SCHOLARSHIPS

Below you will find a current list of most established scholarships at the Greene County Community Foundation for which students can apply after the new year.

Criteria may state a preference to an individual involving a specific extra-curricular activity during high school or eventual field of study during college. Other general requirements often include a cumulative grade point average equal to or greater than 2.0; demonstrated financial unmet need for attending a university as determined by federal guidelines; and, plan to attend at least half time during the initial academic year. Preference is students intending to attend Cedarville University, Central State University, Clark State Community College, Wilberforce University or Wright State University; then Sinclair Community College; and any other college or university.


Establishing a Scholarship
Beavercreek City Schools
Beediwala Memorial The endowment was established by Mumpaz Beediwala and Mehul Pandya to serve as a memorial for Ike Beediwala. There was active involvement in local Indian activities and events. Ike Beediwala received the special award from the India Club of Greater Dayton.
Selection Criteria:
Plan to attend a four-year college or university; Interest in music; Demonstrated leadership qualities; Above average cumulative grade point; and, Service.
Class of Sixty Spirit Scholarship The Beavercreek High School Class of 1960 had many shared experiences, some involving elementary through high school, and that led them to create the endowment in memory of the “spirit” exhibited during their time as students. A teacher remarked in later years remembering the Class of 1960, the group appeared to be very cohesive. “Our members really developed into leaders, no matter what field chosen in life.”
Selection Criteria:
Strong spirit for Beavercreek High School who is likely to succeed in college; Participation in music, sports or other extra-curricular activities; Demonstrated interest in the City of Beavercreek and Beavercreek Township; Cumulative grade point average, but not necessarily the “top of the class;” and, Service.
Forsythe Scholarship Pauline Fay Forsythe from the City of Beavercreek passed in 2004. She was active with the Girl Scouts of America and member of the Xenia Walking Club. The group established the annual award in her memory. Criteria includes current or former Girl Scout with a Gold Award graduating from Beavercreek High School.
Girl Scout Scholarship A tragic crash happened near Beavercreek Community Park on Factory Road with a memorial now standing commemorating the victims from the collision with a train in 1959. The Girl Scouts had been returning after visiting the library in the City of Xenia, where they were working to earn their reading merit badges. The railroad tracks since are converted to a bike trail as part of the Rails to Trails initiative. “Out of Darkness Light” is an unpublished book of news reports clipped from the Dayton Daily News and other publications as well as photos of the victims. All represented the eventual Beavercreek High School Class of 1965.
Among the resulting positive efforts from the tragedy included installing flashing lights at five railroad crossings in Beavercreek Township. Initial contributions for a memorial led to the Beavercreek High School Library, and eventually the permanent Beavercreek Branch of the Greene County Public Library.
The victims: Sharon White, Paulnetta Randall, Ann North, Patricia Lipinski, Cynthia Moorman, Ann Wilvert, Linda Ward and Connie LaPrise, plus leaders, Jeanette Randall and Lucille White. Scholarship was established in 2009. Criteria includes current or former Girl Scout graduating from Beavercreek High School.
Selection Criteria
Current or former participation as a Girl Scout; Preference to demonstrated financial unmet need for attending a college/university as determined by federal guidelines; Preference to a former student of Main Elementary School; Minimum of 3.0 cumulative grade point average; and, Service.
Grace and Frank Phillips Scholarship The endowment serves as a memorial for the late Grace Sheets and Frank Phillips. They had three sons, Donald, Richard and George “Ed” Phillips. The now Phillips Companies was founded in 1942 by Grace and Frank Phillips. The business has become a fifth generation family owned and operated endeavor through the leadership of their sons. Phillips Companies represents the longest running integrated producer of construction materials in the larger region.
Selection Criteria
Good representative of Beavercreek High School; Good moral character; and, Cumulative grade point average to likely succeed in college.
Heckler Memorial Sue Anne Heckler from the City of Beavercreek passed in 2017. A graduate from Bowling Green State University in 1962, she described herself as a lifelong learner earning Master’s Degree for Education in English in 1980 and Library Science in 1981 from Wright State University. Her Doctor of Philosophy was the from Miami University of Ohio in 1998 for Educational Leadership with a special focus on Gifted Student Programming. Sue Anne Heckler was an avid volunteer with awards including the Outstanding Alumni Award from Wright State University. She worked with districts in the field of gifted education including the now Clark County Educational Service Center, West Carrollton and finished her career with the Beavercreek City Schools.
Jetter Memorial The endowment serves as a memorial for Frank and Perry Jetter. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Jetter. Perry Jetter was a graduate of Beavercreek High School, and he passed in 2009 as an employee of the Beavercreek City Schools.
Selection Criteria
Likely to succeed at a community college or university; Cumulative grade point average; and, Service.
Knights of Pythias/Duncan Scholarship Vincent Duncan passed in 2005, but he was a graduate of Beavercreek High School and Wittenberg College. He served honorably in the United States Army Air Forces with the American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct and World War II Victory Medal. Vincent Duncan was a 56-year member of the Silver Star Lodge #668, Knights of Pythias in the Neighborhood of Alpha for fifty-six years including serving as Ohio Grand Chancellor from 1974 through 1975 and Deputy Supreme Chancellor from 1982 through 1984. He was founder and owner of Duncan Oil Company from 1960 through 1978, member of the Committee of Eleven for the eventual incorporated City of Beavercreek, and inducted into Beavercreek High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame during 2001.
The endowment additionally serves as a memorial for Vincent Duncan’s wife of fifty-four years. Cora Duncan passed in 2010, but she also was a graduate of Beavercreek High School as well as the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing. Cora Duncan was a member of the Pythian Sisters in both the City of Beavercreek and Springfield.
Selection Criteria
Likely to succeed at a community college or university with a major in Business (accounting, economics, finance, management or marketing).
