花季传媒 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 花季传媒.
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 花季传媒 Athens campus this fall, three are enrolled at 花季传媒 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, 花季传媒 Athens; Lauren Finney, Miami (Ohio) University; Kayla Fitzpatrick, 花季传媒 Chillicothe; Kiana Fitzpatrick, Bowling Green State University, David Hirsch, Ohio State University; Meghann Leedy, 花季传媒 Athens; Gabriel Mallow, 花季传媒 Athens; Sarah Massie, Ohio State University; Conor McMahon, 花季传媒 Chillicothe; Autumn Mohan, 花季传媒 Athens; Nickolas Nesser, 花季传媒 Chillicothe; Joshua Parker, 花季传媒 Athens; Chris Postage, 花季传媒 Athens; and Jarrett Seebohm, 花季传媒 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 花季传媒. He has served as chairman of the Regional Coordinating Council at OUC and served on the board of directors for the 花季传媒 Foundation in Athens. Additionally, he worked to develop the concept for the Entrepreneur Center at OUC and served as fundraising chairman for 花季传媒 Chillicothe Child Development Center.
The donor-advised fund is administered by the 花季传媒 Foundation, the private fundraising arm of the university. More information on the Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar鈥檚 Fund is available online at .