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The Helen W. &
Fredrick R. Eckley, Jr.
Management Leadership Endowed Scholarship
Helen and Fred Eckley
(1911-1999) and (1913-1982)
Why the
scholarship was established
Because
of their affection and respect for Helen Warren and Fredrick Ralph
Eckley, Jr., SBC, Cleveland Ohio (formerly Ohio Bell
Telephone Company), Industrial Water Technologies,
Hazlet, New Jersey, family members {Deborah Eckley Briggs (Long
Branch, NJ), Marty and Bud Cox (Kansas City, MO), Megan Briggs Stack
(Hoboken, NJ), Dr. Robert E. and Tisha Yearout (Overland Park, KS),
and Marcia Eckley Yearout (Swannanoa, NC)}, and family friends
contributed an amount of more than $10,000 to establish a
scholarship fund in memory of Fredrick Ralph Eckley, Jr., former
president of Ohio Bell Telephone Company (now Ameritech
of Ohio) and his wife, Helen Warren Eckley, Jr.
When
Fredrick (Fred) Eckley retired as Chief Executive Officer and
President of Ohio Bell Telephone Company, he had held senior
executive positions with Northwestern Bell, Michigan Bell, AT&T Long
Lines, and Executive Vice-President of AT&T. A 1936 graduate in
business administration from Ohio State University, Fred lettered
for four years in varsity football, basketball, and baseball. While
he was assigned to the business office of the New Jersey Bell
Telephone Company, he played professional basketball with one of the
National Basketball Association's forerunners which is now the
Los Angeles Lakers prior to the organization moving to
Minneapolis at the end of World War II. His commitment to higher
education can be exemplified by his service as a member of the Board
of Trustees for Case Western Reserve, Kent State University, and
president of the Board of Trustees at Ohio State University. His
commitment to the community was demonstrated by his service to
organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Businessmen's Interracial
Committee, Cleveland Zoo, National Congress of Christians and Jews,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Musical Arts Association of Cleveland,
and the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Eckley also held board
positions on several major corporations such as Eton and Republic
Steel. He also was an advocate of an active program of
non-discrimination in hiring to provide equal job opportunities for
minorities and women.
Born in
Toledo, Ohio, Helen was Fred's loving and lifelong companion and
complemented his career with an interest in both the performing and
visual arts. An athlete in her own right, Helen was a member of the
women's intercollegiate basketball team at Bennet College. She was
always ready to assist her children and grandchildren in the pursuit
of their higher educational goals.
Criteria for the award
Applications are submitted to the Department of Management &
Accountancy prior to March 1 of the preceding academic year.
Selection is based upon the following criteria:
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Department of
Management and Accountancy major
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demonstrate
academic merit
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demonstrate
leadership potential
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preference
given to a student athlete
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demonstrate
community service
Selection Process
A
department selection committee will recommend a candidate for the
award to the full department faculty. The name of the candidate for
the scholarship will then be forwarded to the Office of Financial
Aid by the Chair of the Management and Accountancy Department. The
Office of Financial Aid will make the final decision on awarding the
scholarship.
Award
Announcement
The
award will be announced during the Department of Management and
Accountancy Annual Awards gathering prior to the end of the Spring
Semester.
2008-2009 Recipient
Lauren Turnburke
Management – Business Administration
{Soccer}
Previous Recipients
2007-2008
Benjamin
Cole Buchanan
Management – Marketing
{Baseball}
Ashley Elizabeth Wrightenberry
Accounting-Financial
{Volleyball}
2006-2007
Kristina Elizabeth Havens
Management – Business Administration
{Volleyball}
2005-2006
Lauren
Beck Wingo
Management - Healthcare
{Soccer}
2004-2005
Samuel
Murray Roberts
Industrial & Engineering Management
{Cross Country and Track & Field}
2003-2004
Samuel Murray Roberts
Industrial & Engineering Management
{Cross Country and Track & Field}
2002-2003
Steven A. Cook
Management-Business Management and Administration
{Baseball}
2001-2002
Jennifer L. Derosa
Management-Health Care (Minor: Sports Medicine)
{Women's Soccer} | 
