OHIO alumnus partners with Patton College, creates Ornery Vets Cafe Published: March 3, 2021 Author: Staff reports Ben Siegel/Ohio University From left, Thom Stevenson, Joel Laufman, Mercadies George and Patti Mitchell stand in the Ornery Vets Cafe. Joel Laufman has many passions in life, but two of them — drinking coffee and helping veterans — have a new business brewing in Athens. Laufman, an Ohio University alumnus and Vietnam War veteran, has partnered with the Patton College of Education’s Restaurant, Hotel and Tourism (RHT) progra...