What does a legacy look like?
George H. Alber leaves a legacy of education with $16 million gift to Ohio State Marion
In Marion, Ohio, it looks like one Ohio State education multiplying into many more.
In a sepia-toned photograph, a 20-year old Ohio State student and Buckeye football player George H. Alber posed outside a brand new Ohio Stadium. His hair is neatly combed, brow furrowed. The young George Alber meant business. When he graduated with a business degree in 1929, Alber went to work making fertilizer in his home town. Plant Life Fertilizer, the company he founded in Marion, became the largest privately-held fertilizer company in the country. When Alber passed away on Thanksgiving Day in 1997, he left half of his $32 million estate to be invested on behalf of The Ohio State University at Marion to provide scholarships for Marion County students.
$415,365 in Alber Scholarships awarded
to Ohio State Marion students in 2017-18.
2017-18 Alber Scholarship Recipients (updated 11-20-2017)
Elgin High School Recipients
Amerson, Savannah Faye
Anderson, Kori Jacquelyn
Carr, Zackary James
Criswell, Ceri
Deal, Nathan Michael
Demmitt, Haley Lynn
Dyer, Syler Benjamin
Fuller, Hannah Marie
Maniaci, Christina
Presley, Sarah K
Pryor, Kassandra Jeannette
Rankin, Alyssa Marie
Runda, Makenzee Rae
Studer, Audra Jean
Williams IV, Raymond Absalom
Marion Catholic High School Recipients
Waddell, Nathan Ralph Thomas
Marion Harding High School Recipients
Allen, Alyssa Ann
Alvarez, Angela Yunnuen
Baird, Parker
Balliet, Bryanna Marie
Barber, Marysa Lynn
Bautista Estrada,Thalya
Borders, Nettie Lynn
Brady, Caden Christopher
Brown, Mikayla
Candela-Pruitt, Raymond Thomas
Collins, Morgan Ashley
Cox, Cory Joseph
Creighton, Elizabeth Grace
Cunningham, Keily Renae
Davis II, Michael Allen
Diaz, Christopher Ryan
Draper-Miller, Gabrielle A
Duke, Mary Louise
Dye, Cody Michael
Elson, Dylan Shaye
Flewellen, Jurell Isaiah James
Marion Harding High School Recipients cont'd
Fulk, Hannah Jean
Garver, Kaylene Suzanne
Gifford, Amanda Nicole
Gross, Logan Richelle
Haas, Mallory Kate
Hale,Tanner Wade
Harless, Casey
Hendricks, Logan Daniel
Hendricks, Mitchel Thomas
Hill, Cynthia Anne
Horner, Steven Christopher
Hughes, Abigail Grace
Ison, Jordynn
Jankowski, Eric David
Lee, Shiloh David
Lopez, Vilma
Manley, Angel Elizabeth
Mayer, Brooke Ashley
McBride, Grey Joseph
McHargue, Mason
McMillin, Karlynn C
Merchant, Hunter Gretchen
Messenger, Jacob Emmett
Moodley, Alyssa Nicole
Milliron, Alison Renee
Montgomery, Paige Nicole
Moodie, William Ernest
Moore, Kara Rochelle
Price, Donovan Noel
Profitt, Heather Jane
Ramsey, Trent Solomon
Riddle, Nathaniel Joseph
Romero, Julio Cesar
Sayre, Ryan Joseph
Schirtzinger Jr., Daniel Herbert
Shuster, Jaida Paige
Simon, Beth Ann
Smith, Gracie Noelle
Smith, Sierra Nicole
Stewart, Neil Edward
Snowden, Andrew Michael
Marion Harding High School Recipients cont'd
Summers, Blake Erin
Swisher, Trent Easton
Thrasher, Taylor Nicole
Tinnerello, Joseph Vito
Vandyke, Kayla Marie
Troiano, Kayla Rena
Wallace, Joshua Charles
Wallin, Justina M'ree
White, Andrew John-Richard
White, Victoria Shante'
Williams, Brynn Mara
Withrow, Jace Benton
Young, Samantha Louise
Pleasant High School Recipients
Albert, Kaitlyn Noelle
Cox, Chloe Madison
Frazier, Casey
Friend, Brandon
Gable, Hannah Renee
Irvin, Hollie Lynn
Kantzer, John Rhett
Lee, James Patrick
Lindsay, Alexis M
McQuistion, BriAnna Sally
McQuistion, Hannah Pearl
Newell, Mika Summer Rae
Owings, Mallory Renee
Queen, Kendell Noelle
Reed, Caleb Jordan
Roth, Madalyn Elizabeth
Simmons, Hailey Mariah Lynn
Stacy, Georgie Rae
Verity, Nicole L
Walker, Marlee Jewel
Winniestaffer, Zachary Aaron
Zuspan, Alexis
Ridgedale High School Recipients
Beard, Brooklynn
Alise Brown,Tyler Hamilton
Burton, Preston Steven
Hensel, Alexis
Ridgedale High School Recipients cont'd
Renee Jolliff, Jason
Paul Jones, Terria Marie
McPherson, Matthew Thomas
Metzger, Gavin
Joseph
Pauly, Kerry
Elizabeth Ross, Jon Caleb
Saylor,Shannon Tylar
Swihart, Elizabeth
Kay Vassel, Corey Ray
Williams, Sierrah Caitlynn
River Valley High School Recipients
Acuna, Valeria Viviana
Baker, Elisabeth Grace
Beers, Bayley Ruth
Bender, Trevor Wallace
Berg, Aaron Jacob
Buchanan Sr., Cayla Dawn
Crabtree, Abigail Jo
DeVore, Hannah Nicole
Douglas, Ethan Shamare
Eddauod, Ryad Haza
Edler, Del James
Flesher, Madeline Claire
Gibson, Collin Alexander
Higgins, Benjamin
Klingel, Cort Douglas
Makowski, Brandon Michael
Mitchell, Zachary Matthew
Smith, Benjamin Joseph
Starrs, Matthew Bernard
Stuckman, Kendall Lee
Tuttle, Jarod Ryan
Westler, Hannah Elizabeth
Wood, Caitlynn Paige
Young, Jessica Marie
Rushmore Academy Recipients
Casto, Melanie
Treca Digital Academy Recipients
Allen, Andrew James
Shepherd, Tiffney Nicole Kay
Stanford, Adriana