The Annual Leadership Center Celebration
The Alumni Network at the Leadership Center invites all to this long-standing tradition of welcoming the newest Leadership Cincinnati class, honoring two Leadership Cincinnati alumni with the Nelson Schwab Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award, and honoring two more Leadership Center alumni with the CQ (Civic Quotient) Award. Join us on September 11, 2025 for our next Annual Leadership Center Celebration.
The Annual Leadership Center Celebration
Leadership Center alumni and community members are invited to this annual tradition of welcoming the newest class of Leadership Cincinnati, celebrating the Nelson Schwab, Jr. Distinguished Alumni honorees, and celebrating the recipients of the CQ (Civic Quotient) Award.
Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners:
- Nelson Schwab Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award:
- Wym Portman | President, Gallatin, LLC | Leadership Cincinnati Class 10
- Barbara Turner | Founder & CEO, BT Rise | Leadership Cincinnati Class 40
- CQ Award:
- Kiana Trabue | President, HealthPath Foundation | WE Lead Class 16
Location – MegaCorp Pavilion, 101 West 4th St., Newport, KY 41071
Agenda
- 5 – 6:30 p.m. − Networking, Open Bar, Light Bites, and Live Music
- 6:30 p.m. − Dinner and Live Music
- 7 – 8 p.m. − Awards Ceremony and Reflections on Leadership Center Community
- 8 – 9 p.m. − Open Bar and Live Music
Parking
- Located on the riverfront in Newport, MegaCorp Pavilion offers an on-site parking garage.
Distinguished Alumni Award Dinner
The Nelson Schwab, Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award The Nelson Schwab, Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes outstanding Leadership Cincinnati alumni whose contributions to the betterment of the Cincinnati region distinguishes them as a “Leader Among Leaders.” Since 1985, the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber has been proud to hand out this award to 42 deserving individuals. In 2005, Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP made a memorial gift to the Cincinnati Chamber to honor the leadership and many civic contributions of firm partner, Nelson Schwab, Jr. Funds were used to rename the award the “The Nelson Schwab, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Alumni Award,” an award previously known as the “Distinguished Leadership Alumni Award.” The Cincinnati Chamber has been proud to hand out this award to 42 deserving individuals.
The CQ (Civic Quotient) Award celebrates alumni of Leadership Center Programs who demonstrate a high CQ through publicly facing work. They demonstrate a clear understanding of the state of our region, its culture and history, the relationships and structures that guide decision making, and aspire to act and improve the public good. Given the complex dynamics in a region that sits at the meeting point of three different states, special attention is given to individuals who excel in spaces of collaboration.
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