Cycle 91: Five Finalists Vying for This Year s Coveted C-Ring

The University of Cincinnati Women's Center has identified five finalists,  representing four University of Cincinnati colleges, for the annual C-Ring Award.

The C-Ring award, first given in 1922, recognizes an outstanding graduating senior woman.  Eligible women must have a 3.4 GPA, be community or university leaders and demonstrate advocacy for women or girls. The 2013 C-Ring Award recipient will be announced at the annual banquet on April 13, where all finalists will be recognized.  Deborah Merchant, interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Services, will give the welcome at the event. 

The 2013 finalists hail from UC's colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Arts & Sciences, Business and Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services. Finalists selected by the C-Ring committee for 2013 include:

• Maya Antoine
  McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Biology/Pre-Medicine            
  Nominator: Brandi Elliot, Associate Director for Office of Ethnic Programs and Services  
• Nikole Dorsett
  McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, Communications/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  Nominator: T.N. Vaught, Program Coordinator for UC LGBTQ Center      
• Megan McDonald
  Allied Health Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders         
  Nominator: Nancy A. Creaghead, Department Head for Communication Sciences and Disorders               
• Jamie Nickell
  College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Middle Childhood Education           
  Nominator: Lisa Vaughn, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Educational Studies         
• Janelle Wichmann
  Lindner College of Business,  Economics and Marketing      
  Nominator: Rob E. Richardson, Jr.,  Trustee, University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees

"The Women’s Center asks the campus community to join us in congratulating each of the finalists on their accomplishments," said Barb Rinto, director. "We look forward to celebrating their continued success in the field of advocacy for women and girls."

More information on the C-Ring Award is available on the Women's Center website: http://www.uc.edu/ucwc/we/C-Ring.html