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                            2011 Summary annual report
                            year In review
Dear Friends,                                Trained over 320 educators in 30 distinct teacher training
                                                                        courses on how to effectively meet the new state standards
                                                                                                                                               Mission
                           The Economics Center is our region’s         for economic and financial education. Those educators are              tHe eConomICS Center IS tHe reGIon’S numBer one reSourCe For
                           leading provider of economic                 passing on that knowledge to 8,000 students locally.
                           information and resources for                                                                                       eConomIC anD FInanCIal eDuCatIon anD InFormatIon.
                           educators, students, businesses              Provided 17 economic analyses to new and returning
                           and the community. Our economic              clients. Work of this kind helps increase our visibility in the
                           education programs reach thousands           community, strengthen and support the Economics Center’s                COMMUNITy NEED
                           of students, and our research and            overall education mission and, most directly, enables                   Economic and financial literacy is critical to the health of the
                           consulting activities inform policy          business leaders and policy makers to make informed                     economy and to corporate profitability. Students attending
                                                                                                                                                K-12 classrooms are the future economic drivers. The Center
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Engaging Students,
                           and decision makers. Both serve as           decisions that have a far-reaching and long-term impact on
                            building blocks of a strong economy         our community.                                                          works to educate students and teachers, helping to build               Empowering Educators,
                            and a prosperous community.                                                                                         a future workforce through comprehensive and relevant
       Sean V. McGrory
                                                                     On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank the              economic and financial education.                                     Equipping Decision Makers
What sets the Economics Center apart is not only our mission
but the way in which we live it. Our education division works
                                                                     Economics Center’s contributors; it is their dedication and
                                                                     investment in the Center that is critical for the sustainability of our    OUr MISSION                                                            through the Knowledge
                                                                                                                                                The Economics Center exists to build a vibrant community
with teachers to improve their own content expertise, and by
implementing hands-on activities in classrooms that empower
                                                                     work. I would like to recognize the University of Cincinnati and
                                                                     Carl H. Lindner College of Business for its support and academic           by inspiring students to appreciate and use their economic                  of Economics
students to develop their decision-making skills. We have taken      leadership. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the Economics             freedom and opportunities and by equipping policy makers
the lead in helping school districts develop ways to meet the        Center’s staff: the impact their work has on the community is              with sound economic analyses.
new state standards for financial education.                         impressive and I wish to thank them for their commitment to
                                                                     the mission.
Through our research and consulting services, we help leaders of
many businesses, not-for-profits and governmental organizations      As we embark on our 35th year, I am proud to see how our
make better policy and economic development decisions. Our           work goes beyond the numbers and impacts the lives of young
expertise in key areas has earned the Center national renown.
Our approach –collaboration and empowering others to
                                                                     students, knowledge of teaching professionals, and expertise of
                                                                     business and government decision makers.
                                                                                                                                               Donor Spotlight
succeed– reflects our core values and exemplifies the power of                                                                                  Mr. MALCOM (MAL) MyErS
the University’s engagement with the broader community.              Sincerely,
                                                                                                                                                                       Over 35 years ago, Mr. Malcolm Myers        founded and the Center’s Director, Dr. George Vredeveld was
During the 2011 fiscal year, we have made great strides in                                                                                                             and his business peers shared a vision      hired to lead this mission. This visionary leadership and the
realizing our mission. Never has our mission been more relevant                                                                                                        to educate youth about the economy,         dedication of committed board members have played an
to the needs of the community. I am pleased to report that we:                                                                                                         and to provide them with practical          integral role in the Center’s success over the last three decades.
                                                                                                                                                                       skills necessary to be productive           To date, the Economics Center has trained 18,000 teachers and
   Increased participation in the Stock Market Game by 12                                                                                                              citizens. That idea first gave way to       impacted the lives of over 1,000,000 students.
   percent over the previous year, engaging over 19,000 middle                                                                                                         a series of summer seminars, held at
   and high school students state-wide. Locally, 7,000 students                                                                                                        the University of Cincinnati, that were     “The Center has been fortunate to attract good people to serve
   participated in this investment competition. The Stock                                                                                                              designed to educate teachers about          on the Board of Trustees,” states Mr. Myers. “It’s important to
   Market Game has been shown to improve math scores and                                                                                                               basic economic topics and provide           keep them involved. They are the best advocates and supporters
   educators deem it to be a leading tool for learning about                                                                                    them with tools to teach those concepts in classrooms. The         for our work.” reflecting on the Center’s humble beginnings
   saving and investing.                                                                                                                        business community and teachers involved found these               and the dedication it took to build the organization that the
                                                                                                                                                seminars to be valuable and informative.                           Center is today, Mr. Myers shares: “The Center has exceeded my
   Involved 7,239 elementary students in the Student Enterprise                                                                                                                                                    expectations. I am passionate about the mission and continue to
   Program (StEP), helping them understand basic economic                                                                                       Mr. Myers and a several other individuals who would later          believe in the work.”
   concepts. This year, we’ve been able to show that StEP                                                                                       become the Economics Center’s founding board of trustees,
   provides a systemic change in the education of students                                                                                      recognized a need for reaching more teachers each year             The Economics Center would like to thank Mr. Myers for his
   and improves behavior, student confidence, and attendance                                                                                    and establishing an organization dedicated to the mission          commitment to the Center and his continued support.
   rates in urban schools. StEP has been integrated in half of all                                                                              of economic education. In 1977, the Economics Center was
   the elementary schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools and
   Archdiocesan Catholic Inner-city Schools. In urban schools,
   we are proud to have served over 2,400 students.
Community Impact: Engaging Students
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2011 Market
STOCK MArKET GAME                                                                                                                                                                                   Madness: Over 700
                                                                                                                                                                                                    third through fifth
In 2010-2011, the Economics Center increased participation                                                                                                                                          grade students from
in the Stock Market Game by 12 percent over the prior year,                                                                                                                                         13 local schools came
                                                                                                                                                                                                    together to buy,
engaging more than 19,000 students throughout the state.                                                                                                                                            sell and advertise
The Stock Market Game is an online market simulation                                                                                                                                                products from their
in which students manage and invest a virtual portfolio                                                                                                                                             student-operated
of $100,000. For ten weeks each fall and spring, students                                                                                                                                           businesses.
compete against other teams throughout the region to build
and manage the best-performing portfolio. A few notable
accomplishments:

   The Center’s Stock Market Game partnered with                                                                                                                                                    StEP students from Hartwell Elementary (below left) and Prince
   Newspapers in Education, a program dedicated to                                                                                                                                                  of Peace Elementary (below right) at school stores. Students
   providing teachers with ideas and resources on how to                                                                                                                                            have the choice to purchase goods with their earned school
   use newspapers as a teaching tool in the classroom. This                                                                                                                                         currency or save their money for “big-ticket” items.
   collaboration expanded our reach to 10 new schools and
   over 300 students.                                                                          SMG Portfolio Challenge winners:
                                                               Cincinnati Country Day and McGuffey Foundation School (above)
                                                                    eighth graders visit New York City investment firms-Jennison,
   Partnership with Citigroup Financial Services allowed the
                                                                  Lazard, and Goldman Sachs to present their winning portfolios.
