Evening of Excellence Sponsors
OFIC sincerely thanks our generous partners for their support of our member colleges and universities. We extend our gratitude to the companies who sponsored the planning of the Evening of Excellence awards dinner.
2020 OFIC Evening of Excellence Honorees:
Hall of Excellence Honoree
William “Eddie” Harrell, Jr.
Regional Vice President
Radio One
Otterbein University ‘94
Hall of Excellence Honoree
Kara J. Trott
Founder & CEO
Quantum Health
Ohio Wesleyan University ‘83
Earl F. Morris Trustee Award Honoree
Dr. Robert Head III
President Emeritus
Rockford University
Defiance College ‘76
2019 OFIC Evening of Excellence Honorees:
Hall of Excellence Inductee
Richard L. Drake, Ph.D.
Director of Anatomy, Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
University of Mount Union ’72
Hall of Excellence Inductee
Gary R. Heminger
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Tiffin University ’76
Earl. F. Morris Trustee Award
Elizabeth B. Juliano
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Litigation Management, Inc.
Hiram College ’84
In 1987, OFIC initiated the Evening of Excellence program to honor outstanding alumni of its member institutions. Some well-known inductees to the OFIC Hall of Excellence are Jack Hanna, Senator John H. Glenn, Coretta Scott King, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
Each year, OFIC member colleges are invited to nominate an alumna/alumnus to be considered for induction into The Hall of Excellence. Inductees are chosen by a committee of OFIC collegiate and corporate trustees based on the criteria of professional achievement; impact on society through service, leadership, scholarship, minority affairs, sciences, research, arts or elected office; and service to alma mater, all of which exemplify the value of a liberal arts education.
Also awarded at The Evening of Excellence is the Earl F. Morris Trustee award, which recognizes exceptional trustees of OFIC member institutions.
