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Who We Are

We are the Ohio State Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland. Our goals are to further the university's interest in Greater Cleveland and to build and renew friendships among Ohio State alumni and friends in the area.

Outside of Greater Columbus, more alumni and students live here than anywhere else in the world. Thus, the Ohio State Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland serves as an important bridge between Cleveland and the university.

What We Do

Greater Cleveland Alumni Club dues help support activities and efforts that keep members in touch with the past, present, and future of Ohio State.

Student outreach efforts help high school students develop an interest in Ohio State by providing information and answering questions about the university.

Scholarship activities recognize Greater Cleveland's best and brightest students. We award outstanding students with locally funded Ohio State scholarships at the annual Scholars Reception.

Awards are presented annually to local alumni for outstanding service to the community and to the university. And, since 1951, outstanding players and student athletes from this area have been recognized at our annual Football Appreciation Banquet.

Cooperation with the Ohio State Regional Office and with OSU's Cuyahoga County Extension Service helps us continue Greater Clevelands close relationship with the university.

What We Do Together

A variety of social activities, athletic outings, and informative programs bring members and friends together throughout the year.

Football Appreciation Banquet

Golf Outing

Scholars Reception

Baseball games

Annual Meeting

Football gamewatches

St. Patrick's Day Parade

And Much Much More!

Bringing Cleveland and Columbus closer together

Board and Contact Information

Board meetings are open to all members and are held the second Tuesday of each month with the exception of July. Most meetings take place at Hard Rock Cafe, 230 W. Huron St., Cleveland, OH 44113. The August meeting is the board picnic and the December meeting is the board holiday gathering; neither of these meetings will be held at the Hard Rock. Members interested in attending either of these meetings should contact info_osuclevelandalumni.com for location and cost info, as it changes year to year.To send a general message to the club or an officer or board member, e-mail info_osuclevelandalumni.com.OfficersPresidentMark LowePresident-ElectTom ThiryVice PresidentBrian GriebelImmediate Past PresidentBrian ThiryTreasurerScott RagerSecretaryBrad PatonScholarship ChairCheri MillerStudent Outreach ChairvacantDirectorsDirector of CommunicationsCraig HickeyDirectors of Media RelationsBob Sevel / Laura AmbroDirector of MembershipTeKara RayBoard of DirectorsMary FryeBob KnightBobbe MillerAlan DynowskiTom DeeLarry MitchellEd KagelsAndrew BemerBrian GriebelRobert Windle
Events

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Upcoming Events

December

6 - Annual Football Appreciation Banquet - POSTPONED

10 - OSU vs. Kansas basketball gamewatch _ Barley House (3:15pm)

13 - Holiday Party _ Brian Griebel's house (e-mail for address) (6:30pm)

January

10 - Board Meeting _ Hard Rock (6:30pm)

15 - Frozen Diamond Faceoff (Hockey) - Ohio State vs. Michigan _ Progressive Field

29 - Road Trip to Columbus for OSU vs. Michigan Basketball

February

14 - Annual Meeting _ TBD (6:30pm)

March

13 - Board Meeting _ Hard Rock (6:30pm)

Membership

Become a Member Today!

We welcome as members parents, family and friends of alumni, as well as any Buckeye fanatics in the Greater Cleveland area. Please check the appropriate space on the membership form.

Member Benefits

Members receive our newsletter, the North Post, twice per year and are eligible to be listed in the networking directory and purchase ads.

Members have the opportunity to participate in the football ticket exchange.

Members are encouraged to take advantage of leadership opportunities and get involved with club events.

Click on the .pdf file below to download a membership form.

