CrimsonAti Proud is a Facebook hashtag and a term we use to give a shout-out to alumni, students, prospective students and members. We are extremely proud of these exceptional individuals. They are affiliated in some way with The University of Alabama and CrimsonAti. As you scroll down you'll see some outstanding people making significant contributions to The University of Alabama and Greater Cincinnati.
We are #CrimsonAtiProud of Bryce Schottelkotte! Bryce, a graduate of Wyoming, is an Honors in political science and Master of Public Administration student at #WhereLegendsAreMade. She recently received the UA Honors College King Scholarship for this upcoming academic year. The Olin B. King Endowed Achievement Scholarship is awarded to Honors College students who have proven academic merit in their collegiate careers.
Bryce just received the Alpha Lambda Delta James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship! This summer she will be traveling to Stockholm, Sweden and Amsterdam, Netherlands to study public policy in regards to children and families.
CrimsonAti charter flight passengers know Bryce from their shuttle to and from the airport on GameDay. She is one of our CrimsonAti Student Ambassadors. Congratulations Bryce!
From football with the Crimson Tide to Hollywood, we are CrimsonAti Proud of Brandon Moore. This graduate of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and UA played for the Crimson Tide from 2012 to 2015.
Now at the age of 29, Moore has been on a roll as of late. He appears in “Condors Nest”, a big budget movie that will hit theatres January 22nd. He stars in “The Mayor Of Kingstown” on Paramount+ on January 22nd (season 2, episode 2). He was a stunt double for Michael Chiklis in the football movie ”The Senior”, his athletic backround coming in handy. He plays a dirty cop in “Broken Ties” that will be released this year on Lifetime.
And one of his big roles can be seen Thursday night at 8 o’clock ET! Brandon plays Jessie Erickson, a high school heartthrob gone bad on “Law & Order” on WVTM13. “The entire episode is based on my character,” Brandon tells me. “The episode was shot in New York City back on November first.” (Source: Rick Karle, WVTM 13).
We are CrimsonAti Proud of Carmen Thapar of Edgewood, Ky. This graduate of Notre Dame Academy is a member of the Capstone Women and is majoring in nursing at #WhereLegendsAreMade.
Congratulations Max Craft, a graduate of Milford! He's Bama Bound to the place #WhereLegendsAreMade and we are CrimsonAti Proud of him!
We are CrimsonAti Proud of Rep. Adam Bird, (R-New Richmond), 66th Ohio House District. Representative Bird sponsored H.B. 291 authorizing the Ohio BMV to create an Alabama branded Ohio license plate. Governor DeWine signed the bill into law in April, 2022. His father, Ron, played football for the Crimson Tide under legendary coach Paul Bear Bryant.
We are CrimsonAti Proud of Lee House, UA grad who is a graduate of the Wright State University School of Medicine. He's been matched at Emergency Medicine at UT Chattanooga. We wish him well. Katie House (wife) said she will NOT be seen in that gaudy orange!
We are CrimsonAti Proud of Laura Waltman and Nick Ramos! These two graduates of Alabama are engaged and will be living in Cincinnati. Laura, a graduate of Indian Hill, recently received her degree in accounting and is finishing up her master's at UA. She plans to become a CPA and will return to Cincinnati to work at PwC. Laura is a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Nick, a Madeira graduate, recently graduated from Alabama and is currently President of the Culverhouse Investment Management Group. While at Alabama, Nick was named UA’s ‘Freshman of the Year’ his first year at the Capstone. He is an active member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Nick is employed at 84.51 as a data analyst and just purchased his first home in Cincinnati!
Look at that smile on her face! We are CrimsonAti Proud of Kelsey Weber, Troy, OH. We remember her Bama Bound Send-Off. She drove the farthest and showed up early. She excelled on the UA Rowing Team. Kelsey is a public health graduate from WhereLegendsAreMade! Row Tide Row!
A leader of men. We are CrimsonAti Proud of Spencer Murtha, President of Chi Phi fraternity at The University of Alabama, WhereLegendsAreMade. Spencer will be working at Regions Bank in Atlanta.
We are CrimsonAti Proud of Elijah Brown from Wayne High School. Elijah is a tight end playing for the Crimson Tide football team! More information about Elijah: https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/elijah-brown/8144.
We are #CrimsonAti Proud of our President, Lou Mays! He was named the 2022 Volunteer of the Year by the National Alumni Association at The University of Alabama. Lou has been president of CrimsonAti since 2015. He is a 1978 graduate of UA, a Master Gardener, and resides at Lake Waynoka, OH. If you attend our tailgate, you'll find him at the tent. His Skyline/goetta dip and yellow hammers are known far and wide! Congratulations Lou!
Carlisle High grad Ryland Scott is heading to Porto, Portugal to participate in the European Innovation Academy, which has students from 80 different countries attending. Key speakers from the Silicon Valley and other large companies will be present. He will be in groups related to a certain sector of the economy where they must come up with a startup idea and pitch it to investors that can actually purchase the idea. More information about the European Innovation Academy at UA can be found here: https://innovationabroad.ua.edu/portugal.html. It's no wonder we are #CrimsonAti Proud of Ryland, who is attending the place #WhereLegendsAreMade.
We are #CrimsonAtiProud of 2021 Springboro High grad Megan Blitz! Megan is a counselor with Camp 1831 at The University of Alabama. She is currently a sophomore at UA. Camp 1831 is a 3-day, 2-night program, the ULTIMATE first year experience that includes a schedule packed with activities centered on the Camp 1831 Pillars: adventure, leadership, service, and history & tradition. More information about Camp 1831: https://fye.sa.ua.edu/programs/camp1831/.
Welcome to The University of Alabama Ethan Otten! This Graduate of Beavercreek spent his club swimming career under longtime Dayton Raiders Swim Club head coach Kevin Weldon. When asked about his decision to swim for Alabama; “I am super excited to announce my commitment to the University of Alabama to continue my academic and athletic swim career. I want to thank my parents, friends, coaches, and teammates who have supported me throughout this process. I am super excited to swim under an amazing coaching staff along with my future teammates. May the next chapter begin, Roll Tide!" We are CrimsonAti Proud of Ethan for choosing to attend UA, #WhereLegendsAreMade!
We are CrimsonAti Proud of Ellie Lanyi of Anderson Township! She is one of the goalkeepers of the No. 1 ranked women's soccer team at The University of Alabama. She is the daughter of Sherry and Don Lanyi and a graduate of Anderson High. Ellie's twin sister, Mallory, also attends UA. Both are freshmen.