The Norwood Lateral should be named "The Lindner Lateral" after a local prominent, charitable business person who made significant impact on our community.
Carl Henry Lindner, Jr. (April 22, 1919 – October 17, 2011) was an American businessman from Norwood, Ohio. After dropping out of school at 14 during the Great Depression, he helped expand his family's dairy business into United Dairy Farmers, a large chain of convenience stores. With his three sons, he controlled roughly 42% of American Financial Group, a holding company based in Cincinnati, Ohio whose primary business is insurance and investments employing thousands. Most recently, in June 2011 The University of Cincinnati honored Lindner by renaming the College of Business the Carl H. Lindner College of Business after him.



