New and Current Students Who Are Eagle Scouts/Gold Award Recipients Eligible for $1,000-1,500 Scholarships
Wilmington College has awarded its first Eagle Scout/Gold Award scholarship in a newly established program designed to attract and reward those young men and women who achieve the apex of scouting.
Joshuah S. Miller, a sophomore from Waynesville, will receive a $1,000 scholarship for his junior year at WC.
PICTURED: Senior vice president Dennis Kelly presents Joshuah Miller with the College's first Eagle Scout Scholarship. Any student who has attained Eagle Scout/Gold Award status is eligible for an award recognizing their accomplishment.
Miller identified himself as an Eagle Scout upon learning about the new awards program, which was established this year for entering and current students who have earned the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award.
The sport management major earned Eagle Scout status in 2016 as a member of Troop 530 in Centerville.
“My experience in scouting was a fundamental part of my upbringing from child to adult,” Miller said, noting has been involved in BSA since kindergarten, including extensive periods as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout.
His Eagle Scout project involved leading the effort to upgrade a quarter mile of trails at Springboro’s North Park with a gravel surface, timbers and steps and a handrail in an area with a steep pitch. He is continuing his involvement with scouting as the adult leader of Cub Scout Pack 530 in Centerville.
Miller expressed his appreciation to the College for recognizing an important accomplishment and affiliation in his life, and how the scholarship makes his education at Wilmington College even more affordable.
“I love it here at WC,” he said. “My goal after high school was to stay close to home and find the best fit for me academically.”
He is a member of the College’s track and field team and, earlier this month, joined other sport management students in working at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta as a hands-on learning experience. This summer, he will hold a marketing internship with the Dayton Dragons.
Wilmington College seeks to reward Eagle Scouts from the Tecumseh and Simon Kenton councils with $1,500 scholarships that recognize the leadership skills inherent with that prestigious certification. Any Eagle Scout, like Miller, from troops outside those councils is eligible for a $1,000 award. Gold Award recipients affiliated with the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio are eligible for $1,500 awards while Gold Award recipients from outside that district can receive $1,000 scholarships. These non-renewable financial awards are in addition to any scholarships, grants and other financial aid for which they may qualify.
Dennis Kelly, senior vice president/chief enrollment officer, said the new awards are designed to attract motivated and high-achieving students.
“The values embraced by the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, especially by those who attain Eagle Scout or Gold Award status, closely match many of Wilmington College’s core values,” Kelly said. “We want to recognize those that espouse such characteristics as excellence, integrity, leadership and service/civic engagement.”