Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS Annual Report, 2017-2018 Academic Year
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ANNUAL REPORT 2017–2018 Lindner Honors-PLUS University of l(_~ CARL H. LINDNER Cl NCI N NAJI I COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Lindner Honors-PLUS | 2017–2018 Academic Year ANNUAL REPORT From the Director .......................................4 General Information .....................................6 Advisory Board Update...................................7 Domestic Trip ...........................................9 International Trip .......................................10 Alumni Spotlights .......................................18 Student Spotlights ......................................23 Class of 2018 ..........................................27 Class of 2019 ..........................................32 Class of 2020 ..........................................37 Class of 2021 ..........................................42 Class of 2022 ..........................................48 Partners & Scholarships .................................53 Donors ................................................54 UC7773 Carl H. Lindner College of Business Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS 3 FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Friends of Lindner throughout Cincinnati. Additionally, I was 2. Embrace the “AND”—In my role as suggestions on how we can continue Honors-PLUS, fully engaged with recruiting our incoming Associate Dean for our college and as to elevate the excellence of LHP. I look students for fall 2018—interviewing over Director of LHP, I am very excited to think forward to seeing many of you at our 150 prospective students and informing about new initiatives, ideas, and classes. Homecoming Event in October! It will be I am writing this letter with an them about the exciting things happening However, one of the things that I think is a wonderful opportunity to honor Jeri abundance of appreciation and inspiration around our new building (opening next most essential in my roles is to learn and Ricketts for her tremendous leadership as the Director of Lindner Honors-PLUS. fall!), across the honors programs at appreciate, before I try to innovate, and and to look to the future together in a Shortly after I arrived in Cincinnati to Lindner (we now have 3!), and my ideas for to embrace the “and.” That means not fun new location—Great American Ball begin my appointment as Associate Dean what’s next for LHP. Alumni involvement getting drawn into deciding that it is an A Park! I am grateful for your support of for Innovation and New Ventures, I was in the recruiting process extended this or B, but to be open to the possibility what our program, the warm welcome I have having lunch with Jeri Ricketts and learning year into our first admitted students A and B can generate when combined received as Director, and the collaborative about the heritage, innovation, and heart event during which we welcomed many together. This approach allows us to spirit we are co-creating. of the program. The honor to lead this of our admits and their parents to an build things up instead of knocking them program has been salient to me since that event at Lindner Hall where they learned down. It is also something that sets the With great appreciation, initial lunch with Jeri and a subsequent more about the program and met our stage for thoughtful experimentation and Dr. Daniel Gruber Dan breakfast with Lou Lauch and Norm Baker. current students and several alums—it collaboration. Executive Director Daniel A. Gruber, Ph.D. Lindner Honors-PLUS and Associate Those extended conversations instilled was awesome! Throughout my short time 3. Co-Creating the future of Lindner Dean of Innovation and New Ventures in me what this program means to the here, I have thoroughly enjoyed working Honors-PLUS—I am very excited to Lindner College of Business, the University with the LHP staff—Judy Magazine, Ashley co-create the future of LHP with our of Cincinnati and the City of Cincinnati. I McFarland, Mary Jo Frost, and our student current students, alumni, supporters and then had the great opportunity to meet workers. others who are invested in the ongoing nearly all of our current students over Additionally, I extend my ascendance and excellence of the a series of breakfasts in the fall before I congratulations and best wishes to the program. So please as you have ideas for began to transition the leadership with Jeri graduating seniors in both December what we can do next or things we should in January and completed that transition 2017 and April 2018 as they embark into be thinking about for the curriculum and in August. Through that collaborative the world to start their careers, drive elsewhere, please let me know. This co- handoff I have admired Jeri’s tremendous change, and influence the lives of others, creation process is something