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First Russ Prize awarded
 Two
researchers who invented the human heart pacemaker, Earl Bakken
and Wilson Greatbatch, are the first recipients of The Fritz J.
and Dolores H. Russ Prize, one of the top two engineering awards
in the world. Ohio University and the National Academy of Engineering
announced the winners Feb. 1 at the National Press Club in Washington,
D.C.
The prize, which will be awarded biennially, was established in
1999 through a multimillion-dollar endowment to Ohio University
by alumnus Fritz Russ, BSEE ’42 and HON ’75, and his wife,
Dolores. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in an engineering
field of critical importance that contributes to improving the human
condition. Bakken and Greatbatch will visit campus in the coming
year to lecture and work with students.
Stories about the Russ Prize appeared in The New York Times, USA
Today, The Washington Times, The Buffalo News, The Columbus Dispatch,
The Dayton Daily News and on Fox News.
Players hit world rink
Four Ohio University ice hockey players were members of the U.S.
National Collegiate Team for the 2001 Winter World University Games
in Zakopane, Poland, in February. The team consisted of 22 players
chosen from the more than 200 teams that make up the American Collegiate
Hockey Association.
Ohio University sent senior defenseman Jack Pepper of Athens; senior
forward Mike Perino of Ann Arbor, Mich.; sophomore defenseman Shane
Print of Cleveland; and senior forward Sean Kass of Taylor, Mich.
During the two-week trip, each player kept a portfolio documenting
his experiences and spent at least two hours a day studying and
participating in field trips.
The Bobcat players were instrumental in the U.S. team’s only
win, a 4-2 victory over heavily favored Russia. Kass scored two
goals and Perino added another goal for the upset.
University buys Bromley
The University has purchased Bromley Hall, a privately owned nine-story
South Congress Street residence hall, and will use it to house upperclassmen
beginning in the fall.
The $6 million purchase from the Bromley Group in Champaign, Ill.,
will create additional space for students as the University renovates
all of its residence halls during the next decade. The hall, built
in 1964, also will continue to be used for professional conferences,
special programming and temporary housing for guests and employees.
The 158,688-square-foot building has 520 beds and amenities not
found in other campus residence halls, such as private bathrooms,
a swimming pool and an exercise room. It also has air conditioning,
Internet capabilities and a food service component.
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