Alumni
8.29.2025
Just the Write
Time
1524 Brown Street is a significant address for Marissa Malson ’11. As an alumna of Theta Phi sorority, it was the house she lived in as a Flyer. It’s also the address for Martin’s Grocery Store, a key location in her new book.
Giving
8.27.2025
Allies in
Education
From dreaming of being a teacher to working in human resources, Liz Lechowicz ’23 took a unique path. Luckily, she didn’t have to walk it alone thanks to the teacher education program faculty and alumni.
Business
7.8.2025
Strapped for
Success
Hank Veeneman ’25 and Brayden Shepard ’25 won $200,000 in grant funding from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission’s Technology Validation and Start-up Fund for their business, Saturn Sports, to develop a football helmet chin‑strap monitoring system.
Students
7.1.2025
Community Values in
Action
Maya Murray exemplifies the values of growth and community that define the UD experience. She’s deeply committed to her studies in psychology and family development, involved and engaged across campus, and an active member of the UD rowing team.
Campus and Community
6.27.2025
More Than Just a
Game
In blistering heat, pouring rain, freezing cold and blowing snow – and sometimes a combination of those extremes – Erin Mingus ’25 found her community.
Campus and Community
6.27.2025
Special Achievement Award: Ankur Gopal
’00
Ankur Gopal exemplifies the University of Dayton’s mission of using business as a force for the common good — a principle that has guided his extraordinary career.
Campus and Community
6.27.2025
Special Achievement Award: Don Dailey
’74
In all of Don Dailey’s roles — accountant, executive, adjunct faculty member, volunteer, philanthropist, or husband and father — his commitment to serving those around him has been at the core of his work.
Service
6.27.2025
Distinguished Alumni Award: Jeff Hoagland
’91
Jeff Hoagland’s core values of faith, family and a passion for public service were nurtured as he studied political science at UD.
Service
6.27.2025
Joe Belle Memorial Young Alumni Award: Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes
’15
Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes credits her holistic education at UD for finding her passion — and subsequently, her success — in engineering and teaching.
Campus and Community
6.27.2025
Christian Service Award: Kelly Mallon Young
’91
Kelly Mallon Young has turned her passion for community into a global force for good.