The K.N. Stravelakis Family Scholarship Fund was established in December 1997 by Katherine K. Stravelakis to honor the memory of her husband Konstantinos (Kosta) N. Stravelakis and her son George K. Stravelakis. Konstantinos was born in Greece, in the town of Kardamyla on the island of Chios in 1912. He left his island birthplace at 17 to join the Greek Merchant Marine and worked his way up over the next 17 years to become an officer First Mate. Over these years, while on the sea traveling the world, he taught himself English. He ported many times in the U.S. and all corners of the world, which made him an asset to the U.S. WWII Shipping Administration. He accepted their offer of employment in early 1944 as an executive officer for large U.S. Liberty cargo ships, thus proudly establishing himself as a WWII Armed Services Veteran, with equivalent U.S. citizenship. His ship was in the southern France, Italy, and Sicily invasions carrying 500 lb. bombs. His U.S. primary residency began in 1944. Konstantinos grew up in a poor Greek family as the youngest of six children. Unlike in America, after graduating high school on a small island, he was faced with few financial opportunities. As an immigrant in America, he lived as a proud and grateful U.S. citizen who persevered in the face of many obstacles. He realized impressive business success through personal initiative and self-education. As a lifelong learner, he was a strong proponent of the benefits of furthering one’s education. He felt that education was the key to opening doors of opportunity. He would encourage this to anyone who would listen, especially his three children. Konstantinos Stravelakis passed away in January, 1995, just days after his 82nd birthday. Preceding him in death was Kosta and Katherine’s 24-year-old son George, their middle child who died tragically in an automobile accident in 1974, while pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Forty-four years later, in December 2018, Katherine Stravel

This scholarship is available for a graduating senior of St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio planning to attend The Ohio State University.

Miss Cornetet was a retired schoolteacher with Columbus Public Schools. She taught for 39 years, 34 of those as a Latin teacher. It was Miss Cornetet's desire to make a scholarship available to Columbus Public School graduating seniors and/or graduates who studied Latin.

The scholarship honors the work of Philip Crommelin, Jr., and William J. Armiger Jr. Both men worked to improve air quality through the 1970s, helping companies comply with the new clean air act. They continued working in the field of air pollution control mainly in power generation until their death. Philip Crommelin Jr. was born in Orange, New Jersey, and graduated from West Orange High School in 1948. He earned a degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1952. He was an Army sergeant first class with the 160th Regiment during the Korean War. In 1967, he moved to Stanton, New Jersey where he worked for Research-Cottrell. In 1974 Phil opened a consulting practice in electrostatic precipitation and worked closely until his death with EPSCO. He held four patents on air pollution control devices and wrote many articles and technical publications on industrial air pollution control. In 1998, he was recognized as an International Fellow by the International Society for Electrostatic Precipitation (ISESP). Phil Crommelin died on January 31, 2002. William Armiger was born in 1931. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic and Johns Hopkins University. After leaving Johns Hopkins in 1952, Bill worked as an engineer with Koppers Company in Baltimore, MD. In 1961 he moved to Princeton, NJ where he worked for Research-Cottrell, eventually becoming Director and Vice President of their air pollution control business. In 1971 Bill started EMA closely followed by EPSCO, a global consulting air pollution control (APC) company. Twenty years later he created EPSCON, which complimented EPSCO by installing the APC equipment. In 1997 he co-founded the Worldwide Pollution Association (WPCA). William Armiger died on October 29, 2007.

The scholarship provides support to a graduating senior of Circleville High School who is in the top 20% of their graduating class.

The scholarship was created in memory of Jeff Faulkner Hilson, Jr. and Jeanne Reese Hilson. One of Jeanne’s passions was art and one of her favorite places to visit was the Columbus Museum of Art.

This scholarship will provide financial assistance to dependents of Ohio service members Killed In Action.

Bopp Busch Manufacturing Company established this scholarship to honor its founding families, August and Eva Bopp and Chester and Betty Busch. The scholarship was created to give back to the residents of the area that made the business possible, and to encourage post-secondary education in general and more specifically in the skilled trades.

The scholarship honors Jimmy West, a long-time employee of the Columbus Country Club.

Education encourages ingenuity, fosters creativity, and inspires us to reach for new horizons. Medical Mutual is honored to play a role in helping prepare the young people of Ohio for a bright future. Medical Mutual is the oldest and largest health insurer based in Ohio. For 80 years, we have been serving our members and the Ohio communities where they live and work. We strive to be the health insurance choice of Ohioans and help make Ohio the best it can be.