Marshall Memorial Lois Sears Marshall passed in 2006, and she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald “Whitey” Marshall. They married in 1938, and the endowment has been coordinated by her daughter, Jeannette Papajcik. Lois Marshall was a longtime member of Beaver United Church of Christ, serving as an adult teacher and past president of the church consistory. Lois Marshall also was a past member of the Beavercreek Lioness, Beavercreek Fire Auxiliary and Pythian Sisters as a result of her husband’s interests. “Whitey” Marshall’s family had a “melon patch” on Factory Road. The parents, Alta and Hugh Marshall, had various enterprises including a pool hall, restaurant and service station at the corner of Factory and Dayton Xenia Road. This became Marshall Brothers with ownership including Lois and “Whitey” Marshall and two of his brothers. There was auto agencies (Willys-Overland Motors then Studebaker Corporation then Ford Motor Company), a SOHIO service station and the nearby Kil Kare Speedway. Lois and “Whitey” Marshall additionally owned the Beaver Grill in the Neighborhood of Alpha. Beavercreek High School in 1888 was the southwest corner of Dayton Xenia and Factory Road as a new brick building. The entire now Beavercreek City Schools was moved to a centralized location at Dayton Xenia and Hanes Road in 1932. This later became Main Elementary School with the current Beavercreek High School completed in 1954. The original brick building was used by various businesses over the years. That included Marshall Brothers’ auto agencies with the site now Ritter’s Frozen Custard.
Selection Criteria
Likely to succeed in college; Participation in any sport with “great character;” Demonstrated financial unmet need for attending a college/university as determined by federal guidelines; Cumulative grade point average, but not necessarily the “top of the class;” and, Service.
Perry Memorial The endowment was established by Peggy and Dale Perry to serve as a memorial for Michele Perry.
Selection Criteria
Current or former participation as a Girl Scout; Preference to a former student of Main Elementary School; and, Service.
Reilly Scholarship The endowment was established to be used as a memorial for Don and Ken Reilly.
Scott Memorial J.D. Smith, a physician practicing in the City of Dayton and owner of Knollwood Florists in the now City of Beavercreek, needed a manager for the greenhouse portion of his business. Purdue University put him in touch with John Scott, and he as well as his spouse, Ruth Scott, by 1936 became stockholders with the incorporation of the business. John Scott additionally was instrumental in starting the first fire department for Beavercreek Township in 1946, but soon after the death of J.D. Smith in 1947, he and Ruth Scott became the owners of Knollwood Florists. John Scott was a member of the Committee of Eleven for the eventual incorporated City of Beavercreek. Knollwood Florists entirely was wholesale supplying cut flowers to the area, and retail became Knollwood Garden Center. Ruth and John Scott’s children describe him as, “He led by example. He was not boisterous, very conservative. He didn’t talk a lot, but if he talked, you listened - he had something important to say. He was the type of guy who could work across the aisle.” This is now a multi-generational enterprise, and the endowment established by the Scott Family is used as a memorial.
Selection Criteria
Good representative of Beavercreek High School; Good moral character; and, Cumulative grade point average to likely succeed in college.
Sparks Memorial The endowment was established by the Sparks Family to be used as a memorial for Herman Sparks.
Wiseman Scholarship Bradley Wiseman from the City of Fairborn passed in 2010, and his wife, Lisa Wiseman, as well as son, Ryan Bradley Wiseman, established an endowment. He was a graduate of Wright State University with a degree in Education, and Bradley Wiseman served as a teacher at Parkwood Elementary for the Beavercreek City Schools. Criteria focuses on attendees of Parkwood Elementary as they graduate from Beavercreek High School.
Bellbrook Sugarcreek Local Schools
Bellbrook Soccer Scholarship The combining Bellbrook Soccer Association and Ohio Fusion Soccer Club created an endowment. This is intended for those who participated on a Bellbrook High School’s soccer team, demonstrated a desire to improve their own skills and contribute to the overall sport of soccer. This is two $500.00 awards with one for a boy and the other for a girl as recipient.
Qualifying Criteria
Must have played Bellbrook Youth Soccer in one of the following: Ohio Fusion, FC Bellbrook, Real Soccer or Bellbrook Soccer Association’s Recreational Soccer Program; and, Must have played at least one year on a Bellbrook High School’s soccer team.
Selection Criteria
Total seasons played on a Bellbrook High School’s soccer team; Total seasons played on a Bellbrook High School’s varsity soccer team; Accomplishments and awards related to a Bellbrook High School’s soccer team; Cumulative grade point average; and, Service.
Bernard Scholarship Parker Bernard at the age of eleven years passed in 2012, but he “left a gift of life for others by participating in the organ donor program at Dayton Children’s Hospital.” The endowment was established by his parents, Sheila and Scott Bernard and a sister, Peyton Bernard. Parker Bernard was a sixth grader at Bellbrook Middle School “loving” history and participating in basketball and football.
Burris Scholarship John Burris at the age of sixteen years passed in 2005. The endowment was established by his parents, Carolyn Norris and Danny Burris. He was a junior at Bellbrook High School, and John Burris “enjoyed all types of music” including liking to write lyrics. “He was truly a kind” young person with many friends, and John Burris earned the nickname of "Little Bear" as “he treasured the outdoors and participating in such activities.”
Cost Scholarship Sharon Cost passed in 2020. She was survived by her husband, Richard Cost, of fifty-six years. He and her two daughters - Kerry Gilberti and Kristen Bullard - established the endowment. Sharon Cost retired from Bellbrook Sugarcreek Local Schools after thirty-nine years of service including assistant to the treasurer. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi International, Dayton, for over fifty-seven years in many leadership roles, Sugar Maple Festival’s executive committee, member and a deacon at Fairmont Presbyterian Church.
Eppers Scholarship William Eppers passed in 2012. Mary Ormerod Eppers, wife of fifty-four years and three children - Chris, Erik and Kirsten - established the endowment. William Eppers was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University before entering the United States Air Force in 1955, and after release from active duty, he joined the Avionics Lab at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. That meant serving a number of positions including chief scientist and lab director, and William Eppers led pioneering research in the development of high-powered lasers and exploring use in communications and military applications. He retired from the Avionics Lab in 1985, and William Eppers then became a professor of electrical engineering at Wright State University until 1992.
He was the author of approximately thirty technical papers and presentations, and for his lifetime contributions, William Eppers was decorated for Exceptional Civilian Services from the United States Air Force and the Pioneer Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 1992.
Ernst Scholarship Anthony "Tony" Ernst after graduation from Bellbrook High School quarterbacked the University of Dayton to football championships in the Pioneer League during 1993 and 1994. “Tony” Ernst unfortunately then died after collapsing at a local restaurant, twenty-six years of age, in 1999. His father, James Ernst passed away in 2014, but his wife of forty-two years and mother of “Tony” Ernst, Diane Brandewie, plus daughters, Julie Bean and Carrie Frantz, continue to coordinate the endowment.
