Executive Director of Development Lauren L. Jacquot reviews the 2023-24 year in advancement at the Lindner College of Business.
I am thrilled to reflect on the transformative journey we’ve undertaken during the 2023-24 academic year at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business. We achieved a groundbreaking milestone by raising more than $20 million for the college in consecutive years.
From scholarships that open life-changing doors for students, to professorships that support world-class faculty dedicated to shaping future business leaders, our philanthropic efforts touch every facet of our college.
Lauren L. Jacquot, BA ’10, Executive Director of Development.
A powerful example was naming the Grau Center for Professional Selling. This transformative gift provided by Jim Grau, BBA ’73, not only honors our mission of empowering future business problem solvers, but also ensures that companies will pursue Lindner co-op students and graduates for top sales talent.
At Lindner, we are fostering an environment that empowers all individuals to thrive. We established 22 new scholarships, which will serve as a catalyst for positive change, enabling individuals to cultivate a lasting sense of affinity and belonging, to fulfill their aspirations, and to make a difference in their communities and beyond.
In alignment with Lindner’s mission to be the nation’s leading co-op business school, we continue to raise funds to provide support and aid for students who need financial assistance to participate in our many forms of experiential learning.
In closing, I share my heartfelt thanks to every member of our alumni and donor community. Your shared commitment to excellence brings our vision to life. Beyond financial contributions, you enrich Lindner through mentorship, guidance and an unwavering belief in our students, faculty and staff. Together, we have built — and will continue to build — a legacy of philanthropy that will empower generations of business problem solvers. Let us carry forward the lessons learned, and the values upheld during this remarkable year.
If you are not an active member of the Lindner community, your involvement matters more than you may realize. Please contact me so that your impact can make a difference. It’s never too late to engage.
Thank you for your continued support,
Lauren L. Jacquot, BA ’10
Executive Director of Development
Jerry Fritz, Bus ’73, and his wife, Connie (top row), with Lindner students.
With over 332,000 living UC alumni — including more than 46,000 Lindner graduates — the connection possibilities are endless! Update your contact information and join the Lindner Alumni & Friends LinkedIn Group to stay up-to-date on the latest news, events more. Plus, connect with your local UC alumni network. We have groups in more than 30 cities!
Also, we invite our alumni to share their ambitions, triumphs and challenges overcome to inspire all in the Lindner community to dream big and create the tomorrow they envision. What you have to say or contribute could inspire one of our future business problem solvers.
March 19, 2025
The eighth annual Warren Bennis Leadership Experience reflected on the former University of Cincinnati president’s leadership lessons at Tangeman University Center’s Great Hall on March 12, days after what would have been Bennis’s 100th birthday.
February 13, 2025
Presented by the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business Alumni Council, the 2025 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awards will recognize awardees at the annual event on April 3 at The Westin Cincinnati.
February 13, 2025
How do life partners find each other? At the University of Cincinnati, amidst classes, co-ops and campus events, a few lucky souls cross paths with the meet-cute who becomes the lasting love of their life. Others realize a spousal destiny only after graduation. As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, five alumni couples share their Bearcat love stories — personal tales of romance, devotion and continued engagement with UC.
Remain up-to-date on Lindner happenings, as well as student, alumni and donor achievements, by following our social media channels and listnening to our podcast, Bearcats Mean Business.
Lindner alumni Josh Kramer and Cory Sims joined the Bearcats Mean Business podcast to discuss their pay-it-forward, authentic approaches to networking, how Lindner prepared them to lead meetings with ESPN personalities and clients twice their age, and much more.
An accounting major as an undergraduate, Kramer has worked his way up the ladder at ESPN to become an award-winning producer. He’s also an adjunct professor at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Sims, managing member, investment adviser representative at Sims Investment Management, LLC, originally wanted to be a college basketball coach. (He still has that dream!)
UC Board of Trustees Chair and Lindner alumnus Phil D. Collins joined Bearcats Mean Business to emphasize the personal and professional connections he has made and the fulfillment he has achieved through engaging with Lindner and UC.
