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University of Cincinnati Alumni Celebration Mural

The UC Alumni Association annually celebrates excellence throughout our alumni family by bestowing its top awards on a select group of Bearcats — recognizing the breakthroughs they've made and the resulting impact on their university, communities and fields of endeavor.

Each year since 2021, UCAA depicts the annual class of honorees in a striking mural located at 1430 Vine Street in Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. This year's edition was unveiled at the start of Alumni Week and will remain on display through March 2026.

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UC Alumni Spotlights

Bryard Huggins, CCM '17

The Nashville-based composer, producer and smooth jazz recording artist Bryard Huggins released a new album to celebrate his decade-long career in the recording industry.

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Emily Maxwell, A&S '08

The award-winning visual journalist with multiple Emmys to her credit is known for her documentary work on poverty, public housing, environmental issues and wildlife conservation.

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UC Alumni News

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Derrell Black helped Aiken Falcons soar to new heights

April 23, 2025

Derrell Black, a 2014 graduate of UC's School of Criminal Justice, took the Aiken Falcons varsity boys basketball team to new heights in the 2024-25 season with the team's nearly undefeated season and runner-up position in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state championships. Here's a look at how he got into coaching, his history as an athletics leader and what went into his choice to retire from the game.

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CCM alumnus Michael Canu shares experience as Romeo in '& Juliet'

April 17, 2025

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) celebrates alumnus Michael Canu (BFA Musical Theatre, '20), who stars as Romeo in the national tour of "& Juliet." Canu was recently featured on Local 12 News, where he shared his experience with the groundbreaking production and what it means to perform in his hometown.

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UC's first Marian Spencer Scholar set to graduate

April 16, 2025

Katelyn Cotton, an alum of Cincinnati's Walnut Hills High School, is the first Marian Spencer Scholar to graduate from the University of Cincinnati. Cotton, a political science major, will return for graduate school. She hopes to attend law school in the future.

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