Fernandez Scholarship The late Yenema "Burma" Fernandez attended the Airline Technical School in the State of Nebraska, and she was preceded in death by two husbands - Norbert "Pancho" Fernandez and Lloyd Webb. “Burma” Fernandez worked during World War II at a defense rocket plants in the State of Kansas, and she was a teletype operator with TWA Airlines in the State of Nebraska and Ohio as well as the local Gentile Air Force Station. “Burma” and “Pancho” established Fernandez Art-Craft at Town and Country Shopping Center, City of Kettering, in 1952, and they opened a framing shop in the City of Bellbrook in 1957. She produced "Arts and Crafts with Burma" on a local television station from 1960 to 1971, and “Burma” Fernandez was a director of Town and Country Business Association and founder of Town and Country Chamber of Commerce. She developed the Bellbrook Plaza Shopping Center, and “Burma” operated a branch of Fernandez Art-Craft at the location until 1988. “Burma” Fernandez was a former chair of the Hobby Industry Association and a founding member of the Bellbrook Business Association, now Bellbrook Sugarcreek Chamber of Commerce. She was a director for the Chamber of Commerce and the Bellbrook Sugar Maple Festival, and “Burma” Fernandez served as a member of the subcommittee for the Bellbrook Sugarcreek Educational Foundation, an original component of the Greene County Community Foundation. “Burma” Fernandez was a founding member and later chair of the Bellbrook Community Bank, now part of Huntington Bank, and she was the first woman on the Board of Directors for the former First National Bank of Zanesville. “Burma” Fernandez was member on the Board of Directors for First Frontier (Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama) and long-time member of Gem City Sweet Adelines, and she was a member on the Board of Directors for the International Military Affairs Organization and a member of International Friendship Force. "Burma" Fernandez was elected to the Greene County Womens' Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Bellbrook Sugarcreek Local Schools' Hall of Fame in 2009.
She attended Bellbrook United Methodist Church, and "Burma" Fernandez posthumously received the Nutter Award from the Greene County Promotion and Recognition Association, now a component of the Greene County Community Foundation, in 2014.
Grushon Scholarhip Micah Grushon at thirty-eight years of age passed away in 2009, and his parents, Deborah Bard and Michael Grushon established the endowment. He formerly taught English at Bellbrook High School, member of West Carrollton Church of Christ and “proud alum” of Ohio State University. Micah Grushon was survived by his wife, Aimee Grushon, and a son Andrew Grushon.
Herres Scholarship
Johnson Scholarship Terry Johnson passed in 2014, but he was very much connected to the Inland Division of General Motors Corporation as when his father was “athletic director” for Inland Division, the then young Terry Johnson often was keeping score for the various leagues involving the workers. He was a co-op student for Inland Division while attending the University of Cincinnati with a degree in 1964, and Terry Johnson finished an advanced at the University of Dayton in 1969 again through Inland Division. He spent much of his career as a supervisor, but from 1985 until 1989 as the “highlight” of his career, he was part of a team at the Ponte de Sor Plant in Portugal. Inland Division became Delphi, and after spinning of from General Motors Corporation in 1999, Terry Johnson retired in early 2001. Terry Johnson's “life reflected his parents in his love of family, service and sports.”
Terry Johnson started Wee Eagles Football in the district with his garage often full of football pads and uniforms for the teams, and in retirement, he continued to support young athletes as a “site manager, football scoreboard operator and super fan.” Terry Johnson tutored young people in need of assistance for eligibility, and he was a substitute teacher for the Bellbrook Sugarcreek Local Schools.
Kooken Scholarship Skylar Kooken at sixteen years of age passed in 2012, and her parents, Kelli Key and Matthew Kooken, three brothers - Caden, Ashton and Christian Kooken - and a sister - Lexy Kooken - established the endowment. She was a junior at Bellbrook High School. Skylar Kooken loved to read and write, but she “was most passionate about her friends.”
Miller Scholarship Brent Miller at nineteen years of age passed in 2013, and his parents, Karen Dice and Kurt Miller, established the endowment. He graduated from Bellbrook High School Class of 2012, “where he was well known for brightening the days of the people around him.” Brent Miller was an avid composer and pianist specializing in digital electronic music, and he was a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music with a major in Electronic Media. Brent Miller had his own radio show on Bearcast Media, an entirely student-run multimedia outlet at the University of Cincinnati, and he attended Fairhaven Church.
Selection Criteria: Interest in music.
Sharpe Scholarship Daniel Sharpe at thirty-six years of age passed in 2017. He was a graduate of Bellbrook High School, and Daniel Sharpe earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Wright State University. Daniel Sharpe worked as an electrical engineer in the Civil Engineering Division at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He was fun loving, caring, devoted and was very family oriented. Daniel Sharpe enjoyed coaching his boys' sports teams and spending time with his family. He was very faith and spiritual filled, and Daniel Sharpe was a parishioner of Church of the Incarnation.
Verner Scholarship Larry Verner passed in 2017, and his spouse of forty-two years, Rose Verner, established the endowment. He was a staff sergeant in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves, and Larry Verner worked at the Delco Products Division of General Motors Corporation retiring in 1998 after thirty years. Along with his wife, he was a small local business owner from 1999 to 2005, and that included developing a patented balloon holder. Larry Verner was president of the Bellbrook Lions Club in 2000, but he represented membership for over twenty-five years and recipient of the Bryan Award. Larry Verner enjoyed organizing programs for girls basketball and softball under the Bellbrook Lions Club, but he loved being a part of the coaching staff Bellbrook Junior High and High School softball.
Will Scholarship Larry Will at sixty-four years of age passed in 2008, and his spouse of twenty-four years, Mary Wenclewicz, established the endowment. He honorably served his country in the United States Army, but before ultimately retiring in 1998, he loved working as a principal in the Bellbrook Sugarcreek Local Schools. Larry Will was a former member of the Bellbrook Optimist Club, member of the American Legion and Polish Club in the City of Dayton plus a “proud member” of the "Old Farts Club.”
