The Girls on the Run of Central Ohio (GOTRCO) alumni scholarship supports alumni of the GOTR Central Ohio program who are graduating from high school and plan to pursue post-secondary education. The scholarship was created by the Board of Directors of BOTRCO to celebrate the accomplishments of GOTRCO alumni and to recognize, in part, the lifelong impact of the GOTR mission on its participants. To create the world, we envision where each girl recognizes their limitless potential, we are working to remove barriers places on girls and our volunteers of Color by societal and systemic racism. GOTRCO has accelerated our efforts to understand the detrimental effects of racism as a public health crisis in our community and how our platform as a nonprofit serving thousands of girls and volunteer coaches has the ability to cultivate anti-racism culture, while eliminating barriers to more equitably serve youth through physical activity and positive youth development programming.

In honor of Brett’s love and passion for the game, his family has lovingly created the Brett Candela Lacrosse Scholarship to support a central Ohio lacrosse player to further their education. Brett was a sports lover from the very beginning and excelled at all sports. He was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and played varsity lacrosse and basketball at the Wellington School. Brett was well known for being a leader on and off the field. During his lacrosse career, he was a four-year letter winner, winner of the Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Awards, Top Midfielder Award, First Team All-State 2000, Second Team All-State 1999, 2001 and Wellington Male Athlete of the Year 2002. From his high school coach, “His tenacity and competitive nature have made him into one of the elite players in Wellington lacrosse history. His groundball and goal in a season records will stand for some time.” Brett served as a Captain of the team and his leadership in the “heat of the battle” was admired by all that knew him and played against him. He was a true competitor in all aspects of life. He played through injuries his senior year and went on to coach and officiate lacrosse after his playing career ended. Sadly, Brett was taken from all of us too soon. We know he would be proud to support another young lacrosse player in fulfilling their dreams. Brett was one of a kind, gutsy, and a force to reckon with and he was loved by all who knew him. He would have been an amazing mentor to so many future players and we are honored to carry on his legacy through his established scholarship.

The scholarship fund was established by a bequest from Dorothy “Dottie” Redfern and will provide educational assistance to students in the Southern Local School District of Perry County. Dottie graduated from Columbus South High School in 1954 and from The Ohio State University College of Education in 1958. Following a 35-year career as an editor and writer of biomedical and education publications, she retired as Editorial Manager at Ross Products Division/Abbott Nutrition. Dottie passed away in 2019.

Ervin Marriot was a dedicated teacher who instilled in his students a desire to think for themselves, allowing them to discuss current topics and how they would be personally affected. He taught in the Grandview Heights School System from 1973 until his death in a car accident in 1988. Ervin loved to travel, having visited more than 50 countries during his lifetime, and he shared the insights he had gained through these travels with his students. He will be remembered as a teacher, friend, and coach.

The fund was established in memory of Becky Waldron. Mrs. Waldron served as the secretary of Southeastern High School of the Ross County Public Schools for many years until her death in 1995 from breast cancer. This fund will support scholarships for students of Southeastern High School in Chillicothe, Ohio.

To provide scholarship awards for deserving students who have attended the Colonial Hills Elementary School in Worthington, Ohio who are pursuing post-secondary education at a college, university, or junior college.

Mary Eleanor Leonard Morris was born in West Liberty, Ohio on April 8, 1892. She went to Oxford College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, where she met her husband, James Relle Morris. Married in 1914, they settled in London, England, where both did extensive volunteer work in hospitals in the lead-up to World War II, administering to American Soldiers. Upon the death of her mother in 1936, Mrs. Morris returned to West Liberty to be of help to her father. Mr. Morris’ work eventually took him to California, and Mrs. Morris divided her time between California and Ohio. When Mr. Morris died in 1967, Mrs. Morris returned to West Liberty permanently. Through her estate, Mrs. Morris created this fund to support work in her home community in Logan County, Ohio.

The scholarship supports student-athletes from Bexley High School who have contributed on the field of athletic competition, who rank in the top half of their class academically, who are enrolling in a college or university following graduation, and who are overall assets to the Bexley community. The scholarships are to be in the form of equal awards to one male student athlete and one female student athlete in the graduating class of Bexley High School.

Beginning in the 1970’s, a group of men, including Dave Tingley, Frank Machinsky, and Woody Hayes, worked together to provide financial support to former Ohio State University athletes and their families in need. Eventually, the group grew and created the Columbus Roast Association. The Columbus Roast Association created a comedy event to raise money in support of its goal to provide financial support to those in need. As the group evolved and grew, it raised significant funds through its annual Roast. In 2017, the group created this scholarship to continue its generosity by transitioning the funds it raised into a scholarship that supports high school seniors in need from Franklin and Madison counties as they pursue their college degree.

The American Association of University Women, founded in 1881, has been dedicated to uniting “alumnae of different institutions for practical education work.” One aspect of meeting this goal is providing scholarships for deserving women to further their education. To that end, the Westerville Branch of AAUW provides three scholarships each year, one for Westerville Central High School, one for Westerville North High School, and one for Westerville South High School.