Monica Turner elected chair of UC's Board of Trustees
With completion of Phil Collins' term as chair, Monica Turner has been elected UC’s new board chair
The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees elected officers during its Dec. 17, 2024, meeting, and Monica Turner was unanimously elected chair for 2025. Gregory Hartmann will serve as vice-chair, and Jill McGruder will return as secretary. Their terms in these new roles began Jan. 1, 2025. Turner replaces Phil Collins, who completed two years as chair.
During Collins’ tenure, UC:
- Welcomed its largest-ever first-year class and enjoyed overall record-setting enrollment, which now exceeds 53,000 students.
- Joined the Big 12.
- Celebrated a record $699 million in external research funding.
- Opened Clifton Court Hall and new Blood Cancer Healing Center.
- Completed $2.19 billion Next, Now campaign.
New Board Chair: Monica Turner
UC Board of Trustees Chair Monica Turner
Monica Turner is President, North America, for Procter & Gamble (P&G). She leads P&G’s North America business, the company’s largest and most profitable region which accounts for 50% of net sales. Turner has a track record of delivering transformational results in businesses, organizations and the consumer packaged goods industry.
Turner joined the UC Board in 2018 and was appointed vice chair in 2024. During this time, the university made significant progress in its “Next Lives Here” strategic direction, with a focus on innovation, impact and student success. Notable advancements include enhanced interdisciplinary research, expanded partnerships with local businesses, and initiatives to improve student learning and career outcomes.
“University of Cincinnati is growing and thriving as a world-class institution where students are prepared for success in a global society,” said Turner. “I am honored to serve as Board Chair and continue to work with my fellow trustees, President Neville Pinto and his leadership team to make even more possible for the UC community. Together, we are enabling transformative experiences that will benefit UC students and the Cincinnati region for years to come.”
University of Cincinnati is growing and thriving as a world-class institution where students are prepared for success in a global society.
UC Board of Trustees Chair Monica Turner
Vice Chair: Gregory Hartmann
Greg Hartmann, appointed as trustee in 2020, advises clients on complex strategic issues in connection with sophisticated public-private projects. He is a trusted advisor with 20 years of diversified experience as an attorney, former government official, and a private consultant for Ohio government relations. Hartmann, a former Hamilton County Commissioner, began his career as a Hamilton County prosecutor. He gained significant experience in the courtroom, handling hundreds of criminal cases in Juvenile, Municipal, Grand Jury, and Common Pleas divisions.
Secretary: Jill T. McGruder
Jill T. McGruder, appointed as trustee in 2021, serves as senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Western & Southern Financial Group. In this capacity, McGruder has responsibility for Columbus Life Insurance Company, Gerber Life Insurance Company, Integrity Life Insurance Company, National Integrity Life Insurance Company, Lafayette Life Insurance Company, Touchstone Investments, Western & Southern Agency and W&S Financial Group Distributors.
Impact Lives Here
The University of Cincinnati is leading public urban universities into a new era of innovation and impact. Our faculty, staff and students are saving lives, changing outcomes and bending the future in our city's direction. Next Lives Here.
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