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COVER STORY
Muskingum County students receive $100,000

to further their education thanks to generous

Dorr Scholarship by Lynette Dotson

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ZANESVILLE: Kroger, The Muskingum County
YMCA, John McIntire Library, Muskingum County
Center for Seniors, Mass Media Comics,
Denny’s Classic Diner, Fieldhouse Family Sports Recipients of the John & Susan (Rose) Dorr Scholarship and their families pose for a picture with the large $100,000 check. Lynette Dotson
and Wellness Center, Donald’s Donuts,
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Conference A life-changing scholarship in the ily, right? It relieves some stress that • Haylie R. Stemm – Philo HS
& Welcome Center, The Elk’s Eye Art Market, amount of $10,000 was awarded to ten college can put on you financially,” said (Class of 2023) | Otterbein
Walgreens (Military Rd.), The Carr Center, remarkable students from six Musking- Pines. University | Nursing
Sunrise Bowling Center, Colony Square Mall, um County High Schools. The John & Su- Over 97 applications were submitted • Trace J. Wilson – Philo HS
Chatty Cat Cafe, A Taste Of Ohio Wine Bourbon san (Rose) Dorr Scholarship, managed this year. To be considered, applicants Ohio University | Education
& Beer
by The Muskingum County Community had to be Muskingum County residents • Kristy Zhang – West Muskingum HS
SOUTH ZANESVILLE: South Branch Library, Foundation, is an annual scholarship and graduates of a Muskingum County The Ohio State University | Business
Darrell’s Donuts, Central Pike Coffee Co. that provides much-needed financial High School with a GPA of at least 2.75. & Education
assistance to students pursuing higher The 2025 recipients had an average “For me, it has been a truly amazing
AVONDALE: Tina’s Diner
education in the areas of nursing, busi- GPA of 3.92! They had to be accepted to experience watching the kids’ faces as
WEST PIKE: Litten Home Hardware, ness, education, or HVAC training. an Ohio College or University and must they’re holding those checks and then
West Side Market “John first approached us about, I be majoring in business, nursing, or edu- watching the reaction of the kids and
don’t know, seven years ago,” stated cation, or be accepted at an Ohio skilled the parents afterwards that like, ‘oh my
NEW CONCORD: Scott’s Diner, Wally’s Pizza, MCCF CEO Brian Wagner. “We started trade school for HVAC. gosh, this is real!’,” said Pines.
New Concord Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza,
Orme Hardware talking about this scholarship, and John The scholarships were presented “It’s always such a great experience
and Susan really wanted to make an im- to the recipients at each of their high to give it out, especially when I was lo-
DUNCAN FALLS: Duncan Falls/Philo Branch pact and a difference, and talked about schools by family members on behalf of cal and I graduated from West Musk-
Library how much support they got when they John. ingum and had similar experiences to
went off to college. And so being able these students,” explained Kenzie Hill,
ROSEVILLE: Roseville Branch Library
to build that back into what we’re able 2025 Scholarship Recipients: John and Susan’s great niece. And so
to do through this scholarship now, it • Carly A. Bice – Tri-Valley HS to be able to continue to make an im-
just continues to grow as his generosity Ohio University | Nursing pact for them is really positive for me as
grows.” • Olivia G. Drabik – West Muskingum well. Uncle John’s giving me the chance
John and Susan Dorr were both Musk- HS | Muskingum University to build on my legacy while also giving
ingum County high school graduates. • Seth B. Knott – Zanesville HS these students the chance to build on
John graduated from Zanesville High Mount Vernon Nazarene University their own. And so it’s great to see their
School in 1964, and Susan graduated Business excitement for something and their grat-
two years later from Maysville High • Elijah S. Mayle – Maysville HS itude because they recognize the impact
School. They set up the scholarship fund University of Cincinnati | Business that this is going to have on their lives
in 2017 as a way to give back and invest • Grace A. Moore – Tri-Valley HS moving into the future.”
in the community that invested in them Ohio University | Education To learn more about the John & Su-
throughout the years. • Cali L. Patterson – John Glenn HS san (Rose) Dorr Scholarship and others
“It was extremely exciting when he Kent State University | Nursing managed by The Muskingum County
brought to me this year that they wanted • Bailey R. Silver – Maysville HS Community Foundation, please visit
to increase the scholarship, specifically Muskingum University | Nursing mccf.org.
in Susan’s name, by having lost her this
year,” said Trent Pines a representative
for the Dorr Scholarship and nephew
of John and Susan Dorr. It was a tragic
loss. It was not expected. And so he re-
ally wanted to make an impact this year.
And I believe that we’ll be carrying that
forward.”
“He came up with the idea of, let’s in-
crease this and let’s make it big enough
that it really impacts the students’
lives. And so he came to me with this
$10,000 scholarship per student,” ex-
plained Pines. “And so when he decided
to expand it to Muskingum County, liter-
ally every high school, every public high
school had winners. And so, you know,
some had dual winners. So it was really
exciting to be able to get up on stage
and give these things out and watch the
reactions of students.”
“I credit Uncle John for seeing this as
an opportunity to really impact not only
the students, but the parents. Because
when you give this kind of money away, MCCF CEO Brian Wagner (left) and Dorr Scholarship representative Trent Pines (right) speak to
it really has an impact on the entire fam- scholarship recipients and parents. Lynette Dotson
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