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Season's Greetings

Letter from Our Executive Director 

Dear Emeriti,   

First, Happy Holidays! As autumn merges into winter, we come together with family, friends, and colleagues to celebrate seasonal holidays and renew our commitment to traditions. Often, we add new traditions to our lives, and so it is with the Emeriti Association & Center, thanks in large measure to the energy of the Social Activities Committee, guided by Terry Milligan.  We host our first annual Spirt & Sparkle Emeriti Holiday Open House in CCM on December 14 complete with seasonal jazz music. 

Another “first” for emeriti was the First Annual Emeriti Picnic, on Saturday, October 1 on Bearcat Commons. Emeriti enjoyed food and good company, and tried their hand at cornhole and softball. We were pleased to have some of our newest members join us for that event. You can enjoy this event vicariously through photos in this issue.

A week later we participated in the Homecoming Parade for the first time. Read about that "first" below. And although it is now not a new social event, the P.O.E.T.S Club, launched this year, is becoming a tradition, helping emeriti experience the rich brewing history of Cincinnati on the last Friday of the month. All emeriti are automatically in this club.

Our Arts & Culture Committee reached out to new faculty and organized an amazing tour of the Queen City on August 20, reviving a time-honored tradition of a yearly “New Faculty Tour of the Queen City’s Arts & Cultural Venues” that was suspended for many years. That tour has been a way for emeriti to meet new faculty and to engage in informal mentorship.

We also have another first in our history—a UC address complete with P.O. Box number. You can write to us c/o The Emeriti Association & Center, P.O. Box 210066, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0066 or visit us in person at 2412 Carl H. Lindner Hall.  Thanks to Dean Marianne Lewis for generously providing us with this centrally located office space.

Finally, we are excited to be working with Dr. Keisha Love and thank Vice Provost Matt Serra for his many years of mentorship and oversight of the Emeriti Association.  And a warm welcome to Dr. Joan Murdock who is serving as interim board member standing in for Steve Depoe.  

As always, thanks again to the talented Editorial & Communications team for making this newsletter accessible, readable, and relevant. Our new student staff photographer Lydia Schembre is now documenting our activities; her photographs add visual appeal to this issue. You can read about our many upcoming events here (and in our monthly calendars) – I hope you’ll plan to join us. 

May this season bring you joy and good cheer,

Antoinette

Antoinette M. Larkin, PhD

Associate Professor, Professional Writing Program

Executive Director & Provost Fellow

UC Emeriti Association & Center

larkinae@uc.edu

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Photo credit: Lydia Schembre

Letter from Our President



Best Wishes for a delightful holiday season! I think that most of us experience an uptick in activity this time of year. Social activities abound, like the Emeriti Holiday Open House, planned for us by Terry Milligan and his hard-working committee.  This is one more opportunity for emeriti to re-connect, share stories and enjoy a glass of wine together. I hope to see you there.

Later in this issue you will be introduced to Dr. Keisha Love, our new connection with the Provost’s Office. In my brief time working with her, I have been impressed by her commitment to support our association and its initiatives. We all trust that she will be a true advocate for us with the Provost and the Central Administration. We will invite her to join us at a board meeting in the next few months to give her deeper insight into what we are about.

We are extremely excited with the progress made in the last few months on the Age-Friendly University project that emerged from our summer retreat as one of our priorities for the year. Joanna Mitro and her working group have been networking, sharing information and formulating a plan to have UC designated as an Age-Friendly University. Their work will ultimately culminate in a presentation to the University Administration asking for their endorsement. See the article in this issue for more details.

A second initiative this fall was a renewed partnership with Raj Mehta and UC International. This is a pilot project to connect UC Emeriti with a few of our international strategic partners. We had just begun to explore the possibilities when COVID caused suspension of all international travel. Raj Mehta has worked with Dan Durbin and me to plan a small pilot project with two strategic partners, Christ University, India, and International University in Casablanca, Morocco. To date we have received applications from twelve interested UC emeritus faculty members, and will be working with UC International to identify matches of these emeriti with the interests of the two universities. Once matches are made, we expect that our emeriti will negotiate timing and areas of teaching or service with leaders at each university. Our goal is for 2 to 4 emeriti to be working with these international partners in the next two semesters.

As you can see from Antoinette’s letter and my comments above, your Emeriti Association is more active than ever with many opportunities for you to get involved. As we approach a new year, I want to invite you to participate in one or more Emeriti Association activities, be it having beer with the P.O.E.T.S. Club, listening to an interesting talk in our speaker series, attending a local arts event, or volunteering to serve on one of our committees. I know that you will find the experience of connecting with former colleagues very enjoyable and stimulating!

