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Alumni Update

Nguyen Manjusri 825x990 Dear HRS Alumni,

It has been quite a summer and your Alumni Society Board has been hard at work to put together an exciting upcoming year of ways for our alumni to network, celebrate, and impact the future of healthcare through our current students.

The Alumni Society is eagerly planning our upcoming calendar year of events. On deck, we have our Homecoming Tailgate before the Ohio State v. Maryland game on October 9th. We have football tickets available to our alumni as well. More information will be shared about how to purchase in the coming weeks. I hope that you will consider joining us at the Fawcett Center before kick-off for food, fun, and reconnecting with your fellow alumni and favorite professors. This will be the first of many planned events that we will hold in the 2021-2022 school year.

We hope that our events for the upcoming year can be held in person, and we will continue to follow all University Health and Safety procedures to ensure the safety of our alumni. We are also brainstorming some exciting ways that we can involve all our alumni across the country through additional virtual opportunities!

Our Alumni Society Board held a strategic planning retreat earlier this spring, and we are looking forward to bringing on some new faces into our ranks and continuing to improve the HRS alumni experience. If you are an alumnus interested in helping to shape the impact of HRS Alumni at Ohio State, we want to hear from you! There are several ways to be involved on the board including event planning, volunteering, fundraising, and connecting with our current students. Please reach out with your interest at hrsalumni@osumc.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at an event this fall!

Sincerely,

Manjusri (MJ) Nguyen
HRS Alumni Society Board President

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Donate to The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Formerly known as the School of Allied Medical Professionals)
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Fund Number: 302431
- Provides unrestricted support to the School of Allied Medical Professionals as allocated by the Director
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences General Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 311824
- Supports General Scholarships in The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences for Student in any of the various divisions as allocated by the director
The School of Allied Medical Professions Alumni Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 600057
- Established June 5, 2009 with gifts from; the Allied Medical Professions Alumni Society, alumni, and friends of Allied Medical Professions used to provide academic merit or financial need-based undergraduate and graduate scholarships for students enrolled in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with preference given to students who exemplify leadership and service to the school, and who are engaged in active leadership roles in organizations serving the school
School of Allied Medical Professions Endowment Fund
- Fund Number: 600096
- Established June 4, 1976, by alumni, friends and faculty. Income and principal, if needed, fund equipment, publication costs, travel, research, secretarial assistance and other activities enhancing educational objectives.
The Linda M. Cummins Simpson Research Endowment Fund in Allied Health Therapies for Mobility and ADLs
- Fund Number: 666614
- Established February 6, 2009 with gifts in memory of Linda M. Cummins from Phyllis Cummins, Donald Dyche, friends, and family; used to support research in the School of Allied Medical Professions focusing on allied health therapies for mobility and activities of daily living (ADL’s).

