Who Will Receive the 84th Annual C-Ring Award?

Selected by a diverse committee of UC faculty, staff, students and alumnae, the winner is announced each year at the annual banquet, which will be Saturday, May 20, this year. The C-Ring award has been given since 1922 to the outstanding graduating senior woman at UC. This year, out of 700 eligible UC women, 30 were nominated for the C-Ring.

The 30 finalists represent 10 UC colleges and were nominated based on stringent selection criteria, including a minimum grade point average of 3.4, service to the university and the community, and advocacy on behalf of women or girls.

President Nancy Zimpher will address the finalists and their families at the banquet at the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center on May 20.

And the finalists are as follows (drumroll, please):

2006 C-Ring Nominees

• Pia M. Al-Ubaidi  — College of Applied Science, Horticulture Major/Science Track
• Adhrucia Apana  — College of Business, International Marketing
• Rachel Armstrong  — McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology and   Communications
• Jennifer Barklage  — College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Early Childhood Education
• Paige Bowditch  — College of Allied Health Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Megan Brissie   — College of Nursing, in Nursing
• Teresa M. Cavanaugh  — College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy
• Laura Collins   — College of Applied Science, Construction Management
• Amanda Craven  — McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Philosophy and Spanish
• Stephanie Dalton  — McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Bio-Psychology
• Yvette Geyer   — College of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
• Anna Godby   — College of Business, Marketing, International Business
• Krista M. Gorrasi  — College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
  Middle Childhood Education
• Lauren Hellmann  — College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
• Jessica Kinnemeyer  — College of Business, Operations Management, Marketing and International Business
• Jessica Kline   — College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning, Urban Planning
• Sarah J. Knight  — College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning, Fashion Design
• Stephanie Lee   — College of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
• Denis Leone   — College of Nursing, Nursing
• Renee Merz   — College of Applied Science, Information Engineering Technology
• Elise Minda   — College of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
• Ashley Mraz   — College-Conservatory of Music, Music Education and Flute Performance
• Maria Pongonnis  — College of Allied Health, Health Sciences — Sports Biomechanics Concentration
• Sarah Pullen   — College of Applied Science, Information Engineering Technology
• Yakaira Ramos  — College of Business, Marketing/Management
• Elizabeth Ristagno  — McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Biology
• Ashley Strasser  — College of Allied Science, Pre-Physical Therapy
• Rachel Strasinger  — McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Women’s Studies
• Sofia Szari   — College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
• Jennifer Wagner  — McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Biology

The 2005–2006 C-Ring Award Banquet will be held Saturday, May 20, at the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center at 6 p.m.

Visit the UC Women's Center Web page or call (513) 556-4401 for more information.