Best Regards,

Ralph



Ralph Katerberg

Professor Emeritus, Lindner College of Business

President, UC Emeriti Association

katerbrj@ucmail.uc.edu

Ratified at UC Board of Trustees meeting, October 25, 2022

News & Announcements

Emerita Awatef Hamed Honored

with Distinguished Alumni Award

Congratulations to Professor Emerita Awatef Hamed on being chosen to receive the 2022 Herman Schneider Distinguished Alumni Award by the College of Engineering and Applied Science. This award recognizes achievements of outstanding College of Engineering graduates whose personal stature has reflected an exceptionally large measure of acclaim on their academic departments and disciplines. Dr. Hamed was honored at the CEAS Alumni Awards Dinner on November 10. 

A native of Egypt where she worked as an aeronautical engineer, Dr. Hamed earned her master’s (1969) and doctoral (1972) degrees in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and began her faculty career at the University in 1972. In 2001 she became the first woman in the world to lead a collegiate aerospace engineering department. Both the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers have recognized her for her lifetime research contributions in gas turbine engines and air breathing propulsion, and for her leadership in engineering education and industry/university collaboration. Though retired from teaching, Dr. Hamed continues her research as Director of the Intelligent Propulsion Center.

Awatef Hamed currently serves on the Emeriti Association’s Board of Directors where she adds her energy and enthusiasm to making the Association a vibrant and welcoming community.

See Hamed's profile in UC Magazine to read why she loves jet engine technology, and visit her LinkedIn page for career highlights and honors.

Photo credit: Joseph Fuqua II

News from the Ohio Council

of Higher Education Retirees

Kathryn Lorenz, Professor Emerita of French, was recently appointed the University of Cincinnati’s representative to OCHER, replacing Steve Howe, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, who served from 2015 to 2022 (including stints as president and vice president of the Council).

OCHER is an organization of retiree representatives from the public four-year institutions of higher education in Ohio.  OCHER’s purpose is to promote the welfare of retirees of these institutions, providing advocacy leadership, sharing information, and supporting retiree organizations at each of the member institutions. OCHER collaborates with STRS and OPERS and with various associations recognized as Healthcare & Pensions Advocates for associate constituencies. The Council meets four times a year in Columbus (or virtually).

Dr. Lorenz reports that she has attended September and November’s meetings. The next meeting will be held virtually, in March. The group meets to keep the retired faculty and staff (from Ohio universities) apprised of the status of STRS and OPERS, as well as other issues of importance to retired university employees. Currently there is an effort to start regional meetings both for retired employees and for those getting ready to retire. The first regional meeting will probably be in northern Ohio.

Anyone can request that questions or information be brought to the Council. Kathryn Lorenz welcomes your questions and input as she embarks on this new endeavor: lorenzkm@ucmail.uc.edu

Professor Emerita Lorenz also serves as Secretary of the UC Emeriti Association. She was the subject of the Emeriti Connection’s Second Act feature in the fall issue.

Emeriti Association Welcomes Keisha Love

as Provost Liaison

Dr. Keisha Love, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Academic Inclusion, is now serving as the Emeriti Association’s liaison with the Provost’s Office. She replaces Matt Serra, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Academic Personnel, who served in that role for nine years.  

With this change, the Emeriti Association joins the four other faculty and staff associations supported by the Provost’s Office and under Dr. Love’s leadership:  the Black Faculty Association, the Latino Faculty Association, the LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association, and the Disabled Faculty and Staff Association. This move also aligns with the close connection the Emeriti Association has with the Faculty Enrichment Center, which Dr. Love spearheaded and leads in collaboration with the center’s Executive Director Rita Kumar. 

Love is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Before coming to UC in 2017 as Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Special Initiatives, she was both a psychology faculty member and department chair, with research focused on diversity and inclusion from a psychological perspective. She leads faculty recruitment and retention efforts aimed at enhancing diversity and inclusion, and oversees development programming for department heads and faculty. Her current role as Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Academic Inclusion brings her research, teaching and professional development work together. Love says, “I see investment in faculty as a lifelong commitment… we need to support them throughout their career lifespan” (UC News, Dec 2, 2021).

We are appreciative of the continuing support of the Provost’s Office and look forward to working with Dr. Love in furthering the mission of the Association. 

We thank Matt Serra for his advice and and encouragement over a pivotal period in the Association’s existence. In Matt’s words, “Having served in this role since stepping foot on this campus nine years ago, this is a bittersweet change for me but one that is in better alignment with the interests of all involved. … Rest assured, I will continue to watch the wonderful things the Emeriti Association has planned ... Thank you for all you have done for the University.”

Emeriti Endowed Scholarship Fund

SUPPORTING UNDERREPRESENTED GEN-1

The twenty-one members of the Board of the Emeriti Association have pledged gifts to establish the minimum for an endowed fund for the Emeriti Scholarship for underrepresented, first-generation undergraduate students at UC.

