OHIO named finalist for 2021 APLU Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Award Published: June 30, 2021 Author: Staff reports The Ohio University Innovation Center has been helping entrepreneurs turn their promising ideas into flourishing businesses since 1983. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named Ohio University as one of six university finalists for its ninth annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University Awards. “Ohio University is uniquely positioned to serve as a partner in economic engagement activity in southeast Ohio and works hard to fulfill that potential every day,” Ohio University President Hugh Sherman said. “We are honored to be a finalist for this award and pleased to have played such a key role in the successes of businesses and resulting economic impact throughout the region.”