Award Scholarships

The OASBO Foundation offers several award and scholarship opportunities to school business officials as a means to formally recognize them for professional accomplishments and/or for service to their profession and community. The OASBO Foundation Board of Trustees will serve as the selection committee.Open to all Ohio school business officials except for board of directors and foundation board members, we encourage you to apply for these programs - many of which also result in scholarships for college-bound high school seniors. It's a win-win for the SBO and the school district! Read about last year's award winners here. 

Read a description of the awards below, and use the links to complete nominations forms. The application deadline is Nov. 22 for all awards.

 

OASBO School Business Official of the Year Awards 

School business officials in Ohio are responsible annually for billions of public dollars. Their successful management of those dollars, their personal successes and accomplishments, as well as their selfless service to their school system, their profession and their community is often a well-kept secret. At the January 1985 board meeting of the Foundation for School Business Management trustees, an awards program was established to recognize these individuals on an annual basis. See a list of past winners here.

• Outstanding Business Operations Manager of the Year
• Outstanding Food Service Director of the Year
• Outstanding Transportation Director of the Year
• Outstanding Treasurer of the Year

Nominate someone here.

OASBO Regional Distinguished Service Awards & Virginia Ramsey Service Award 

The Distinguished Service Awards Program is a series of five regional awards, recognizing one individual from each region. Recipients of these awards are recognized for significant contributions to the public good. Of the five award recipients, an overall winner will be chosen to receive the Virginia Ramsey Service Award. See a list of past winners here.
 

• Central Region Award
• Northeast Region Award
• Northwest Region Award
• Southeast Region Award
• Southwest Region Award
• Virginia Ramsey Service Award

Nominate someone here.
 

Rich Unger Pinnacle Award 

Rich Unger served as Executive Director of OASBO from January 1990 through June 1997. This award is presented in his name recognizing his professionalism and the impact of his contributions on OASBO and the school business profession. Therefore, the Rich Unger Pinnacle Award recipient is recognized for exemplary professionalism demonstrated through his/her contribution of an innovative school business procedure or program in the school district, and the ability for that procedure or program to be shared or replicated in other school districts. The application should reflect the effective use of management, leadership, technology, communications (including use of websites, social media, etc.), training, and/or public relations as it relates to the procedure or program. See a list of past winners here. 

Nominate someone here.
 

Herbert D. Brum Scholarship 

Dr. Brum served as the Executive Director of OASBO from April 1983 through January 1990.  This scholarship program encourages continuing professional education and is awarded to one goal-oriented school business official who is pursuing a degree in an accredited program or participating in non-degree program offered by a not-for-profit organization in the area of finance, budgeting, facilities, transportation, food service, shared services, technology, leadership or any combined business function.  See a list of past winners here.

Nominate someone here.
 

Chuck Gossett Legislative Advocacy Award >

The Chuck Gossett Legislative Advocacy Award was established in 2004 in memory of this former OASBO President (2004-2005). Chuck was very active in the organization with a special interest in public policy and advocacy for education and education funding. The award recognizes exemplary services to public school systems in Ohio through contributions of time and expertise on legislative issues affecting the business operations of school districts. See a list of past winners here.

Nominate someone here.
 

Londa Schwierking Treasurer Support Staff Award 

Londa Schwierking was a retired Ohio treasurer and highly engaged long-time member of OASBO. Through her passion and selfless giving of her time to mentor school business officials, she contributed to many school business official’s success. The Londa Schwierking Award recognizes support staff who serve in roles that are vital to the success of the finance office. Recipients are recognized for their attention to detail, effective communication, diligence in accounting, and maintaining documents for financial reports.

Nominate someone here. 

School Facility Support Staff Award

The School Facility Support Staff Award recognizes staff who provide a safe, clean, welcoming space for staff and students to learn and grow. Collectively they are responsible for cleaning and maintaining thousands of school buildings throughout Ohio. Staff such as facility, maintenance and custodial supervisors as well as head custodians are vital to successful school district operations. We are recognizing one individual for the Facility Support Staff Award.

 Nominate someone here.

Callie Wells Award for Outstanding Communication