Twenty years ago, Mark Ball considered going into nursing but ended up changing his mind because of what he perceived as a gender stereotype.
Instead, he got a job driving heavy equipment.
I was good at it, it was good money, but I hated it, said Ball, 42, of Oxford. There were no people interactions.
With his kids now teenagers, Ball is back in school, pursuing what he always wanted to do become a nurse.
Lamuel Bean wants to improve the health of communities. Katherine Rodriguez is influenced by her career goal of becoming a neonatologist. And Isabel Helds tragic loss of a friend motivated her to research the connection between neurology and behaviors.
Stephen Large has been named the assistant vice president of health and wellness for Student Affairs at Miami University and will begin his role in June.
The Colonial Services Long-Term Care Research award is presented to a gerontology graduate student for outstanding research or program development in long-term care. The award is funded by a contribution from Colonial Senior Services of Hamilton, Ohio to the Scripps Gerontology Center. The 2018 awardee is Nytasia Hicks.
Pediatric medical art therapist Emily Allbery (Miami Class of 2012) works with patients, parents, and siblings as they cope with some of life's most challenging moments.
KNH Alumni Adam Ortman is the regional manager and part owner of eight Anytime Fitness locations across Ohio, where he is striving to improve and transform the fitness industry.
