OTA Scholarship Program
The OTA's Annual Golf Outing, benefitting the Scholarship Program, is scheduled for Aug. 8 at the Golf Club of Dublin in Dublin, Ohio. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Click here for more information and to register.
The Ohio Township Association implemented a scholarship program in 2005. The program was initially made possible by a donation from former board member Paul Smith and his wife Ethel. The scholarships are continuously funded by donations from County Township Associations, personal donations, the annual golf outing and a percentage of OTA merchandise sold.
Originally, two scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each were awarded. In 2009, the OTA began offering three scholarships: two Local Government Achievement and one Academic Achievement. Scholarships are offered to high school seniors who are U.S. citizens residing in one of Ohio’s 1,308 townships. The OTA works with an outside entity to ensure fairness in the selection process. Please see below for past winners.
Local Government Achievement
| 2005 | Mark Andrew Barricklow, Kirkwood Township/Belmont County |
| 2006 | Janda Vest, Concord Township/Fayette County |
| 2007 | Erin Papoi, Copley Township/Summit County |
| 2008 | Caleb Worley, Penn Township/Highland County |
| 2009 | Kelly Madden, Washington Township/Muskingum County |
| Kailyn Mowery, Ellsworth Township/Mahoning County | |
| 2010 | Katharine Jaffe, Pierce Township/Clermont County |
| Anthony Lefeld, Granville Township/Mercer County | |
| 2011 | Rachel Beeson, Cranberry Township/Crawford County |
| Anne Partika, Coitsville Township/Mahoning County | |
| 2012 | Jessica Nieman, Salem Township/Champaign County |
| Ericka Roy, Burton Township/Geauga County | |
Academic Achievement
| 2005 | Bethany Lynn Mack, Big Springs Township/Seneca County |
| 2006 | Robert Bonacci, Bath Township/Summit County |
| 2007 | Skyler Rogers, Pleasant Township/Hardin County |
| 2008 | Scott Williams, Salt Creek Township/Muskingum County |
| 2009 | Eric Wheeler, Richland Township/Belmont County |
| 2010 | Donald Johnson III, Lenox Township/Ashtabula County |
| 2011 | Christina Ann Ciccone, Violet Township/Fairfield County |
| 2012 | Olivia Moskaluk, Copley Township/Summit County |