Former Bearcat Myron Hughes to Lead University of Cincinnati Alumni Association

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Myron L. Hughes has been named Executive Director of the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association. The appointment represents a homecoming for Hughes, who graduated from UC's College of Business in 1986 after a distinguished career as a Bearcat student-athlete.

At the UC Alumni Association, Hughes will lead the university's alumni engagement initiatives, seeking to build and strengthen connections between the university, its alumni and each other. He will assume his new responsibilities as of Feb. 18.

"We are a large, urban university with a wonderful family of alumni whose experiences, interests and dreams are quite diverse," said UC president Nancy L. Zimpher. "We're thrilled that Myron has chosen to come home and lead UC's alumni relations efforts, because the passion and involvement of our alumni will greatly enable us to realize our institutional aspirations."

"The UC Alumni Association is about creating relationships, first and foremost -- connecting people and possibilities while linking the past to the future," Hughes said. "I am honored to receive this opportunity to return to my university and do this important work with my fellow lifelong Bearcats."

After being recruited by former UC basketball coach Ed Badger from his native Leighton, Ala., Hughes quickly considered Cincinnati his adopted home. His degree in marketing led him into a career in economic development, which included seven years with the then-Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce (now the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber), where he was Manager of National Marketing, and two years as Downtown Division Manager for the City of Cincinnati's Department of Economic Development.

He has also filled economic development leadership roles with the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association, the Memphis Center City Commission, and most recently the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, where he was Vice President of Economic Development.

"Myron blends a breadth of experience, a knack for building partnerships, an understanding of this university, and a passion for its people," said Michael W. Carroll, UC's vice president for development and alumni affairs. "This array of qualifications and abilities will translate perfectly in the UC of today and tomorrow."

"The UC Alumni Association is undergoing a strategic transformation similar to what the overall university has done, so it was paramount to identify someone with the leadership qualities, character, experience and devotion to steward this vital work," said Robert E. Dobbs, president of the UC Alumni Association's volunteer Board of Governors. "Myron fills the bill on all counts."