September 27, 2023
Lane Bokros ’25, grew up in a household that showcased what intelligence and a strong work ethic can do. Today, Bokros is following in the family tradition of success, but with a difference: He is a first-generation college student who aspires to post-graduate education and a career in medicine.
September 27, 2023
When Elajah Trosclair, ’23, came to UC from California, her expectations were straightforward. She would study, support herself financially, earn her degree, and become a registered nurse. To her surprise, a much larger world opened up to her.
September 27, 2023
When Bryn Cortez, CAHS ’25, reflects upon her scholarship, she has to pause to wipe away her tears. Cortez, who is entering her junior year as a pre-athletic training and pre-med major, is profoundly grateful for the scholarship — and to the donors who have funded it.
December 4, 2023
The estate of Hugh Hoffman, MBA ’63, has established a new scholarship program at three University of Cincinnati colleges. A $56 million gift will create the Hoffman Honors Scholars Program and support student-athletes with an extraordinary endowment.
October 30, 2023
Leigh R. Fox, president and CEO of altafiber, has been appointed chair of the University of Cincinnati Foundation Board of Trustees. Fox’s two-year term, leading the Foundation’s 40-member board, began in October. Rae Mang, Pharm ’89, is the immediate past chair.
February 20, 2023
A University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Residency Program alumnus has made a gift that will support a faculty position in the Department of Emergency Medicine focused on the research and treatment of substance abuse. The generosity of Shawn A. Ryan, MD, MBA ’10, supports the Emergency Medicine Endowed Chair to Benefit the Acute Treatment of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder.
June 22, 2022
Through a gift from longtime supporters Dan Kautz and Woodrow (Woody) Uible, the University of Cincinnati will launch two new programs studying cryptocurrency and new financial technologies. The gifts will create an educational program with the Carl H. Lindner College of Business for UC students and name a public-private lab space within the new Digital Futures building, set to open in fall 2022. Dan Kautz is co-founder and co-owner of K&S Companies, a real estate development and management organization. Through his partnership with UC economics alumnus Woody Uible, BA ‘75, a principal at Bartlett Wealth Management and UC Foundation trustee, the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute was created at Lindner in 2019. “Through the Kautz family and their outstanding named institute, Dan and Woody have long been forward-thinking and generous friends to our university,” said UC President Neville G. Pinto. “We are deeply grateful for their ongoing partnership and this new lab that will open more doors for our students and bring new partnerships across our growing campus.”
July 6, 2022
A $500,000 gift from Bruce Eichner, JD ’69, to the University of Cincinnati College of Law will establish the Ian Bruce Eichner Research Fellowship in Workforce Housing Policy Fund, a three-year program aimed at improving research, advocacy, development, and access to workforce housing.
July 5, 2022
Alumnus Harry Sparks is the ultimate go-to guy. An architecture graduate (‘67 ), he has built or remodeled countless retail institutions (think Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and Home Depot), casinos, hotels and even the famous Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, General Store, where the tiny town has a dog as its mayor. But that’s just been his day job. After hours, Harry has spent the last 60 years as one of country music’s premier luthiers. Superstars like Vince Gill and Sam Bush come to Harry for acoustic instrument work.
August 31, 2022
Fighting food insecurity at UC through the Bearcats Pantry and Resource Center.