Joseph F. Marsh, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Purpose
The Marsh Scholarship was established to provide awards to Summers County residents who attend Concord University. Recipients should demonstrate academic and leadership promise as well as financial need. Well known in our area and a nationally recognized educator, Dr. Marsh was the 13th president of Concord College where he served for 14 years. Earlier in his life at only 19 years old, he was a gunnery officer on the destroyer USS Hale in the Pacific during World War II. Later, he served in the Executive Office of President Harry Truman. Dr. Marsh was Rotary District Governor, Chairman of the State College System of West Virginia, and Vice Chairman of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. He was a co-founder of the National Youth Science Camp, the only remaining legacy of our State’s centennial celebration in 1963.
The Marsh Scholarship was established to provide awards to Summers County residents who attend Concord University. Recipients should demonstrate academic and leadership promise as well as financial need. Well known in our area and a nationally recognized educator, Dr. Marsh was the 13th president of Concord College where he served for 14 years. Earlier in his life at only 19 years old, he was a gunnery officer on the destroyer USS Hale in the Pacific during World War II. Later, he served in the Executive Office of President Harry Truman. Dr. Marsh was Rotary District Governor, Chairman of the State College System of West Virginia, and Vice Chairman of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. He was a co-founder of the National Youth Science Camp, the only remaining legacy of our State’s centennial celebration in 1963.
Fund Type
Scholarship
Scholarship