   Center to recruit more Cincinnati Public Schools teams,
   providing many students in Western Hills High School,
   Hughes High School, Shroder High School and several
   others with the opportunity to participate in the program
   for the first time.

   In May, the Center hosted the 2nd Annual regional Stock
   Market Game Portfolio Challenge. The top three student
   teams were invited to present their winning portfolios to
   a panel of judges; students competed for a chance to win
   a trip to New york City, an effort supported each year by                                                                        STUDENT ENTErPrISE PrOGrAM (StEP)
   Ohio National Financial Services.
                                                                                                                                    The Economics Center impacted 7,239 third through                 StEP students collectively earned more than three million
TODAy’S LEArNErS, TOMOrrOW’S LEADErS (TL )     2
                                                                                                                                    fifth grade students in Student Enterprise (StEP); 2,400          dollars in school cash throughout the year. On average,
                                                                                                                                    of those students attended urban schools. StEP connects           44% of students chose to save more than half their
During the summer, twelve high school juniors participated                                                                          the classroom to the “world of work” through practical            earnings throughout the school year to buy “big-ticket”
in the Center’s three-week Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s                                                                             learning. The program teaches fundamental concepts                items such as digital cameras, MP3 players or basketballs.
Leaders (TL2) program. Each student completed a rigorous                                   2011 Class: Today’s                      such as earning school currency for positive classroom            This behavior exhibited students’ understanding and
college-level economics course. For the majority of students                               Learners, Tomorrow’s                     behaviors and academic improvement. These earnings can            practice of good money management.
                                                                                           Leaders (above).
in this program, TL2 was their first college experience and                                                                         be used to purchase real goods at a school store. During
                                                                                           Students toured Procter
a great opportunity to learn about career opportunities                                    & Gamble and learned                     the year, 30 student-organized businesses were created in         In May, the 5th Annual Market Madness event took
at leading businesses in our region. TL2 supplemented                                      about supply and                         StEP classrooms. A few other noteworthy highlights of the         place at the University of Cincinnati. More than 700 area
classroom instruction with practical learning that provided                                demand (left).                           program over the year:                                            elementary students from 13 local schools put their
students with an inside look at the operations of companies                                                                                                                                           entrepreneurial spirit to practice. Students showcased
such as Procter & Gamble, Citigroup Financial Services, The                                                                            Community partners have become critical to StEP’s              their businesses, received a college campus tour and
Ford Motor Plant and University Hospital.                                                                                              sustainability. Luxottica, Klosterman Bakery, WesBanco,        used “debit cards” to purchase products and services from
                                                                                                                                       Seton High School, Purcell Marian High School and              peers in other schools.
                                                                                                                                       reading Hilltop PTA each adopted a StEP elementary
                                                                                                                                       school and helped carry out the program’s activities. This
                                                                                                                                       partnership allowed the Center’s staff to expand StEP to
                                                                                                                                       additional schools.
Community Impact: Empowering Educators
                                                                                                                                                 FINANCIAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE
                                                                                                                                                 The Economics Center’s Financial Education Initiative provides           Provided teacher training through a full certificate program
and Equipping Decision Makers                                                                                                                    resources to local schools to better prepare them to meet the
                                                                                                                                                 new state mandate for economic and financial education.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          to educators in the region with a goal of helping them
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          develop a solid understanding of economics and personal
                                                                                                                                                 Ohio Senate Bill 311, the “Ohio Core,” now requires that all high        finance.

                                                                                             Volunteer Spotlight
                                                                                                                                                 school students must receive economics and personal finance
EDUCATOr PrOFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                                as a requirement for graduation.                                      School districts that have worked with the Center to enhance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       their financial education program include Madeira, reading,
Knowledge of basic economics is essential for every student,                              Kathy Hamm, President of Principled                    Over the course of the year, the Center’s Why Money Matters           Mason, Winton Woods, Milford, Mt. Healthy, Princeton, ross,
and teachers are the Economics Center’s key partners in                                   Wealth Advisors, took her passion for                  high school financial education program offered teacher               Sycamore, Waynesville, and West Clermont.
working toward that goal. Well-trained educators are the best                             financial education to a new level by                  training opportunities, volunteer speakers from the business
and most sustainable vehicle for reaching several thousand                                teaching a 15-week personal finance                    community, and curriculum consultation services to local              “As a new Economics teacher, the Center helped me out
students year after year. The Center’s teacher training program                           class at the Glen Este High School in                  school districts.                                                     tremendously in organizing the scope and sequence for a semester
is designed to increase depth of knowledge in financial                                   West Clermont school district. Kathy                                                                                         course. I participated in several professional development courses
and economic concepts, sharpen instructional skills, and                                  volunteered her time and helped the                    Specific milestones the Center reached this year:                     and received best-in-class resources. In addition, the Center
provide best-in-class resources for educators. The instructors’   Economics Center pilot financial literacy lessons that are                                                                                           provided contacts for classroom speakers, ranging from bank
collaborative approach encourages teachers to participate in      intended to be taught by business community members. She                          Developed a full-semester course model that offers a               branch presidents, insurance and financial agents, and the
discussions and share best practices with one another. The        began her course by discussing the importance of goal setting;                    rigorous curriculum and pacing of lessons to help educators        director of the Stock Market Game. It is clearly evident that the
Center is a valued, trusted partner for educators across the      each student was required to set personal goals, such as saving                   teach foundational elements of personal finance. The               leaders at the Economics Center are passionate about ensuring
region, committed to providing courses that are relational,       for college or a car. The course content helped guide students                    course has been adopted by five local school districts.            that students and teachers in Greater Cincinnati are learning
rigorous, and relevant.                                           toward understanding what behaviors and actions were                              For districts that need to offer financial education in the        Economics and Financial Literacy from resources that work.
                                                                  required to achieve these goals. Kathy covered basic financial                    context of an existing course, the Center has designed an          Thanks again.”
During the 2010-2011 academic year, the Center offered 30         literacy concepts including investing, money management                           integration model. This model integrated personal finance
professional development courses and trained 320 educators,       and banking options, savings, credit and debt.                                    content into existing curriculum over six weeks; typically in                                                       – Jim O’Connor,
ultimately impacting the quality of economic instruction for                                                                                        Government, Social Studies, or Business courses.                                                  Social Studies Department Chair,
8,000 local students.                                             She stated, “Students seemed to really enjoy the class and                                                                                                                                     Princeton High School
                                                                  expressed gratitude for the information.” Kathy felt she got as
Thanks to the support from The Alpaugh Family Foundation,         much, if not more, than she gave. “I felt both gratitude and love
the Center recruited education leaders from 13 districts to       from these kids throughout the fifteen weeks. It was certainly well            rESEArCH & CONSULTING DIVISION
participate in the Alpaugh Scholars Leadership Program.           worth my time.”