Woody Scholarship Michael "Mike" Woody at sixty-one years of age passed in 2010, and his wife of thirty-two years, Sheila Woody, and son, "Mike" Woody, plus parents in Dorothy Fowler and Earl Woody established the endowment. He was a graduate of Bellbrook High School Class of 1971 plus Wright State University, as well as post-graduate work at Wright State and the University of Dayton’s Taft Institute for Government. “Mike” Woody began and ended his career in teaching at the Bellbrook Sugarcreek Local Schools including American Government and Economics for thirty-seven years at Bellbrook High School, and he additionally served as golf coach for over twenty years, assistant baseball coach for nine years and assistant football coach for four years. He was nominated for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s "Most Influential Teacher" Award in 1996, Western Ohio Education Association’s "Teacher of the Year” and numerous times to "Who's Who Among American Teachers” plus recipient of the Post "Excellence in Education" Award in 2002, American Legion VFW "Educator of the Year" Award, featured speaker at United States Naturalization Ceremony in 2007 and Ohio High School Athletic Association’s "Adult Exemplary Contribution and Service Award" in 2008. "Mike" Woody’s service included member of the Bellbrook Music Boosters, deputy voter registrar, Friends of Winters Library, school coordinator for Kids Voting and instructor with Miami Valley Junior Golf Camp for many years. "Mike" Woody truly was “an outstanding teacher…highly respected by parents, peers and students. His outstanding characteristic was his caring attitude about young people," according to Steve Rhoades, former principal at Bellbrook High School. "In my ten years as Bellbrook High School's athletic director and twenty years in high school athletic administration and coaching, "Mike" Woody was one of the best to work with. His dedication to the student/athlete, overall integrity and passion for the sport (golf), was second to none. He was a true educator in all aspects of the word. He's one of those who you just can't replace," said Tom Bean, formerly at Bellbrook High School.
Cedar Cliff Local Schools
Turner Scholarship Elizabeth “Libby” Turner died in 2015, but before her own passing in 2016, her sister, Rebecca Turner, as well as brother-in-law, Jack Miesmer, established the endowment. “Libby” Turner lived for fifty-six years on a family farm in Madison County after graduation from Cedarville High School Class of 1973. She loved her many pets, worked within Madison County Developmental Disabilities and remained active at Christian Fellowship of South Solon. The final six years became the City of Columbus with Rebecca and Jack Miesmer. She initially worked at ARC Industries, and then attended Learning Never Ends, where she loved art (especially scrapbooking), bowling, cooking and friends. “Libby” Turner additionally loved to travel, especially when involving a plane, and the twenty plus medals and trophies earned in Special Olympics - bowling and skiing. She enjoyed latch hooking, scrapbooking and her soap opera journals at home, “Libby” Turner remains missed by all who knew her smile. The endowment represents a special thanks to all who enriched “Libby” Turner’s life and helped with her care.
Fairborn City Schools
Brassfield Scholarship The quote is, “Artimus Brassfield struggled to make a path through his education, but he always kept his focus on two main ambitions - basketball and the military.” “He made a way through high school,” said Cary Brassfield, his father. “He got himself together.” Artimus Brassfield in the United States Army died at the age of twenty-two years during a mortar attack in 2003 as he played basketball around his military base in Iraq. “He was just a sitting duck,” said Cary Brassfield, but he added, my son “died doing what he loved. He loved basketball, and he loved the Army.”
Artimus Brassfield was born in the State of Mississippi, but he grew up in Ohio, more specifically as a student at Baker Middle School. Artimus Brassfield left the Fairborn City Schools for a move to Michigan to live with his father at fourteen years of age. He joined the Army in 2001 after graduation from high school, and married his wife, Andrea Brassfield during the following August. On November 11, 2005, a tree was planted during late 2005 in front of Baker Middle School, “In memory of Artimus Brassfield, Thank you for your service to our country in Iraq.”
Scott Anderson has written, “I was Artimus Brassfield's fifth grade teacher in Fairborn City Schools. I remember his beautiful smile like yesterday. I was stunned, to say the least, when I heard of what happened to him in Iraq.” The endowment was established by those at Baker Middle School after his death. “Even though I never saw him after he left my classroom, I hope he knows we aren't going to let his memory fade. I think of him whenever going into teach my students. Artimus Brassfield always will be a hero along with all service men and women in our country, I will be forever grateful.”
Selection Criteria
Likely to succeed in college; Personally written essay (maximum two typed pages, double spaced) on “Why doing service or serving others is important to me,” and two letters of recommendation with at least one from a counselor/teacher and the other from administrator, coach, counselor/teacher, local leader or active/retired military person. Demonstrated financial unmet need for attending a college as determined by federal guidelines; Minimum cumulative grade point average of 1.5; and, Clubs and/or extra-curricular activities, service and/or volunteerism.
Dalton Scholarship John Dalton from the City of Beavercreek passed on New Year’s Day in 2010 with a memorial established by his daughters Claudia Dalton Ramsay and Diane Dalton Sefton plus his four beloved grandchildren Nicholas Midgley, Lauren Sefton, Grant Sefton and Holly Sefton. John Dalton entered the United States Air Force after graduating from high school in 1950, and he graduated from the Non-Commissioned Officer's Academy. John Dalton served for twenty-eight years in numerous capacities at multiple military bases concluding his career at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as senior enlisted advisor. He was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star for duty in Vietnam, the German Occupation Medal and the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, and John Dalton was also selected as one of the Air Force outstanding airmen of the year in 1968. John Dalton became the executive director of the Fairborn Area Chamber of Commerce in 1979 after retirement, and he received special recognitions over the years including grand marshal for the Fairborn Independence Day Parade in 1985 and 2001.
Dennis “Denny” Phillips, first president of the Greene County Community Foundation and former president of the Chamber of Commerce, said, John Dalton devoted an important portion of his life to promoting and serving the City of Fairborn, and the Fairborn Area Chamber of Commerce’s office building is named in his honor.
Fairborn Intermediate School
First Generation Scholarship
The Fairborn Intermediate No Excuses Scholarship is now called the Fairborn Intermediate School First Generation Scholarship, and this is awarded to students maintain high grades and leadership roles. First Generation is defined as a student whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) did not complete a degree. This means the recipient is the first person in a family to attend college towards a degree.
