David Kasler

The former director of Ohio University Printing and Graphic Services was indicted by a grand jury Monday on four felony counts, for allegedly steering more than $100,000 in contracts to his wife’s businesses while in the job.

David Kasler, who was featured in several IPG articles over the years for his innovative ideas, received two counts of fourth-degree felony for having an unlawful interest in a public contract, according to the Athens News, plus two theft counts: theft in office and theft by deception, both third-degree felonies.

Ohio University has moved beyond printing. The additional services it provides have made it a more crucial part of the university. By Bob Neubauer Ohio University Printing and Graphic Services has been doing a lot more than just printing lately. Thanks to several initiatives coordinated by Director David Kasler, the 15-employee in-plant is now handling laser engraving, heat transfer printing, fulfillment of university gift orders and—perhaps most unique of all—a program that creates handmade wooden gifts from fallen university trees. "If all you're providing is printing and copying...I think your days are numbered," notes Kasler. "Because those are things that they feel