Participants met several times throughout the year to                                                                                            The Center’s research and Consulting division provides
discuss community issues such as healthcare, social services,     Since the lessons have been tested in the classroom, the                       economic data and analyses to help leaders respond to
government, and economic development. To date, over 180           curriculum Kathy has helped develop will be used to train new                  changing economic conditions, strengthen the local economy
education leaders from over 35 school districts have completed    volunteers and give other business volunteers ready-made                       and improve the quality of life for residents. In fiscal year 2011,
this program.                                                     curriculum for teaching personal finance.                                      the Center completed 17 projects and earned $553,883. A few
                                                                                                                                                 notable projects included:

                                                                                                                                                    World Choir Games Economic Impact Study which allowed
                                                                                                                                                    local organizers to effectively communicate the importance
                                                                                                                                                    of bringing this event to the region. The study estimated
                                                                                                                                                    that in 2012, this choral festival event will produce a total
                                                                                                                                                    economic impact of $73.5 million and attract 20,000 visitors
                                                                                                                                                    from more than 70 countries around the world.

                                                                                                                                                    People Working Cooperatively (PWC) Program Evaluation                 Cincinnati USA regional Chamber of Commerce Growth
                                                                                                                                                    was a successful collaboration with national energy                   report was produced as a result of an ongoing strategic
                                                                                                                                                    consultant, The Cadmus Group, Inc. The Center determined              relationship with the region’s largest economic development
                                                                                                                                                    qualitative benefits of PWC’s local energy program. This              organization. Annually, the Center quantifies the economic
                                                                                                                                                    evaulation project helped the Center’s research team                  and fiscal impacts of local businesses. In 2010, businesses
                                                                                                                                                    develop a new field of expertise.                                     analyzed in the growth report generated $2.4 billion in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          economic activity and directly accounted for 20,255 new or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          retained jobs.
                                                                            2010-2011Class of Alpaugh Scholars (above) touring Cincinnati with
                                                                                                 Regional Chamber USA’s historian Dan Hurley.
2011                                                                                2010
Statements                revenues & gains                        unrestricted
                                                                                 temporarily
                                                                                   restricted       total     revenues & gains                        unrestricted
                                                                                                                                                                         temporarily
                                                                                                                                                                           restricted                  total
of Activities             Contributions                                614,388         24,725     639,113     Contributions                                513,205                79,340            592,545
    for the years ended   Program revenue                            1,079,796             —    1,079,796     Program revenue                            1,021,727                    —           1,021,727
                          Investment income                              9,442        104,517     113,959     Investment income                              7,642               121,057            128,699
  June 30, 2011 & 2010    Gain on investments                           50,440         99,328     149,768     Gain on investments                           13,743                29,514             43,257
                          In-kind contributions                        167,514             —      167,514     In-kind contributions                        165,595                    —             165,595
                          Net assets released from restrictions        259,007      (259,007)          —      Net assets released from restrictions        314,217             (314,217)                 —

                          total revenues & gains                    2,180,587       (30,437)    2,150,150     total revenues & gains                    2,036,129              (84,306)          1,951,823



                                                                                 temporarily                                                                             temporarily
                          Expenses                                unrestricted     restricted       total     expenses                                unrestricted         restricted                  total
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    These financial statements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    do not represent the complete
                          Program services                           1,547,573            —     1,547,573     Program services                           1,480,798                   —            1,480,798         set of audited financial
                          Management & general                         307,984            —       307,984     Management & general                         576,431                   —              576,431         statements for the Economics
                          Fundraising                                  142,063            —       142,063     Fundraising                                  152,122                   —              152,122         Center. A complete set of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    financial statements also
                          total expenses                            1,997,620             —     1,997,620     total expenses                            2,209,351                    —           2,209,351          includes the Auditor’s report
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and the Footnotes to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Financial Statements, which
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    are omitted herein.

                          Change in net assets                        182,967        (30,437)     152,530     Change in net assets                       (173,222)              (84,306)          (257,528)         The Economics Center’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    complete audited financial
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    statements for the year ended
                          Net assets at beginning of year             865,009      1,253,956    2,118,965     Net assets at beginning of year            1,038,231         1,338,262              2,376,493         June 30, 2011 may be obtained
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    by visiting the Center’s Web site
                          Net assets at end of year                  1,047,976     1,223,519    2,271,495     Net assets at end of year                   865,009          1,253,956              2,118,965         at www.economicscenter.org.




Statements                               ASSETS                                        2011         2010    LIABILITIES                                      2011      2010                NET ASSETS                       2011                 2010


of Financial                             Cash & cash equivalents                     468,882      457,443   Payable to related party                      119,291     95,376               Unrestricted                1,047,976              865,009
                                         Accounts receivable, net                    233,934      177,823   Accounts payable & accrued expenses            15,434      4,765               Temporarily restricted      1,223,519            1,253,956
                                                                                                            Deferred revenue                              249,500    168,000
    Position
                                         Pledges receivable, net                     244,985      215,053
                                         Investments                               1,705,867    1,523,846                                                                                  Total net assets            2,271,495            2,118,965
                                         Property & equipment, net                     2,052       12,941   total liabilities                             384,225    268,141
                                                                                                                                                                                           total liabilities          2,655,720            2,387,106
at June 30, 2011 & 2010                  total assets                              2,655,720    2,387,106                                                                                  & net assets
