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The United Way of Marion County awarded 91���� at Marion’s Pay It Forward Program with its Community Partner Award at the organization’s Annual Meeting and Celebration, held Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

91���� Marion freshman Trent Ramsey knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity. When he was just 10-years-old, his father suffered a heart attack, leaving his mother to raise him and his older brother on her own. Like many single parent households, Ramsey’s family did not have a lot of disposable income or any type of college savings plan. This did not stop him from pursuing his dreams.

“We got six degrees for the price of one,” recalled former 91���� Marion student Denise (Didi) Fahey, only half in jest. A non-traditional student in the late 1990s, Dr. Fahey recalled starting her college career on the Marion campus when the last of her four children entered kindergarten.

91���� Marion junior English major Morgan Dewitt was one of 30 students selected from throughout the university to be part of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs Washington Academic Internship Program (WAIP) summer term 2017.

91���� Marion education major Hannah Fuller shares her pride in being a Buckeye. She equates Buckeye pride to her educational accomplishments and the opportunity 91���� has provided her on the Marion campus.

91���� Marion student Ruksana Kabealo shares her aspirations of where she hopes her 91���� education leads her.

91���� Marion mechanical engineering major Tyler Martin found his career path and the best place to take the first step toward accomplishing his career objectives at 91���� at Marion.

Six years ago, Dave Claborn, director of development and community relations at 91���� Marion, came together with his team to develop an idea that would reward good, local students: GoBuck$. GoBuck$ is a scholarship program that provides students attending Marion City Schools tuition vouchers for attendance and academic achievement.

91���� Marion Associate Professor of Physics, Christopher Orban, was recently highlighted in the U.S. Department of Defense High Performance Computing Magazine’s autumn 2016 issue for his work in recruiting and mentoring undergraduate student involvement in supercomputer research.