Alumni

Attendees raise their arms above their heads in an O formation.

Alumni and Friends Homecoming Celebration

This annual event welcomes alumni back to campus during Ohio State's Homecoming week for dinner, scholarship and celebration.
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2025 Homecoming celebration
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Dean and Director Matt Smith addresses the crowd from the podium.
James Cotton addresses a crowd from the podium.
Guests speak to Dean and Director Matt Smith and his wife.
Dean and Director Matt Smith presents the Distinguished Alumni Award to Jodie Wheeler.
Guests seated at tables during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
Guests converse during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
A guest wears scarlet and gray Buckeye memorabilia.
Guests converse during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
Guests converse during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
A student on the Homecoming court talks with a guest at the alumni Homecoming dinner.
A student on the Homecoming court shakes hand with a guest at the alumni Homecoming dinner.
Guests converse during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
Guests converse during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
Guests converse during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
Guests converse during the alumni Homecoming celebration in the Reese Center.
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Alumni and friends gather at the Reese Center for a Homecoming celebration at Ohio State Newark.
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2024 Homecoming celebration
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Dean and Director Matthew Smith stands at a podium addressing the crowd of alumni attending the Homecoming celebration.
Members of the Ohio State Newark Homecoming court pose for a picture.
Attendees raise their arms above their heads in an O formation.
Former Ohio State football player and keynote speaker Aaron Parry stands at a podium addressing the audience at the Alumni Homecoming celebration.
Dean Matthew Smith and family take a picture with keynote speaker and former Ohio State football player Aaron Parry.
Kenneth Yeager holds his award for Distinguished Alumni surrounded by family members.
Advancement office staff take a picture with keynote speaker and former Ohio State football player Aaron Parry.
Attendees raise their arms above their heads in an H formation.
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Photos from the 2024 Alumni Homecoming celebration held on Oct. 24.
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2023 Homecoming celebration
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Two alumni stand around a table in conversation.
Dean and director William MacDonald stands next to a cake celebrating his 20 years of service.
Alumni sit at a round table in conversation.
A woman stands talking to another woman who is seated at a table.
A man looks up from a table of alumni.
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Photos from the 2023 Alumni Homecoming Celebration.