Cady Short-Thompson Creates Gift Plan to Benefit Scholarships for UC Students
A stack of cards rests on the corner of Cady Short-Thompson’s desk in Muntz Hall. Inside, students have written words of gratitude, thanking the dean for the scholarships they received to attend University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College.
“I keep the thank-you notes there as a reminder of what we work for every day,” says Short-Thompson, dean of UC Blue Ash College. “It’s all about the students.”
Since becoming dean in 2010, Short-Thompson has worked tirelessly to increase the number of scholarships available to UC students. She says the main reason students drop out or “stop out” at UC Blue Ash is related to finances. Often, it has nothing to do with a student’s academic abilities. In fact, the average GPA of a student who drops out is 2.98.