NorthSteppe Realty - T. E. Miller Scholarship

Purpose
This scholarship was established by The Linda & Michael Stickney Foundation. Michael is the Broker of NorthSteppe Realty, and the great-great grandson of Thomas Ewing Miller. In its first year, this scholarship fund is to commemorate Thomas Ewing Miller’s 125th anniversary of his Presidency and membership to the Board of Trustees to The Ohio State University.

Eligibility Criteria
     ·   Applicant must have achieved sophomore status or higher at The Ohio State University
     ·   Applicant must specialize (major or minor) in Real Estate, within the Finance Department of the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University
     ·   Applicant must have at least a 2.75 grade point average
     ·   Applicant must be working through college (PT or FT)

Selection Criteria
Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following criteria with the following weighting:
     ·   40%-Extracurricular Activities (including but not limited to, competitive activities, athletic activities, and/or entrepreneurial activities)
     ·   40%-Passion for real estate (as demonstrated by personal essay)
     ·   10%-Community service
     ·   10% Academics

Payment/Distribution
· Two $2,500 Scholarships shall be awarded and be paid directly to The Ohio State University
· Awards may be used for any educational expenses

A three-member selection committee shall be responsible for reviewing eligible candidates and selecting the scholarship recipient. The committee shall consist of the following persons:

     ·   President/CEO of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc.
·   Director of the Center for Real Estate Education & Research
·   Ohio State University Board of Trustees Member

The History of T. Ewing Miller

Born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, June 19, 1829, young Mr. Miller was educated at Kenyon College. After graduation, he was engaged in mercantile, political and real estate pursuits. Through these avenues of activity, he contributed in large measure to the development, welfare, and building of the city of Columbus. Most noted of his services to the community, was his Presidency and membership to the Ohio State University Board of Trustees from 1878-1885. Other prominent accomplishments are:

·  Served many years on the State Executive Committee for the Ohio Republican Party.
·  1856 - appointed United States Consul at Bordeaux, France.
·  1885 - Founding father/Director of the Ohio Archeological and Historical Society
·  1874 - President of the Columbus City Board of Trade.
·  1874 - Director of the Columbus Humane Society
·  1878 - Began tenure as member of the Ohio State University Board of Trustees
·  1862 - President/Director of the Scioto Valley Railroad Company.
·  1859 - wholesale dry goods merchant, as member/owner of the firm of Miller, Green & Joyce.
·  1906 - Builder/Director of the Columbus, Cincinnati, & Midland Railroad
·  President/Director of the Commercial National Bank for 25 years.
·  Was a well respected business man and merchant who won the adoration of many, including United States’ Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, and Franklin Pierce.

This scholarship is in association with:

The firm of NorthSteppe Realty, Inc. was founded in 1986 by Michael Stickney. NorthSteppe Realty has three branch offices in Columbus and surrounding areas. NorthSteppe Realty is a full service commercial real estate firm providing brokerage, tenant representation, management and consulting services.

Contact: Michael P Stickney
Phone: 614-299-4110 ext 108
Fax: 614-298-7070
Email: mike@ohiostaterentals.com

Founded in 1943 by Harrison M. Sayre and a group of concerned citizens, The Columbus Foundation's history is marked by growth, vision, and commitment to helping donors make a difference in the community.

Over the years, careful stewardship, focused on long-term growth, has enabled our assets to grow at a steady pace, now exceeding $978 million—and making us the ninth largest foundation in the United States, among more than 650 community foundations.

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