The Joseph Carter Corbin Memorial Scholarship was established by Gladys Turner Finney July 10, 2015 at Ohio University to assist freshman students in the College of Arts and Sciences and who have demonstrated academic merit.The scholarship honors Dr. Joseph Carter Corbin, a distinguished 19th Century graduate of Ohio University, born at Chillicothe, Ohio. BA, 1853, MA 1856 and 1889. First African-American to be elected Arkansas State Superintendent of Education 1872. Founder of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
For a limited time, your gift to the Joseph Carter Corbin Memorial Scholarship Endowment will be matched $.50 on the dollar as part of the University's OHIO Match Program. To make a gift to the scholarship, contact the Ohio University Foundation at 800-592-FUND or giving@ohio.edu
Checks may be made payable to The Ohio University Foundation (be sure to write "Corbin
Memorial Scholarship" in the notes section) and sent to:
The Ohio University Foundation
P.O.Box 869
Athens, Ohio 45701
Gifts also can be made online at www.ohio.edu/give
