Mary L. Yacovone, associate professor, Health Professions, was presented the Ohio Society for Respiratory Care Education Practitioner of the Year award. The award recognizes leadership, initiative and professionalism in the respiratory care discipline. She was honored at the OSRC meeting in July. Kelly L. Colwell, part-time faculty, Respiratory Care, was presented the William F. Miller, MD Postgraduate Education Recognition Award by the American Respiratory Care Foundation.

Mark Twain once said, “Write what you know.” So, if you’re going to write what it’s like to climb around on a ropes course high above the floor of the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center, well, you better get out there and do it. That was part of the reasoning behind Matt Feehley’s assignment for students in his writing class. Feehley, an adjunct professor in the English department, had his students complete the course and then write about it. He told The Jambar: “A lot of times in this class we’ll have students write about some personal experience.