We, the Board, ask you to partner with us to grow the endowment principle to enable a yearly $5000 scholarship. We need your help to make this a reality!

You may wish to transfer all or part of your IRA's Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) to a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) including this scholarship fund at the UC Foundation

OR

Make a Gift at: foundation.uc.edu/give

After the funds load, in the “Search Funds by Name” field,

Enter “Emeriti Scholarship”

Fund details:

“University of Cincinnati Emeriti Association

Endowed Scholarship Fund (S201318)”

YOU MAY ALSO

Direct your IRA Rollover this year, and in years to come if you so desire, to the Emeriti Endowed Scholarship Fund and save on your taxes.

                Rollover Legacy

OR

Create a Legacy Gift plan, either through a gift from your existing Will, your trust provisions, or a wide array of other possibilities.  A Legacy Gift plan will establish your legacy, support students, and help avoid future capital gains and inheritance taxes for you and your family.  The staff at the UC Foundation can work with you and your financial advisors to prepare any necessary documents.     

                  Legacy Gift Plan

Please join us, the members of the UC Emeriti Association, as we establish an endowed scholarship for deserving students at UC and develop our individual Legacy Gift plans.  We need your help to make good things happen for the generations who will follow!

“Of those to whom much is given, much is required.”

UC: The Next Age-Friendly University?

After learning about this network, the Emeriti Association Board chose to prioritize, as one of our goals, working toward the University of Cincinnati becoming an Age-Friendly University (AFU).

What does age-friendly mean? For cities like Cincinnati, which joined AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities in 2018, it means working to make the city more liveable and supportive for older residents and people of all ages; steps such as making streets safer for pedestrians, increasing the accessibility of public spaces and entertainment venues, and insuring that all residents can receive communications and services through a variety of channels. For a university, it involves widening older adults’ access to its resources (campus spaces, teaching, research, arts and culture programming, health services, community engagement projects) in ways that respond to the interests and needs of an aging population, and that recognize the benefits of age-inclusivity for the entire university community.

To become part of the Age-Friendly University (AFU) network, a university must endorse the “Ten Age-Friendly University Principles” (click here to read the principles), and commit to becoming more age-friendly in its programs and policies. The AFU principles provide a guiding framework for identifying and evaluating how a university can incorporate age-friendly programs and practices, and for recognizing gaps and opportunities for growth.

Here at UC we have a small Age-Friendly University Working Group focused on developing a case to present to the UC administration to secure this endorsement. Our Age-Friendly University Working Group currently includes emeriti Joanna Mitro, Sally Moomaw, Teresa Sabourin, and Tina Whalen, along with Cate OHara of OLLI, Michelle Clare of Experience-Based Learning and Career Education, and DAAP Professors Craig Vogel and Gabriel Botkins representing the Live Well Collaborative. We are working to identify additional partners in the colleges or within other affiliated units such as the Alumni Association, Maple Knoll Village, or the Staff Senate, and to document the age-inclusive activities that currently exist. We may be able to hire a student intern next semester to assist in the gathering and organization of information on what we are doing in the University to qualify for Age-Friendly University status, and to help us develop and produce high-quality presentations to support our case.

The Live Well Collaborative and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) are key allies for this initiative. Both engage with the needs and interests of older adults.

Live Well was founded in 2007 as a non-profit collaboration between UC and Proctor & Gamble, with a mission to develop breakthrough innovations for consumers across their lifespan. An expert in the 50+ market, they create solutions that meet the complexities of living well across the lifespan. The cutting-edge design expertise they offer is a product of multidisciplinary teams of UC faculty and students, embodying and exhibiting age-friendly university ideals and actions. (Live Well website)

OLLI is an arm of UC’s Office of Professional and Continuing Education. OLLI interfaces with the over-50 community in Cincinnati, offering courses (and teaching opportunities) that engage and enrich this community. OLLI collaborates with Live Well, recruiting volunteers to interact with Live Well’s research teams.

If you would like more information about this project, or would be interested in helping, please contact Joanna Mitro (joanna.mitro@uc.edu).

Mentoring Committee

The Emeriti/Student Mentorship Award

for Collaborative Projects

The Emeriti Association sponsors an annual award to an undergraduate/ emeritus faculty member team, in which the student undertakes a year-long scholarly or creative project under the mentorship of the collaborating emeritus or emerita. The purpose of the award is to foster research, performance, and other scholarly and creative skills in UC’s undergraduates while helping emeriti stay active in their fields and engaged with the university. 

The student gets $2000 to support their project, and the emeritus mentor receives $1000. For the coming 2023-24 academic year, we can make two awards (two teams).

