The fund was established in 1999 in memory of Cardington businessman, John M. Stone, by his wife, Bertha A. Stone, and daughter, Ella J. Wertz. Born in Kenton, Ohio in 1902, Mr. Stone graduated from Kenton High School and the College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University. After working at pharmacies in Tiffin and Newark, Ohio, he and his wife purchased Stone's Drug Store in Cardington in 1936 and operated it until 1984. Mr. Stone was active in many civic and community organizations throughout his life including the Rotary Club of Cardington, Cardington Masonic Lodge, First United Methodist Church, and Morrow County Hospital. He also served as treasurer of the Village of Cardington, and director of Citizen's Bank in Cardington and First National Bank in Mt. Gilead. During his many years as a businessman, Mr. Stone inspired numerous high school students who worked for him by his example of hard work and involvement in the community. Mr. Stone expressed his belief that many students are overlooked for scholarships that do not have an "A" average, even though they show consistency in schoolwork and reflect good community citizenship. This fund will be used to provide an annual scholarship to a graduating senior from Cardington-Lincoln High School (Ohio) who is pursuing a college education.

The scholarship was established by Mildred Griffith in memory of her sister Genevieve Griffith, the girls' principal at Central High School in Ohio for many years. To be eligible, students must reside in the area served by Central High School when it closed in 1982, with Briggs, East, and South high schools each awarding one scholarship.

Beginning in the 1970’s, a group of men, including Dave Tingley, Frank Machinsky, and Woody Hayes, worked together to provide financial support to former Ohio State University athletes and their families in need. Eventually, the group grew and created the Columbus Roast Association. The Columbus Roast Association created a comedy event to raise money in support of its goal to provide financial support to those in need. As the group evolved and grew, it raised significant funds through its annual Roast. In 2017, the group created this scholarship to continue its generosity by transitioning the funds it raised into a scholarship that supports high school seniors in need from Franklin and Madison counties as they pursue their college degree.

This fund is designated for Lancaster City Schools (Ohio) to make awards to an outstanding female freshman athlete scholar to participate in summer educational activities.

These scholarships are granted annually to a member, or members, of All Saints Lutheran Church to support the cost of tuition at a nonprofit, tax-exempt college, university, or vocational school. • The All Saints High School Scholarship award is intended to encourage and motivate those who may not be receiving other aid. • The Amy Dennis Scholarship is intended to recognize an individual who has been active in the life of All Saints. • The Pastor David and Beth Ullery Scholarship was established to assist students who are preparing for parish ministry at Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University in Columbus, OH.

The scholarship provides support to underserved students.

Gideon Development founded this scholarship to support students from the King Lincoln District as they pursue an education at Columbus College of Art & Design.

The scholarship benefits students from Pike County, Ohio who desire to further their education.

A brief history of the Ohio Nutrition Council begins in the 1940s, when the United States Department for Defense became involved in World War II and nutritional status of our soldiers and the Allies became a global issue. As men were recruited to join the war, this resulted in fewer farmers and their families in the United States to produce more agricultural commodities. Items such as wheat and corn were exported to help nourish soldiers and financially stabilize both economies. At home, Americans were asked to ration food to deter food shortages. Recognizing the need for families to learn more about food preservation and nutrition, government agencies discussed these issues early in 1941, the National Conference for Defense. One of the outcomes of the conference was for the USDA to establish the nationwide organization of state and county nutrition committees. Under the direction of the USDA, the Land Grant College in every state (a college appointed in each state to provide agricultural and mechanical programs) was designated to form a State Nutrition committee. With the approval of President Bevis at The Ohio State University, the new committee was formed. There were several purposes of the committee. The first was to coordinate nutrition activities of various agencies across the state. The next was to meet wartime needs and the final purpose was to work toward the development of a broad, long-range program of nutrition education. Eventually, county nutrition committees were formed, leading to the creation of state conferences for further nutrition opportunities. Many food, nutrition, and public health professionals dedicated many hours to educate and train teachers, students, and Ohio citizens about healthy eating. This scholarship is a tribute to those dedicated professionals.

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.