Mayerson News
The Cincinnati Enquirer published the following Op-ed authored by Donna Mayerson on November 18, 2022 We are living in a time of divisiveness and division. The front page of every newspaper reads as if Armageddon is here and now. There is a pervasive worry that we’re on the brink of coming apart. Yet, in spite of all…
Community Matters recently recognized Donna Mayerson at its Winter Gala on Saturday November 12. Donna was honored with the organization’s Sister Katheryn Ann Connelly Leadership Award for her commitment to the work and efforts of Community Matters. The prestigious award, given once annually, was create in honor of its namesake, Sister Katheryn of the Sisters…
HER Cincinnati (formerly Cincinnati Union Bethel) recently honored Donna Mayerson as a Volunteer of the Year for her role in making a lasting impact on HER Cincinnati and its clients. The award was presented at HER Cincinnati’s second annual Donor Thank You & Volunteer Award Reception held at Cincinnati Scholar House on the evening of…
On May 13, a community-academic team from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital launched the Mayerson Child Well-Being Initiative with a free virtual event: Thriving Children: Sharing Diverse Perspectives Through Research, Story, and Art. The initiative, led by Carley Riley, MD, MPP, MHS, aims to generate transformational change in how communities, organizations, institutions, and systems nurture the well-being of…
Rhoda L. Mayerson, nee Weinstein, age 98, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. Loving wife of the late Manuel (Manny) (z”l), mother of Frederic (wife Dawna), Arlene (husband Allan Tinker), Neal (wife Donna), grandmother of Amanda, Adam (fiancé Danyel) and Emma (Ben Richeda), and great grandmother to Maya.…
In 2020, Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) announced the Dr. Donna Mayerson Student Leadership Award to honor and celebrate student leaders and their invaluable contributions to educating people in their campus communities. Named for Dr. Donna Mayerson, the award recognizes student leaders who, like Dr. Mayerson, embody the spirit of OIP, effectively lead creative and quality…
Dr. Neal Mayerson published an article celebrating the 20th anniversary of the VIA Institute on Character initiative. The article overviews the history and scientific findings to date, offers a model for understanding the multiple roles that character strengths play in our lives, and highlights the urgency and importance of this work in today’s world of…
A new published study shows the Mayerson Student Philanthropy Program at Northern Kentucky University to be a high impact teaching practice. Participating students have higher retention and graduation rates in addition to greater engagement and enjoyment with the course and higher levels of post-graduation civic engagement. Read the journal article here.
The COVID-19 Regional Response Fund, activated by Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), raised $7.3 million in emergency relief for over 260 nonprofit organizations that serve the region’s most vulnerable individuals and families. The Fund exceeded its $5 million goal within seven weeks. The Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation…
How can your strengths help you cope with what is happening in the world right now? Read an important message of hope from The Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation President as well as the founder and chairman of VIA Institute, Dr. Neal Mayerson. United in Strengths: A Letter from Dr. Neal Mayerson