Incoming Freshmen Scholarships

The College of Business Administration has several scholarships available for incoming freshmen who plan to pursue a major in the college.

Listed below are the award criteria for each scholarship. For additional information, click on “Full Description.”

*Applications are now closed for 2017-18 academic year.

Joyce Wortman Barnett Endowed International Business Scholarship for Excellence

• Direct admission to the CBA
• Strong academic background
• International business major

The Margaret (Zink) Brewster Scholarship in International Business

• Direct admission to the CBA
• International business major

The H. Peter Burg Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen

• Resident of the Akron area
• Preference to graduates of Stow High School or St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
• High school GPA of at least 3.2

Kenneth L. Calhoun Scholarship for Excellence in Finance

• Direct admission to the CBA
• Finance major

George W. Daverio Freshman Scholarship
*No application – recipients selected from list of incoming Accounting majors*

• Graduate of an area high school
• Direct admission to the CBA by the end of the first week of February
• Accounting major

The Flora G. Flint Endowed Scholarship

• Female
• High school GPA of at least 3.0.

Karen Frey Scholarship

• Graduate of a Catholic high school with preference to graduates of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
• High school GPA of at least 3.0.

The Donald S. Hills Endowed Scholarship Fund in the George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
*No application – recipients selected from list of incoming Accounting majors*

• Direct admission to the CBA by the end of the first week of February
• Accounting major

The Russell R. and Vivienne S. Johnstone Scholarship

• Financial need

The Peggy and Bill Maltarich Jr. Endowed Business Scholarship in Excellence

• Direct admission to the CBA

The R.C. and Katharine Musson Endowment Fund in the College of Business Administration

• Direct admission to the CBA
• Strong academic background

Isidore C. and Penny W. Myers Scholarship

• First preference to employee of Myers industries, Inc. or child or grandchild of an employee
• If there are no applicants from Myers’ Industries, Inc., the general applicant pool of CBA students may be considered

The Charlotte Ostroff Memorial Scholarship

• Direct admission to the CBA
• Admission to the Honors College

The Richard C. Rea, CPA, Scholarship Fund
*No application – recipients selected from list of incoming Accounting majors*

• Direct admission to the CBA by the end of the first week of February
• Residency in a county in which Rea and Associates Inc. has an office
• Accounting major

Galen J. Roush Memorial Scholarship

• Accounting or finance major
Incoming freshmen:
• direct admission to the CBA
Current students:
• Cumulative GPA of at least 3.6
• Completion of certain course requirements

The Dr. Frank L. Simonetti Endowed Scholarship

• Human resource management, Management information systems or Supply chain/operations management major
• Cumulative GPA of at least 3.4
• Significant potential as future business leaders as evidenced by academic success, civic involvement and community efforts

The Robert D. and Peggy A. Weed Scholarship for Excellence in Business

• Direct admission to the CBA
• Strong academic background

Bernard F. Zaucha Endowed Scholarship for Excellence

• Graduate of Archbishop Hoban High School, with first preference to accounting majors.