Recent student projects have included (with the emeritus mentor indicated):

• Optimization of hospital bed usage in hospitals (Mike Magazine, COB)
• A study of urban growth patterns both nationally and locally, with an emphasis on how growth has deviated from past forecasts (Michael Romanos, DAAP)
• A study of the use of remote-controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) in construction projects (George Suckaraieh, CEAS)
• The history of Planned Parenthood and Vasectomy Services, Inc. in Southwestern Ohio (Carl Huether, A&S)
• The management of small unmanned aerial systems using a systems engineering perspective (Awatef Hamed, CEAS)

Do you have a topic in mind that would be appropriate for an undergraduate to research? Data that you didn’t get around to analyzing before you retired? An idea ripe for creative exploration and expression? Please consider sharing your ideas and expertise with an undergraduate as part of this program!

Student/emeriti teams from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Click below to download the call-for-proposals document for more information and details on how to apply. 

For the current Call for Proposals, all materials should be submitted to Joanna Mitro by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Questions? Contact joanna.mitro@uc.edu.

Luncheon Speaker Series

The Luncheon Speaker Series has some great speakers lined up for this year, including Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell in February.

Our next Luncheon Speaker Series event is January 26, 2023:

"Ohio's Ancient Native American Earthworks

and World Heritage"

John Hancock, Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Interior Design

Two thousand years ago, southern Ohio was the heartland of a remarkable civilization, who built spectacular timber and earthen monuments and whose influence spread across much of North America. Eight of these masterpieces are up for inscription this year on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List.

The enormous scale and complexity of these works reveal the distinctive architectural genius of their builders -- American Indian Ancestors now called "Hopewell" -- and are evident in precise geometric enclosures as well as hilltops sculpted into vast, level plazas. Squares, circles, and octagons exceed a quarter of a mile across; their lines and axes align not only to sunrise cycles, but also with the far more complex movements of the moon. [Photo: Axial Moonrise over Octagon Earthworks, Newark, Ohio]

This talk will offer a virtual tour of these places, and explain the process and prospects for their World Heritage inscription.

Professor Emeritus of Architecture John E. Hancock serves as the Chair of World Heritage Ohio Ambassadors and is the principal author of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks UNESCO World Heritage nomination document (2021), and the Ancient Ohio Trail website (2014).

Here are the upcoming speakers for the rest of

this winter and spring:

• John Morris Russell, Conductor, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, "On and Off the Podium: A Conversation with Maestro JMR," February 23, 2023

• Terry Milligan, Professor Emeritus of Ensembles and Conducting (CCM), and Howard Jackson, Professor Emeritus of Physics (A&S), "The Music and Physics of the Clarinet," March 23, 2023

• April's speaker and topic TBD, April 20, 2023

All lectures on Thursdays, noon to 1 pm.

Light luncheon provided at 11:30 am.

Faculty Enrichment Center, Langsam Library.

Zoom option for those who cannot attend in person.



Watch for announcements with more details as these dates approach and plan to join us!

LET'S GET SOCIAL!

The Social Activities Committee

[Sally Moomaw, Howard Jackson, George Babcock, Terry Milligan, chair]

sponsors ongoing events for socializing and enjoying each other’s company.

Emeriti Holiday Open House

Spirit and Sparkle

P.O.E.T.S. Club Gatherings



The P.O.E.T.S. Club (Phooey On Everything! Tomorrow’s Saturday!) gets together on the Final Friday of each month at 5 pm.

No P.O.E.T.S. Club gathering in December.

Next date: January 27, 2023

Bad Tom Smith Brewing

5900 Madison Road, Cincinnati 45227

    We hope to see you then!

COFFEE & CONVERSATION

No meetings in December or January.

Watch for further information about future events.

Service Committee

BEARCAT PANTRY

Supporting Students in Need

Established in 2016 and located at Stratford Heights since 2018, the Bearcat Pantry (BCP) serves as a centralized source of food, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, and even professional clothing for students in need. Program coordinator Joy Kostansek noted that UC is a diverse community of students from varied backgrounds, local, national and international. UC students may need to channel their limited resources towards educational expenses, leaving them with limited funds for important personal and professional needs.

The Career Closet, opened in 2018, provides to students, at no charge, professional and business-casual clothing which is needed when students attend career fairs, job and graduate school interviews and presentations. Kostansek shared that she and Student Services staff also open Pop-ups for clothing for students with unforeseen needs the day of a recruitment fair. 

The BCP and Resource Center now offers a new service, Family First, providing resources for students with children. Donated items include diapers, wipes, formula and baby food.

Emeriti interested in supporting the BCP & Resource Center may do so in numerous ways.

Donations of healthy and nutritious food items for the pantry should include non-expired items and individual sized containers. There is always a need for hygiene and personal care products.

The Career Closet accepts clothing for women and men. Clothing should be clean -- washed or dry cleaned. There is a need for all sizes of clothing. Student recipients may keep the clothing or they can re-donate. As you consider your life in retirement, consider clearing out your closet and donating your professional work clothes to the Career Closet.

