Alumnae in the News

List of 20 news stories.

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  Carey Jaros ‘96 Speaks at The City Club

  12/8/2022
  On December 2, Carey Jaros '96—Laurel alumna, current parent, and President & CEO of GOJO Industries (the makers of PURELL)—spoke at The City Club as part of the The Annual Sally Gries Endowed Forum in Honor of Women of Achievement series. 
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  Alumna Taylor Thierry '21 a Top Scorer for the Ohio State Basketball Team

  11/20/2022
  Congratulations to Laurel alum Taylor Thierry '21 who scored 15 points in the recent Ohio State victory over McNeese State. 
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  Laurel School Inducts Four Alumnae Into Athletic Hall of Fame

  9/30/2022
  Laurel School
  Laurel School is pleased to announce the induction of four Laurel Alumnae into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony for Ann Daniels Marks ’54, Kelly Schumann Styne ’80, Patricia Hannon ’82 and Brittney Jackson ’10 took place in the Laurel’s Newly Renovated Tippit Gym. Inductees are chosen for their athletic achievements while students at Laurel and their passion and ongoing commitment to their sport.
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  Laurel Receives a $4.6 Million Legacy Gift from Barbara Peterson Ruhlman ’50

  9/6/2022
  Gift will support the creation of The Ruhlman Family Center for Environmental Learning which will provide labs, classrooms and common areas designed for use by students in all grades at the Butler Campus, and will also support renovations at the Lyman Campus.
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  Sasha Zborovsky ‘16 Authors Washington Post Piece about Russia’s War with Ukraine

  2/27/2022
  Sasha Zborovsky '16, penned a poignant piece in the Washington Post titled, "Putin's War Aims to Undo the Traumas of the 1990s for Russians." 
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  Kathryn Hellerstein ‘70 Featured in Penn Today

  1/15/2022
  Kathryn Hellerstein '70, Professor of Germanic languages and literature at the University of Pennsylvania 
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  Layne Eskridge ‘00 Makes Major Waves in Entertainment Industry

  1/15/2022
  Congratulations to Layne Eskridge '00, President of POV Entertainment, for her work producing The Plot,
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  Lindsay O'Keefe '21 Talks Filmmaking and her Award-Winning Documentary

  6/7/2021
  Recent Laurel graduate Lindsay O'Keefe '21 was featured in a Cleveland.com piece about her passion for filmmaking and her award-winning documentary, "Alive Day: The Breanna Sprenger Story,"
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  Carey Jaros '96, President and CEO of GOJO Industries Featured on NBC News

  5/19/2021
  Carey Jaros '96, President and CEO of GOJO Industries was interviewed by WKYC's Russ Mitchell for a recent episode of "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt". 
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  Carey Jaros ‘96 Appears on CNBC’s “Closing Bell”

  3/10/2021
  Nearly one year after the start of the pandemic and shutdown, Carey Jaros '96, President and CEO of GOJO (makers of PURELL), appeared in her first TV interview and weighed in on how GOJO handled extreme growth in the face of demand on CNBC's "Closing Bell."
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  Veteran Creative Executive Layne Eskridge '00 Featured in Deadline.com for New Deal

  1/8/2021
  Laurel alum Layne Eskridge '00 was recently featured in Deadline.com regarding her new producing deal with Endeavor Content via her recently launched production company POV.
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  Natasha Varyani '96 Pens Piece on Structural Racism in SmartLawyer

  10/30/2020
  Natasha Varyani '96, a professor at New England Law in Boston who teaches a course on Critical Race Theory & The Law, recently authored a piece in SmartLawyer Magazine titled, "If you're planning on asking a Black friend or colleague how to help with BLM movement, don't!"
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  Olivia Wenzel '20 Supports Parma Heights Senior Center by Creating Virtual Platform to Overcome Isolation

  10/30/2020
  A recent Cleveland.com story highlighted Olivia Wenzel '20, who has been busy during the pandemic supporting a senior center in her hometown of Parma Heights, where she has created a virtual platform for seniors to overcome isolation.
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  Dorothy Bogen ‘20 Wins Students of Integrity Scholarship

  8/15/2020
  In July the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Cleveland announced that new Laurel alumna Dorothy Bogen '20 is the recipient of a $2,500 Students of Integrity Scholarship!
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  Olivia Wenzel ‘20 Featured on Channel 5 About her Business AltruTec

  8/15/2020
  New Laurel Alumna Olivia Wenzel '20 was featured in a Channel 5 news story this summer where she talked about her business AltruTec, which focuses on improving the quality of life for people with dementia.
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  Laurel Student Research Cited Alongside Harvard Business Review

  6/15/2020
  Research conducted by Laurel students was incorporated into judge training at the recent National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament.
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  Ali Block ‘08 Featured on CBS News Regarding Virtual Commencements

  4/26/2020
  Ali Paige Block '08, a professional ballet soloist with Eglevsky Ballet and Movement Headquarters Ballet Company in New York, graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Columbia University on May 20.
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  Ayla Peacock ‘11 Talks Wage Gap with Thrive Global

  4/9/2020
  Ayla Peacock '11, Director of Digital Strategy at Spire Digital in Denver was recently interviewed for a piece on Thrive Global on the five things we need to do to close the gender wage gap.
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  Elyse Evans ’17 Qualified for American Moot Court Association National Tournament

  1/1/2020
  Elyse Evans ’17 is among three partnerships (six students) from The College of Wooster who have qualified for the American Moot Court Association (AMCA) National Tournament in Baton Rouge, La., on Jan. 17-18.
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  Lauren Werber '93 Selected as a 2019 Difference Maker by the Cleveland Jewish News

  1/1/2020
  Temple B’nai Abraham Rabbi Lauren Werber, a 1993 graduate of Laurel School, was recently selected as a 2019 Difference Maker by the Cleveland Jewish News.
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