Thank you to our Contributors
Individual Donors                                                                                                                                                           Board of trustees
                                                                                                                                                                            edmund J. adams               Kathleen C. Daly               adrienne James                        William l. neyer              Howard J. taragano
Mr. Chuck Abbott                   Mr. Michael J. Conaton             Andy Holzhauser                    Timothy P. Murphy                  Marvin H. Schwartz
Mr. Edmund J. Adams                Maggi Cook                         Mr. David A. Jackson               Malcolm and ruth Myers             Ms. Jaclyn Smith                  Frost Brown Todd LLC          Messer Construction             Sycamore Community                   Al Neyer, Inc.                Macy’s Credit and
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Company                         Schools
raye Allen                         Dave Dougherty                     Barbara M. Johnson                 Bill and Karen Neyer               Melissa Solazzo                 peter a. alpaugh                                                                                   michael B. packard              Customer Services
Peter Alpaugh                      Mr. Scott E. Durkee                Ms. Jeannette Jones                Shanna Osborne                     Mary Stagaman                                                 J. Jeffrey edmondson           Donald Kaplan
                                                                                                                                                                              Cincinnati Equitable                                                                               HPO Ophthalmics             margaret K. Valentine
In memory of                       Mr. Warren C. Falberg              Mr. James Kautz                    Ms. Joan Peck                      Timothy & Katherine               Insurance                     KnowledgeWorks Foundation       Kaplan, Litwin, Kaplan &
   Walter G. (Pete) Alpaugh        Matt Fearn                         Shawn Kelley                       Lorrie and Gordon Penner               Stautberg                                                                                   Associates                         Barry porter                    Valentine research
                                                                                                                                                                            thomas a. Barefield           Warren C. Falberg
Linda Antus                        Thomas L. & Mary E. Finn           Ms. Christina Kelso                Mr. David C. Phillips              Sara A. Stearns                                                                              Shawn F. Kelley                         Cincinnati, Ohio            George m. Vredeveld
Greg & Vickie Baker                Michael and Maria Fox              Dr. Tom and Jane Kessinger         Ms. Jennifer Pitzer                Carol G. Talbot                   Ohio National Financial       Visiting Nurse Association
                                                                                                                                                                              Services                                                      Northwestern Mutual                William t. robinson III         University of Cincinnati
Brendan Banker                     Mr. Chad Frank                     Mr. Marvin Kolodzik                Mr. Barry Porter                   Mr. Howard Taragano                                           Crystal l. Faulkner               Financial Network –
Tom and Carol Barefield            Mr. John J. Frank Jr.              Adrijana and Stefan Kowatsch       Mrs. Patricia L. ragio             Ms. Jennifer r. Taunton         Douglas Bolton                                                  Kelley Financial Services            Frost Brown Todd LLC        ellen G. van der Horst
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cooney Faulkner &
Mr. David L. Belew                 Al Gaspari                         Dr. Valerie Krugh                  Mr. and Mrs. Dale D. rayney        John and Susan Tew                Cassidy Turley                                                                                   mary ronan                      Cincinnati USA regional
Mr. Greg Berting                   Mr. David Ginsberg                 Lisa Kuethe                        Megan reed                         Woodrow and Barbara Uible                                       Stevens, LLC                 lisa Kuethe                                                           Chamber of Commerce
                                                                                                                                                                            tony t. Brown                                                                                        Cincinnati Public Schools
David Brecount                     Mr. Donald Gorbandt                John Lame                          Tom regan                          Ms. Margaret Valentine                                        michael e. Fox                                                                                     nick Vehr
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Huntington National Bank           James russell
Otto Budig                         Lawrence L. Grypp                  Phillip Lanham                     Jeff and Theda rexhausen           Dr. George M. Vredeveld           T. Brown Consulting Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Deloitte & Touche LLP        margaret lawson                                                       Vehr Communications, LLC
Mr. robert W. Buechner             Chris & Angela Habel               John T. Lawrence, III              Mark roberto                       Ms. rea Waldon                  t. Brian Brockhoff                                                                                   US Bank
Mr. Gregory Burgess                richard Hansman                    Ms. Erika Lehman                   Mr. Gerald robinson                Mr. Don Weston                                                John J. Frank, Jr.                Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP                                 rea n. Waldon, phD.
                                                                                                                                                                              Bailey Capital Partners                                                                          timothy e. Stautberg
Margaret Burks                     Douglas and Diana Haskell          Ms. Leslie Maloney                 Harry S. robinson                  Van and robin White                                             Cassidy Turley                                                                                     Urban League of Greater
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Gary lindgren                           The E.W. Scripps Company
Barbara and Jim Bushman            Steve Hater                        James r. & Deborah B. Mason        Mr. Wm. T. (Bill) robinson III     Mr. Carl r. Whittenburg         mark Cinquina                                                                                                                      Cincinnati
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Christopher S. Habel              Cincinnati Business
W.P. (Bill) Butler                 Ms. Nadyne Hayden                  Michael S. McGraw                  Ms. Mary A. ronan                  Mr. Steven A. Wilson              PNC real Estate Banking                                                                          David m. Szymanski            roberta a. White
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Frost Brown Todd LLC            Committee
Mr. Hugh F. Campbell               Lisa Hayes                         Mr. Howard McIlvain                Mr. Steve rosfeld                  Mr. Chip Workman                                                                                                                     University of Cincinnati
                                                                                                                                                                            richard o. Coleman                                           Sean V. mcGrory                                                       Great Oaks
Ms. Chris Carleton                 Lucinda T. and Thomas D.           Kathryn Merchant                   Marianne rowe                      Ann M. Wurster                                                Carrie Hayden
                                      Heekin                          Doug Moormann                      Jay rush                           Dr. Sourushe Zandvakili           NextLevel Transportation                                                                         Carol G. talbot               Susan Zaunbrecher
Diane and William Carney                                                                                                                                                                                    Cincinnati, OH                  Miller-Valentine Group
                                                                                                                                                                              Services
Edward F. Castleberry              Mr. David F. Heflin                Mr. John Morris                    James E. russell                   Mr. and Mrs. Allen Zaring                                                                                                            Cincinnati, Ohio
                                                                                                                                                                                                          terence l. Horan               Howard mcIlvain                                                       Dinsmore & Shohl
Mr. Charles A. Cerino              Neil Hensley                       Marjorie Motch                     Mr. Thomas r. Schiff                                               michael J. Conaton
Oreson H. Christensen              Denice Hertlein                    Sudesh Mujumdar                    Mr. John J. Schiff, Jr.                                                                            Horan Associates                LPK
                                                                                                                                                                              The Midland Company
Paul W. Christensen, Jr.           Christine E. & Alan F. Hollatz     Julia Muntel                       Vivian & Jim Schwab
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 economics Center
Business and Foundation Donors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   StaFF

AK Steel Foundation
Al Neyer Inc.
                                   CIC Agency Inc.
                                   Cincinnati Bell Foundation, Inc.
