Sharpe Fellowships

Our Chairman Morton O'Kelly, would like to recognize the Sharpe awards.
This year for the first time, we are pleased to be able to use our generously supported Sharpe Fellowships to attract new incoming students (freshmen!) It is much more common for Geographers to discover the Major later in their career and we have been trying hard to recruit new students as they enter the university. We have made a total of 13 awards in Sharpe Fellowship competition including three potential recruits who we hope to see next year. Here is the list, and thanks to Gary Sharpe whose generous scholarship supports Ohio students. Here they are with the county of origin and major.
Name Ohio County Area / Major
Eliza Alpeter Franklin ATMOSSC-BS
Rachel Beery Ross GEOG-BA
Cara Gregg Butler ATMOSSC-BS
Nathan On Cuyahoga GEOGINF-BS
Alyssa Reynolds Wood ATMOSSC-BS
Ellyse Ridgway Geauga ATMOSSC-BS
Luke Scharfenberger Hamilton AIRTRAN-BA
Anne Smith Franklin GEOG-BA
Joshua Steiner Paulding ATMOSSC-BS
Mary Grace Thibault Jefferson ATMOSSC-BS
Seth Tribby Fairfield GEOG-BA
Derek Witt Ottawa ATMOSSC-BS
Courtney Zimmer Cuyahoga GEOG-BS
There was great faculty turn out at our awards ceremony and I would like to thank Alvaro Montenegro, Jialin Lin, Darla Munroe, Ola Ahlqvist, Harvey Miller, Bryan Mark, Mat Coleman, Becky Mansfield, Kendra McSweeney, Kenneth Madsen, Ed Malecki and Hal Moellering for attending the celebration. (And apologies if I overlooked someone!) Mat, Becky, and Ed assisted me (Morton O'Kelly) in the awards ceremony. There are extensive lists of winners and photos on our Facebook Page, and here in the News announcements.