Although this campaign has concluded, it's easy to give to Ohio University and support The Kent-Rudolph Scholarship Endowment.
In recognition of the achievements of Black students of Ohio University, the Kent-Rudolph Scholarship Endowment is established by Lt. Col. Clark Kent and Andre Rudolph in honor of Martha Jane Hunley Blackburn, the first Black female to graduate from OHIO, and Donald A. Spencer, the first Black man to serve as Chair of the Ohio University Board of Trustees.
In the late 1970's, Lt. Col. Bill “Clark” Kent, AB '80, served as President of OHIO's Black Student Cultural Programming Board (BSCPB) and Andre Rudolph, BBA '81, served as BSCPB Vice President. Even as students, they knew they wanted to help make a difference for Black students at OHIO. In 1979, under the guidance of William Smith, executive director of affirmative action at OHIO, Kent and Rudolph led the establishment of the Blackburn-Spencer Scholarship and Achievement Awards. Today, the new Kent-Rudolph Scholarship Endowment honors the spirit of the Blackburn-Spencer Scholarship Fund.
The Kent-Rudolph Scholarship Endowment will provide scholarships for students with financial need who are involved with multicultural programming and/or multicultural student organizations.
Four donors stepped up to incentivize giving to the Kent-Rudolph Scholarship Endowment. Your gifts unlocked $1,000 in additional support for the endowment.
Photo of the Blue And White Family from the Spectrum Green, 1978.
Photo of the Black Student Culture Program Board from the Spectrum Green, 1980
Photo of Phi Beta Sigma from the Spectrum Green, 1980. Yearbook caption also includes, "Epsilon Omicron chapter of Phi Beta Sigma was founded on this campus on May 2, 1972 and since that date we have strived to serve the community of Athens as well as the minority population on campus."
Honor the year Bill Kent and Andre Rudolph began their education at OHIO with a gift of $19.76.
A gift of $41.40 references the 41 years since Kent graduated from OHIO and 40 years since Rudolph graduated.
Contribute $80.81 to honor Bill “Clark” Kent’s graduation in 1980 and Andre Rudolph’s graduation in 1981.
Commemorate the year Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded in 1914.
Celebrate the chartering of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Epsilon Omicron Chapter at Ohio University in 1972 by giving $197.20. Kent and Rudolph are both proud members of this organization.