Celebration Of Otterbein
Perhaps no other event on campus generates as much Otterbein pride as our annual Alumni Awards ceremony, recently held during Homecoming and Family Weekend. Eight alumni and two individuals were honored for their personal and professional achievements, including the University’s highest honor, The Mary B. Thomas ’28 Commitment to Otterbein Award. We salute these amazing alumni and friends!
Distinguished Alumni Award
Linda Yohn ’73
Otterbein Alumni Award
Carmel Avegnon Sanders ’97
Adam J. Bihl ’93, M.D.
Carol A. Ventresca ’76, Ph.D.
Rising Star Award
Megan Miller Stein ’09
Todd Thomas ’10
Tyler Thompson ’18
Honorary Alumni Award
O.H. “Oz” Koeplin H’25
Bryan Thao Worra H’25
Mary B. Thomas ’28 Commitment to Otterbein Award
Virginia Phillippi Longmire ’55
Linda Yohn ’73
Carmel Avegnon-Sanders ’97
Adam J. Bihl ’93, M.D.
Carol A. Ventresca ’76, Ph.D.
Megan Miller Stein ’09
Todd Thomas ’10
Tyler Thompson ’18
O.H. “Oz” Koeplin H’25
Bryan Thao Worra H’25
Nominate a peer for the 2025 Alumni Awards at: www.otterbein.edu/alumni/awards.
Learn more about the honorees or nominate someone for a 2026 award at www.otterbein.edu/alumni/awards.
Alumnae Join the Team
Kenzie Prickett ’24
Annual Giving Program Coordinator
Prickett joined the Annual Giving team in August as the program coordinator. She graduated magna cum laude with a double major in Marketing and Global Studies and earned departmental honors in Business, Accounting, and Economics, as well as in History, Political Science, Languages, and Cultures. She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta academic honor society. Prior to coming back to Otterbein, Prickett worked for a local social enterprise as a digital marketer.
Ellie Newman ’23
Coordinator, Alumni Engagement
Newman returned to Otterbein in March to serve as the coordinator of alumni engagement. She will be working on the alumni social media presence, engagement events including Homecoming and Family Weekend, eMarketing efforts, and more. Newman graduated from Otterbein summa cum laude with a double major in Communication Studies and Journalism and Media Communications and a minor in Dance.