It’s easy to donate to the BCP & Resource Center. Information can be found at www.uc.edu/bcp; click on “Donate” on the left side of the BCP webpage. The “Donate” page gives instructions on how to drop off needed items, and provides links if you prefer to give a monetary donation through the UC Foundation or to donate through the Amazon Wish List.

This Fall in Photos

1st Annual Emeriti Fall Picnic

Saturday, October 1

Listening to a presentation about our scholarship fund

Enjoying refreshments and

Emeriti Association hats

George Babcock with Janet Kumpf (wife of our Treasurer Pat Kumpf)

Cynthia Lockhart and her sister with Antoinette Larkin, and Rodney Parks from the UC Foundation

Board members Howard Jackson, Joan Murdock and Kathryn Lorenz, with recent emeriti Kathy Gutzwiller and Satwant Singh, and his wife

Russel Durst and Tim Hodges on deck for corn hole

John Cuppoletti talks about "giving back"

Charlie Moomaw takes a swing

Bruce Ault's trusty companion joins the festivities

Pumping up our Visibility at the Homecoming Parade

Dan, Antoinette & Mascot

Riding with Bearcat Pride

Board member Dan Durbin drove his red 1962 Austin Healy Roadster in this year’s annual Homecoming Parade on October 8 as part of the Emeriti Association’s initiative to increase the visibility of our organization.

This was a first for us and we were delighted to have the distinction of riding behind the Homecoming Court who cheered us on with heartfelt gratitude for our teaching and mentoring efforts over the years. We were also flanked by the UC Bearcat mascot.

Dan’s car drew an enthusiastic response from the crowds on Calhoun and McMillan, from cheers of appreciation to expressions of awe from avid car aficionados. Dan’s 1962 vintage roadster —UC red— was a huge attraction, with lots of parade goers lining up for photos!  

This year’s Homecoming theme was “Pump It Up!”  We are certainly “pumped” over the success of our first Homecoming Parade appearance. In 2023 we hope to “pump up” our visibility on campus, including sponsorship of Dan’s car again at Homecoming 2023, and to continue to give you every opportunity to pump up our new Gen-1 Scholarship fund.

Cooking with Gen-1 at

the 1MPACT House in September

What a feast!

"Mexican" Brownies, Cornbread Tamale Pie, Guacamole "under construction"

P.O.E.T.S. Club gathering

(October)

At the November Luncheon Speaker Series

Walking for Fitness

in Sharon Woods,

last walk of the year

(October)

Feelin' Fit: Don French, Joanna Mitro with her dog Gretel, Jennifer Pearce with her husband, Bob Conyne and his four-legged friend, and Andrea Wall with her husband

Health & Wellness Committee

LUNCH & LEARN

Explores Senior Living Options

Contributed by Pat Mezinskis, Health & Wellness Committee member

Maple Knoll Village and Kendal at Home hosted the recent Lunch & Learn Program on December 1, organized by the Health & Wellness Committee.

As a follow-up to the YouTube video made last year presenting senior living options (see link below), this Lunch & Learn focused on two specific options: Maple Knoll Village, which is a Continuing Care Retirement Community, and Kendal at Home, which is a relatively new concept that focuses on keeping adults in their homes. [Photo: Pat Mezinskis with luncheon attendees.]

The roots of Maple Knoll Village (MKV) go back 175 years, with a continuing commitment to support older adults. Located in Springdale, it offers independent living, assisted living, and nursing home care. Independent living includes patio homes, townhouses, and apartments. Residents can move from one care level to the next when health needs change. MKV offers a variety of services, activities, and volunteer opportunities for residents. Amenities include a swimming pool and health complex, a library, woodworking area, and arboretum.

There is a medical clinic on campus that was started in the early 1980s by Dr. Greg Warshaw from the UC College of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics. Since that time, medical students and nursing students have done clinical experiences at MKV. Additionally, the Colleges of Engineering and Nursing have collaborated on research including fall-detection sensors and virtual check-in systems. Nurses have provided programs on the MKV FM radio station on health-related issues and also provide feedback to call-in questions. In 2015, UC committed to a formal affiliation with Maple Knoll Village to continue these research and learning partnerships.  

In addition to the presentation by Megan Ulrich, VP of Marketing at Maple Knoll, attending emeriti heard from current MKV resident emeritus Tom Wagner, whom many of us may remember from his days as Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. He described his own living situation, and the wide range of interesting activities that are available.

Kendal at Home is a Quaker-based not-for-profit leader in the emerging field of helping seniors age in their own homes. Kendal at Home representative Wendy Fetters stated that 70% of seniors will need care at some point as they age, and Kendal at Home provides Life Care at Home, with coverage starting on the first day of need (as opposed to many long-term care insurance policies that have a waiting period).

