07/26/2017

OABA Demonstrates Commitment to Educational Trust

The commitment is observed through its contribution to an endowed scholarship fund

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association will donate $50,000 to complete the Endowed Scholarship Fund that was started last year.

In 2016, the Ohio AgriBusiness Association Educational Trust announced a $100,000 endowed scholarship fund with The Ohio State University. The Trust made an initial contribution of $50,000 to start the fund. The Association’s matching donation, approved by the Board of Directors, will complete the endowment, making it eligible for matching funds from OSU through the Ohio Scholarship Challenge.

The endowment will provide $8,000 annually in scholarship revenue, in perpetuity, to students studying agriculture at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster.

In addition to the endowment, the OABA Educational Trust provides more than $35,000 annually in scholarships, raised through the OABA Educational Trust’s Bowling for Scholarships and Golf for Scholarships events. The scholarship program provides financial assistance to students enrolled in an agriculture-related field attending The Ohio State University and Ohio State ATI, Clark State Community College, Wilmington College and, most recently, Central State University.

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is the leading advocate for Ohio agribusiness by creating a sustainable business climate through collaborative policy leadership, continuous education and effective communication. OABA is a membership-based state trade association which includes the manufacturers and wholesale/retail suppliers of plant nutrient and protection materials, the grain warehousing and marketing industry, the feed and seed industry, as well as companies providing equipment, financing, insurance, consulting, and other products and services for the agribusiness industry. OABA is also the administrator of the Ohio Certified Crop Adviser and 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification programs. For more information, visit oaba.net.