Fairborn Living Memorial Michael Horton at sixty-two years of age in 2009. He served in the United States Air Force, both active and reserve, retiring as a colonel in 1998. He was the owner of Fairborn Animal Hospital since late 1981, and he was a member or officer in many related organizations including the American and Ohio Veterinary Medical Association, Miami Valley and Dayton Veterinary Medical Association as well as American Dental Association and the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Michael Horton volunteered with Fairborn Heritage Days, City of Fairborn’s Department of Parks and Recreation plus Police Advisory Board, and he was among the founders of the now Fairborn Education Foundation and Alumni Association as a component of the Greene County Community Foundation. Michael Horton additionally started Fairbornites Restoring Our Greene Spaces (F.R.O.G.S.), and he hosted "Our Fairborn Heritage" and "Fairborn Plain and Simple" on local cable television. Michael Horton received many special honors, including Fairborn City Schools Hall of Honor in 1996, Fairborn Area Chamber of Commerce Award of Civic Excellence (ACE), American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and ASPCA Animal Watch Magazine’s Best Veterinarian Award and the Martin Luther King Peace Maker Award.
He was grand marshal for the Fairborn Independence Day Parade and with his spouse, Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival King and Queen, and Michael Horton was recipient of the Daisy Sticksel Conservation Award from the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, The Humane Society of the United States - Urban Wildlife Sanctuary Program Award, B-W Greenway - Backyard Wildlife Habitat Award plus the City of Fairborn Parks and Recreation Volunteer of the Year Award. Michael Horton also was published with numerous abstracts, articles and papers. His wife of twenty-four years, Marcia Horton, has perpetuated the endowment, and as a former teacher, she has achieved her own recognition by the Greene County Women’s Hall of Fame through support of the Fairborn Parks Foundation as an affiliate as well as the Fairborn Education Foundation and Alumni Association and the Fairborn Rotary Community Foundation as a component of the Greene County Community Foundation.
Jackson Scholarship Douglas Jackson, graduate of the Fairborn City Schools, until his retirement was the producer of guitars and other string musical instruments at his custom shop in the State of Florida with a certain level of success. He built distinctive and meticulously crafted guitars and instruments for a very exacting clientele. Criteria requires an interest in string musical instruments, defined as string instruments or chordophones. Such instruments include the violins, acoustic and electric guitars, sitars, acoustic and electric basses, violas, cellos, harps, double basses, resonator guitars, rebabs, banjos, mandolins, bouzoukis and ukuleles.
LeMaster Scholarship The late Noah LeMaster was recognized for nearly two decades of service to the University Medical Services Association in 1998, as he served as a member with their Board of Directors plus the Wright State University Foundation, as well as member and officer with the Fairborn Area Chamber of Commerce and the then Greene County Crippled Children’s Society. Noah LeMaster additionally devoted time to the American Cancer Society, the former Fairborn Community and Cultural Arts Center and the now United Way of the Greater Dayton Area. “I learned so much from associating with such groups, and I hope I was able to contribute some from the business sense,” said Noah LeMaster. He primarily was known as a “banker” but also the manager of the Standard Register Federal Credit Union. Noah LeMaster was a former president of the Dayton Chapter of the American Institute of Banking, and he chaired a part of the Ohio Bankers Association.
Morgan Scholarship 1972 began the “two high school era” in the City of Fairborn with Baker, named for a Superintendent, H.K. Baker, and Park Hills High School.

Joseph “Joe” Morgan graduated from Baker High School in 1975. He was co-captain of the track and field team during his senior year. “Joe” Morgan lettered in discus and shot, competing in district competition for both events, and following high school, he graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Business Administration. “Joe” Morgan had a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry retiring in 2005. Fairborn High School was reconstituted in 1982.

Selection Criteria: Letter in varsity track and field at Fairborn High School; Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5; and, Plan to attend a community college, technical school, college or university in the State of Ohio.
Russell/Barber Scholarship Ronald “Ron” Russell started his career as an accountant in 1964, but he also has served as a certified financial specialist and fraud examiner, as well as forensic examiner and litigation expert. “Ron” Russell rolled his accounting firm into a publicly traded company in 1998, and then he retired from the company in 2004 to split off and revitalize the financial planning part as a separate entity, which now is Russell Total Wealth and Wellness as well as affiliates. “Ron” Russell and his spouse, a former Fairborn Municipal Court’s judge, Catherine “Cathy” Barber, love college basketball, particularly Wright State University with courtside seats. Both as graduates of Fairborn High School are recipients of many special honors, including Fairborn City Schools Hall of Honor in 2002 and 2008, and their endowment results from a collaboration with Karen Rafinski, now former president of the then Clark State Community College.
Karen Rafinski was "the country’s outstanding community college president,” said Dennis “Denny” Phillips, first president of the Greene County Community Foundation, after her retirement referring to national recognition she earned in 2008. "Clark State's accomplishments under her leadership included endowment and enrollment growth, expansion into Greene County and a strong focus on student success.”
Selection Criteria
Likely to succeed at Clark State College; and, Demonstrated financial unmet need for attending a college as determined by federal guidelines.
Schneider Education Fund Vera Schneider, who passed in 1996, was a longtime friend to “education and medicine” including the Fairborn City Schools, Med-health Systems as the parent organization for Greene Memorial Hospital, Greene Oaks Nursing Home and Retirement Center, Medical Service Associates, Women's Recovery Center and the Greene Foundation, plus the Wright State University Foundation. Her final act of friendship was a bequest of over $1 million to the William and Blanche Schneider Fund, established by Vera Schneider in 1981 to honor of her parents through the Wright State University Foundation, and $500,000.00 to the Schneider Education Fund, now Fairborn Education Foundation and Alumni Association as a component of the Greene County Community Foundation. Vera Schneider enjoyed a long career in real estate, philanthropic and political endeavors. She was a strong supporter of the Fairborn City Schools, according to the late Noah LeMaster, her banker and executor of the estate as well as close longtime acquaintance. Another acquaintance, Sharon Lewis, former associate provost for academic administration and support services at Wright State University said, “Vera Schneider was a pioneer in real estate in this area.”
“She started helping her dad in his real estate office after graduating from high school. Vera Schneider made her first sale and was hooked. She took over the business about 1940, and for years was the only female realtor in the region, one of very few in the State of Ohio. With the City of Fairborn and Wright Patterson Air Force Base developing, that was the perfect opportunity for an aggressive realtor,” and “I remember riding around town with her, and she would point out houses and say, ‘I sold that house seven times; that one over there six,’” recalled Sharon Lewis. “Military families moved in and bought houses from her; eighteen months later, they were transferred out ,and would call her again.”
