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Rayni Rister of Ohio University will receive $2,500 to support their academic and professional growth in aviation.

Morgan Spehar, a 2022 Ohio University graduate and native of Auburn Township, Ohio, received the prestigious Princeton Press Fellowship to work as an editorial fellow at Princeton University Press starting this summer.

Recent Ohio University alumna Callie Martindale was awarded the Dr. Herman "Butch" Hill Graduate Fellowship in the amount of $2,000 from Alpha Lambda Delta, an honor society that recognizes students' academic success in their first year at a college or university.

OHIO student Riley Rees will spend the summer researching the evolutionary history of carnations through a scholarship from the Garden Club of America.

The U.S. Air Force ROTC awarded six Ohio University students scholarships through its You Can Fly program, which provides opportunities for cadets interested in obtaining their pilot's license to attend ground and flight training. Students selected to take part in the program are: Jasson Aguilera, of Ironton , Ohio, a sophomore studying aviation; Galen Cooper, of Ann Arbor, Mich., a first-year studying aviation; Charlie Eagle, of Liberty Township, Ohio, a sophomore studying mechanical engineering; Jacob Grimes, of Cameron, N.C., a junior studying engineering technology management; Johan Mendez, of Columbus, Ohio, a first-year studying aviation; and Brady Taylor, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., a junior studying aviation management.

Kelsey Kuczynski, a senior from Cleveland, Ohio majoring in Marketing, Business Analytics, and Business Pre-Law, was recently selected as the second-ever recipient of the Todd and Teresa Calamita Leadership Scholarship at Ohio University. The award was given as a result of her academic performance and campus involvement. Outside Emerging Leaders, Kelsey is a part of Learning Communities, Alpha Kappa Psi, and the Center for Consumer Research and Analytics.

A graduate student studying journalism has been selected for the Native American Journalists Association's (NAJA) $10,000 Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship. Sarah Liese, a second-year master's student in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, applied for the scholarship by explaining her journalism background, why she wanted to be a NAJA fellow and what Indigenous stories she wanted to tell.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has recently announced that Ohio University graduate student Ryan Biller has been named a PCAOB Scholar for the 2021-22 academic year. Biller, from Heath, Ohio, is in the full-time Master of Accountancy program (MAcc) at Ohio University and also graduated from OHIO in Spring 2021 with a BBA in finance and accounting.

Ohio University's Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 announced the awarding of In-College Scholarships to two cadets who are pursuing degrees in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology. Jasson Aguilera, a sophomore from Ironton, Ohio, is an aviation major. Brady Taylor, a junior from Gallipolis, Ohio, is an aviation flight and aviation management double major.

Ohio University's Morgan Spehar, from Auburn, Ohio, has been selected as a Udall Scholar for the 2021-22 academic year, highlighting her work in environmental journalism. She is the sole recipient in the state of Ohio from any Ohio university or college. Spehar, who will be a senior in the upcoming academic year, is an Honors Tutorial College student majoring in journalism and environmental studies. She is among 55 students from 42 colleges and universities across the United States selected as the 2021 Udall Scholars.

University College is excited to announce the recipients of the Richard K. Brackin Scholarship to specialized studies majors Mercadies George and Ghaelyn Gold Grimes.

Emily Marino would tell you that growing up she was a germaphobe and always interested in the microbiology of germs; how they worked, the different types of bacteria, and how it affected a person's body. Today, she's taken that interest into her studies and career, researching Staphylococcus aureus, or the bacterial pathogen that causes staph infections in order to help solve bigger problems on a micro scale. Not only has her long interest in microbiology allowed her to work hands-on researching it, but she was recently named a Goldwater Scholar.

Lacy Burke, an Ohio University senior from Albany, Ohio, and lead peer mentor for the College of Business's Emerging Leaders program, was selected as the first recipient of the Todd and Teresa Calamita Leadership Scholarship based on her outstanding commitment to the organization, demonstration of leadership skills, and dependability. This scholarship will be given to the Emerging Leaders program's lead peer mentor each year.

Ohio University's Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 is excited to award three cadets with scholarships through ROTC's In-College Scholarship Program. Cadets Amy Baciak, Kate Smith, and Deborah Swegen are second-year students who joined Air Force ROTC in their first year at OHIO and recently contracted into the United States Air Force to activate their scholarships. Baciak comes from Brook Park, Ohio and is majoring in global studies at OHIO. Smith is a communication studies major from Lancaster, Ohio. Swegan is a biological sciences pre-med major from Niles, Ohio.

Ohio University's Office for Multicultural Student Access and Retention (OMSAR) in the Division of Diversity and Inclusion is proud to announce the inaugural Folley Family Foundation Appalachian Scholars, Allison Saaty and Alison Mingus. The scholarship is available for two students for four years who are full-time undergraduate students enrolled in OMSAR's Appalachian Scholars Program.