OSUAA Membership

Membership in the OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland is not the same as membership in the Ohio State University Alumni Association. We encourage you to become a member of OSUAA also.

osu-cleveland-alumni-membership-form.pdf

Links and Downloads

Downloads

Related Links

www.osu.edu

www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com

www.ohiostatealumni.org

tbdbitl.osu.edu

north_post_september_2011_-_newsletter_rev1.pdf

north-post-august-2011-newsletter1.pdf

north-post.pdf

Scholarships
ScholarshipsOur Scholarship ProgramsWe are proud of our scholarship programs for Cleveland-area students.Scholarships are currently awarded only to incoming freshmen. Applications are available through area high school counselors in the late fall. The Mary Anne Harshman CLASS ScholarshipThis generous, twelve-quarter scholarship is named for Mary Anne Harshman, a long-time leader in the OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland who passed away in July 2005.Richard and Barbara Snyder Scholarship FundDick and Barbara Snyder celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on September 18, 2005. At the suggestion of both the Alumni Association and the Office of University Development, they have established a scholarship fund. Distribution of scholarships from this fund will be handled by the OSU Alumni Club of Greater Clevelands scholarship committee.Alumni Scholars Program AwardsThese scholarships are funded by the Ohio State Alumni Association.History of Our Scholarship ProgramsUntil the mid 1980s, the only scholarships the club awarded were the Alumni Scholars Program (ASP) awards, which were and still are funded by the Alumni Association (our parent organization). Mary Anne Harshman was the scholarship chair, and Dick Furry and Dick Snyder were the other members of the scholarship committee. They decided to award a tuition scholarship, and in 1986 Sandy Shell became our first scholarship student. Since the club was funding the entire scholarship, she would be the only scholarship student for four years, and then the club would select another student. But the frustration grew as wonderful students were interviewed in subsequent years in which no funds for a tuition scholarship were available. It was clear that a way to fund a student every year was needed. One suggestion was to find one wealthy member who would fund an entire scholarship for a student. Another wish was that every OSU graduate in Cuyahoga County would give just $1 a year, but the problem was that many of these alumni were not members of the club.The solution that was eventually adopted was to ask twelve sponsors to each contribute the equivalent of one quarters tuition during the four-year period. Enough sponsors were recruited to begin the current program, which was named the Cleveland Alumni Sponsored Scholarship (CLASS). The students in turn would write a letter at the end of each quarter to his or her sponsors. Craig Kullik, Fairview valedictorian, was named the first CLASS Scholar in 1991.Several changes have been made in the CLASS program during its fifteen-year existence. By the time the third scholar was named, it was evident that trying to get the right letters to the right sponsors was a record-keeping chore, and it was decided that all sponsors would get the letters from all the CLASS students. The next change, in the mid 1990s, was that, owing to rising tuition, the club would have to pay part of the tuition. In the late 1990s, because of the gap from June (end of spring quarter) to December (end of fall quarter), CLASS students were asked to write a letter every quarter, including summer quarter, whether or not they were in school that quarter. Finally, early in this decade, because of the huge increases in tuition, the CLASS scholarship was stabilized at a fixed rate that would not change with increasing tuition.Because of the CLASS program and its sponsors, the club can now select an outstanding student every year. In 2005 we selected our fifteenth CLASS Scholar, Megan Vandrak. We also held our sixteenth annual Scholars Reception since a reception was held in 1990 to recognize Sandy Shells graduation from Ohio State.Succeeding Mary Anne Harshman, Dave Furry served for several years as scholarship chair. Debra Light served as scholarship chair from 2004 to 2008. Currently, the position is vacant.This has been a very successful program and we have been fortunate to have an exceptional group of CLASS Scholars through the years and many caring and generous sponsors.Dick and Barbara Snyder celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on September 18, 2005. At the suggestion of both the Alumni Association and the Office of University Development, they have established a scholarship fund. Distribution of scholarships from this fund will be handled by the OSU Alumni Club of Greater Clevelands scholarship committee.Both Dick and Barbara are past presidents of the Greater Cleveland Alumni Club, and together they established the first CLASS Scholarship. Dick is also a past treasurer and long-time scholarship committee member. Barbara has been a long-time member of the board of directors, having established the newsletter and serving as editor for many years.Ways You Can HelpBecome a CLASS SponsorPlease contact Barbara Snyder (440-845-3652 or osubgs_aol.com) for more information.Donate to Our Scholarship FundsVisit giveto.osu.edu. Select other (at the bottom of the list) where indicated and enter either of the following account numbers in the special instructions field:CLASS fund #309312Snyder fund #480182

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