Vera Schneider’s devotion to the City of Fairborn is illustrated by the many projects including contributions to the now Greene Medical Foundation. Herman Menapace, founder of the Greene County Foundation as a component of Dayton Foundation Depository in advance of Greene Giving, and the primary executive of the then Med-health Systems, assisted in the naming of an outpatient wing after Vera Schneider. “She loved meeting the students” at Wright State University said Sharon Lewis, who went on to describe Vera Schneider as “feisty and outspoken; a very shrewd but ethical businesswoman who would always make the best deal.” Sharon Lewis additionally recalled, with obvious affection, “Vera Schneider was a tiny little dynamo, always on the go, with an incredible metabolism. She ate one pound of Esther Price chocolates every night for thirty years, and she was still mowing her lawn, nearly an acre, until she was in her eighty years of age.
“The City of Fairborn was her devotion; this town was her life. That is why she did so much for Wright State University.” Vera Schneider was inducted into the Fairborn City Schools Hall of Honor in 1991. Dennis “Denny” Phillips, first president of the Greene County Community Foundation and his mother as another close longtime acquaintance of Vera Schneider summed up, “many continue to benefit from her generosity. By endowing the William and Blanche Schneider Fund at the Wright State University Foundation and the Schneider Education Fund under the Fairborn Education Foundation and Alumni Association as a component of the Greene County Community Foundation, the support represents the education of tomorrow’s young people, her bequest with the assistance of Noah LeMaster as her banker has made a fitting and permanent memorial.”
Stettler Scholarship Martha Stettler at ninety-five years of age passed away in 2020. She was a member of Byron Church and the Fairborn Senior Center, but Martha Stettler is best remembered as a volunteer reading to children at the Fairborn Primary School. She additionally established the Stettler Scholarship for graduates of Fairborn High School. Martha Stettler felt now more than ever, education is crucial to success in life. She wanted to assist young people with at least some resources to earn degree even as tuition continues to increase with each passing year.
Wilson Scholarship A resident within the City of Fairborn for over forty years, Donna Wilson is a retired teacher and former small business owner of Fairborn Florist. Donna Wilson received an initial degree from New Mexico State University followed by an advanced degree in Education from the University of Houston. She taught first, second and fifth grade as well as remedial reading and special education, and Donna Wilson has served as a troop leader for both the Boy and Girl Scouts of America to “band and soccer mom.” After selling her business in 2007, Donna Wilson trained to become an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist with most of her work done in conjunction with the City of Fairborn Department of Parks and Recreation. Donna Wilson additionally has served as an officer for the Fairborn Parks Foundation, an affiliate of the Greene County Community Foundation, and in 2012, she was recognized by the Greene County Women's Hall of Fame through her endeavors with nature and wildlife preservation. Donna Wilson was elected and served on the City Council from 2013 until 2021.
Wright Scholarship Gary Wright at fifty-two years of age passed away suddenly in 2004. He graduated from Fairborn High School in 1970 as a three-sport athlete for the then Fairborn Flyers, involved in cross country, basketball and baseball. Gary Wright attended Miami University on a baseball scholarship, and he was an outstanding pitcher. Gary Wright later played professionally with the Kansas City Royals minor league system, and he was inducted into the Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983, and the Dayton Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986. A magna cum laude graduate in 1974 from Miami University, Gary Wright also was a honors graduate of Ohio State University with a juris doctorate in 1978.
He practiced law with Martin McCarty Wright and Roach in the City of Fairborn, and Gary Wright was a member of the Ohio, and he served as the Greene County Bar Association’s president in 1993. Gary Wright was elected to the Fairborn City Schools Board of Education from 1985 until 1994, and was inducted into the Fairborn City Schools Hall of Honor in 2001. The endowment has become a permanent memorial.
Greene County Career Center
Janet and Edward Marrinan Scholarship Sue and Shaun Nicholson started a term endowment to honor Janet and Edward Marrinan in 2020. Sue and Shaun Nicholson are passionate about the role of philanthropy in the region, and in 2017, he received the Cates Award from Dayton Public Radio. Shaun Nicholson serves on the Board of Directors for the Greene County Community Foundation and the Rosenthal Foundation, as well as a former member and treasurer for the Board of Directors with Culture Works.
Greeneview Local Schools
Duteil Memorial The late Diana Duteil was an honors student in the Greeneview High School Class of 1983. The candidate is to best represent an above average scholastic record, athletic participation as well as service. There must be demonstrated plans for further education in the sciences and a financial need. Special consideration will be given to a female with involvement in sports, music, art and/or 4-H. This was “established to continue the activities, attitudes, and advocacy, which Diana Duteil started, supported, loved and protected.”
Jamestown Families Cancer Care Scholarship The primary purpose of Jamestown Families Cancer Care as a component of the Greene County Community Foundation is to assist residents of the district in need while battling cancer. The subcommittee never-the-less also makes an award for demonstrated financial need to further education, and the additional criteria includes service as well as a field of study in the health care.
Linton Scholarship Norman “Doc” Linton passed in 2017, but he and his spouse, Jane Compton Linton, plus their four children - Nancy Linton Ary, N. “Chip” Linton, Scott Linton and Sue Linton Schmidlin earlier established the endowment. “Doc” Linton graduated from the former Bowersville High School Class of 1938, and he attended the then Cedarville College and Ohio State University before entering medical school in the State of Kentucky. When asked by the Springfield News-Sun reporter, "What makes a good doctor?," he replied, "You have to be genuinely interested in people. You become a part of the community and to some extent, a part of the families you serve. You have to have a real understanding of people's problems, you listen to what people tell you and you have to like people." Criteria includes demonstrated financial need, cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 2.0 and anticipated field of study in health care, but the amount varies per the recommendation from the Special Committee for Public Education with the Greene County Community Foundation.
Rowland Soccer Scholarship This memorializes the late David Rowland and the criteria includes at least one varsity soccer letter, but additionally demonstrated “attitude, discipline and sportsmanship,” participation in other extra-curricular activities plus some financial need. Amount varies per the recommendation of a subcommittee.
Wallace Scholarship Connor Wallace was a student at Greeneview High School when passing during the summer before his sophomore year. He was an athlete at Greeneview High School on the soccer and wrestling team. Connor Wallace also was on the honor roll, and he received an academic letter during his freshman year. This is to be awarded to three graduating seniors with one who is a participant on the soccer team (Boys or girls, but minimum of one year.), one on the wrestling team (Minimum of one year.) and one recognized for academic achievement (Defined as cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 3.0.). Amount varies per the recommendation of a subcommittee.
