Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Westminster College received a gift to establish The Doris & Jack Andrews Academic Scholar Award, a memorial tribute to the lives of prominent Mahoning County philanthropists.
The fund was established through the John and Doris Andrews Memorial Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. Trustees of the fund are Dr. William H. Bunn Jr., Gregory L. Ridler, and Paul J. Williams, a 1965 Westminster graduate.
"We are grateful to Dr. Bunn, Mr. Ridler and Mr. Williams for their recognition and support of bright students who are committed to community service," said Gloria C. Cagigas, Westminster vice president for institutional advancement.
Income from the fund will support one award every four years. Preference will be given to a first-year student from Mahoning County who was graduated from a Mahoning County high school; second preference will be given to a student from either Trumbull or Columbiana counties.
Primary criteria for this merit-based award are outstanding academic achievement and leadership potential. Financial need is not a consideration. The recipient must have earned a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 in college preparatory subjects and participated in academically-oriented extra curricular, service and civic activities.
The recipient will be assured of assistance for four consecutive years provided he/she maintains an overall GPA of 3.0 or better and remains a good citizen of the campus and larger community.
Jack Andrews retired in 1958 as a manager of Associates Discount Corp., with 32 years of service. An active member of the Youngstown community, his involvement with the American Heart Association spanned 50 years as a volunteer. He held office for that organization at the local, state and national levels, and was one of four people nationwide to receive their Gold Heart Award in 1976. In 1998, the association's Metro Area office, which serves Mahoning, Trumbull and northern Columbiana counties, dedicated its new headquarters to Andrews and two others.
Contact Sue Rudloff, director of advancement programs, at (724) 946-7673 or e-mail rudlofse@westminster.edu for additional information.
