The Board of Directors of Diagnostic Hybrids Inc. (DHI) approved a $250,000 gift that will fund the DHI/Manasseh Cutler Scholars Awards at Ohio University. The gift, part of Ohio University's $200 million Bicentennial Campaign, will provide one student from Hocking, Morgan or Washington County with a full-tuition scholarship for four years of study at Ohio University. DHI draws many of its 80-plus employees from the school districts in these counties.
DHI's commitment will accomplish two goals. First, "we wanted to contribute to enhancing a world-class educational program at Ohio University," said David Scholl, president and CEO of DHI. Second, the company wanted to thank three inspirational leaders for their collective entrepreneurship in founding DHI: Ohio University President Emeritus Charles J. Ping; Ohio University alumnus and biomedical entrepreneur Will Konneker; and Ohio University Professor of Microbiology Joseph Jollick. "In my view, our financial support of this prestigious program accomplished these goals the best," said Scholl.
Based on the Rhodes Scholars Program of Oxford University, the Cutler Scholars Program emphasizes the development of leadership potential and the reinforcement of civic responsibility for undergraduates. The scholarships are renewable for four years and provide full tuition, room and board, and a stipend for structured summer internships and study abroad.
The Bicentennial Campaign - which has raised more than $163 million toward its goal of raising $200 million in time for the University's bicentennial in 2004 - will provide money for scholarships, endowed professorships, technological enhancements, innovative programs and selected capital improvements.