Perrill Woods Memorial Criteria includes cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 3.5.) and anticipated field of study of accounting, agricultural or veterinarian medicine. Special consideration will be given to an individual displaying “a sincere effort and hard work to improve their skill levels, as well as leader and role model.
Xenia Community Schools
Fleisher Scholarship This memorializes the late James “Jim” Fleisher through the efforts of his widow, Winifred “Wyncee” Fleisher, and numerous friends from around the region. Amount has been established per the recommendation of a subcommittee.
Luttrell Scholarship David Luttrell passed in 2015, but this was to honor he and Donna Luttrell. David Luttrell with his father ran Luttrell's Super Valu Grocery in the City of Bellbrook as well as Yellow Springs, but he retired from J.O. Harner Supply. Donna Luttrell meanwhile was the treasurer for the Greene County Public Library, and then in retirement as a volunteer, she served as the assistant treasurer for the Greene County Community Foundation from 2002 through 2010. Donna Luttrell is a member of the Emeritus Committee as recognition for her role in the founding of the Community Foundation, and she also is the treasurer for a subcommittee to the Greene County Public Library Foundation as a component to the Community Foundation. Criteria includes participation in extra-curricular activities involving the performing arts plus some financial need, and the amount varies per the recommendation of the Special Committee on Public Education for the Greene County Community Foundation.
McHarg Scholarship James McHarg passed in 2013, and his spouse and daughter, Luann “Lu” and Molly McHarg, established the endowment with friends in his memory. He graduated from Xenia High School Class of 1960 and Wright State University with degree in education during 1970. Jim McHarg taught for twenty years at Tecumseh Elementary, six years at Central Junior High, and he also served as the secondary curriculum director for the Xenia Community Schools until retirement in 2005. Jim McHarg was an active long-time member of the former Westminster Presbyterian Church, and in addition, he volunteered at the Xenia Area FISH Food Pantry. Jim McHarg “was a devoted husband, a loving father, a trusted advisor, a dedicated friend, a master teacher, and most importantly, a servant of God.”
Smith Memorial Marsha Kline Smith passed in 2014, and her husband of thirty-nine years, Mike Smith, and children, Shanna, Maryssa and Jarrod Smith, established the endowment in her memory. Marsha Smith literally devoted her entire life to the Xenia Community Schools as she attended Spring Hill Elementary, Central Junior High and Xenia High School Class of 1970. After earning a degree in Education from Ohio Northern University, she returned to begin a career of thirty-eight years in 1974, teaching mathematics at Warner Junior High School before moving to Xenia High School in 1993. “Throughout her tenure, she served as a positive role model, helping her students strive for excellence and earning the respect of all who were blessed to know Marsha Smith as she received the Howard Post Excellence in Education Distinguished Graduate Award for a total of twelve times. In addition to her role as a teacher, Marsha Smith was a girls' basketball and volleyball coach, and she served as the bookkeeper for Kline Engineering,
Sonnycalb Scholarship Kevin Sonnycalb passed in 2011, but he was Xenia High School Class of 1971 and Wright State University with a degree in Accountancy during 1975. Kevin Sonnycalb joined the accounting firm of Mesarvey, Russell and Company in the City of Springfield during 1976, which later became a part of CBIZ. He was active as a member and past president of the Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce, receiving the F.M. Torrence Award in 2005, past president of the now Xenia Community Schools Foundation, and member of Xenia Community Schools Business Advisory Council. His wife, Susan Buell Sonnycalb, and two daughters, Meredith and Abigail, established the endowment with criteria including attendance at Wright State University in accountancy or an anticipated field of study in business or economics.
Spahr Scholarship William “Bill” Spahr passed in 2018, and his spouse of forty-eight years, Jerra Wilson Spahr, and daughters, Tamara and Robin, established the endowment. He graduated from Xenia High School, Central State University and finally University of Dayton with an advanced degree. “Bill” Spahr retired as an industrial arts teacher with the Fairborn City Schools after more than forty years, and he served on the Xenia Community Schools Board of Education for twenty-seven years and Greene County Career Center Board of Education for nearly thirty years. “Bill” Spahr also was a past recipient of the Ohio School Board Associations' prestigious Award of Achievement. He receiving an Honorary American FFA Degree, and November 19, 2014, was deemed "William Spahr Day" by the City of Xenia for his efforts as a constantly advocate towards agricultural education. “Bill” Spahr “fought for his belief that all students should be entitled to equal access to the educational opportunities that best served them, whether that be access to college preparatory or career preparation courses as well as agricultural studies.”
Williams Scholarship John Williams passed in 2016. He was a proud graduate of the former Spring Valley High School Class of 1950, and following graduation, he completed an apprenticeship in welding. That led to starting his own heating and air conditioning business - Williams and Sons Contractors - and membership with the Plumber and Steamfitter Union. Those remembering him established criteria benefitting local students from Greene County wishing to develop a trade in heating and air conditioning, plumbing or welding.
Xenia High School Class of 1973 Scholarship Xenia High School Class of 1973 was that last class to graduate from pre-tornado Xenia High School. “We were a fun class who enjoyed being where we were, enjoyed the moments,” said class member Janice Brien Huffman. “We are the same group of people now, we just accomplished more than anyone of us would have expected.”
Greene County College Partnership
Cartwright Scholarship This is to honor Doug Cartwright for his thirty years of service to Sugar Valley Golf Club as their head PGA professional and recognize area youth currently enrolled in their senior year of high school through senior year of college. Application is available through Wes Vanover at Wes@SugarValleyGC.com.
Greene County Health Foundation The Greene County Health Foundation was established in 1991, and the original conception was a way to address individuals not covered through grants or the health district. The mission was described as “to provide health and wellness assistance to Greene County families in need.” Annual contributions enabled the Health Foundation to continue for twenty-seven years, but with the changes in healthcare, assets shifted to the Greene County Community Foundation. Criteria includes a resident of Greene County with an anticipated field of study in health care, but the amount varies per the recommendation from the Special Committee for Public Education with the Community Foundation.