                                                                      The Helen Steiner rice
                                                                        Foundation
                                                                                                         PNC Bank
                                                                                                         The Procter & Gamble Fund
                                                                                                                                            University of Cincinnati
                                                                                                                                              Provost Office
                                                                                                                                                                            economics Center                                                                                     George m. Vredeveld, phD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  President and Director
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ben passty, phD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Assistant research
                                                                      Horan Associates                                                      US Bank                         aDVISory BoarD                                                                                                                       Professor
The Alpaugh Foundation             The Cincinnati Enquirer                                               Quadrant Financial
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Douglas Haskell
The Andrew Jergens                   Foundation                       Insuresoft                         rotary Foundation of Cincinnati    Vehr Communications, LLC        Terrance L. Ashanta-Barker    Barbara B. Henshaw             Jeff rosen                               Assistant Director,          lorrie penner
  Foundation                       The Cincinnati Equitable           J D Cloud Company LLP              Scripps Howard Foundation          Warren County Foundation        Michael D. Baker              robert L. Hoverson             Fritz A. russ                            Academic                       Executive Assistant
Anonymous                            Insurance Company                Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable                                                                         John F. Barrett               Thomas H. Humes                Donald E. Schmidt
                                                                                                         St. Elizabeth Hospital             WCPO
Bailey Capital Partners            The Cincinnati Woman’s Club          Trust, PNC Bank and Karen B.                                                                        David Belew                   David A. Jackson               James E. Schwab                         David Heflin                  Jennifer pitzer, phD
                                                                                                         State Farm Insurance               Wells Fargo Advisors
                                   Cooney Faulkner & Stevens, LLC       Wachs, Co-Trustees                                                                                  Adrian Breen                  Jane Juracek-reherman          William P. Sheehan                       Business Manager               research Associate
Bank of Kentucky                                                                                         Strauss & Troy                     Wesbanco
                                                                      Jostin Concrete                                                                                       J. Michael Brandt             ralph Katerberg                David O. Smith
Bardes Fund/ILSCO Corp.            Council for Economic Education
                                                                                                         Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP   Western & Southern Foundation   Lawrence H. Braun             Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney      Tom A. Steele                           adrijana Kowatsch             Jeff rexhausen
                                   Deloitte & Touche LLP                Construction Inc
Bartlett & Company                                                                                                                                                          Diane C. Carney               Kathleen L. Klink              Barbara J. Stonebraker                   Assistant Director,            Associate Director,
                                                                                                         Thompson Hine LLP
                                   Dinsmore & Shohl LLP               Keating, Muething, & Klekamp                                                                          Samuel M. Cassidy             Charles P. Koch                Michael A. Webb                          Development                    research
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater                                                                          Towne Properties
  Cincinnati                       Duke Energy                        LPK                                                                                                   Edward F. Castleberry         Pranav G. Kothari              John r. Westheimer
                                                                                                         UBS                                                                Charles A. Cerino             Donald D. Larson               Donald E. Weston                        Valerie Krugh, phD            Stephen Samuels
The C.W. Zumbiel Company           Family Investment Services, Inc.   MCF Advisors
                                                                                                         United Way of Greater                                              raymond r. Clark              Charles D. Lindberg            Harry M. Whipple                          Director, Student             Business Development
Cassidy Turley                     The Fifth Third Foundation         Messer Construction Company                                                                           Phillip r. Cox                James M. Lippert               Chad P. Wick                              Enterprise (StEP)
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Castellini Foundation              First Financial Bancorp            Miller-Valentine Group                                                                                richard K. Davis              Stephen MacConnell             Wayne r. Wickens                                                      Jaclyn Smith
                                                                                                         University of Cincinnati
                                                                      NAACP, Cincinnati Branch                                                                              Michael A. Fisher             ronald H. McSwain              robert P. Wiwi                          Claire luby                     Marketing Manager
Central Clinic Behavioral Health   Frisch’s restaurants, Inc.                                            University of Cincinnati                                           Jerry M. Galvin               Juanita Mills                  John H. Wyant                             Development Coordinator
  Services                         Frost Brown Todd LLC               Ohio Insurance Institute
                                                                                                            Carl H. Linder College                                          Bill O’Gara                   Quentin Nesbitt                Allen G. Zaring                                                       Jennifer taunton
Charles H. Dater Foundation        Greater Cincinnati / Northern      Ohio National Financial Services                                                                      Victoria Gluckman             Stan Pontius                                                           tom macDonald                   Assistant Director,
                                                                                                            of Business
The Christ Hospital                  Kentucky African American        Paycor Payroll Services                                                                               Lawrence L. Grypp             ronald B. raley                                                          Director, Financial           Student Enterprise (StEP)
                                     Chamber of Commerce                                                                                                                    J. Joseph Hale, Jr.           Dale D. rayney                                                           Education Initiatives
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Fy11 Summary Annual Report

  • 1. beyond 90 West Daniels Cincinnati, OH 45221-0023 the numbers 2011 Summary annual report year In review
  • 2. Dear Friends, Trained over 320 educators in 30 distinct teacher training courses on how to effectively meet the new state standards Mission The Economics Center is our region’s for economic and financial education. Those educators are tHe eConomICS Center IS tHe reGIon’S numBer one reSourCe For leading provider of economic passing on that knowledge to 8,000 students locally. information and resources for eConomIC anD FInanCIal eDuCatIon anD InFormatIon. educators, students, businesses Provided 17 economic analyses to new and returning and the community. Our economic clients. Work of this kind helps increase our visibility in the education programs reach thousands community, strengthen and support the Economics Center’s COMMUNITy NEED of students, and our research and overall education mission and, most directly, enables Economic and financial literacy is critical to the health of the consulting activities inform policy business leaders and policy makers to make informed economy and to corporate profitability. Students attending K-12 classrooms are the future economic drivers. The Center Engaging Students, and decision makers. Both serve as decisions that have a far-reaching and long-term impact on building blocks of a strong economy our community. works to educate students and teachers, helping to build Empowering Educators, and a prosperous community. a future workforce through comprehensive and relevant Sean V. McGrory On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank the economic and financial education. Equipping Decision Makers What sets the Economics Center apart is not only our mission but the way in which we live it. Our education division works Economics Center’s contributors; it is their dedication and investment in the Center that is critical for the sustainability of our OUr MISSION through the Knowledge The Economics Center exists to build a vibrant community with teachers to improve their own content expertise, and by implementing hands-on activities in classrooms that empower work. I would like to recognize the University of Cincinnati and Carl H. Lindner College of Business for its support and academic by inspiring students to appreciate and use their economic of Economics students to develop their decision-making skills. We have taken leadership. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the Economics freedom and opportunities and by equipping policy makers the lead in helping school districts develop ways to meet the Center’s staff: the impact their work has on the community is with sound economic analyses. new state standards for financial education. impressive and I wish to thank them for their commitment to the mission. Through our research and consulting services, we help leaders of many businesses, not-for-profits and governmental organizations As we embark on our 35th year, I am proud to see how our make better policy and economic development decisions. Our work goes beyond the numbers and impacts the lives of young expertise in key areas has earned the Center national renown. Our approach –collaboration and empowering others to students, knowledge of teaching professionals, and expertise of business and government decision makers. Donor Spotlight succeed– reflects our core values and exemplifies the power of Mr. MALCOM (MAL) MyErS the University’s engagement with the broader community. Sincerely, Over 35 years ago, Mr. Malcolm Myers founded and the Center’s Director, Dr. George Vredeveld was During the 2011 fiscal year, we have made great strides in and his business peers shared a vision hired to lead this mission. This visionary leadership and the realizing our mission. Never has our mission been more relevant to educate youth about the economy, dedication of committed board members have played an to the needs of the community. I am pleased to report that we: and to provide them with practical integral role in the Center’s success over the last three decades. skills necessary to be productive To date, the Economics Center has trained 18,000 teachers and Increased participation in the Stock Market Game by 12 citizens. That idea first gave way to impacted the lives of over 1,000,000 students. percent over the previous year, engaging over 19,000 middle a series of summer seminars, held at and high school students state-wide. Locally, 7,000 students the University of Cincinnati, that were “The Center has been fortunate to attract good people to serve participated in this investment competition. The Stock designed to educate teachers about on the Board of Trustees,” states Mr. Myers. “It’s important to Market Game has been shown to improve math scores and basic economic topics and provide keep them involved. They are the best advocates and supporters educators deem it to be a leading tool for learning about them with tools to teach those concepts in classrooms. The for our work.” reflecting on the Center’s humble beginnings saving and investing. business community and teachers involved found these and the dedication it took to build the organization that the seminars to be valuable and informative. Center is today, Mr. Myers shares: “The Center has exceeded my Involved 7,239 elementary students in the Student Enterprise expectations. I am passionate about the mission and continue to Program (StEP), helping them understand basic economic Mr. Myers and a several other individuals who would later believe in the work.” concepts. This year, we’ve been able to show that StEP become the Economics Center’s founding board of trustees, provides a systemic change in the education of students recognized a need for reaching more teachers each year The Economics Center would like to thank Mr. Myers for his and improves behavior, student confidence, and attendance and establishing an organization dedicated to the mission commitment to the Center and his continued support. rates in urban schools. StEP has been integrated in half of all of economic education. In 1977, the Economics Center was the elementary schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools and Archdiocesan Catholic Inner-city Schools. In urban schools, we are proud to have served over 2,400 students.
