Past Recipients

The Carl H. Lindner Award for Outstanding Business Achievement is given to a Lindner College of Business graduate who best demonstrates outstanding achievement in the field of business as represented by the recipient's entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to business and community, and achievement of the highest level of success within one's profession.

2024: Lynne Laube (’92)
2023: Kerry Byrne (’87)
2022: Eric C. Broyles (’90, ’92)
2020: Scott Anderson (’92)
2019: Kirk Perry (’90)
2018: Leigh R. Fox ('01)
2017: Roger K. Newport ('88)
2016: Robert R. Buck ('70)
2015: Timothy J. Fogarty ('80)
2014: Kathleen B. Selker ('77, '78)
2013: Kenneth W. Stecher ('75)
2012: Tom Nies (’62, ’68)
2011: Stuart G. Hoffman, PhD ('73, '75)
2010: Carl H. Lindner III ('75), S. Craig Lindner ('77)
2009: Robert Fealy ('73)
2008: Fred Habegger ('63)
2007: Tom Humes ('71, '77)
2006: Paul Polman ('79,'09)
2005: Jerry Leamon (‘73)
2004: Tony Shipley (‘75, '06)
2003: Steven Wilson (‘68, '06)
2002: Myron Ullman, III (‘69, '06)
2001: Otto Budig, Jr. (‘56, '09)
2000: Richard Thornburgh ('74, '09)
1999: John Barrett (‘71, ‘11 )
1998: Richard Molen (‘62)
1997: Elroy Bourgraf (‘54)
1996: Michael Paxton (‘69, ‘70)
1994: Samuel Cassidy ('62)
1993: Harold Lambert ('56)
1992: Jeffrey Wyler ('65, ‘11)
1991: Michael Rose ('63, '08)
1990: Jackson Randolph ('58, '68)
1989: William Keating ('50, '75, '01)
1988: Ronald Walker ('61)
1987*: Theodore Emmerich ('50, '63)
1985: William Parchman ('42)

The Distinguished Service Award is given on the basis of an individual's contribution to the Lindner College of Business, the University of Cincinnati as a whole, and the Cincinnati community.

2024: Jerry L. Fritz (’73), Mario San Marco
2023: Van Jones, (’08), Charles H. Matthews, PhD, (’90)
2022: Arnold C. Hanish (’70)
2020: Howard Elliott, Pamela Weber
2019: Lori Beer, Laurence Jones (’00)
2018: Wendy Lea, Woodrow Uible ('75)
2017: Carl Satterwhite
2016: Kay Geiger
2015: Julia W. Poston, Phil D. Collins ('89)
2014: David B. Dillon, Louis H. Lauch, Jr. ('68)
2013: Marvin P. Kolodzik ('59), Valerie L. Newell
2012: Thomas E. Mischell, (’70), Kirk L. Perry, (’90)
2011: Bill Keating Jr. ('76, '76, '79), Ellen G. van der Horst
2010: John F. Cassidy
2009: Margaret Valentine, Michael Valentine
2008: Michael J. Paxton ('69, '70)
2007: Tim Johnson
2006: Carol Sanger
2005: Joan Herschede ('04)
2004: Sandra Heimann
2003: George Schaefer, Jr. ('06)
2002: Robert Wehling ('98)
2001: Kent Friel (‘59, ‘65)
2000: Barbara Stonebraker ('78)
1999: Cynthia Booth, Rob Braun
1998: Robert Buck (‘70)
1997: Richard Brenan (‘67, ‘68) 
1996: Jack Brown, David Phillips
1995: Harry M. Addison ('60)
1994: Jacqueline Neumann ('71, '75), Thomas Petry
1993: James Bushman ('67), Jerome Montopoli ('65), Jayne Spain
1992: Joseph Stern, Jr. ('89)
1991: West Shell, Milton Schloss ('65)
1990: David Lance ('56)
1989: Robert Boeh ('51), Thomas Humes ('71, '77)
1988: John Goering ('56, '60, '05)
1987*: Donald Seibert, Ralph Bursiek
1985: Norwood Geis, Jack Strubbe

The Business Partnership Award, formerly the Cooperative Education Partnership Award, is given to a company that has provided substantial support to the Lindner College of Business. The recipient company is recognized for its significant, innovative and ongoing investment in sustaining exceptional college programs and providing growth opportunities for business students and graduates.

2024: Cintas Corporation
2023: Refinery Ventures
2022: AMEND
2020: Enerfab
2019: Ameritas
2018: Kroger
2017: Paycor
2016: Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.
2015: Ohio National Financial Services
2014: Western & Southern Financial Group
2013: PNC
2012: Fifth Third Bank
2011: Cintas Corporation
2010: Ernst & Young
2009: Deloitte
2008: American Financial Group
2007: Procter & Gamble
2006: GE Aviation

The Outstanding Young Alumni Award (formerly the PACEsetter Award) will recognize Lindner alumni age 40 or younger who have demonstrated emerging and unique innovation, creativity and success in their careers. Selections are based on professional success. However, a demonstrated commitment to Lindner, UC and/or opportunity for future involvement may also be considered.

2024: Nicholas W. Puncer ('10)
2023: Paul Bessire, (’04); Brandon Reynolds, (’15); Andrew Salzbrun, (’08); Kesha Williams, PhD, CAHS ’02)
2022: Annette Echikunwoke (’18, ’19), Brandon D. Trame, (’15)
2020: Edita Dolan-Mayo (’04), Sammy Geroulis (’12)
2019: Christina Beer (’15), Makeda Matthews (’14)
2018: Marvin Abrinica ('98, '02); Tamaya Dennard ('12); Katie Paulin Schnieber ('09, '10)
2017: Ami Kulkarni (’01); Kyle Neumann ('04); Ryan D. Pontsler ('10); Amanda Wait ('00)
2016: Gary J. Cornwall ('10, '12, '17); Clarissa K. Niese ('04); Shashank Saxena ('08, '08); Janelle Wichmann ('13)

2024: Matt Santiago
2023: Cassidy Hook
2022: William Kegg
2020: Avery Abraham
2019: Angela Brown
2018: Ethan Fernandes
2017: Eric Bachus
2016: Morgan Eberle
2015: Anurag Gogineni
2014: Allison Stepaniak
2013: Sally Amkoa
2012: Jared Yates

2024: Richy Richardson (’25)
2023: Lance Entsuah (’24)
2022: Xander Wells (’23)
2020: Logan Davis (’21)
2019: Chandler Rankin ('20)
2018: Kelly Higgins