UNOH FFA chapter receives grant for rain garden
LIMA — The University of Northwestern Ohio’s FFA Chapter is the recipient of a $2,000 environmental grant. The Living to Serve: Environmental Grants are sponsored by CSX and Bayer as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
The funds will be used to build a rain garden in the drainage depression between Racers Village Dorms and the administration building on the west end of the UNOH campus. The purpose of a rain garden is to improve the water quality in nearby bodies of water. The target for the UNOH rain garden is Dug Run, a tributary of the Ottawa River. Members of the UNOH FFA Chapter will be working on constructing the rain garden as part of their service work for the 2015-16 school year.
The chapter members hope to have the rain garden constructed by October.
ONU professor awarded
ADA — Deirdre “Dee Dee” Myers, Ohio Northern University pharmacy and laboratory instructor, was presented the 2014-15 Albert E. Rosica Jr. Memorial award by the American College of Apothecaries at the College’s 2015 Annual Education Conference in Denver Aug. 14.
This award, established in memory of Albert E. Rosica Jr., a past president of the ACA, is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to pharmacy education.
Local church provides scholarships
LIMA — Westside United Methodist Church awarded $3,750 to its members to help defray costs of their post-secondary education expenses. First year awards are $1,000 and four subsequent annual awards of $250 are provided. Scholars may receive a maximum of $2,000 in awards.
Receiving first year $1,000 scholarships were Brittany Kunkleman and Kristen Boedicker. Both will attend Rhodes State College.
Other $250 annual awards were presented to Shawn R. Stevens, Alex Turner, Conner R. Rockhold and Logan Rockhold, all of whom will attend Ohio Northern University. Both Ashley Radebaugh and Sydney Meffley will attend Rhodes State College and Christopher J. Radebaugh II will attend Ohio State University.
‘Aging Color’ exhibition featured at Lea Gallery
FINDLAY — Prints of Toledo artist Beverly Norman’s award-winning multimedia collection, “Aging Color,” are being exhibited through Sept. 11 in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion’s Lea Gallery.
A reception for the artist will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 28 in the pavilion.