  • 3. Community Impact: Engaging Students 2011 Market STOCK MArKET GAME Madness: Over 700 third through fifth In 2010-2011, the Economics Center increased participation grade students from in the Stock Market Game by 12 percent over the prior year, 13 local schools came together to buy, engaging more than 19,000 students throughout the state. sell and advertise The Stock Market Game is an online market simulation products from their in which students manage and invest a virtual portfolio student-operated of $100,000. For ten weeks each fall and spring, students businesses. compete against other teams throughout the region to build and manage the best-performing portfolio. A few notable accomplishments: The Center’s Stock Market Game partnered with StEP students from Hartwell Elementary (below left) and Prince Newspapers in Education, a program dedicated to of Peace Elementary (below right) at school stores. Students providing teachers with ideas and resources on how to have the choice to purchase goods with their earned school use newspapers as a teaching tool in the classroom. This currency or save their money for “big-ticket” items. collaboration expanded our reach to 10 new schools and over 300 students. SMG Portfolio Challenge winners: Cincinnati Country Day and McGuffey Foundation School (above) eighth graders visit New York City investment firms-Jennison, Partnership with Citigroup Financial Services allowed the Lazard, and Goldman Sachs to present their winning portfolios. Center to recruit more Cincinnati Public Schools teams, providing many students in Western Hills High School, Hughes High School, Shroder High School and several others with the opportunity to participate in the program for the first time. In May, the Center hosted the 2nd Annual regional Stock Market Game Portfolio Challenge. The top three student teams were invited to present their winning portfolios to a panel of judges; students competed for a chance to win a trip to New york City, an effort supported each year by STUDENT ENTErPrISE PrOGrAM (StEP) Ohio National Financial Services. The Economics Center impacted 7,239 third through StEP students collectively earned more than three million TODAy’S LEArNErS, TOMOrrOW’S LEADErS (TL ) 2 fifth grade students in Student Enterprise (StEP); 2,400 dollars in school cash throughout the year. On average, of those students attended urban schools. StEP connects 44% of students chose to save more than half their During the summer, twelve high school juniors participated the classroom to the “world of work” through practical earnings throughout the school year to buy “big-ticket” in the Center’s three-week Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s learning. The program teaches fundamental concepts items such as digital cameras, MP3 players or basketballs. Leaders (TL2) program. Each student completed a rigorous 2011 Class: Today’s such as earning school currency for positive classroom This behavior exhibited students’ understanding and college-level economics course. For the majority of students Learners, Tomorrow’s behaviors and academic improvement. These earnings can practice of good money management. Leaders (above). in this program, TL2 was their first college experience and be used to purchase real goods at a school store. During Students toured Procter a great opportunity to learn about career opportunities & Gamble and learned the year, 30 student-organized businesses were created in In May, the 5th Annual Market Madness event took at leading businesses in our region. TL2 supplemented about supply and StEP classrooms. A few other noteworthy highlights of the place at the University of Cincinnati. More than 700 area classroom instruction with practical learning that provided demand (left). program over the year: elementary students from 13 local schools put their students with an inside look at the operations of companies entrepreneurial spirit to practice. Students showcased such as Procter & Gamble, Citigroup Financial Services, The Community partners have become critical to StEP’s their businesses, received a college campus tour and Ford Motor Plant and University Hospital. sustainability. Luxottica, Klosterman Bakery, WesBanco, used “debit cards” to purchase products and services from Seton High School, Purcell Marian High School and peers in other schools. reading Hilltop PTA each adopted a StEP elementary school and helped carry out the program’s activities. This partnership allowed the Center’s staff to expand StEP to additional schools.
  • 4. Community Impact: Empowering Educators FINANCIAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE The Economics Center’s Financial Education Initiative provides Provided teacher training through a full certificate program and Equipping Decision Makers resources to local schools to better prepare them to meet the new state mandate for economic and financial education. to educators in the region with a goal of helping them develop a solid understanding of economics and personal Ohio Senate Bill 311, the “Ohio Core,” now requires that all high finance. Volunteer Spotlight school students must receive economics and personal finance EDUCATOr PrOFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT as a requirement for graduation. School districts that have worked with the Center to enhance their financial education program include Madeira, reading, Knowledge of basic economics is essential for every student, Kathy Hamm, President of Principled Over the course of the year, the Center’s Why Money Matters Mason, Winton Woods, Milford, Mt. Healthy, Princeton, ross, and teachers are the Economics Center’s key partners in Wealth Advisors, took her passion for high school financial education program offered teacher Sycamore, Waynesville, and West Clermont. working toward that goal. Well-trained educators are the best financial education to a new level by training opportunities, volunteer speakers from the business and most sustainable vehicle for reaching several thousand teaching a 15-week personal finance community, and curriculum consultation services to local “As a new Economics teacher, the Center helped me out students year after year. The Center’s teacher training program class at the Glen Este High School in school districts. tremendously in organizing the scope and sequence for a semester is designed to increase depth of knowledge in financial West Clermont school district. Kathy course. I participated in several professional development courses and economic concepts, sharpen instructional skills, and volunteered her time and helped the Specific milestones the Center reached this year: and received best-in-class resources. In addition, the Center provide best-in-class resources for educators. The instructors’ Economics Center pilot financial literacy lessons that are provided contacts for classroom speakers, ranging from bank collaborative approach encourages teachers to participate in intended to be taught by business community members. She Developed a full-semester course model that offers a branch presidents, insurance and financial agents, and the discussions and share best practices with one another. The began her course by discussing the importance of goal setting; rigorous curriculum and pacing of lessons to help educators director of the Stock Market Game. It is clearly evident that the Center is a valued, trusted partner for educators across the each student was required to set personal goals, such as saving teach foundational elements of personal finance. The leaders at the Economics Center are passionate about ensuring region, committed to providing courses that are relational, for college or a car. The course content helped guide students course has been adopted by five local school districts. that students and teachers in Greater Cincinnati are learning rigorous, and relevant. toward understanding what behaviors and actions were For districts that need to offer financial education in the Economics and Financial Literacy from resources that work. required to achieve these goals. Kathy covered basic financial context of an existing course, the Center has designed an Thanks again.” During the 2010-2011 academic year, the Center offered 30 literacy concepts including investing, money management integration model. This model integrated personal finance professional development courses and trained 320 educators, and banking options, savings, credit and debt. content into existing curriculum over six weeks; typically in – Jim O’Connor, ultimately impacting the quality of economic instruction for Government, Social Studies, or Business courses. Social Studies Department Chair, 8,000 local students. She stated, “Students seemed to really enjoy the class and Princeton High School expressed gratitude for the information.” Kathy felt she got as Thanks to the support from The Alpaugh Family Foundation, much, if not more, than she gave. “I felt both gratitude and love the Center recruited education leaders from 13 districts to from these kids throughout the fifteen weeks. It was certainly well rESEArCH & CONSULTING DIVISION participate in the Alpaugh Scholars Leadership Program. worth my time.” Participants met several times throughout the year to The Center’s research and Consulting division provides discuss community issues such as healthcare, social services, Since the lessons have been tested in the classroom, the economic data and analyses to help leaders respond to government, and economic development. To date, over 180 curriculum Kathy has helped develop will be used to train new changing economic conditions, strengthen the local economy education leaders from over 35 school districts have completed volunteers and give other business volunteers ready-made and improve the quality of life for residents. In fiscal year 2011, this program. curriculum for teaching personal finance. the Center completed 17 projects and earned $553,883. A few notable projects included: World Choir Games Economic Impact Study which allowed local organizers to effectively communicate the importance of bringing this event to the region. The study estimated that in 2012, this choral festival event will produce a total economic impact of $73.5 million and attract 20,000 visitors from more than 70 countries around the world. People Working Cooperatively (PWC) Program Evaluation Cincinnati USA regional Chamber of Commerce Growth was a successful collaboration with national energy report was produced as a result of an ongoing strategic consultant, The Cadmus Group, Inc. The Center determined relationship with the region’s largest economic development qualitative benefits of PWC’s local energy program. This organization. Annually, the Center quantifies the economic evaulation project helped the Center’s research team and fiscal impacts of local businesses. In 2010, businesses develop a new field of expertise. analyzed in the growth report generated $2.4 billion in economic activity and directly accounted for 20,255 new or retained jobs. 2010-2011Class of Alpaugh Scholars (above) touring Cincinnati with Regional Chamber USA’s historian Dan Hurley.
