Births
Capt. Chris “Squirreley” Worley, ’16 aerospace administration and operations, graduated from the USAF Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training in 2018 and is an A-10 “Warthog” pilot. He is currently assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron “Assam Draggins” at Osan Air Base in South Korea.
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’20s
Johnson
Merrily Jamison Shelby, ’20 master’s in science in teaching, learning and leadership, is the reading specialist at Madill (Oklahoma) Elementary. Her oldest son, Levi, graduated from OSU with a degree in animal science. Will, her youngest, is a senior at OSU majoring in animal science. She is married to M. Troy Shelby, who graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at OSU in 1987. Emily E. Cotton, ’20 sports management, was hired in August as the first female director of football operations at Defiance College in northwestern Ohio. She also serves as the offensive assistant for Defiance College football.
Friends
Ranji Vaidyanathan was named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows program highlights innovative academic inventors whose patents have a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and societal welfare. Vaidyanathan’s class of fellows will be inducted in Tampa, Florida, in June. He is the Varnadow Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at OSU-Tulsa.
Matyi
Nelson
Murta
Westphalen
Micky Coats, ’76 math, and his wife, Susan, are proud to announce the birth of their grandson, Martin Max Coats, on Sept. 4, 2020. He is a fourth-generation Cowboy. Martin’s father, Marty Coats, is a 2010 OSU graduate. Mark Johnson, ’89 animal science, and his wife, Amy, recently became grandparents. Their daughter Emily, a ’17 OSU graduate, and her husband, Brandon Howard, welcomed their daughter, Faye Madelyn Howard, July 28, 2020. Kerry Nelson, ’09 economics, and Tyler Nelson, ’09 management and information systems, welcomed Caroline Olivia Nelson on June 9, 2020. Caroline and her 3-year-old sister are fourthgeneration OSU Cowgirls. Audrey Lynn Morris Westphalen, ’09 physiology, and her husband, Justin Westphalen, ’09 physiology, welcomed Grace Elizabeth Westphalen on June 12, 2020. The Westphalens also have a 3-year-old, Emma Claire Westphalen. Abbey Bollinger Murta, ’12 human development and family science, ’14 master’s in educational leadership, and her husband, Evan Murta, ’13 architecture, welcomed Ella Mae Murta on Oct. 3, 2020. Graduating from the NICU after 10 grueling days, Ella was born a Cowboy fighter and bleeds OSU orange! Her parents cannot wait to teach her the fight song and bring her to football games next fall, adding another generation of Cowboys to the Murta family. Stephanie Matyi, ’14 doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology, and her husband, John Matyi, welcomed Leighton Anthony Matyi on June 25, 2020. Rylie Matyi, 11, is excited for a new sister! Morgan A. Hannabass Chapman, ’14 agricultural communications, and her husband, Fred A. Chapman IV, ’14 animal science, welcomed Fred “Chap” Alexander Chapman V on Aug. 31, 2020.
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