Alumnae in the News

Alumna Jennifer Coleman ‘81 Authors Editorial in Crain’s Cleveland Business

8/28/2023

Jennifer Coleman ‘81, Program Director of Creative Culture and Arts for the George Gund Foundation, recently offered up her thoughts in a Crain’s Cleveland Business editorial on the importance of integrating art into all aspects of life.

Laurel Alumna Dr. Cheryl Jackson Johnson ‘95 Interviewed in Forum 360

8/15/2023

Dr. Cheryl Jackson Johnson ‘95, an OBGYN with Summa Healthcare Systems, was featured in a Forum 360 piece focused on Infant mortality rates. Dr. Johnson highlights how in sixth grade, while attending Laurel School, she discovered she wanted to be a physician.

Sophia Casa ‘23 Receives Porter Scholarship from the Society of Professional Journalists

8/7/2023

Sophia Casa '23 was honored at the Society of Professional Journalists—Cleveland Chapter annual awards night where she was the recipient of the Porter Scholarship, which recognizes an outstanding high school journalist.

Laurel Represents at Blossom Music Center

7/31/2023

Viola Strom ‘30, Jade Gladue ‘24, Eva Gross ‘25 and Kelly Kirchner ‘25 performed in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Musical Performance at Blossom in July!

Jami Morris ‘21 Raises More than $77K for Cancer Research

7/11/2023

Laurel alum Jami Morris '21 raised more than $77,000 dollars for cancer research through her second annual Hit Fore Hope golf event.

Laurel Announces a $2 Million Legacy Gift from Kim Sherwin ’57

7/5/2023

Gift underscores her personal commitment to the public purpose of private schools and the education of girls, and also supports Laurel’s most pressing capital needs.

Holly Gleason '81 Wins LA Press Club's Entertainment Journalist of the Year Award

6/26/2023

Music journalist, author, Pollstar Senior Contributing Editor, and Laurel alumna Holly Gleason '81 was crowned the Entertainment Journalist of the Year at the LA Press Club’s annual Southern California Journalism Awards earlier this month.

Laurel School Named Top Workplace by The Cleveland Plain Dealer

6/25/2023

Our community of faculty and staff all agree that Laurel is a coveted place to work.

Terry Kovel '46 Receives "Enlighten the World Around Us" Award from Ideastream

6/15/2023

Laurel alum and antique expert and auctioneer Terry Horvitz Kovel '46 was presented in June with the "Enlighten the World Around Us" award

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.

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.

Laurel School's 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

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.

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.

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."

Kathryn Hellerstein ‘70 Featured in Penn Today

1/15/2022

Kathryn Hellerstein '70, Professor of Germanic languages and literature at the University of Pennsylvania

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,

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,"

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".

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."

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.