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Distinguished Alumni

Interim Dean Accurso and Distinguished Alumni Award winners 2023 with their awards.

CAHS 2023 Distinguished Alumni

Distinguished Alumni Awards

Each year, the College of Allied Health Sciences will award one alumnus from each department with a Distinguished Alumni Award. Please join us as we continue this exciting tradition.

2023 Class

Lisa Kluchurosky, M.Ed., ’87 – Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Carol Leslie, PhD, ’80 – Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

David Maxwell, MS, RRT, ’21 – Department of Clinical and Health Information Sciences

Pamela McKie, LISW-S, ’87 – School of Social Work

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Jason Asic ’07

Distinguished Alumni Award Criteria

  • Graduate of the University of Cincinnati in one of the following departments: clinical and health information sciences, communication sciences and disorders, rehabilitation, exercise and nutrition sciences, or social work more than 10 years ago.
  • Has made a significant contribution in his or her chosen profession through practice, teaching, administration, education, research, writing, organizational work involving health care or an innovation in health care.
  • Current employees of the University of Cincinnati are not eligible for consideration

2015
Dana Harley, PhD, MSW, LISW-S, '03

Julie Honaker, PhD, '99, '06

Debra Lierl, Med, RRT, '75,

Thais C. Morata, PhD, '90

Lauren Niemes, Med, RD, LD, '83

Micahel Sclafani, DPT, CSCS, '13

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Judith A. Marlowe, PhD, FAAA, CCC-A '71

2014 Class

M. Kay Brown, MSW, '71, '02

Dawn Paulson, MJ, RHIA, 09

Harrison Blackmond, AuD, 70', '71

Shareen Lee, 07'

Nancy Nevin Folino, MA, 83'

Kent Martin, 10'

2013 Class

Sandra Tattershall, '76

Lawrence R. Suddendorf, EdD, MT, (ASCP), 71’ 80', 86'

Erin Head, 10'

Jean Sepate, 83'

Nancy Emenaker, 89'

Bethany Dugan, 06'

2012 Class

Ann W. Kummer, PhD ’86

Kyle Combs, 08'

Pierce Boyne, 07'

Julie Kenniston, 10'

April Martin, 09'

Jason Roberts, 07'

2011 Class

Ruth Clinton, LISW-S, 78'

Marein de Jong, PhD, 02'

Wayne A. Secord, PhD, 80'

Recent Graduate Achievement Award Recipients: 

Christine Schumacher, RHIA, 07'

Lynzie Schulte, DPT, 05'

Tamara J. Ward, RD, CSO, LD, 08'

2010 Class 

Polly A. Elmlinger, RHIA, 07'

Judith A. Hughes, BS, CNMT, 67'

Judith Marlowe, Ph.D., FAAA, 71'

Young Alumni Achievement Award Recipients:

Fonnie G. Lawson, 00'

Erin A. Wagner, MS, 06'

2022 Class

Antonia Caldwell, MD ’12

John Greer Clark, PhD ’82

Kersha Deibel, MPH, MSW ’09

Rosalyn Milenkiewicz M.D., MHI ’17

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Eric Deaton, ’19

 

2021 Class

Tonya Bates, RHIA ’11

Lauren Bland, PhD ’95

Robyn McHugh, PT, DPT ’04

Karen Rumsey, MSW, LISW-S ’10

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Terri Hollenkamp ’83, ’85

 

2020 Class

Scott Peters C.N.M.T., ARRT(N) ’96

Eric Deaton ’19

Bharti Katbamna, PhD ’89

Suzanne Summer ’01

 

2019 Class

Brian Driscoll ’89

James Gruber ’75, ’77

Janice Habel, MT (ASCP) ’83

Donna Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP ’01

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Tom Herrmann, EdD ’77, ’86, ’95, ’97

UC Alumni Association Mosaic Award: Harrison Blackmond, AuD ’70, ’712018

 

2018 Class

During the college's 20th anniversary in 2018, 20 individuals were given the 20 in 20 award at the 20th Anniversary Celebration. This honor replaced the Distinguished

Alumni Awards for 2018.

Recipients of this honor are as follows: 

Beth Bextermueller

Genise Caldwell, MA,CCC-SLP, ’05,’07

Susan Carlson,MSW,LISW-S

Sarah Couch, PhD,RD

Nancy Creaghead, PhD, CCC-SLP

John Gatch

Donald Harrison, MD

Terri Hollenkamp MA, CCC-SLP,’83,’85

Elizabeth King, PhD

Laura Kretschmer EdD

Colin MacPherson MD (1924-2004)

Lizanne Mulligan, PhD ,PT

Jean Sepate MSW,LISW-S, ‘83

Becky Smith, MEd, RD

Rose Smith, DPT, MEd, PT, SCS, ATC

Paul Steele, MD

Nancy Talbott, PhD, MS, PT

Jeanette Taylor, PhD

Alan Vespie, MEd, CNMT, RT(N), ‘12

Tina Whalen, EDD, DPT, MPA, PT

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Erin Head

 

2017 Class 

Julie A. Dooling, '13, '15

Gene K. Balzar '80, '83

Allison E. Baker-Kuhn '13, '15

Amy Banks '06

Miriam Crenshaw '83

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Nancy Nevin-Folino

 

2016 Class

Alan Vespie, MEd,CNMT, RT(N), 82', 97'

Ian McKay, PhD, 76', 91'

Nicholas Ollberding, PhD, 08'

Elizabeth Dulaney-Cripe, MD, 05', 09'

Gregory Stewart, PhD, 81', 12'

UC Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award for CAHS: Jean Sepate, 70', 83'