Martha S. Hicks
Martha Hicks is the Director of Medical Center Alumni Affairs. The major focus of her work is in developing new and enhancing current relationships with over 13,000 MD and resident alumni, in addition to the current medical students on campus. Her alumni outreach work includes events, print publications and the web that are vital in keeping alumni connected to the life of the College.
Prior to her alumni role, Martha was employed by the university Admissions Office, where she directed admission/recruitment initiatives for the graduate and professional schools at the university. Martha has a bachelor's degree in Social Work as well as a Masters degree in Higher Education Administration from Bowling Green State University. E-mail Martha at: Martha.hicks@osumc.edu
Jessica Rutan
Jessica Rutan is the Assistant Director for Medical Center Development and Alumni Affairs. In this role, she is responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with over 12,000 alumni worldwide. She works specifically on coordinating special events in conjunction with the Medical Alumni Society and Medical Student Alumni Council. Jessica is also involved in planning all aspects of the annual Reunion weekend, held each year in September.
Jessica came to Ohio State in June of 2011 from the University of Cincinnati where she was the assistant director of college relations at the College of Business. Prior to that, she severed as a program coordinator in the office of recruitment at the UC College of Nursing. Jessica earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University in 2008 and her master's degree in professional writing and editing from the University of Cincinnati in 2010. You can email Jessica at: jessica.rutan@osumc.edu
Christine Benson
Christine Benson is the Office Associate for the Medical Center Alumni Affairs team. Christine works closely with Martha Hicks and Jessica Rutan on a daily basis to help meet our charge of alumni and student involvement. As a part of the alumni team her work responsibilities includes fiscal duties, event planning, and web-site upkeep, and other “behind the scenes” tasks.
You can e-mail Christine at christine.benson@osumc.edu
Sue Frost
Sue Frost is the Assistant Vice President of Development for Health Sciences. In this role, Sue oversees development and alumni affairs for all of the health science colleges at the Ohio State University.
Prior to joining the Medical Center team, Sue served as Senior Director of Development for the College of Medicine, Assistant Athletics Director for Development for the OSU Department of Athletics and the Director of Development at the Knowlton School of Architecture and College of Engineering at Ohio State. Before working at Ohio State, Frost served as the Associate Director of Development at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and the Director of Student Leadership Programs and Community Service at Ashland University.
Frost earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in child development, a masters degree in Higher Education Administration from Bowling Green State University, and a bachelor's degree in German from OSU. Email Sue at sue.frost@osumc.edu