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Also Known As Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College
Date 1870 - present
Areas Of Involvement Land-grant universities • public education • Michigan vs. Ohio State: History and Results
Notable Alumni Roy Lichtenstein • Arthur M. Schlesinger • JD Vance • Sherrod Brown • Jim Jordan • Paul J. Flory • Archie Griffin • Joe Burrow • Mike Vrabel • John Kasich • Nick Bosa • Walter Mischel • John Bowen • Bob Knight • R.L. Stine • Tom Carper • John W. Bricker • Cynthia Ozick • Mary Oliver • Frank Stanton • John Havlicek • Fred Silverman • William Fowler • Willard Harrison Bennett • Phil Ochs

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