UC DAAP Alumni

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A 2013 DAAP grad and owner of MEAS Active, Erin Roddy is on a mission to encourage, empower and celebrate women through all avenues of their health and wellness journey.

Learn more: https://cincinnatirefined.com/lifestyle/female-founders-erin-roddy-meas-active

University of Cincinnati, UC Foundation, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

Meet Carmen Ostermann '15. Her work Piping Plover Charadrius melodus is featured in DAAPmade: The Exhibition.

Carmen Osterman is a fine artist who was raised in the United States, Canada, Japan, and the Philippines. In 2015, she received her BFA in ceramics and sculpture at the University of Cincinnati. Afterwards she taught at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, Stivers School for the Arts and A+ Children’s Academy.

Ostermann is the recipient of the Wolfstein Travel Fellowship (Frankfurt, Germany), the Margaret L. Gongaware Scholarship, and the Windgate Scholarship. She completed her MFA at the Columbus College of Art & Design in 2022. Her work has been featured in the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, the Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center, and the Ohio Craft Museum.

She teaches ceramics at Capital University and is the Administrative and Project Coordinator at the Columbus Audubon, blending her love of art, education, and conservation.

To learn more about Carmen and her work visit www(dot)carmenostermann(dot)com

Meet William Wesley Taylor '71 & '95. His work Alley Space in Winter is featured in DAAPmade: The Exhibition.

A design award-winning architect, William Wesley Taylor has over 50 years of practice experience including 30 years as a principal designer in regions as diverse as Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. He holds a Bachelor of Science Professional Degree in Architecture and a Master of Science in Architectural Theory from The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

From 1994 to December 2000, Mr. Taylor was Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati where he taught advanced courses in design and architectural theory.

From 2001-2003 Mr. Taylor held the position of Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is presently Associate Professor of Architecture Design and Theory at Howard.