The scholarship honors the memory of Hugh M. and Julia G. Hadley.   Julia Gardiner Hadley graduated from Columbus School for Girls, attended Smith College, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in English literature. As a lifelong volunteer, Julia Hadley was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Columbus Museum of Art, COSI, Goodwill Service Board, Franklin Park Conservatory Women’s Board, Twig #2 of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio Historical Society, WOSU, and her favorite, Thurber House. She was also a member of the Colonial Dames of America, Junior League, and the Little Garden Club. Always interested in politics, she served as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in 1988 in New Orleans, LA. She was married to Hugh M. Hadley and had four children, Patricia, David, Tom, and Fred.   Hugh M. Hadley was a graduate of Belmont Hill School in Belmont, MA and Harvard College. He was retired as senior vice president and director of the McElroy-Minster Co. He was past president of the Columbus Life Underwriters Association and a member of the American Societ of Chartered Life Underwriters. Hugh served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in WWII. He was a long-time member and past deacon and trustee of First Congregational Church, a volunteer reader for the Central Ohio Radio Reading Service, and a volunteer for the Operation Smile Rotary Club of Columbus. Both were members of First Congregational Church, Rocky Fork Hunt and Country Club, and the Columbus Club.

Patricia McVeigh was a counselor at Reynoldsburg High School from 1970 until her untimely passing in 1987. She was also the advisor of the In the Know team at the school for many years. Her husband Emil McVeigh established the scholarship in her name through his will when he passed away in 2010. Mrs. McVeigh had broad and varied interests, but the pursuit of knowledge and sharing that knowledge with students was the keystone of her life. She had a passion for the arts, particularly music, dance, literature, and theater. She enjoyed history and always had a deep understanding of current events. Politics was a topic of great interest and she was eager to engage in a conversation on the political climate in the nation at any moment. She was a voracious reader and ever curious to learn all sides of an issue. She and her husband Emil together enjoyed thoroughbred horseracing, which took them to America’s most iconic racetracks. But most of all, she enjoyed interacting with and learning from people from all walks of life.

The scholarship honors Jimmy West, a long-time employee of the Columbus Country Club.

The scholarship supports graduating high school seniors in the Central Ohio Elite Soccer Club.

This scholarship was established to provide financial support to graduating seniors of Green High School in Franklin Furnace, Ohio; Piketon High School in Piketon, Ohio; Waverly High School in Waverly, Ohio; or Southeastern High School in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Matthew Curtis Roach was a student at West Liberty-Salem High School who unexpectedly passed away his senior year in 2022. As a way of remembering Matt, his family wanted to carry his legacy of always willing to be a blessing to someone who needs assistance.