Importantly, Kendal at Home works to support healthy aging, helping seniors stay safe in their homes as long as possible. Services are managed by a care coordinator who helps clients navigate practical as well as medical issues. The care coordinator makes regular visits to the home to identify any changes in health or functional status. When a health care need occurs, such as a fractured hip, the care coordinator will set up post-surgical needs in the home, and make arrangements for therapies and home health assistance through the recovery period. Kendal at Home has its home office in Cleveland and operates in Ohio, Kentucky and Massachusetts. If a client is part of the program for a year, and then relocates for part of the year, or permanently, the service can be continued.

For more information: mapleknoll.org or www.kendalathome.org

You can find our video "Everything You Need to Know about Retirement Homes" on the Emeriti YouTube Channel.

Health & Wellness

VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB

The Health & Wellness Book Club explores non-fiction and fiction books on topics supporting physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual well-being, and hosts virtual discussions of selected books.

Next Book Club Selection:

Breaking the Age Code by Becca Levy, PhD

Synopsis:

The often-surprising results of Dr. Levy’s scientific discoveries offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory loss, hearing decline, and cardiovascular events, are instead influenced by the negative age beliefs that dominate in the US and many other countries. It’s time for all of us to rethink aging, and Breaking the Age Code shows us how to do just that.

Based on her innovative research, stories that range from pop culture to the corporate boardroom, and her own life, Dr. Levy shows how age beliefs shape all aspects of our lives. She also presents a variety of fascinating people who have benefited from positive age beliefs as well as an entire town that has flourished with these beliefs.

Breaking the Age Code is a landmark work, presenting not only easy-to-follow techniques for improving age beliefs so they can contribute to successful aging, but also a blueprint to reduce structural ageism for lasting change and an age-just society.

Health & Wellness

WALKING for FITNESS Program

This Program, sponsored by the Health & Wellness Committee, aims to enhance a healthy lifestyle for improving or maintaining health and wellness.

No events this winter. Walks start up again in March.

Watch for future announcements. Hope you will join us then!

Warren D. Huff, Emeritus Professor of Geology, is among the liveliest people we know. Almost as old as the hills (he jokes) that he used to study as a geologist, he continues as an associate editor for two geology journals, and he keeps busy with household projects and hobbies.

Asked to write about his current non-scientific activities, this is what he wrote:

I retired in 2018 having started my UC career in 1963. That was the year I completed my PhD here, and I was preparing to head off to Houston to interview with oil and gas companies who were hiring like mad in those days. But one day the then Head of the Geology/Geography Department just stopped me in the hallway and said, “Warren, would you like to join the faculty here?” Well, I thought for a moment and then said yes. In those days there were very few advertisements or scheduled interviews for faculty hires. A department head could literally go out on the street and hire someone.

So he told me to go see the Dean, Kip Weichert, who would make the formal offer. I made an appointment and went to see him. He asked me if I would like to join the department and I said yes. Then he said, “Warren, you’re not married, are you?” I wasn’t at the time so I said “no.” Then he said, “Well, you won’t need a very big salary then.” Those were his exact words. My starting salary was at about $6,000.

But beyond that, music has always been a passion of mine. In childhood days I used to listen to Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, Gene Autry, and more. And I wanted to learn to play a guitar like them. So my mother managed to find a guitar in a local music store. She searched around for a teacher and the only person she could find was a blind jazz guitarist in a nearby town. So I went to him for lessons. He would place my fingers on the guitar neck in the various positions needed to make the chords. I played guitar all through my grade school and high school days. Then in my freshman year in college, Pete Seeger gave a campus concert. It was marvelous, and I decided I needed a 5-string banjo like he played. I eventually got one, practiced both guitar and banjo, and got together with friends to have group singalongs. By the time I started graduate work at UC in 1959, folk music was becoming very popular. Up on Calhoun Street there is a YMCA building, and students were encouraged to take advantage of it. So we started a folk song group in the basement that today has morphed into the Queen City Balladeers.

Locally, WCPO had a program producer named Len Goorian. In those days, Hootenanny was an American musical variety television show broadcast on ABC from April 1963 to September 1964. The program was hosted by Jack Linkletter. It primarily featured pop-oriented folk music acts, including The Journeymen, The Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, The Brothers Four, Ian & Sylvia, The Big 3, Hoyt Axton, Judy Collins, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, The Tarriers, Bud & Travis, and the Smothers Brothers. So Len built a show called Hootinnati and brought in quite a few of the popular folk groups. Some of us also got to perform on it, and that was a lot of fun.

When our son was growing up he also studied music, including piano and Suzuki violin. Then, when he went off to college, he left his violin at home. His mother said that someone should either play it or we should get rid of it. No problem. I picked it up and started to play by ear, as I still do today. Oh yes, I still have my guitar and banjo, but the violin (fiddle) gets most of my attention these days as I like to do bluegrass jamming with friends.