Haas Scholarship Raymond “Ray” Haas passed in 2002 with his spouse, Judy Haas, and family established the endowment. “Ray” Haas had a very positive career related to Wright Patterson Air Force Base according to Jerry Sutton, past president of the Greene County Community Foundation, and number of career areas remain in high demand for the United States Air Force. Those include engineers and scientists. Criteria includes a resident of Greene County with an anticipated field of study in engineering or science, but the amount varies per the recommendation from the Special Committee for Public Education with the Community Foundation. The ideal individual will be the next “Ray” Haas at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and someone seeking an educational path to help the United States Air Force.
Anthony Scholarship Harry Anthony passed in 2018. Harry Anthony passed in 2018, but the endowment “is to honor a man that was the heart and soul of Buckminn’s D&D Harley-Davidson for almost twenty years. His dedication to constant learning made him the go to person at the dealership. Those that knew Harry Anthony, he was the backbone and glue,” “a walking encyclopedia of Harley-Davidson and motorsports, as he had a true love for both of them. You could walk into the dealership, and just visit with Harry Anthony for one of his many stories, his vast wealth of knowledge or just a familiar friendly face and the ornery smile.” Harry Anthony was the “Grand Fromage” or the “Big Cheese” for many at Buckminn’s D&D Harley-Davidson, “his fiery wit, hid his softer side most didn't see, but you could watch him light up when speaking of his children and grandchildren.”
A subcommittee coordinated through Buckminn’s D&D Harley-Davidson as the donors representatives presents the Anthony Scholarship on the basis of a comprehensive process. Areas reviewed by the subcommittee include, but are not limited to the following selection criteria.
Academic performance; Accomplishments including leadership potential; Participation and service in environmental programs including, but not limited to, other volunteer hours; Personal Essay; and, References.
Amount awarded is based on the availability of assets and additional qualifying criteria. Preference will be given to students who are attending MMI or other motorcycle related schools but, all trades are welcome to apply for an award. Application can be found at www.buckminnsdanddharley-davidson.com/check-out-our--harry-anthony-scholarship. This is editable, so please type to fill in, and application must be brought to the dealership, Monday-Friday, 9 AM-5 PM, and see Marshall Foiles at Buckminn’s D&D Harley-Davidson, a member of the subcommittee (937.376.3344 or marshall@buckminnsdandd.com) to turn in the application.
Buckminn’s D&D Harley-Davidson says, “We all have our memories, and Harry Anthony's memory is one that will be cherished forever as we at the dealership miss him greatly.”
Jackson Aviation Scholarship The family of Lewis Jackson established an endowment in his memory to help youth in Greene County obtain training leading to a career in aviation. The Jackson Aviation Scholarship administered by a subcommittee of the Greene County Community Foundation, which additionally reports to the Greene County - Lewis Jackson Regional Airport Authority. Distributions from the endowment may be used to: (a) introduce junior high or high school and college age students to flight training; (b) help a student pilot obtain a Private Pilot's License, and (c) help a licensed pilot obtain an advanced rating. Application is available through Kate Tiffany, 2287 Schnebly Road, Spring Valley, OH 45370, but Lewis Jackson was a long-time resident in the City of Xenia, an educator (Wilberforce University, Central State University, and Sinclair Community College), a licensed pilot, a certified flight instructor, a licensed aircraft and engine mechanic, an airplane designer and builder as well as a leader. Lewis Jackson was the civilian chief of flight instruction for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, and he was a charter member of the Greene County Regional Airport Authority, instrumental in the construction of the then Greene County Airport, later named in his honor.
Menapace Scholarship Marjorie Menapace passed in 2018 and her husband, Herman Menapace, in 2014 from the City of Beavercreek. She graduated from Wisconsin State University at Superior and the University of Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy. Employment included the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Volunteer involvement focused on Faith Community United Methodist Church in the City of Xenia and former president as a longtime member of the Xenia Women’s Club, the oldest continuing such organization exclusively for women in the State of Ohio, and perhaps one of the oldest in the country. Herman Menapace founded the Greene County Foundation as a component of Dayton Foundation Depository in advance of Greene Giving.
Small Scholarship The late Marjorie and Herman Menapace from the City of Beavercreek established the memorial at the passing of their daughter a Mary Christine Small. She was a medical professional, and the criteria requires a field of study in nursing during college.
Thornton Memorial Jesse Thornton died in 2007. He attended the University of Wisconsin and worked for International Harvester (Navistar) in both the State of Illinois and Ohio. Jesse Thornton also operated his own printing company, Thornton and Son, but he was active in the Boy Scouts of America during his entire life including Saint Andrew United Methodist Church's Boy Scout Troop/Crew 56 in the City of Beavercreek. Jesse Thornton memorialized his parents – Joseph and Jessie Thornton – at his passing through a now endowment at the Greene County Community Foundation. Criteria includes current participation as a member with the Boy Scouts of America.
Tobey Scholarship Terrence "Terry" Tobey passed in 2017, but he and his spouse, Diane Bauer, and the family earlier established the endowment. After graduating from Ohio University, “Terry” Tobey started his career with Chrysler Corporation in 1964, and in 1976, he founded Key Chrysler in the City of Xenia. He was a member of many local organizations, and that include being “a proud supporter of Wright State University.”
WBZI Radio Scholarship The legendary Paul “Moon” Mullins was a mid-day personality at Classic Country Radio including WBZI Radio, and his accomplishments in broadcasting and the traditional bluegrass and country music industry as well as his contributions to the Appalachian culture, will remain for generations through his son, Joseph “Joe” Mullins, and grandson, Danial Mullins (He now is mid-day personality at WBZI Radio.). The memories of “Moon” Mullins’ unique ad-lib advertising style for the thousands of sponsors, stories of real-life experiences, many relating to his Appalachian heritage, will never be forgotten by many loyal listeners. Mullins was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy in 2007, a neurological disease, and he passed during the following year.
Xenia Walking Club Scholarship Xenia Peg Legs, a reference to the mascot of Xenia High School, Buccaneer, began in the 1980's with roots in Volksmarching under Linda Blanton, but that changed to the Xenia Walking Club. The group has “walks” Greene County and neighboring areas in the Miami Valley. The organization falls under the umbrella of the Ohio Volkssport Association, American Volkssport Association and the International Federation of Popular Sports/Internationaler Volkssportverband. Criteria includes demonstrated financial need, cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 2.0 and anticipated field of study in sport and exercise science, but the amount is established as a term endowment.
NOTE: Criteria normally is open to a graduating senior with Greene County residency, but attendance can be any parochial, private or public high school.