Each year, Cristo Rey Columbus High School recognizes an outstanding member of our community whose support has been vital to the success of the school. The Milt Schott Award, named in memory of original board member and foundational school supporter, Milt Schott, is celebrated annually with a Mass and ceremony at St. Joseph Cathedral.
Milt Schott (pictured left), a Cincinnati native and graduate of Saint Xavier High School and the University of Cincinnati, had a distinguished career in industrial sales and engineering. A devoted community leader, Milt served as a trustee of the Harold C. Schott (HCS) Foundation and on several boards. As a founding Board Member of Cristo Rey Columbus, he played a pivotal role in establishing the school, an initiative he considered one of his proudest achievements. Milt’s legacy continues through his sons, Mike and Nate, with Nate currently serving as a Cristo Rey Columbus Board Member, carrying forward his father’s commitment to the school’s mission.
We are grateful to all of The Milt Schott Award recipients for their dedicated support of our mission at Cristo Rey Columbus.
2025 Recipient
The Williams Family | Kirk Williams Company
In our school’s early days, the Kirk Williams Company, led by JK Williams, played a key role in advising our school leaders as we renovated our Town Street building. JK, now Secretary/Treasurer Emeritus of the company, further formalized his support for our school by joining both our Board of Trustees and our Professional Work-Study Board. The involvement with our school spread among the family, with three generations of the Williams family attending our events and making gifts of support over the years. The combined efforts of these individuals and their company have made them one of the school’s largest contributors, and we are so grateful for their support!
The Williams Family with CRC Founding President Jim Foley (far left) Bishop Fernandes (back row, center) and CRC Board Member Nate Schott (far right)
List of The Milt Schott Award winners
2024 – The McCurdy Family | Kimball Midwest
2023 – The Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell
2022 – Jim Foley
2021 – Claudia Weisberg
2020 – Lucia McQuaide
2019 – Chrissie Landolfi
2018 – Rita and Lamar Hunt
2017 – Andrea and Tom McAuliffe
2016 – Michele and Dave Bianconi
2015 – Nancy and Don Kelley