For Immediate Release:
May 26, 2010
www.thelegacyfund.org
Legacy Fund of the Columbus Foundation
Announces The Inaugural Recipients of the Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship
COLUMBUS -- The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation announced today the first five recipients of the Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship. The scholarship was created through a generous bequest to The Legacy Fund and is a tribute to the life and legacy of Howard Short and Burdette Augusbuger.
The fund was established to benefit gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered students pursuing a post-secondary education at a Central Ohio college or university or Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. The scholarship is dedicated to students who have contributed to the GLBT community through strong personal character, leadership and service.
The advisory board of The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation approved to award five scholarships of $2,000 each for the 2010-2011 academic year.
The 2010 Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship recipients include:
Matthew Arnold, a resident of Columbus attending Ohio Dominican University;
Kayden Z. Healy, a resident of Columbus attending The Ohio State University;
Shreeya Keryn Mathew, a resident of Dublin planning to attend The Ohio State University;
Edgardo Medina, a resident of Columbus attending The Ohio State University; and
Vianca Yohn, a resident of Westerville attending Otterbein College.
“The Legacy Fund is honored to have been entrusted with this gift that will help inspire the next generation of GLBT leadership in central Ohio,” said Scot Dewhirst, The Legacy Fund Scholarship Committee Chair. “The generosity of Howard and Burdette will have a lasting legacy on each of the five inaugural recipients.”
The 2010 recipients were recognized at The Legacy Fund Honors event on May 25 at The Columbus Foundation honoring Lynn Greer. The inaugural five scholarships of the Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship were funded in part by a $5000 gift made by the Gill Foundation to honor Lynn Greer and her pursuit of equality and devotion to the Central Ohio GLBT and allied communities.
About Howard T. Short and Burdette Augusburger
The fund was established by the estate of Howard T. Short and Burdette Augusburger to benefit gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered students pursuing post-secondary education at a Central Ohio college or university or Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. This scholarship constitutes one of the largest gifts bequeathed to The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation and will make studying at a central Ohio institution of higher education a financial reality for many GLBT students.
Howard Short and Burdette Augsburger were a couple for 38 years living their lives quietly in the Central Ohio community. Both served in the armed forces. Burdette was a graphic artist, retired from Nationwide Insurance and Howard’s life was devoted to education, after graduating from Wilmington College and working for 40 years as a teacher for rural school districts, and later for the Ohio Department of Education.
Howard Short died in 2005, and Burdette suddenly passed away in 2008 at the age of 74. Prior to his death Burdette contacted The Columbus Foundation to meet to talk about his commitment to education and leaving something behind. He soon prepared his will, leaving the bulk of the combined estates to The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation.
Their estate created the first scholarship fund of The Legacy Fund - leaving their legacy for generations to come.
About The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation
The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation enriches the gay community by linking gifts to today’s needs and tomorrow’s dreams. The Legacy Fund is one of just a handful of permanent funds across the country which specifically addresses the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Community. Make your legacy a part of our future.
For more information about the Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation and the Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship program, visit www.thelegacyfund.org.
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LGBT scholarships have really taken off in terms of the number of them given out to the LGBT student community. The key criteria on each seems to be what the above scholarship requires: 'to students who have contributed to the GLBT community through strong personal character, leadership and service'. This is important in receiving most gay scholarships.
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