It all started when...
Couples share stories of how they met
Editor's note: Ohio Today and the Ohio University Alumni Association asked readers to send their best stories about relationships that began at Ohio University. Essays poured in, and the contest's best entries were selected. Here is a sampling of the entries -- both touching and humorous -- we received.
The perfect place for love
Bradley Rodstrom, BFA '04, and Amanda Joos Rodstrom, BS '03 and MA '05, find a way to honor the many places they loved at Ohio University at their wedding.
Opposites attract
Colleen Varley Joss, BSED '90, and Chris Joss, BSC '90, wrote his-and-hers versions of how they met.
One Tinker Toy at a time
A class project with a favorite prof is the perfect foundation for a relationship between Lisa Rinehart McAlhaney, BSJ '91, and Kevin McAlhaney, BSC '92.
Somewhere more familiar
As a freshman, Barbara Warren McKnight, BSJ '96, couldn't wait to leave her hometown behind -- and the last thing she expected was to meet Eric McKnight, BS '94.
An "eye"-deal couple
When optometrists Annamarie Wernicke Milburn, BS '97, and Tim Milburn, BS '96, embark on their joint career, they find they just can't leave Ohio University behind.
Love at first, second .... fifth sight?
Through a series of unusual coincidences, John Smith, BSEE '46, decides Anne Mocilnikar Smith is the girl for him.
They owe it all to 'Tony,' the turtle
Shari Rottmueller Weber, BBA '92, needs a little persuading to meet her future husband, Jeff Weber, BSC '92.
Saying 'I do' at OU
Sara Phillips, BSJ '03, and Jared Puffer, BSJ '00, are one of the many couples who have returned to campus to tie the knot. A poem describes how they met.
I said, 'No blind dates!'
Even though he has a strict policy against blind dates, Leonard Small, BSC '48, gets tricked into meeting Judy Schwartz Small, BA '49.
Posted 11-02-07 |
