Division of Professional Practice Inducts 2008 Honorees into Co-Op Hall of Honor

On July 10th, President Nancy Zimpher hosted the induction dinner at University House for the 2008 Co-Op Hall of Honor Inductees. The Hall was developed to give a permanent place of honor for individuals and organizations that have significantly contributed to the qualitative advancement of cooperative education, both at the University of Cincinnati and beyond.

Inductees’ names will be engraved in granite and located in the Herman Schneider Quadrangle on the UC campus along with the names of individuals and organizations who were inducted in 2007, and 2006, the first year of the Hall of Honor, as part of UC Co-Op’s Centennial Celebration.

The 2008 Inductees

George E. Probst

The Family of George E. Probst, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Mr. Heath MacAlpine, UC President Nancy Zimpher, Lucas Rodriguez, Professional Practice Director Kettil Cedercreutz, Patricia Probst Marchetti, Mr. Richard Johnson, Joyce Probst MacAlpine, Annice Alt, Claudia Probst Stack

In addition to being a pioneer public broadcaster, historian and educator, George E . Probst, through his professional career, became a strong believer and supporter of co-op as an outgrowth of his work with the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation.

In 1957, as director of the Edison Foundation, he organized the Dayton Conference on “Cooperative Education and the Impending Educational Crisis.” At the conclusion of this conference, Charles Kettering suggested that a national evaluation of co-op be undertaken.

Probst then wrote the proposal for this national study and secured funding from the Ford Foundation. Throughout the course of the study from 1959-1961, Probst was an active member of the study committee and was successful in getting the final report published. He then served as director of The National Commission for Cooperative Education for 10 years. The commission had a very substantial influence on the expansion of co-op.

More than any other individual, George Probst was responsible for federal involvement with cooperative education at the time. He began by persuading the U.S.

Department of Education in its administration of Title III funds to allow support for the development and expansion of cooperative education programs. He succeeded in getting Part D of Title IV to specifically support the development of cooperative education programs. Title VIII grew out of this. He had a lasting influence on the evolution of cooperative education in the United States, which continues to this day.

BHDP Architecture

FROM LEFT: UC President Nancy Zimpher, BHDP Vice President Robert Habel, Kettil Cedercreutz, DAAP Associate Dean Karen Monzel, BHDP Vice President T. Patrick Donnelly, BHDP Principal Emeritus Jack Hodell, BHDP Principal Emeritus James Donelly, DAAP Dean Robert Probst

BHDP Architecture has worked collaboratively with some of the most prestigious architects in the world, including Frank O. Gehry. BHDP Architecture’s roots go back to 1937 when Cyrus Baxter, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s Professional Practice (co-op) Program in Architecture, founded the company Woodward and Baxter. In 1960, Cy Baxter was joined by three other graduates (Jack Hodell, Jim Donnelly, and Jim Preston) of the University of Cincinnati’s Professional Practice Program in Architecture. Hodell, Donnelly, and Preston all began as co-ops for Cy Baxter, and they later formed the firm of Baxter, Hodell, Donnelly, Preston.

BHDP Architecture has maintained a strong and consistent relationship with UC’s co-op program, hiring students from DAAP (architecture, interior design, and graphic design), CAS (architectural technology), Business (marketing), and A&S (communication). They have provided excellent professional experiences for students, maintained effective communication with the Professional Practice faculty, and given constructive feedback on student performance. BHDP Architecture has often hired co-ops as full-time employees upon graduation; several of the current managing partners were former UC co-op students of the company.

This commitment to UC co-op graduates has even spanned more than one generation. Mike Habel, CEO, was a UC architecture student who cooped for the company, as did Patrick Donnelly. Both of their fathers, Bob Habel and Jim Donnelly were also UC architecture grads who co oped for BHDP and rose to become partners in the firm.

Several designers and partners in the company have lent their considerable expertise to the university through lecturing (pro bono) and teaching in UC’s architecture program, enhancing the education of the co-op students in architecture. BHDP Architecture has shown an exemplary commitment to cooperative education and the university community.

Northeastern University

FROM LEFT: President of the NCCE, Paul Stonely, UC President Nancy Zimpher, Northeastern Vice Provost Dr. Jack Greene, Kettil Cedercreutz

In 1909, Northeastern University adopted Herman Schneider’s plan for cooperative education with just eight students and four employers in 1909. From those small beginnings, Northeastern University surged to the top of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for best co-op program in the country in its initial ranking of such programs.

Northeastern’s faculty, staff and senior administrators have consistently made impressive contributions to cooperative education on all levels: state, regional, national and international. Two Northeastern University presidents have served as president of the World Association for Cooperative Education and the National Cooperative Education Association Additionally, the university provided the leadership and significant funds to organize the National Commission for Cooperative Education. Northeastern’s Dean of Cooperative Education (and Hall of Honor recipient), Roy Wooldridge, served as the commission’s first president in 1963.

Northeastern University was the leader in establishing the first significant international co-op program and took the lead to promote federal funding to expand co-op (Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965). The training provided on behalf of Northeastern to countless individuals and organizations interested in developing co-op programs has contributed exponentially to co-op’s success