knew as a kid what I really wanted to be or do. I just followed life.”Today, Wright is a manager at Ray Ray’s Hog Pit in Granville. “My role is running the entire operation from the food to the labor to training and helping the company grow,” she said. “I come from a family who loves to cook and BBQ,” she said.
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1 month ago | 
marionstar.com | Drew Bracken
Strine carries on father's legacy at Musicians 1 StopShow Caption Hide Caption Inside a guitar: Listen to the sweet serenade as the sun goes downWatching the sunset through the strings of a guitar is mesmerizing. Elaine Strine owns and operates Musicians 1 Stop, a musical instrument store in Marion, continuing the legacy of her father, Chuck Gregory.
