Scholarships
-2008 High School Scholarship Application Form
- 2008 Two Year College Scholarship Application Form
- 2008 Four Year College Scholarship Application Form

OCEA is pleased to annouce our 2008 Scholarship Awards!

OCEA 2008 High School Scholarship
Andrew Hubbard - Amelia High School
Andrew is planning to attend the University of Cincinnati for Mechanical Engineering. Andrew is active in mission trips with his church and was made a leader of his group last year. Every year for a week Andrew participates in the Appalachian Service Project helping to create livable housing for the area residents.

OCEA 2008 Co-op of the Year 2-Year Scholarship Winner
Priscilla Murphy - Clark State Community College
Priscilla’s major is Accounting. After high school, Priscilla served almost five years of active duty in the Army. Currently, she is in the Army Reserves, a full-time student, mother and a finance intern. Words used to describe Priscilla are: responsible, intelligent, professional and a leader. Base, her co-op employer sited that Priscilla goes above and beyond on all assignments given to her. She was even successful at saving her company money by reviewing billing errors.

OCEA 2008 Co-op of the Year 2-Year Scholarship 1st Runner Up
Matthew Paul - Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Matt is majoring in Pre-Business Administration. Matthew is an active member of the National Guard in which he has served seven active years. Matt also received the Army Commendation Medal for his service in Kosovo. Matt also contributes to his community by volunteering for the Salvation Army, church activities, and campaigning for Congressman Rob Portman.

OCEA 2008 Co-op of the Year 4-Year Scholarship Winner
Steve Hunt - Ohio Northern University
Steve is studying mechanical engineering. He is very active at his college as well as his community. Steve has volunteered in his community donating over a hundred hours to projects such as the local river clean ups, helping local churches and the Relay for Life events. His co-op employer describes him as a hard worker always willing to do more. He has been an asset to the team and has also participated in the hands-on science training program for the local elementary and middle schools.

OCEA 2008 Co-op of the Year 4-Year Scholarship 1st Runner Up
Lori Hufford - University of Cincinnati
Lori is majoring in Finance and co-oping at Marvin Poer Company. Lori attributes many of her successes to her co-op experience. Her co-op employer describes her as a hard worker who learns quickly and possesses good interpersonal communication. Lori was even able to travel with Marvin Poer and interact with external clients. She has also been very involved in community service work such as: Red Cross, Child Abuse prevention and volunteer work at Deaconess Hospital.