07/02/96

Contact: Kelli Whitlock or Bryan McNulty, 614/593-1043

ATHENS, Ohio -- Kelli Whitlock, an associate editor and science writer at Ohio State University since 1994, has joined the staff of Ohio University News Services and Periodicals as a science and general assignment writer.

Whitlock began work on the Athens campus Monday (July 1), covering the sciences and engineering and working with the news media. She replaces Jeff Thomas, who left Ohio University in January.

Kelli is an accomplished science writer, someone who recognizes quality research and can describe it well to a general audience," said Bryan McNulty, director of University News Services and Periodicals. She is joining Ohio University at an exciting time, shortly after its admission to Research University II status."

At Ohio State, Whitlock covered engineering and the physical sciences. Her news releases led to articles in numerous state and national publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, USA Today and Business Week. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Whitlock has four years of daily newspaper experience as a reporter with The Huntsville (Ala.) Times and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News from 1990 to 1994. While in Alabama, Whitlock won several state Associated Press writing awards, including first place for best series for newspapers over 40,000 circulation in 1995.

Whitlock earned a bachelor of arts in journalism from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1992.