History of Pinup Calendars Featuring Photographs of College Students enrolled at The Ohio State University

1982

After years of various calendars featuring Ohio State University females that were published by fraternities, and an assortment of individuals, the first known calendar of male Ohio State University students appears. Hair designer Evelyn Moore of Groveport, Ohio decided to publish the calendar after watching a PM Magazine story on a calendar of male students in Michigan. The 1983 black & white calendar was titled "Men of Ohio State University." Here is a PM Magazine story on her Men of OSU Calendar

1983

Believe it or not, three OSU students, Cary Gregory, Jim Kargiotis and Tim Brown publish "The Dogs of OSU" Calendar.

1986

Three OSU student entrepreneurs, Scott Jordan of Cincinnati, Tony Campagni of Worthington and Ed Allen of Dayton form the "Images Calendar Line" and publish the 1987 "Buckeye Men" Calendar in color.

1987

Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority publishes a 1988 Calendar titled "Faces of a Crowd" as a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. The black & white calendar featured only fully clothed fraternity men.

1988

OSU Sophomore Sean Ashbrook releases the full color "Images: Men of the Scarlet & Gray" calendar, which receives nationwide publicity over a legal threat made by OSU concerning a trademark dispute earlier in the year.

1989

Ashbrook releases "Men of the Scarlet & Gray: Legends" 1990 calendars in black & white.

June 1990

Ashbrook, photographers and models travel to St. Petersburg, Florida to photograph the 1991 "Campus Men®" calendars. Ashbrook later reshoots in Ohio after rejecting the photographs created in Florida.

Sept. 1990

Ashbrook releases the full color 1991 "Campus Men®" calendar.

1991

Ashbrook releases the full color 1992 "Campus Men®" calendar, photographed in Key West, Florida.

1992

Ashbrook releases the 1993 "Campus Men®," which was photographed in Key West, Florida. Producers from the Oprah Winfrey Show take notice and contact the calendar to invite a model to appear on the show.

1993

Ashbrook releases two editions of calendars of Ohio State men. One titled "Cool: College Hunks" shows students fully clothed and was photographed in Miami Beach. The other, "Hot: University Hunks," shows the same students in semi-nude photos photographed in Key West.

1993

Jarralynne S. Fletcher, a graduate student at OSU, publishes a full-color 1994 calendar of African American males titled "Black Men on Campus."

Oct. 1999

Ashbrook releases the 2000 edition of the "Campus Men®" Calendar. Producers from the Jenny Jones Show take notice and four models appear on the show.

Sept. 2000

Ashbrook releases the 2001 edition of "Campus Men®," his 15th calendar.

Sept. 2002

Ashbrook releases the 2003 edition of "Campus Men®," his 16th calendar.

When Sean Ashbrook set out to become a successful collegiate entrepreneur, he instead accidentally discovered his talents behind the camera to be an ability to create incredible images of beautiful women and guys.

He is credited with being the first to successfully market a calendar featuring OSU students with high quality, and full-color photos statewide and now nationally.

Before Sean tried his hand at it, calendars of students had appeared at OSU without any consistency throughout the years. Calendars of OSU guys and girls became a perennial staple in the Ohio calendar market. Sean reports that eager Buckeye fans telephone him each year before the calendars are printed to obtain copies. Every year, he receives more and more inquiries from stores around the nation about carry his calendars. New fans also call to obtain a copy after hearing of these popular calendars from friends.

He has published 16 calendars featuring a total of 184 students.

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