Beyond music, one of my hobbies is baking bread. I do both machine baking and what’s referred to as no-knead baking. That’s where you just mix the ingredients in a large bowl, let it sit overnight and slowly rise, then plop it in a Dutch Oven and bake it.

"Mr. Tarbell Tips His Hat" Mural

Central Parkway, Over-the-Rhine

Daniel J. Ransohoff Overlook

Bellevue Hill Park, Clifton Heights

On Saturday, August 20, a diverse group of new faculty boarded a tour bus bound to see the many prominent arts and cultural landmarks of Cincinnati, including the Art Museum, Museum Center and Music Hall, Dayton Street in the West End—once known as "Millionaires' Row"—as well as the Incline District in Price Hill, Hyde Park and O’Bryonville, Findlay Market, and of course the city’s centerpiece, Fountain Square.  

Former vice-mayor Jim Tarbell, proclaimed "Mr. Cincinnati," served as the group’s guide. The tour revived a tradition that many current emeriti fondly remember from their own days as new faculty when the late Professor Daniel Ransohoff, renowned Cincinnati historian, led these tours, always including the spectacular vista of the city from the Clifton Heights overlook now named in his honor.

The tour was created through the energetic work of the Arts & Culture Committee, in coordination with Rita Kumar, Executive Director of the Faculty Enrichment Center and chair of the New Faculty Orientation Committee. Co-chairs Mary Stucky and Cynthia Lockhart worked on publicity, information packets, and welcoming faculty onto the bus with coffee and donuts. The new faculty received a unique gift, a reproduction of William Poole’s 1872 book, The Tyler Davidson Fountain, which included a rare lithograph of Fountain Square generously donated by Mary Stucky. Vice-President Sally Moomaw served as logistics coordinator, assisted by the late Bert Huether. It was Bert’s last—of many—contributions to our Association. The tour culminated with a luncheon at TUC, attended by board members and Jonathan Kregor, Interim Dean of CCM.  

The Emeriti Association looks forward to partnering again with Rita Kumar, when mentoring and outreach opportunities with new faculty arise.

The OLLI Connection

Contributed by

Cate O'Hara, Teresa Sabourin & Robert Brackenbury

For Emeriti looking for ways to enhance their connection with the University of Cincinnati, the UC Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) offers opportunities to learn, teach, volunteer, and interact with other intellectually curious retirees. Perhaps the best part—no tests and no grades! Just the joy of enriching your life through learning and teaching.

During the 2021-2022 school year, OLLI offered more than 400 programs ranging from eight-week courses and one-time lectures to social events and field trips and tours around the community. More than 1300 adults over age 50 participated. These learners are mostly retired and highly educated, with nearly all having a college degree and half holding advanced credentials. Many of your Emeriti colleagues are among them. 

Teresa Sabourin, Professor Emerita, A&S-Communications, serves as the Emeriti Association liaison on the OLLI Board of Trustees. She and her husband, Gary, are also enthusiastic students, and Teresa volunteers with the OLLI Curriculum Committee.

In describing her OLLI experience, Teresa said, “I was drawn to OLLI about two years into my retirement. At the time, I was really missing involvement in a learning community. From my first classes—which included memoir writing, reading the plays of Shakespeare, and listening to opera—I was hooked. Since then, I have taken numerous classes, met many interesting people, and found a way to be both challenged and entertained. OLLI has been the missing piece of my journey through retirement.”

According to OLLI Director Cate O’Hara, “Course moderators include retired and current university faculty, other experienced educators, professionals from many fields, and passionate hobbyists. All are volunteers who are devoted to teaching and learning.”

OLLI Board of Trustees member Robert "Brack" Brackenbury is the former Emeriti Association liaison to that Board.

Course topics for the Winter 2023 term offer opportunities to explore Cincinnati’s history and neighborhoods, write poetry or memoirs, read and discuss literature of all sorts from murder mysteries to Shakespeare, take a deep dive into the Apocrypha, take your photography skills to a new level, discuss current events that affect us locally and internationally, brush up on your language skills, learn strategies for a successful retirement, “travel” into space to visit the moon and Mars, and much more.

The winter catalog is available online now. Winter classes run January 23-March 17, and registration opens January 4. OLLI at UC

Proposals to teach in the spring term (April 24-June 16) are accepted now.

To find out more about teaching for OLLI, visit www.uc.edu/about/continuing-ed/olli/teach.html or call 513-556-9186.

For your enjoyment: OLLI December newsletter

Dr. Abraham H. Miller, 80, passed away on August 22, 2022. A well-known expert and lecturer on terrorism and hostage negotiations, Dr. Miller was a political science professor at the University of Cincinnati since 1971. Miller authored Terrorism and Hostage Negotiations (1980) and edited significant works including Terrorism, the Media and the Law (1982) and Black Power and Student Rebellion (1969).

