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Lindner decorated the 2023-24 academic year with honors, accolades and recognitions for students, faculty, staff and alumni
The 2024 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awards' honorees.
Fulbright, future brighter
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar and Fulbright U.S. Student Programs — sponsored by the U.S. Department of State — connect students and professionals with the international community to teach, study and/or research abroad. Fulbright recipients are recognized leaders and top-level scholars propelled to achieve higher levels of success through their experiences.
- Hosted by the Catholic University of Ghana, Sunyani, Charles Appeadu, PhD, associate professor-educator of finance, will help students apply theory to practice while mentoring graduate students and junior faculty.
- Max Kemats, BA ’26, is an economics major and a NEXT Innovation Scholar selected to the Fulbright Scotland Summer Institute on Technology, Innovation and Creativity, where he will engage with members of the international community to consider Scotland’s past and future.
- Carrie Vennefron, MS ’25, will pack her knowledge of business analytics and data science as she travels to South Korea as part of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program beginning in January 2025.
Celebrating milestones at the 2024 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awards
Dean Marianne Lewis (right) and Lynne Laube, recipient of the Carl H. Lindner Award for Outstanding Business Achievement.
Lynne Laube, Bus ’92, became the second woman to win the Carl H. Lindner Award for Outstanding Business Achievement at the 2024 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awards.
Honored alongside Laube:
- Jerry L. Fritz, Bus ’73, Distinguished Service Award
- Mario San Marco, Distinguished Service Award
- Cintas Corporation, Business Partnership Award
- Nicholas W. Puncer, Bus ’10, Outstanding Young Alumni Award
- Richy Richardson, Bus ’25, The Heart of William J. Keating Jr. Leadership Award
- Matt Santiago, Bus ’25, Carl H. Lindner Outstanding Junior Scholarship Award
And they're just getting started...
University Honors student, Lindner Business Fellow and NEXT Innovation Scholar, Lance Entsuah, BA ’24, seemingly did it all during his Lindner experience, but he will now ascend to the global stage as a Schwartzman Scholar, pursuing a one-year, fully funded master’s degree in global affairs from Tsinghua University’s Schwarzman College in Beijing.
Looking through the previous cohorts of scholars, they are all incredibly talented. They’re the top of the top, the best of the best, so to be able to even be considered among them is a huge honor for me.
Lance Entsuah, BA '24
Liang Shen, a marketing PhD candidate, was one of a select group of doctoral students to receive UC’s Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship. Shen will be provided with a tuition scholarship for the final year of her program and a $20,000 stipend to support her as she completes her dissertation examining how information processing strategies can be leveraged to help biodiversity loss and encourage consumers to act sustainably.
Jimmy Fox, BBA '25
As a recipient of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) R. Gene Richter Scholarship, Jimmy Fox, BBA ’25, will receive a $15,000 scholarship, mentorship, recognition and networking opportunities with industry professionals at the 2024 ISM World Conference.
Xander Wells, BBA, BA '24, was recognized as the 2024 Mr. Bearcat.
Xander Wells, BBA, BA ’24, creates impact by leaving the world better than he found it, evident through his co-ops, campus involvements and previous honors, making him the ideal 2024 Mr. Bearcat awardee, as selected by UC’s Sigma Sigma honorary fraternity.
Top of the university
Twelve Lindner faculty and staff members received university-wide recognition.
- Elaine Hollensbe, PhD, Faculty-to-Faculty Research Mentoring Award
- Linna Shi, PhD, Faculty Excellence Award
- Thomas Dalziel, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor Award
- Erwin F. Erhardt III, PhD, Mrs. A. B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Charles Matthews, PhD, Mrs. A. B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
- James Kellaris, PhD, Faculty Career Award
- Debashis Pal, PhD, George Barbour Award for Good Faculty-Student Relations
- Craig Froehle, PhD, Fellows of the Graduate College 2024 Inductee
- Ric Sweeney, 2023-2024 Adviser of the Year
- Susan Bailey, Staff Excellence Award
- Pierre James, Sarah Grant Barber Award for Outstanding Advising Administrator
- Gavin Mitchell, Rising Star Award
Empowerment squared
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy Charles H. Matthews, PhD, received the award for 2024 Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year.
Empowered educators empower students, receiving national recognition for their innovation in the classroom along the way.
- The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship awarded the 2024 Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year Award to Charles H. Matthews, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy in the department of management (pictured above), for his innovation of and dedication to entrepreneurship education.
- Craig Froehle, PhD, professor of operations, business analytics, and information systems, was awarded the 2024 Wickham Skinner Teaching Innovation Award from the Productions and Operations Management Society, recognizing the creativity and innovation Froehle brings to the classroom and the lasting impact he leaves on students and on the field of operations management.