Wednesday Wire: November 10, 2021

Burpees for Vets​ is a challenge like the Ice Bucket Challenge by ForPurpose.  Donate $11, film yourself doing burpees for 11 seconds and then challenge 3 other people.  Perhaps, either you or someone you know has had a hard time getting out of the military. The money that's donated from this BurpeesForVets Challenge goes to vets transitioning from active duty to the civilian world.  From non-profits for mental health wellness to workforce development, ForPurpose is donating to various organizations for the benefit of veterans.  You can find any further information on their website https://www.burpeesforvets.com/

An Ohio State student, Jack Considine, is partnered with this organization to get veterans any extra help they need. . 

Both Givelist Foundation and Legacy Global Foundation, Inc. are an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity as described in the Internal Revenue Code Sections 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1), and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). All money and property transferred to The #BurpeesForVets 2021 Fund and The Veteran Transition Fund is tax deductible as allowed by law, and shall be deemed an irrevocable gift to the charity.  All proceeds are allocated exclusively toward the mission of the Fund, including charitable grants distributed to other veteran-related nonprofit organizations.

Submitted by Kris Boone, boone.3@osu.edu

On Friday, November 5th, Dr. Eric Williams successfully defended his dissertation, “Daddy, What Did You Do in the Great War?  Deconstructing British Visual Media Propaganda in World War I”, at the University of Akron to complete his Ph.D. in history. Eric teaches classes in comparative studies, religious studies, English, and second-year writing in the Arts, Sciences, and Business division. He also serves as an academic advisor for students in the business programs and is involved in ATI's Upward Bound program.

Congratulations, Eric!

Submitted by Cindy Shelly, shelly.12@osu.edu

Professor Emeritus Sigel Glenn ("Sig") Stocker, 89, passed away November 5. Sig worked for several years on the family dairy farm and was a 4-H agent in Wayne County and Tuscarawas County before he returned to The Ohio State University to earn his master’s degree then Ph.D. in bovine genetics. He worked for OSU as Director of freshman advisors for the College of Agriculture until 1978 when he moved to Wooster to develop the Dairy program at OSU ATI. He retired from Ohio State as Professor Emeritus. His full obituary is available here.