Dr. Miller spoke at numerous lectures and conferences and made several radio and television appearances, including spots on Cincinnati’s ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates during the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 in June 1985. From December 1980 to January 1981 during the American hostage situation in Iran, Miller was again featured in several spots on Cincinnati’s NBC affiliate.

Professor Miller’s tenure in the Political Science department at the University of Cincinnati included serving as director of graduate studies and acting head of the department. During 1976-77, he served as a visiting fellow for the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. He was named a distinguished visiting scholar for 1986-87 by the North Carolina Center for Independent Higher Education.

After retiring from the University, Professor Emeritus Miller stayed connected with many of his former students via Facebook.

Stanford Brod, 89, of Cincinnati, passed away on September 5th, 2022. Stan was a designer, artist and educator. A graduate of UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, Brod was an adjunct professor of graphic design at DAAP for over fifty years. He also taught communication and exhibition design at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, which awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.

Stan’s passion for art and design was a driving force in his life. His professional experience involved design work for cultural, historical, educational, municipal, commercial, and Jewish religious institutions. Mr. Brod’s work received many awards and is featured in national and international publications. His work is included in the permanent collections of New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as Cincinnati’s Art Academy. His artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. See some of Stan’s designs and work at StanBrod.com.

Stan is survived by his wife of 35 years, McCrystle Wood, Professor Emerita, DAAP School of Design, and former member of the Emeriti Association Board. In remembrance of Stan Brod’s life, donations may be made to the University of Cincinnati DAAP School of Design Scholarship Fund.

Dr. Jack L. Gluckman, 77, passed away on September 7th, 2022 at his Hyde Park home. Jack was raised in South Africa where he attended medical school at the University of Cape Town. In 1977, he moved to Cincinnati for a fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery and remained on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati. He was chair of the Department of Otolaryngology from 1991-2004. He was admired as a leader, scholar, teacher, compassionate physician, and skilled surgeon.

Dr. Gluckman was the recipient of the Drake Medal, the highest award given in the College of Medicine, and an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for his contributions to the field of cancer surgery. Jack was most proud of the local Health Care Hero Award for Best Clinical Practitioner and for his 1989 induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society for his teaching of medical students and residents. 

Jack is remembered for his humor, candor, and compassion. Always present for his family, Jack loved traveling the world with his wife, friends, and family, particularly on safari in his beloved Africa. His greatest joy was being outdoors with them, whether boating, hiking, skiing, fly fishing, golfing, or taking photos. 

Donations may be made to The Jack L. Gluckman Lectureship of Humanism and Ethics in Healthcare at foundation.uc.edu/Gluckman

Dr. Alison Rieke, 68, of Fort Thomas KY, died November 30th at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born in Portland, Oregon, she grew up in Las Vegas. After graduating from the University of Nevada, she received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kentucky (1984). Professor Rieke was Associate Professor of Literature and a member of the A&S Department of English from 1984 until her retirement in 2015. 

Dr. Rieke was the author of The Senses of Nonsense (1992) in which she examined the work of several modernists including Wallace Stevens. She was a frequent contributor to The Wallace Stevens Journal published by The John Hopkins University Press. Professor Rieke was known for her mentoring of students and colleagues. Undergraduates remember her as “funny and understanding” and as a “really engaging, extraordinarily excited . . . scholar." Her expertise in the teaching of courses on American Modernists was especially appreciated by the graduate students.

Dr. Rieke is survived by her husband Dr. James Hall, their daughter Janet and her husband, as well as Jim’s older children, and her sister Lauren Rieke. Professor Emeritus Hall is also retired from the A&S Department of English. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cincinnati Nature Center. www.cincynature.org

Help us pay tribute to our deceased emeriti colleagues. If you know of any emeriti who have passed since our last issue, please send names and basic information to:  Pat Mezinskis mezinspm@ucmail.uc.edu

At the 1929 Holmes Hospital memorial dedication, it was recorded, “Incised around the rim of the dial are the words ‘Christian R. Holmes – Behold his great works. Time wreathes him and challenges you’ … Forming the gnomon of the dial is Hygia, the Goddess of Health, slaying the dragon of disease.”

The sculptor, Ernest Bruce Haswell, a Professor of Art History and member of the College-Conservatory of Music’s faculty from 1923 to his death in 1965, was commissioned $3500 for the memorial.

Dr. C. R. Holmes was known for his contributions to medical research and science, as well as to medical education and practice. The UC Foundation reports the legacy of Dr. Holmes lives on throughout UC's campus. Four endowed funds were established in his honor, and the sundial's inscription encourages us to follow his example of service, leadership and humility.

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Issue No. 22 - December 2022