2025 Cohort
Meet the 2025 Hoffman Honors Scholars!
Jordan Casterline
English: Creative Writing, Rhetoric, & Professional Writing
Kent, OH
Activities: University Honors Program, the Cincinnati Poetry Collective, and UC Knits. Jordan is also completing a minor in Marketing.
Summer Crabb
Cello Performance
Rio Rancho, NM
Activities: Student leader with the UC Navigators, avid chamber musician, and University Honors Program member. Summer is also minoring in Marketing.
Braylon Dennis
Political Science | Spanish
West Chester, OH
Activities: University Honors Program, Ethics Bowl, Student Court Associate Justice, Model Arab League Treasurer, and Violist with the Medical Symphony Orchestra. Braylon is minoring in Legal Studies.
Lilly Fehrenbach
Entrepreneurship
Loveland, OH
Activities: University Honors Program and Lindner Business Honors.
Mickey Gioia
Stage Design
Park Ridge, IL
Activities: University Honors Program
Chris Hayes
Musical Theatre
Las Vegas, NV
Activities: University Honors Program
Grayson Humphreys
International Business | Marketing | Finance
Indianapolis, IN
Activities: Lindner Business Honors, Lindner Ambassadors, The University Honors Program, and UC Study Abroad.
Evan Kershaw
Saxophone Performance | Economics
West Chester, OH
Activities: CCM Wind Symphony/Wind Ensemble, CCM Saxophone Ensemble, various chamber music groups, private and high school band music teacher, and Career Development Chair of the Hoffman Honors Scholars Ambassadors.
Sophia Lonnon
Marketing | Public Relations
Louisville, KY
Activities and Involvements: Lindner Business Honors, University Honors Program, Arts Administration Intern at Kentucky Shakespeare, Social Media and Marketing Coordinator for Imemorabili Theatre, Volunteer with The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati, NEO Initiative, and UC Study Abroad participant.
Luana Nascimento
Acting
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Activities: University Honors Program
Kayla Nelson
Music Education
Kansas City, MO
Activities: Member of Member of 4Y's Horn Quartet and the University Honors Program.
Jaci Reed
Geology | Physics
Anderson, IN
Activities: University Honors Program Minor in Chemistry
Liam Sackaroff
Music Composition | Marketing
St. Paul, MN
Activities: Music Producer & Marketing Specialist at Slam Academy and intern at 113 Composers Collective. He is a member of HHS Ambassadors team, University Honors Program, and UC TCG club. Liam is also minoring in Audio Production.
Abby Sanchez-Salmeron
Philosophy | Political Science
Reston, VA
Activities: University Honors Program
Zane Sawyer
Geography | Environmental Studies
Lebanon, OH
Activities/Involvements: LIT (Leaders in Training) Coordinator - Kids First Camp-A-Palooza, and HHS service ambassador. Zane is also completing certificates in Computer Science and Chinese.
Ayla Schwartz
Musical Theatre
Montclair, NJ
Activities: University Honors Program
Sara Springett
Vocal Performance | Psychology
Spring, TX
Activities: Performer in CCM undergraduate operas, L'egisto and Beauty and the Beast as Clori and Beauty. Second place winner of CCM's undergraduate classical voice competition. Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters Cincinnati. Academia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti vocal program in Lucca, Italy. Global Engagement and Creativity Ambassador for HHS.
Olivia Szor
Violin Performance
Reading, PA
Activities: University Honors Program
Aliah Van Scyoc
Finance | Information Systems
Van Buren, OH
Activities: Co-op at First Financial Bank’s Client First Center and Co-op at AMEND Consulting. President and Founder of the UC Bodybuilding Club and Vice President of Net Impact Consulting. Entrepreneur and owner of Team ASCEND Personal Training. Aliah is also minoring in Spanish.
Savannah Weldon
Vocal Performance
New York, NY
Activities: University Honors Program
Audrey Zelinski
Journalism | Public Health
Mariemont, OH
Activities: Service Co-Chair Ambassador for Hoffman Honors Scholars (HHS), News Editor for The News Record (TNR), Health Promotion & Education Intern for Hamilton County Public Health (summer 2026)