Local Luminaries Game

Do you know who these Ohio State pioneers and luminaries are based on these fun facts? Take a guess and click on the card to flip it over and see if you're right! To get your own copy of the Health Sciences Library's Local Luminaries coloring book, send an email with your request and mailing address to HSLComm@osumc.edu. Please allow 10 to 12 business days for processing and mailing time.

I discovered a rare form of chronic cancer called hairy cell leukemia.

I was the first Black woman physician in the United States Army.

I established blood banking and volunteer blood donation programs.

I earned three degrees from The Ohio State University, including a medical degree.

In 1920, I opened the first hospital dedicated to serving the Black community.

I introduced 11 radioisotopes into nuclear medicine.

The Ohio State University School of Nursing building was renamed in my honor in 1972.

I helped develop the doctoral program in nursing at The Ohio State University.

I made monumental contributions to understanding sudden cardiac death.

I co-discovered a disease of the pancreatic and gastrointestinal tract that is named after me.