Cleveland Business Leader Named Ohio
University's Advocate of the
Year
A
Westlake man who left a barracks in
Munich, Germany at World War II's end for
a dorm room in Athens, Ohio was honored
recently with The Ohio University
Foundation's most prestigious award.
The
young veteran from Cleveland who arrived
on the Ohio University campus in 1945
graduated three years later with a
bachelor's degree in Business
Administration. Today, Ralph Schey leads a
company with sales of about $620 million
and 6,200 employees, is a newly inducted
member of Inside Business' Hall of Fame,
and has contributed more than $1 million
to his alma mater for scholarships and
other assistance to business students.
An
active supporter and advocate of Ohio
University for almost 35 years, on
November 12 Schey was awarded the John C.
Baker Award for outstanding service to his
alma mater. The Ohio University
Foundation's highest honor is named for
former Ohio University President John C.
Baker, who served between 1945 and
1961.
The
Baker Award, presented at the Foundation
Board's annual dinner, surprised Schey,
who said Ohio University had "an
exhilarating influence on my life." Ohio
University's unique setting, personal
approach, and commitment to teaching
"prompted me to take on things that were
great challenges in my life, which in turn
caused other people to exceed their
expectations of themselves," Schey told
the audience.
The
Ohio University Foundation, which is
governed by a 49-member volunteer board,
is an institutionally related, non-profit,
tax-exempt, 501c(3) organization. The
Foundation manages all charitable gifts to
Ohio University.
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