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.
Service
6.27.2025
Special Service Award: Destiny Watson
’20
From high school to the University of Dayton, Destiny Watson has uplifted and encouraged young people to find their place in the world.
Giving
5.23.2025
Living Right
Now
It’s the dream of most college students to graduate debt-free. But Aidan Garland ’25 walked across the stage at graduation owing close to $10 grand, and it’s all his fault.
Service
5.9.2025
Connecting
Generations
Chloe Voelker ’20 may have graduated five years ago, but her engagement and passion for UD are still going strong for this “Flyer for Life.”
Giving
5.2.2025
Paying Debts and Paying it
Forward
Jonathan Rike ’02 speaks of a debt he owes to the University. He’s not talking about student loans. The debt he’s referring to is the way UD faculty and staff shaped his career. Their interest in his success was an investment he wants to pay back.
LGBTQ+
4.11.2025
Leadership in
Q*mmunity
What is one thing you cannot live without? Most people might immediately think of food, water or oxygen. But in my time as a Q*mmunity Leader, I can definitively say: community. Built into the name, yet it’s also the heartbeat of who we are.