Donate to individual programs or funds

Please select from the individual programs or funds below

Athletic Training
Division of Athletic Training Support Fund
- Fund Number: 317029
- Provides unrestricted support for the Division of Athletic Training in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Billy A. Hill Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 643190
- Established December 4, 1998, by friends, colleagues and family in his memory through The Foundation. Income provides books, scholarships for deserving students and assistance for talented students in athletic training in the Department of Athletics.
Linda Weber Daniel Athletic Training Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 641566
- Established April 5, 2002, by family, friends, alumni and colleagues in her memory through The Foundation. Income supplements tuition costs of undergraduate athletic trainers in the Athletic Training Program.
The Jimmy Warfield Athletic Training Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 647567
- Established February 7, 2003 by Linda Warfield and the Cleveland Indians Charities through The Foundation. Income supplements grants-in-aid for undergraduates in the athletic training program.
Health Information Management Systems
Donate to Health Information Management Systems
- Fund Number: 307983
- Supports Programs in Health Information Management and Systems, Including Education, Research, Training, Equipment Needs, and Lectureships
Donate to Dr. Melanie Brodnik Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 482830
- Provides scholarship support to one or more students studying Health Information Management and Systems (HIMS) in the School Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Recipient shall be selected by the Director of HIMS in consultation with Student Financial Aid.
Health Sciences
Donate to Injury Biomechanics Research Center (IBRC)
- Fund Number: 314989
- Supports multi-disciplinary research, education, training, symposium outreach and other activities related to mission of Injury Biomechanics Research Center (IBRC) on risk, prevention and mechanism of human injury and related human behavior to prevent injury, within focused areas of Injury Biomechanics, Skeletal Biology, Child Injury Prevention, including but not limited to: car safety, sports injuries, traumatic brain injury (TBI), helmet safety, high-energy impact/crash testing, skeletal health, fracture risk, etc.
Medical Dietetics
Medical Dietetics Fund
- Fund Number: 307894
- Provides unrestricted support for Medical Dietetics
E. W. Ingram Foundation Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 301659
- For School of Medical Dietetics School of Allied Medical Professions
Barbara Lynn Fisher Bott Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 660677
- Established December 8, 2006, by Kevin Neal Bott, family and friends in her memory through The Foundation. Distribution supports merit and need-based scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students in the Medical Dietetics Division of the School of Allied Medical Professions.
The M. Rosita Schiller Scholarship in Medical Dietetics
- Fund Number: 606386
- Established June 6, 2008 with gifts from alumni, family and friends in honor of Dr. M. Rosita Schiller; used to support scholarships for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Division of Medical Dietetics of the School of Allied Medical Professions.
Martha Nelson Lewis Lecture Fund
- Fund Number: 604171
- Established July 21, 1978, by friends and associates. Income and principal, if needed, support a lecture series on nutrition.
Medical Laboratory Science
Medical Laboratory Science Technology Fund
- Fund Number: 308045
- Provides unrestricted support for Medical Technology
Medical Laboratory Science Laboratory Enhancement Fund
- Fund Number: 311666
- Upgrading Facilities and Equipment in the Medical Technology Teaching Laboratory in SHRS
Marjorie Stuber Flanagan Endowed Resource Fund
- Fund Number: 642240
- Established June 3, 2016, with gifts from Marjorie Stuber Flanagan (BS 1967); used for the operational, educational and clinical needs of the Division of Medical Laboratory Science in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Medicine.
The Janet Kay Wilson Endowed Scholarship Fund in Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science)
- Fund Number: 647644
- Established February 11, 2011 with gifts from the estate of Janet Kay Wilson and from Kathi Wilson in honor and memory of Janet Kay Wilson; used to support scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in the Division of Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) in the School of Allied Medical Professions (Health and Rehabilitation Sciences).
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Fund
- Fund Number: 307892
- Provides unrestricted support to Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Fund for Clinical Education & Technology
- Fund Number: 312049
- Supports Renovation, Improvements, Technology Acquisition in Occupational Therapy Clinical Education Laboratory
Dr. Jane Case-Smith Occupational Therapy Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 641170
- Established June 5, 2015, with gifts given from family, friends, colleagues, alumni and students in memory of Dr. Jane Case-Smith; and made in honor of her role as an educator and division leader in Occupational Therapy; used to provide scholarships to students majoring in occupational therapy.
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy Fund
- Fund Number: 307895
- Provides unrestricted support to Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy Laboratory Renovation & Support Fund
- Fund Number: 311372
- Supports Physical Therapy instructional Labs to include but not Limited to Renovation and Remodeling, ongoing Maintenance and Equipment Upgrades
Physical Therapy Service Learning/Global Health Outreach Fund
- Fund Number: 314865
- Provides current use support for participation of doctorate physical therapy students in global health outreach programs to underserved populations, mainly outside of U.S., when part of the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program: required service learning course, practicum, or clinical education. To be eligible, students must be enrolled and in good standing with the PT Division. Students practicing with underserved communities in the U.S. may be considered only if international territories are no longer part of the PT Division program. Selection of students and allocation of funds shall be determined and approved by director of PT Division in conjunction with lead global health course faculty member and in consultation with director of HRS.
Clarence and Mina Marburger Farbizo Family Scholarship Fund in Physical Therapy
- Fund Number: 642112
- Established June 3, 2016, with gifts from Neva Farbizo Greenwald (BS 1959, BS 1960) of Flowood, Mississippi; used to provide OSC scholarships. First-time recipients shall be enrolled in the Physical Therapy (PT) program in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (HRS), pursuing a doctorate degree in this field. Selection shall be based on academic merit or financial need with first preference given to students from Tuscarawas County, Ohio or New Philadelphia, Ohio and second preference to candidate(s) from the State of Ohio.
Radiologic Sciences
Radiologic Technology Fund
- Fund Number: 307893
- Provides unrestricted support to Radiologic Technology
Sonography Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 315041
- Provides renewable merit or need based scholarships to Sonography students in Division of Radiologic Sciences & Therapy in School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (HRS).
Respiratory Therapy
Respiratory Therapy Fund
- Fund Number: 308046
- Provides unrestricted support to Respiratory Therapy
The Respiratory Therapy Scholarship Fund
- Fund Number: 646030
- Established March 2, 2007 with gifts from Robert Charles Hawk and friends and supporters of the Division of Respiratory Therapy; used to support scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Division of Respiratory Therapy in the School of Allied Medical Professions who are intent on pursuing a respiratory therapy career.

Donate by mail

Donate by mail by sending gifts to the:

The Ohio State University Foundation
PO Box 710811
Columbus, Ohio43271-0811

Checks may be made out to "The Ohio State University Foundation". Please designate in the memo line which fund and the fund number from the links above.

Your Gift Makes an Impact

Rachel Bican

"My favorite academic experiences in HRS have been my clinical experiences. I have gone on to complete my DPT and the friendships I have made along the way. These experiences and the people I have met have changed my life forever.

This scholarship has allowed me to be fully dedicated to my DPT/PhD and has allowed me to include additional, once-in-a-lifetime experiences into my education including the service learning trip to Merida, Mexico and completing my practicum in a research lab in Lille, France. I am so grateful for this scholarship and the opportunities it has given me! Thank you!!"

Karen Thatcher

"I sustained many injuries while growing up as an ice hockey player. Each injury brought with it a subsequent course of Physical Therapy. I soon recognized that when I was connected with a truly passionate Physical Therapist I not only recovered more quickly, but I felt better emotionally and even performed better. These dedicated Physical Therapists made an enormous difference in my life. It was their influence that drove me to pursue Physical Therapy so I may help others in the same manner."

Julia Mazzarella

Hometown: Columbia, CT

"I was interested in pursuing a dual degree (DPT/PhD), and OSU was one of the few schools that offers this. I met my advisor, Dr. Jill Heathcock, and decided it was a great fit! For me, this scholarship means that I have the time I need to pursue both of my degrees simultaneously, and spend time working toward my goal of doing an inter-departmental research project on hippotherapy as part of my dissertation."

Alumni and Donors of The School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

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Donate Online

Donate to The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Formerly known as the School of Allied Medical Professionals)

Donate to individual programs or funds

Athletic Training

Health Information Management Systems

Health Sciences

Medical Dietetics

Medical Laboratory Science

Occupational Therapy

Physical Therapy

Radiologic Sciences

Respiratory Therapy

Donate by mail

Your Gift Makes an Impact

Rachel Bican

Karen Thatcher

Julia Mazzarella

Hometown: Columbia, CT

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