Key West resident Jean Carper honored by Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges

Ohio Wesleyan University alumna Jean Carper, Class of 1953, and a Key West resident, will be inducted in April into the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Hall of Excellence.

Already in the Hall is another Key West resident and Ohio Wesleyan graduate (Class of 1959), Evan Corns, co-founder and retired CEO of America’s Body Co., inducted in 2010.

Carper is the New York Times best-selling author of 24 books on health and nutrition, and the ninth Ohio Wesleyan graduate to be inducted into the Hall of Excellence since it was created in 1987 to honor outstanding alumni from OFIC-member colleges.

Her books include “Stop Aging Now!”, “Food: Your Miracle Medicine,” and “100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s.” Carper currently is producing a documentary on the predicted world epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, titled “Monster in the Mind,” to be released next year.

Previously, Carper was a senior medical correspondent for CNN, earning the cable industry’s prestigious ACE award for a series on brain cancer. She has written more than 200 articles for national publications. For 14 years, she wrote a nutrition and health column called “Eat Smart” for USA Weekend Magazine, with a circulation of 600 newspapers and nearly 50 million readers each week. She also has appeared on numerous television programs including “Today,” Good Morning America,” and “Dateline,” and she writes occasionally for The Huffington Post.

Other Ohio Wesleyan graduates to receive the honor include Frank N. Stanton, Ph.D., Class of 1930, former president of CBS, inducted in 1991, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Class of 1920, pastor and author of the “Power of Positive Thinking,” inducted in 1989.

 

 

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