  • 5. 2011 2010 Statements revenues & gains unrestricted temporarily restricted total revenues & gains unrestricted temporarily restricted total of Activities Contributions 614,388 24,725 639,113 Contributions 513,205 79,340 592,545 for the years ended Program revenue 1,079,796 — 1,079,796 Program revenue 1,021,727 — 1,021,727 Investment income 9,442 104,517 113,959 Investment income 7,642 121,057 128,699 June 30, 2011 & 2010 Gain on investments 50,440 99,328 149,768 Gain on investments 13,743 29,514 43,257 In-kind contributions 167,514 — 167,514 In-kind contributions 165,595 — 165,595 Net assets released from restrictions 259,007 (259,007) — Net assets released from restrictions 314,217 (314,217) — total revenues & gains 2,180,587 (30,437) 2,150,150 total revenues & gains 2,036,129 (84,306) 1,951,823 temporarily temporarily Expenses unrestricted restricted total expenses unrestricted restricted total These financial statements do not represent the complete Program services 1,547,573 — 1,547,573 Program services 1,480,798 — 1,480,798 set of audited financial Management & general 307,984 — 307,984 Management & general 576,431 — 576,431 statements for the Economics Fundraising 142,063 — 142,063 Fundraising 152,122 — 152,122 Center. A complete set of financial statements also total expenses 1,997,620 — 1,997,620 total expenses 2,209,351 — 2,209,351 includes the Auditor’s report and the Footnotes to the Financial Statements, which are omitted herein. Change in net assets 182,967 (30,437) 152,530 Change in net assets (173,222) (84,306) (257,528) The Economics Center’s complete audited financial statements for the year ended Net assets at beginning of year 865,009 1,253,956 2,118,965 Net assets at beginning of year 1,038,231 1,338,262 2,376,493 June 30, 2011 may be obtained by visiting the Center’s Web site Net assets at end of year 1,047,976 1,223,519 2,271,495 Net assets at end of year 865,009 1,253,956 2,118,965 at www.economicscenter.org. Statements ASSETS 2011 2010 LIABILITIES 2011 2010 NET ASSETS 2011 2010 of Financial Cash & cash equivalents 468,882 457,443 Payable to related party 119,291 95,376 Unrestricted 1,047,976 865,009 Accounts receivable, net 233,934 177,823 Accounts payable & accrued expenses 15,434 4,765 Temporarily restricted 1,223,519 1,253,956 Deferred revenue 249,500 168,000 Position Pledges receivable, net 244,985 215,053 Investments 1,705,867 1,523,846 Total net assets 2,271,495 2,118,965 Property & equipment, net 2,052 12,941 total liabilities 384,225 268,141 total liabilities 2,655,720 2,387,106 at June 30, 2011 & 2010 total assets 2,655,720 2,387,106 & net assets
  • 6. Thank you to our Contributors Individual Donors Board of trustees edmund J. adams Kathleen C. Daly adrienne James William l. neyer Howard J. taragano Mr. Chuck Abbott Mr. Michael J. Conaton Andy Holzhauser Timothy P. Murphy Marvin H. Schwartz Mr. Edmund J. Adams Maggi Cook Mr. David A. Jackson Malcolm and ruth Myers Ms. Jaclyn Smith Frost Brown Todd LLC Messer Construction Sycamore Community Al Neyer, Inc. Macy’s Credit and Company Schools raye Allen Dave Dougherty Barbara M. Johnson Bill and Karen Neyer Melissa Solazzo peter a. alpaugh michael B. packard Customer Services Peter Alpaugh Mr. Scott E. Durkee Ms. Jeannette Jones Shanna Osborne Mary Stagaman J. Jeffrey edmondson Donald Kaplan Cincinnati Equitable HPO Ophthalmics margaret K. Valentine In memory of Mr. Warren C. Falberg Mr. James Kautz Ms. Joan Peck Timothy & Katherine Insurance KnowledgeWorks Foundation Kaplan, Litwin, Kaplan & Walter G. (Pete) Alpaugh Matt Fearn Shawn Kelley Lorrie and Gordon Penner Stautberg Associates Barry porter Valentine research thomas a. Barefield Warren C. Falberg Linda Antus Thomas L. & Mary E. Finn Ms. Christina Kelso Mr. David C. Phillips Sara A. Stearns Shawn F. Kelley Cincinnati, Ohio George m. Vredeveld Greg & Vickie Baker Michael and Maria Fox Dr. Tom and Jane Kessinger Ms. Jennifer Pitzer Carol G. Talbot Ohio National Financial Visiting Nurse Association Services Northwestern Mutual William t. robinson III University of Cincinnati Brendan Banker Mr. Chad Frank Mr. Marvin Kolodzik Mr. Barry Porter Mr. Howard Taragano Crystal l. Faulkner Financial Network – Tom and Carol Barefield Mr. John J. Frank Jr. Adrijana and Stefan Kowatsch Mrs. Patricia L. ragio Ms. Jennifer r. Taunton Douglas Bolton Kelley Financial Services Frost Brown Todd LLC ellen G. van der Horst Cooney Faulkner & Mr. David L. Belew Al Gaspari Dr. Valerie Krugh Mr. and Mrs. Dale D. rayney John and Susan Tew Cassidy Turley mary ronan Cincinnati USA regional Mr. Greg Berting Mr. David Ginsberg Lisa Kuethe Megan reed Woodrow and Barbara Uible Stevens, LLC lisa Kuethe Chamber of Commerce tony t. Brown Cincinnati Public Schools David Brecount Mr. Donald Gorbandt John Lame Tom regan Ms. Margaret Valentine michael e. Fox nick Vehr Huntington National Bank James russell Otto Budig Lawrence L. Grypp Phillip Lanham Jeff and Theda rexhausen Dr. George M. Vredeveld T. Brown Consulting Group Deloitte & Touche LLP margaret lawson Vehr Communications, LLC Mr. robert W. Buechner Chris & Angela Habel John T. Lawrence, III Mark roberto Ms. rea Waldon t. Brian Brockhoff US Bank Mr. Gregory Burgess richard Hansman Ms. Erika Lehman Mr. Gerald robinson Mr. Don Weston John J. Frank, Jr. Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP rea n. Waldon, phD. Bailey Capital Partners timothy e. Stautberg Margaret Burks Douglas and Diana Haskell Ms. Leslie Maloney Harry S. robinson Van and robin White Cassidy Turley Urban League of Greater Gary lindgren The E.W. Scripps Company Barbara and Jim Bushman Steve Hater James r. & Deborah B. Mason Mr. Wm. T. (Bill) robinson III Mr. Carl r. Whittenburg mark Cinquina Cincinnati Christopher S. Habel Cincinnati Business W.P. (Bill) Butler Ms. Nadyne Hayden Michael S. McGraw Ms. Mary A. ronan Mr. Steven A. Wilson PNC real Estate Banking David m. Szymanski roberta a. White Frost Brown Todd LLC Committee Mr. Hugh F. Campbell Lisa Hayes Mr. Howard McIlvain Mr. Steve rosfeld Mr. Chip Workman University of Cincinnati richard o. Coleman Sean V. mcGrory Great Oaks Ms. Chris Carleton Lucinda T. and Thomas D. Kathryn Merchant Marianne rowe Ann M. Wurster Carrie Hayden Heekin Doug Moormann Jay rush Dr. Sourushe Zandvakili NextLevel Transportation Carol G. talbot Susan Zaunbrecher Diane and William Carney Cincinnati, OH Miller-Valentine Group Services Edward F. Castleberry Mr. David F. Heflin Mr. John Morris James E. russell Mr. and Mrs. Allen Zaring Cincinnati, Ohio terence l. Horan Howard mcIlvain Dinsmore & Shohl Mr. Charles A. Cerino Neil Hensley Marjorie Motch Mr. Thomas r. Schiff michael J. Conaton Oreson H. Christensen Denice Hertlein Sudesh Mujumdar Mr. John J. Schiff, Jr. Horan Associates LPK The Midland Company Paul W. Christensen, Jr. Christine E. & Alan F. Hollatz Julia Muntel Vivian & Jim Schwab economics Center Business and Foundation Donors StaFF AK Steel Foundation Al Neyer Inc. CIC Agency Inc. Cincinnati Bell Foundation, Inc. The Helen Steiner rice Foundation PNC Bank The Procter & Gamble Fund University of Cincinnati Provost Office economics Center George m. Vredeveld, phD President and Director Ben passty, phD Assistant research Horan Associates US Bank aDVISory BoarD Professor The Alpaugh Foundation The Cincinnati Enquirer Quadrant Financial Douglas Haskell The Andrew Jergens Foundation Insuresoft rotary Foundation of Cincinnati Vehr Communications, LLC Terrance L. Ashanta-Barker Barbara B. Henshaw Jeff rosen Assistant Director, lorrie penner Foundation The Cincinnati Equitable J D Cloud Company LLP Scripps Howard Foundation Warren County Foundation Michael D. Baker robert L. Hoverson Fritz A. russ Academic Executive Assistant Anonymous Insurance Company Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable John F. Barrett Thomas H. Humes Donald E. Schmidt St. Elizabeth Hospital WCPO Bailey Capital Partners The Cincinnati Woman’s Club Trust, PNC Bank and Karen B. David Belew David A. Jackson James E. Schwab David Heflin Jennifer pitzer, phD State Farm Insurance Wells Fargo Advisors Cooney Faulkner & Stevens, LLC Wachs, Co-Trustees Adrian Breen Jane Juracek-reherman William P. Sheehan Business Manager research Associate Bank of Kentucky Strauss & Troy Wesbanco Jostin Concrete J. Michael Brandt ralph Katerberg David O. Smith Bardes Fund/ILSCO Corp. Council for Economic Education Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP Western & Southern Foundation Lawrence H. Braun Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney Tom A. Steele adrijana Kowatsch Jeff rexhausen Deloitte & Touche LLP Construction Inc Bartlett & Company Diane C. Carney Kathleen L. Klink Barbara J. Stonebraker Assistant Director, Associate Director, Thompson Hine LLP Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Keating, Muething, & Klekamp Samuel M. Cassidy Charles P. Koch Michael A. Webb Development research Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Towne Properties Cincinnati Duke Energy LPK Edward F. Castleberry Pranav G. Kothari John r. Westheimer UBS Charles A. Cerino Donald D. Larson Donald E. Weston Valerie Krugh, phD Stephen Samuels The C.W. Zumbiel Company Family Investment Services, Inc. MCF Advisors United Way of Greater raymond r. Clark Charles D. Lindberg Harry M. Whipple Director, Student Business Development Cassidy Turley The Fifth Third Foundation Messer Construction Company Phillip r. Cox James M. Lippert Chad P. Wick Enterprise (StEP) Cincinnati Castellini Foundation First Financial Bancorp Miller-Valentine Group richard K. Davis Stephen MacConnell Wayne r. Wickens Jaclyn Smith University of Cincinnati NAACP, Cincinnati Branch Michael A. Fisher ronald H. McSwain robert P. Wiwi Claire luby Marketing Manager Central Clinic Behavioral Health Frisch’s restaurants, Inc. University of Cincinnati Jerry M. Galvin Juanita Mills John H. Wyant Development Coordinator Services Frost Brown Todd LLC Ohio Insurance Institute Carl H. Linder College Bill O’Gara Quentin Nesbitt Allen G. Zaring Jennifer taunton Charles H. Dater Foundation Greater Cincinnati / Northern Ohio National Financial Services Victoria Gluckman Stan Pontius tom macDonald Assistant Director, of Business The Christ Hospital Kentucky African American Paycor Payroll Services Lawrence L. Grypp ronald B. raley Director, Financial Student Enterprise (StEP) Chamber of Commerce J. Joseph Hale, Jr. Dale D. rayney Education Initiatives Tom Heekin Kimberly moon Program Manager, Student Competitions