Ramseyer Scholarship created with the Holmes County Education Foundation
July 8, 2013
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The Robert and Della Ramseyer Scholarship was established in 2013 by the children of the late couple and is being administered by the Holmes County Education Foundation (HCEF). The children established the Ramseyer Scholarship to create a lasting memorial for Robert and Della to support further education of local students in the fields of medicine and agricultural sciences.
Robert Ramseyer was born in Switzerland and trained in the science and art of cheese-making. He came to America in 1929 and married Della Patterson from Holmesville in 1937. Della graduated from Lakewood City Hospital Nursing School as a Registered Nurse and worked as a private duty nurse for many years. In 1941, Robert and Della organized the Holmes Cheese Company. The couple was married for 61 years. They were parents of four children and had 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Robert passed away in 1998 at age 90 and Della lived 100 years until her passing in early 2013.
Executive Director Darla Stitzlein commented, I am pleased to be working with the Ramseyer children on the creation of this scholarship. It is a very fitting tribute to honor their parents, who worked hard for their family and the Holmes County community. This scholarship will be awarded to Holmes County students demonstrating financial need and pursuing a degree in an agricultural or medically-related field, as Robert and Della dedicated their lives to those areas.
The Holmes County Education Foundation currently administers more than 40 named scholarships and has been encouraging further education for Holmes County residents by awarding well over $6 million in scholarships and grants since 1991. Most recently, $131,550 was awarded to new scholarship recipients, and an additional $215,700 was provided to renewing scholarship recipients currently enrolled at a higher education institution for the 2013-2014 academic year. Students interested in applying for scholarships administered by the Holmes County Education Foundation may visit the foundations website at www.hcef.net starting in January 2014. Current HCEF scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply for this scholarship. Additional contributions to this scholarship fund are welcomed by the foundation to donors of the community, as are all named scholarships held with the foundation.
To learn more about establishing a scholarship with the Holmes County Education Foundation, stop in at the foundation office located in Millersburg at the Cary House, 114 N. Clay St. or contact Darla Stitzlein, executive director, at 330-674-7303.
