Ohio University faculty receive honors for overseas projects
Ohio University faculty members tied to overseas projects were praised Tuesday afternoon for expanding educational opportunities in Nigeria and Vietnam. President Vernon R. Alden presided at a reception where a citation and a special recognition award from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education were presented. The award cited aid to northern Nigerian in service education for 10,000 under trained teachers, work at Kano Teachers College and Ahmadu Bello University, and a broader program in the South.
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Ohio University
Nigeria
Vietnam
Vernon R. Alden
Board of Trustees
Dr. Alden
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Kano Teachers College
Ahmadu Bello University
South
Alden
Gilford
U. S. Agency For International Development
Ford Foundation
Fred Johnson
Edward Kennedy
Ohio University Expands Overseas Education Initiatives
Ohio University reports a decade of overseas projects funded by USAID and Ford Foundation. In Western Nigeria over 50 Nigerians studied at the American university while graduates occupy top roles in the Western Region's Ministry of Education. The Nigeria program grew from 12 professors to 120 abroad. Vietnam operations may scale back with focus on Saigon and Can Tho. Total USAID resources rose from 300 000 to about 10 million. Faculty abroad increased from 12 to 120 in Nigeria and 15 in Vietnam, with 37 in Nigeria and 15 in Vietnam currently on assignment.
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Nigeria
American University
USAID
Ohio
Ministry of Education
Ohio University
Vietnam
Saigon
Canaho
Howe Named Elections Director in Athens County
The Athens County elections board hired William Howe of Nelsonville as director and Mrs Mildred Perry of Albany as deputy to replace resignations by Ray Bobo and Ruth Straton. Bobo sought a $450 monthly salary but would not accept the existing $400, while Perry will earn $325. The board, split between Republicans and Democrats, approved the Perry appointment without GOP committee input. An agenda item noted ballots for the May primary had been printed.
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Athens County
Elections Board
William Howe
Nelsonville
Mildred Perry
Albany
Ray Bobo
Ruth Stratton
Howe
Bobo
Republican Executive Committee
E. B. Young
Perryng
William Lavelle
William Rowland
William Mechem
Mechem
Rowland
Republican’ Committee
Young
Ted Brown
Stratton
Lavelle
William Hoffman
Perry
Democrat Executive Committee
Jim Gorman
Curtis St. Gorman
Athens
Ohio University
Canaan Two
Brown
Athens Bus Service Expands to Five Routes on April 15
Morton Corp plans five bus routes in Athens replacing four, with central downtown stop on S Court Street. East West North and South routes shown by color coded signs. The Plains area receives a two hour trial service using a 12 passenger bus with Route 33 to Route 682. Fares are 30 cents cash or 25 cents with booklets, plus a 10 cent transfer. A garage on Factory Street will house operations.
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Athens
James Morton
Morton Corp
Bucyrus
Plains
Morton
S. Court Street
Athens National Bank
Athena Theater
E. Washington
College
Mill Street
Mill
Elliott Street
Stimson
Campbell
Morris Avenue
Shannon Avenue
Shannon
Lincoln
S. May Avenue
S. May
E. State Street
Plaza Shopping Center
Eden
Dalton
Graham Drive
E. State
E. State, College and Union Street
Carpenter
N. Lancaster
Second Ave
Second Avenue
Central Avenue
State Street
S. Lancaster
W. Lancaster
W. Washington St
Washington
Shafer Street
Shafer
W. Union Street
W. Union
Tap House
N. Court
Grosvenor Street
Grosvenor
Madison Avenue
Columbia Avenue
Briarwood Drive
Peach Ridge Road
Highland
Woodward
Congress
Union Streets
S. Congress
Richland Avenue
Carriage Hill Apartments
Richland
Albany Road
Athens Apartments
President Street
the Utilities Commission of Ohio
Factory Street
April Fool No Fun For Court Folks
Municipal Court on April Fool's Day heard 81 cases in one day under Judge Franklin Sheeter. Court clerk Lavina Sycks reported March totals of 642 cases with $49,834 in receipts, and year to date cases numbering 1,905 excluding civil suits.
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Franklin Sheeter
Lavina Sycks
Sheeter
Athens Families Welcome Baby Boys and Girls
Mr and Mrs Curtis M Johnson of Athens announce a son. Mr and Mrs Jesse Walker of Athens Route 2 announce a daughter. Admitted include Mrs Robert C Chute Mrs Norman D Owens William D Stewart all of Athens Mrs George Burgess Frost. Dismissed include several patients headed by transfers to University Hospital Columbus.
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Curtis M. Johnson
Athens
Jesse Walker
Robert C. Chute
Norman D. Owens
William D. Stewart
George Burgess
Frost
Ralph Chaney
Russell Davidson
George C. Douglas
Elmer Finsterwald
Howard Gilson
Glenn Hazen
Michael Machado
Joseph Mathews
Larry A. Pratt
Harley H. Secoy
Wilton Vallowe
Jesse Perry
University Hospital, Columbus
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W. Crowell
Yusuf Jatta
Kano
Fred H. Johnson
University
Hoang Nguyen
Robert Fox
Central Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Oxford
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