2010s
Stephanie Hand-Cannane, BA ’10, Massillon, OH, an associate in the Cleveland office of McGlinchey Stafford, has been included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, in the practice area of commercial litigation. This honor recognizes lawyers who have been practicing for 10 or fewer years.
Eric Mansfield, MA ’12, Akron, OH, was awarded second place in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award for his play Baron of Brown Street. The full-length drama, which premieres in September with Rubber City Theatre in Akron, Ohio, was inspired by the true story of a homeless man who became an overnight celebrity following media reports that he had forgiven the punks who intentionally set him on fire. The national award is offered for an outstanding student-written script that explores the human experience of living with a disability. (Mansfield is pursuing a NEOMFA in Creative Writing-Playwriting at Kent State.)
Mansfield was honored with the Emerging Artist Award by Summit Artspace in June 2022, and he recently signed with Next Stage Press, a national play publisher. See www.ericmansfieldwrites.com.
Ronda McCaskey, BSN ’12, Chardon, OH, was named 2022 NICU Nurse of the Year, a national award co-sponsored by NICU nonprofits 4moms Cares and Project Sweet Peas. She rose to the top from among more than 600 NICU nurses nominated from across the United States. She was endorsed by many of her patients, co-workers and family members for the exceptional care she provides to babies and families at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. She has worked in the neonatal intensive care unit since September 2012, one month after she graduated from Kent State Geauga. In addition to caring for her patients and families, she manages the unit’s schedule of about 150 nurses.
Corey Moore, BS ’16, Columbus, OH, earned certification as a web accessibility specialist from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals in July 2022. Only about 1,000 people hold this certification worldwide.