From the desk of... John Albachten Director of Development UC Alumni Association

One 'Amazing' Bearcat
Take Cindy Chiang of Chicago. I know Cindy as a dedicated UC alumna, but you may know her and her fiancé, Ernie Halvorsen, as the inspirational winners of CBS’s 19th season of The Amazing Race. Read her full story, then read on to witness for yourself how alumni near and far are defining what it really means to be a Bearcat.

Cindy Chiang (Engineering, 2004) and fiancé Ernie Halvorsen earned $1 million after being named co-champions of CBS's 19th season of Amazing Race.

		inspire Lindner College of Business has Generational Impact on Bearcat Family Sometimes, philanthropy is inspired by an appreciation for one’s own educational experience, and other times by the education they see transforming someone else's life. For 1969 Carl H. Lindner College of Business grad and Washington DC alumni network member, Jim Christy, it’s a little of both. More >

transform Engineering Grad Pays It Forward to Young Aeronautic Enthusiasts Once a year for 15 weeks, children in the Dayton area learn how to read mechanical drawings, build a model plane and study the principles of flight. Thanks to College of Engineering grad Dale Whitford, this program has led three of these young amateur engineers to leading aeronautical careers. More >

connect Cleveland sportswriter and alumni network leader brings ‘Wright stuff’ Branson Wright‘s sports journalism career has taken him from UC’s News Record to northeastern Ohio working for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where he still manages to keep a close eye on Bearcats Athletics. He’s also helping keep fellow alumni connected as the new co-leader of the UC Alumni Association’s Cleveland Alumni Network. More >

thrive Southern California Alum Strives for U.S. President For most, a forty-plus year career leading start-up companies and multi-national corporations would be considered a pretty good trek. But for UC Engineering and Law alum T.J. O'Hara of Southern California, anything short of the White House won't suffice for his next endeavor. O'Hara's waging an unconventional campaign to claim "the ultimate civil service job." More >

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