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KENNER AND
MARGENE BUSH FUND TWO CUTLER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ATHENS
COUNTY
ATHENS,
Ohio -- Kenner and Margene Bush of Athens are funding two
Ohio University Cutler Scholars Awards, the first Cutler
Scholars Awards designated for Athens County high school
students.
One of the
two scholarships is designated for a graduate of Athens High
School and the second will be awarded to a graduating senior
from one of the four other high schools in Athens County --
Alexander, Federal Hocking, Nelsonville-York and
Trimble.
Modeled on
the Rhodes Scholars Program of Oxford University, the
Cutler
Scholars Program
emphasizes the development of leadership potential and the
reinforcement of civic responsibility. The scholarships are
renewable for four years and provide full tuition and room
and board. Each scholarship includes a stipend to cover
structured summer internships and study abroad.
Kenner
Bush, former publisher of The Athens Messenger, has served
as a trustee of both Ohio University and the Ohio University
Foundation. Margene is a graduate of Ohio University. Both
are graduates of Athens High School.
"The
Cutler Scholar Program is destined to play a central role in
Ohio University's mission in the years ahead by attracting a
core group of outstanding students that demonstrate a high
potential for leadership," Kenner said. "It is the emphasis
upon recognizing, exploring, and developing leadership
abilities throughout a scholar's undergraduate years that
makes this initiative so unique and promising. Margene and I
are pleased to assure access to this distinctive program for
graduates of Athens High School and Athens County high
schools."
The first
Bush Cutler Scholars Awards will be made to seniors
graduating in the class of 2000. Alexander, Federal Hocking,
Nelsonville-York, and Trimble will each be eligible to
nominate one candidate for the Athens County award. Athens
High School will nominate up to five students.
An
independent selection committee will evaluate the nominees
based on their involvement in school and community
activities, academic achievement, physical vigor, and
evidence of leadership potential. Financial need will not be
a factor in determining eligibility. All students must meet
standard Ohio University admissions
requirements and be unmarried.
Two
finalists will be chosen for each scholarship and will be
interviewed by the committee on the Ohio University campus.
The recipients of the awards will be announced in the spring
of 2000. Current funding will provide two scholarships every
four years.
Named for
Manasseh Cutler, one of the founders of Ohio University, the
program began in 1996 with a pilot group of six scholars.
There are 21 Cutler Scholars on campus this academic
year.
Ohio
University President Emeritus Charles J. Ping is the
executive director of the Cutler Scholars Program.
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