Todd DeGarmo, FAIA awarded the William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement

The 2023 William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement, the highest honor of the UC Alumni Association, is bestowed upon Todd DeGarmo, FAIA, for notable achievement in the field of architecture and interior design. This award is in honor and memory of William Howard Taft, Law 1880, Hon 1925, twenty-seventh president of the United States and tenth chief justice.

Each year, the UC Alumni Association hosts the UC Alumni Celebration to recognize and celebrate the many contributions and overall excellence of UC alumni in countless fields of endeavor, throughout the world. Past honorees have included the sports greats Oscar Robertson and Tony Trabert, architect Michael Graves, and George Rieveschl, the inventor of Benadryl.

An unabashedly unconventional problem-solver, Todd believes in the transformative power of design and creativity to lift the trajectories of individual lives and entire communities. He has developed an impressive track record of bringing architectural solutions to complex projects, delivering success on both the practical and aesthetic levels. Principal and CEO Emeritus of STUDIOS Architecture, Todd is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows, a member of the Interior Design Hall of Fame, as well as a Trustee-emeritus of the University of Cincinnati Foundation.