OUTSTANDING LEADERS AWARDS

Mister Mac Award

This award is named after the Mister Mac towboat, the flagship towboat of the Marmac Corporation fleet. It's a hard-working towboat, yet it leads the pack. The award is given in honor of the late Bernard P. McDonough (1903-1985), a self-made industrialist and entrepreneur who ran wide-ranging global business interests from his Marmac Corporation headquarters in Parkersburg, West Virginia. His generosity has inspired us to seek others - in the business community, in the arts world, in the public-service sector - who fit his vision of a "leader," leading the pack.

Recent Recipients of the Mister Mac Award
2007: Steven Forbes, Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Business Magazine; President and CEO, Forbes Inc.; United States Presidential Candidate (1996/2000)
2004: Kathryn Sullivan, President and CEO, COSI Columbus
2004: Ted Kennedy, Jr., President of the Marwood Group
2002: David A. Brandon, Chairman and CEO, Domino's Pizza LLC
2001: Tami Longaberger, President and CEO, The Longaberger Company
1997: Alex Trotman, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Ford Motor Company
1995: Nancy P. Hollister, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1995: Ambassador James R. Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to China
1994: Ambassador Li Zhaxoing, Former Chinese Ambassador to U.N.
1994: Story Musgrave, Astronaut & MC Alumnus
1990: Ted Turner, Turner Broadcasting

Community Service Recognition Award

The award recognizes a member of the Marietta community who has made a significant contribution to education at any level. The recipient is a resident of Washington County and is not a Marietta College employee. The president of the College invites nominations from the community, and the McDonough Awards Committee selects the recipient. The award is granted at the College's Founder's Day celebration in February.

Recent Recipients of the Community Service Recognition Award:
2005: Ginger O'Conner, President, Ohio Speech and Hearing Association

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Carl L. Broughton Leadership Scholarships

These scholarships were established by a $500,000 donation to the College by the Bernard P. McDonough Foundation. Intended as a memorial to Carl L. Broughton, a trustee of Marietta College, who died in May, 1996, the scholarships are awarded annually to incoming and/or current juniors who meet the following criteria: membership in the McDonough Leadership Program with a minor in Leadership Studies or a major in International Leadership Studies, solid grade point average, and evident service to the campus and community. Each scholarship is worth $3,000. If you are a junior at the time of the award, the scholarship can be renewed for your senior year, provided you continue to meet the three criteria for the award.

Selection Process: Incoming and/or current juniors are invited to submit an application, and recipients are selected by the McDonough Awards Committee.

2007-2008 Recipients:
Jacqueline Hartle
Allison Matas

2006-2007 Recipients:
Stephanie A. Gelo
Taylor A. Karam

The Sherrill and Diana Drake Cleland Scholarship

This Scholarship was funded in 2000 by the fourteenth president of Marietta College, Dr. Sherrill Cleland. The award is designated for a student minoring in Leadership Studies.

Selection Process: The recipient is selected by the McDonough Awards Committee in the spring semester. The scholarship is given for the following academic year.

2007-2008 Recipient:
Joshua Maxwell

2006-2007 Recipient:
Laura Aldrich

The Schwartz Internship Intiative

This is awarded annually to assist students with expenses associated with accepting summer internships with non-profit organizations. Each year, the Center will award up to $1,600 in grants to help defray the costs of students’ summer internships in non-profit organizations. There will be a maximum of four Schwartz Interns selected each year on a rotating basis as applications arrive. Any monies available at the end of the academic year will be divided among selected Schwartz Interns. This award is given to honor Dr. Stephen W. Schwartz, the Center’s founder and long-time dean. Funds are available for junior and senior McDonough Scholars pursuing either the Minor in Leadership Studies or Major in International Leadership Studies who have an approved internship that meets the requirements for the minor or the major. Applicants must have an internship with a non-profit organization. Confirmation of the internship must occur in writing with the submission of application and the student must submit an Internship Learning Agreement to the McDonough Center’s Office of Civic Engagement. Applicants must be in good standing with Marietta College in terms of academics and disciplinary record. Preference will be given to those applicants who are working with a non-profit organization outside of their hometown and outside the Marietta area.

2006-2007 Recipient:
Heather Boomer

2007-2008 Recipients:
Nicole Jackson
Katy Black
Anna Bjerstedt

The Jelinek International Travel Scholarship

Gwen Chamberlain (left) (Senior, International Leadership Studies and Human Resource Management Double Major) utilized her scholarship in May 2008 when she traveled to Ghana. Here she is pictured with Shauna Payne (Senior, International Leadership Studies Major) presenting the Best Pupil award to a deserving student.

This scholarship was created by Henry and Cathy Jelinek—graduates of Marietta College and whose daughter graduated from the McDonough Leadership Program. This scholarship is open to all McDonough Scholars pursuing the International Leadership Studies (ILS) major to assist in fulfilling their international experience requirement (internship, study abroad, service project) or to allow an ILS student to attend an international leadership conference outside the United States.

Selection Process: Current ILS majors in their junior year are invited to submit an application for review by the McDonough Awards Committee.

2008-2009 Recipient:
Laura Aldrich

2007-2008 Recipient:
Khrista Halaiko

2006-2007 Recipient:
Gwen Chamberlain

STUDENT AWARDS

The Michael Conte Award:

This was established in 2005 by the Education Department and the McDonough Leadership Program to honor the memory of Michael Conte, an early childhood education major, and McDonough scholar. This award is given to an outstanding member of the junior class who is pursuing the leadership minor or certificate and is majoring in education.

Selection Process: The Education Department and McDonough Leadership Program meet once a year and decide on the award recipient.

2007-2008 Recipient:
Megan McCrone

The Sherrill Cleland Prize in Leadership

This scholarship was established by the Board of Trustees upon President Sherrill Cleland's retirement in 1989 to recognize Dr. Cleland's efforts to instill qualities and skills of leadership as a major component of Marietta College's educational program during his 16 years of personal leadership. It is given annually to the most outstanding of the graduating McDonough Scholars.

Selection Process: The McDonough Awards Committee chooses the recipient from senior McDonough Scholars nominated by their peers.

2007-2008 Recipients:
Abri Brickner
Allison LaRocca
Jeff Wojton
Ashley Wollam

2006-2007 Recipients:
William H. Sullivan
Angela D. Estep
Timothy S. Roberts


The Outstanding First-Year McDonough Scholar

This scholarship is awarded annually to recognize a first-year student in the McDonough Leadership Program who has demonstrated academic excellence and commitment to the values of the McDonough Leadership Program.

Selection Process: The recipient is selected by the McDonough Awards Committee from McDonough Scholars who are enrolled in LEAD 103 with a GPA of 3.8 or above.

2007-2008 Recipient:
Blakely Dye

2006-2007 Recipient:
Sagan L. Malko

Ohio Campus Compact Charles J. Ping Student Community Service Award:

This scholarship was designed to recognize and honor undergraduate students for their outstanding leadership and contributions to community service or service-learning on their campus and within their community. This award can be granted annually to one undergraduate per Ohio Campus Compact member institution. Those nominated to be a Ping award winner for their campus will compete with other Ping nominees from across the state for a $500 mini-grant, to be given to the community partner of the Ping nominee. These four (4) grants are generously provided by Fifth Third Bank. Candidates should show evidence of exemplary community service during their time on campus or show evidence of exemplary service-learning during their time on campus.

Selection Process: The application form must be accompanied by the requested student essay and letter of nomination from the president of their college or university. The McDonough Center’s Director of Civic Engagement coordinates the selection process.

2007-2008 Recipient:
Lauren Yanko

2006-2007 Recipient:
Kayla Reiland