CINCINNATI — Monday kicks off Alumni Week for the University of Cincinnati's Alumni Association.
The week begins on April 7 and runs through April 13 and commemorates this year's celebration with a community art project in the Over-The-Rhine neighborhood of UC honorees receiving top awards from the organization.
In total, 18 honorees will be recognized for their breakthroughs and the impacts they have made on their university, communities and in their workfields on April 10 at Cincinnati's Music Hall.
“This year’s group of honorees reflects the excellence that UC alumni demonstrate across so many disciplines and in service to people around the world,” said Jennifer Heisey, UC’s chief alumni officer. “They reflect expertise, talent and remarkable breakthroughs that exemplify a spirit of innovation, service and philanthropy — the personification of alumni success — and we’re proud to recognize them during Alumni Week.”
An artpiece featuring the 18 alumni will be unveiled in early April and remain on display through March 2026. Chroma Projects was commissioned to designe and illustrate the mural by UCAA.
The mural can be seen on the side of a building at 1430 Vine St.
2025 UC Alumni Celebration Honorees include:
William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement
Darrell D. Miller, Esq., CCM ’85
Robert E. Dobbs Distinguished Service Award
Phil D. Collins, Bus ’89
Marian A. Spencer Mosaic Award
Diana Maria Riva, CCM ’91, ’95
Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award
Nicholas D. Ernest, PhD, CEAS ’11, ’12, ’15
Outstanding Alumni Awards
College of Allied Health Sciences
Thais C. Morata, PhD, CAHS ’90
College of Arts and Sciences
Beth A. Robinson, A&S ’87, ’97
Blue Ash College
Algeria K. Wilson, UCBA ’13, CAHS ’16
Carl H. Lindner College of Business
Jim L. Grau, Bus ’73
Clermont College
Angela M. Hall, Cler ’10, ’16
College-Conservatory of Music
Patrice Willoughby, JD, CCM ’92
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
John C. Senhauser, DAAP ’71
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
Mary A. Ronan, A&S ’76, CECH ’77
College of Engineering & Applied Science
Jan M. Leuridan, PhD, CEAS ’81, ’84
College of Law
David J. Willbrand, JD, Law ’96
College of Medicine
Joan C. Linhardt, MD, A&S ’72, Med ’76
College of Nursing
Karl (Nick) Dobrzelecki, Nur ’97
James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
Ivan Glenn Sipes, PhD, Phar ’65
UC Athletics
Bob J. Roncker, A&S ’66, CECH ’70