that allows leadership and I have been thoroughly just as they have during their time at the for an inclusive approach to shaping the impressed by the accomplishments of our University of Cincinnati. future of the LHP Program. students and alumni. As I look towards my first full academic I regularly think about Mr. Lindner’s Along the journey of the last year as Director of LHP, I am continued to quote about putting our business college six months has been an awesome be guided by three guiding principles: on the map as one of the finest in the international program to Europe where I 1. Ambassadors—LHP students, alums, nation as it has been along the fence of spent a week with the students in Geneva and supporters have been and continue the construction site for our new building and had a chance to meet a few of our to be amazing ambassadors of the and drives my work on a daily basis. I amazing alums in Switzerland as we visited program, the College, the University, and look forward to working with each of some of the world’s most fascinating the City. As new students join us I share you to advance LHP, the College, and companies. My engagement with alumni this expectation with them and it is quite the University towards achieving that also included a series of breakfasts here energizing for everyone involved in the objective. in Cincinnati where several great ideas program. I am inspired by the incredible Thank you for all that you continue to were shared about additions to the ways in which our students and alums do for our program and our students. I LHP program. I also was fortunate to are having a tremendous impact and look am honored to serve as Director of the spend time with some of the incredible forward to fostering more and more ways Program and appreciate your ideas and supporters of our program in Chicago and for them to continue to do so. 4 Carl H. Lindner College of Business Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS Carl H. Lindner College of Business Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS 5 GENERAL INFORMATION ADVISORY BOARD UPDATE Elizabeth Zirkelbach, Chairman CARL H. LINDNER HONORS-PLUS FACULTY AND STAFF Lena Schuler, Vice-Chairman Brien Dulle, Business Outreach Committee Chairman Kyle Snider, Development Committee Chairman Matt Yung, Recruitment Committee Chairman Todd Barnes, Alumni Affairs Committee Chairman Matt Oelrich, Curriculum Committee Chairman Meghan Cappel, Membership Committee Chairman AT-LARGE MEMBERS CURRENT STUDENTS Dan Holthaus, Class of 1010 Barnes Dennig Dr. Dan Gruber Dr. Jeri Ricketts Judy Magazine Scott Gregory Ashley McFarland Mary Jo Frost Dr. Norm Baker Zach Allaben, Class of 2019 Jessica Iacobucci, Class of 2006 Executive Director Outgoing Executive Assistant Director Director Manager Coordinator of Projects University of Cincinnati, Lindner Honors-PLUS Lindner Honors-PLUS Director Lindner Honors-PLUS Undergraduate Enrollment Lindner Business & Programs Eric Bachus, Class of 2018 General Electric and Associate Dean of Lindner Honors-PLUS Honors & Lindner Honors-PLUS Todd Barnes, Class of 2004 Mackenzie Mayernik, Class of 2019 Andrew Laskey, Class of 2006 Innovation and New and Emeritus of Undergraduate The David J. Joseph Company RBC Capital Markets Ventures Accounting Enrollment Michael Murphy, Class of 2019 Paul Bessire, Class of 2005 Zach Logan, Class of 2005 AMEND Consulting Class of 2018 Rob Rankin, Direct Employers Association Bert Cannon Braden Martini, Class of 2007 Deloitte—Retired ALUMNI MEMBERS Merrill Lynch Evan Clinkenbeard, Class of 2010 Bhavik Modi, Class of 2015 Merrill Lynch Nick Bachus, Class of 2013 Merchandise Inc. BTS Sean Connell Matt Oelrich, Class of 2003 Connell + Associates, LLC Chase Beckman, Class of 2014 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Asurion American Financial Kyle Dragan, Class of 2009 Meghan Pope, Class of 2017 American Financial Group Molly Berger, Class of 2012 What sets the Lindner Honors-PLUS Program apart? The program’s goal is development of the PLUS criteria: Prom- Thread Paycom Greg Eling The Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS Program is a unique and chal- ise as a business professional; Leadership in school and commu- Allison Burns, Class of 2008 Nick Puncer, Class of 2010 Cintas Corporation Bahl & Gaynor lenging honors program within the Carl H. Lindner College of nity activities; Understanding of the global marketplace and diverse Deloitte Jay Hummel, Class of 2003 Business at the University of Cincinnati. This 5-year, cohort-based cultures; and Success through talent, commitment, dedication, and Meghan Cappel, Class of 2016 Lena Schuler, Class of 2014 American Century Investments Crossroads Church program incorporates a demanding business honors curriculum, effort. Thanks to the generous contributions of Carl H. Lindner Jr., Burke, Inc. Stephen Lett, Class of 2002 Anne Seitz, Class of 2009 an enhanced, six semester, paid co-operative