Stewart Blersch (AB ’67, MA ’68, PhD ’75) first gave to The Ohio University Foundation in 1967, answering the “Class of 1967 Challenge Fund” call and laying groundwork for future gifts.

Launched in 2013, The OHIO Match™ Undergraduate Scholarship Matching Program has encouraged more than 12,560 donors to commit $8.2 million to scholarship endowments.

Justine “Tina” Skestos (BSEd ’73, MSA ’74) became the program’s first woman graduate in 1974. Then and now, the program has positioned itself as the world’s leading sports business program through its curriculum, industry connections, graduates’ career development, small and talented cohorts, and its powerful and dedicated alumni network.