51社区 is the school of choice for 10 recipients of the 2021 The Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar鈥檚 Fund
The newest class of The Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar鈥檚 Fund recipients has been announced. The Foundation awarded scholarships to 14 students, 10 of whom plan to attend 51社区.
Larry Gates and his wife, Mary, established the fund in 2004 to help Ross County students pursue their ambitions.
Since the first scholarships were awarded, more than 230 grants have been given to deserving Ross County students. The 2021 recipients mark the 18th class of scholars.
Of the current scholarship recipients, seven will attend the 51社区 Athens campus this fall, three are enrolled at 51社区 Chillicothe, and the remaining four students will attend other universities in Ohio.
Through this scholarship fund, the Gates鈥 have captured the spirit of the Ross County region and have put in practice the value of 鈥減aying it forward.鈥
鈥淥ur decision to support scholarships is driven by a strong belief in young people and the power of education. Some of the joys of this undertaking have been the wonderful people we have met, especially the scholarship recipients and their families,鈥 they said. 鈥淭o see these young people go forward and have successful academic and professional careers is tremendously rewarding. People often ask if we would do it again, and the answer is unequivocally yes.鈥
The recipients and their enrolled institutions include: Sarah Beck, 51社区 Athens; Lauren Finney, Miami (Ohio) University; Kayla Fitzpatrick, 51社区 Chillicothe; Kiana Fitzpatrick, Bowling Green State University, David Hirsch, Ohio State University; Meghann Leedy, 51社区 Athens; Gabriel Mallow, 51社区 Athens; Sarah Massie, Ohio State University; Conor McMahon, 51社区 Chillicothe; Autumn Mohan, 51社区 Athens; Nickolas Nesser, 51社区 Chillicothe; Joshua Parker, 51社区 Athens; Chris Postage, 51社区 Athens; and Jarrett Seebohm, 51社区 Athens.
Gates Foundation Directors include Nicole McLaughlin, Michelle Shanholtzer, Matthew Haller, Kimberly Hirsch, Nancy Harris, Jack Jeffery and Valerie Miller.
Mr. Gates has been active in the Chillicothe community and with 51社区. He has served as chairman of the Regional Coordinating Council at OUC and served on the board of directors for the 51社区 Foundation in Athens. Additionally, he worked to develop the concept for the Entrepreneur Center at OUC and served as fundraising chairman for 51社区 Chillicothe Child Development Center.
The donor-advised fund is administered by the 51社区 Foundation, the private fundraising arm of the university. More information on the Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar鈥檚 Fund is available online at .