Ohio University student Hardika Singh was awarded the 2020 PRSA Diversity Multicultural Scholarship. The scholarship, which only awards two $1,500 scholarships, was established by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) to assist and recognize young adults for outstanding academic achievement and commitment to the practice of public relations.

Eleven Ohio University students received Gilman Scholarships for studying abroad during the 2019-2020 academic year, as well as one OHIO student receiving one of the first ever Gilman-McCain Scholarships. Two other OHIO students were named alternates for the Gilman Scholarship.

Rosado, a native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, is an incoming first-year student in the musical theater BFA program who received the Templeton Scholarship. A performing artist since she could walk, Rosado has participated in the San Juan Children's Choir, danced ballet as part of The Conservatory of Ballet Concerto, and has been in numerous commercials, as well as done voice-over work. The Templeton Scholars Program is a comprehensive scholar program honoring John Newton Templeton, OHIO's first African American graduate. His legacy places emphasis on academic excellence, leadership, and campus and community involvement at Ohio University.

Justine Freda Moore, a native of Chillicothe, Ohio, is an incoming music education major in the School of Music who has received the Rankin Scholarship. By pursuing a degree in Music Education, Moore plans to educate students in the various ways music is performed in different cultures and hopes to inspire her future students and others to try to better understand themselves and others through music. The Rankin Scholarship is a gift provided by OHIO alums Harry W. (Bill) Rankin and Ruth L. Rankin to fund a selective merit-based scholarship program awarded to academically-talented students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences who can contribute to the intellectual, cultural and social diversity of Ohio University. The scholarship emphasizes academic excellence, leadership, cultural exchange and community service.

The Ebony Bobcat Network (EBN) and the Office for Multicultural Student Access and Retention (OMSAR) in the Division of Diversity and Inclusion are proud to announce the inaugural Ebony Bobcat Network Urban Scholar, Te'aylis Jackson. "[Winning this scholarship] means everything to me. I was so worried about going to college and not being able to afford it. Then this scholarship came, and I get to do what I want. I get to make a difference by being the first person awarded the scholarship," Jackson said.

Ohio University student Garret Carbullido Negley has been selected as a 2020 Gates Scholar, a prestigious scholarship for outstanding minority high school seniors who meet federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria. The Gates Scholarship is a highly selective scholarship funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and administered by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Launched in 2018, the scholarship is awarded to 300 student leaders per year, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential through earning a bachelor's degree.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has recently announced that Ohio University accounting student Jessica Woods has been named a PCAOB Scholar for the 2020-21 academic year. 234 students from U.S. colleges and universities were selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship for the academic year.

Ohio University Scripps College of Communication and School of Visual Communication (VisCom) student Haiyun Jiang was honored with a 2020 Getty Image Inclusion Scholarship, in partnership with the Asian American Journalists Association. Jiang, who completed her coursework in the photojournalism Master of Arts degree in VisCom and is now pursuing the interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts degree in the Scripps College, was one of five winners who will receive a $10,000 scholarship.

Ohio University studentFaith Laughlin of Stewart, Ohio has been selected as one of the two recipients of the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year.

The newest class of The Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar's Fund recipients has been announced. Realizing the value of a college education's impact in opening the doors of opportunity for young people, Chillicothe natives Larry Gates and his wife, Mary, established the fund in 2004 to help Ross County students realize their ambitions. Since the awarding of the first scholarships, more than 220 grants have been given to deserving Ross County students, and the 2020 recipients mark the 17th class of scholars to utilize the grants to pursue their college ambitions. The scholarships are intended to help offset the cost of an undergraduate college education not covered by financial aid and/or scholarships.

OHIO student Melissa Damico has been selected for the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year, highlighting her environmental research efforts. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships based on leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to the environment or Native American nations. Damico is a sophomore environmental studies major in the Honors Tutorial College with a minor in sociology and is also working towards a certificate in law, justice and culture. She is among 55 students from 48 colleges and universities across the United States selected as 2020 Udall Scholars.

Each spring, the School of Media Arts & Studies (MDIA) hosts its student awards banquet in Baker Center Ballroom, welcoming students and their families to join together to celebrate student scholarship and recognize award winners. With the conversion to remote instruction due to COVID-19 this spring semester, MDIA faculty continued that tradition by producing a 75-minute virtual awards ceremony which aired online last week. MDIA faculty members Josh Antonuccio and Andie Walla produced the virtual ceremony and expanded the event so that it not only announced student scholarship and award winners, but also included student performances, as well as exhibited student production work in animation, video and music.