We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking "Accept", you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.

Learn More

Donors

Donors (1)

Filter

Image	Donor
	Floyd Holsinger Scholarship Fund Scholarship Criteria: Must be a graduating senior at Notre Dame High School, Portsmouth, Ohio Must complete an essay describing “the three most important qualities a person should possess and one that a person should not.” GPA of 2.75 or Higher Must attend an accredited college or university The Holsinger Family Scholarship Fund was established by Floyd’s wife Phyllis, his sons Christopher and John, and daughter Christina in August 1998. Applicants for the scholarship must be graduates of Portsmouth Notre Dame High School who have maintained a minimum GPA of 2.75 and who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, best meet the additional guidelines established. Each candidate must submit an essay describing “the three most important qualities a person should possess and one that a person should not.” Additional guidelines require that the applicant should be a genuine, self-motivated, disciplined, hard-working individual who embraces God, family and education. The candidates’ commitment to their community, church, home and school shall be considered by the Selection Committee in evaluating each applicant. The Selection Committee has the option of awarding the scholarship to any candidate on a continuing basis until he or she has graduated from a four-year college or to a first-year college freshman. The Selection Committee is composed of the Senior Guidance Counselor and Principal of Notre Dame High School and family members Phyllis, Floyd Christopher Holsinger, John Phillip Holsinger and Christina Holsinger Dever. Born on November 24, 1937 in Scioto County, Floyd Holsinger was involved in local businesses for over 40 years. He was co-owner of Bob & Floyd’s Tire Sales, former owner of Christy’s Dairy Bar and a real estate developer of Whispering Pines, Oakwood Estates and Harbour View Estates in Stout, Ohio. Floyd was a member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge and the Portsmouth Elks Lodge and served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1962 until 1965. He attended Nauvoo Methodist Church, Wheelersburg United Methodist Church and St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He was also a Kentucky Colonel. Floyd’s family was of the utmost importance to him and he built a strong family with his gift of loving and sharing unconditionally. The community in which he lived and worked was also important to Floyd and he gave willingly to make it a better place for all to live, according to tributes at the time of his death. He also loved the outdoors and enjoyed the many hours he spent walking and exploring the woods of his subdivisions. “We started the fund because so many people made donations when Floyd died,” said Phyllis Holsinger. “We were overwhelmed and we wanted to put the money to the best use.” “Floyd was thirsty for education and eager to learn. He was a great supporter of the kids, always boosting them in school,” she added. “He wanted the children to go to Notre Dame where he felt they would be encouraged by the influence of a Catholic education, church discipline and the love of people at the school.” “After graduating from Wheelersburg High School in 1956, Floyd tried to attend the University of Dayton, but without funding and encouragement, he left before finishing a semester. He wanted his kids to go to college,” his wife said. Several Holsinger family members have been involved in education and the schools, including Phyllis’s sister, Garnet Renn, a teacher in the Portsmouth West School System for over 30 years. Daughter Christy taught for many years and is now the principal at Oak and Stanton Elementary Schools in New Boston. She graduated from Otterbein University. Both sons attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Floyd Christopher is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, at the Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California and John Phillip is Assistant Director of Managed Marketing for Merck Pharmaceutical Company in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. For over thirteen years Phyllis worked in food service at the Notre Dame Elementary School cafeteria, serving as supervisor before moving on to become New Boston School Cafeteria Supervisor in 2003 until she retired. Since 2011 she has worked part-time as an educational aide with the South Central Educational Service Center and Minford Schools, as well as other area school districts, enjoying working with all levels of students. Donations to the Floyd Holsinger Family Fund may be made by friends, family and supporters in the form of gifts of cash, securities or property at any time. Further information about the Holsinger Scholarship Fund or other planned giving opportunities may be obtained by contacting Kim Cutlip or Patty Tennant at the Scioto Foundation office, (740) 354-4612 or by visiting the SF website at www.sciotofoundation.org. Scholarships associated with Floyd Holsinger Scholarship Fund Floyd Holsinger Family Fund

Floyd Holsinger Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Criteria:

Must be a graduating senior at Notre Dame High School, Portsmouth, Ohio
Must complete an essay describing “the three most important qualities a person should possess and one that a person should not.”
GPA of 2.75 or Higher
Must attend an accredited college or university

The Holsinger Family Scholarship Fund was established by Floyd’s wife Phyllis, his sons Christopher and John, and daughter Christina in August 1998. Applicants for the scholarship must be graduates of Portsmouth Notre Dame High School who have maintained a minimum GPA of 2.75 and who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, best meet the additional guidelines established.

Each candidate must submit an essay describing “the three most important qualities a person should possess and one that a person should not.” Additional guidelines require that the applicant should be a genuine, self-motivated, disciplined, hard-working individual who embraces God, family and education. The candidates’ commitment to their community, church, home and school shall be considered by the Selection Committee in evaluating each applicant.

The Selection Committee has the option of awarding the scholarship to any candidate on a continuing basis until he or she has graduated from a four-year college or to a first-year college freshman.

The Selection Committee is composed of the Senior Guidance Counselor and Principal of Notre Dame High School and family members Phyllis, Floyd Christopher Holsinger, John Phillip Holsinger and Christina Holsinger Dever.

Born on November 24, 1937 in Scioto County, Floyd Holsinger was involved in local businesses for over 40 years. He was co-owner of Bob & Floyd’s Tire Sales, former owner of Christy’s Dairy Bar and a real estate developer of Whispering Pines, Oakwood Estates and Harbour View Estates in Stout, Ohio.

Floyd was a member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge and the Portsmouth Elks Lodge and served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1962 until 1965. He attended Nauvoo Methodist Church, Wheelersburg United Methodist Church and St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He was also a Kentucky Colonel.

Floyd’s family was of the utmost importance to him and he built a strong family with his gift of loving and sharing unconditionally. The community in which he lived and worked was also important to Floyd and he gave willingly to make it a better place for all to live, according to tributes at the time of his death. He also loved the outdoors and enjoyed the many hours he spent walking and exploring the woods of his subdivisions.

“We started the fund because so many people made donations when Floyd died,” said Phyllis Holsinger. “We were overwhelmed and we wanted to put the money to the best use.”

“Floyd was thirsty for education and eager to learn. He was a great supporter of the kids, always boosting them in school,” she added. “He wanted the children to go to Notre Dame where he felt they would be encouraged by the influence of a Catholic education, church discipline and the love of people at the school.”

“After graduating from Wheelersburg High School in 1956, Floyd tried to attend the University of Dayton, but without funding and encouragement, he left before finishing a semester. He wanted his kids to go to college,” his wife said.

Several Holsinger family members have been involved in education and the schools, including Phyllis’s sister, Garnet Renn, a teacher in the Portsmouth West School System for over 30 years. Daughter Christy taught for many years and is now the principal at Oak and Stanton Elementary Schools in New Boston. She graduated from Otterbein University.

Both sons attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Floyd Christopher is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, at the Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California and John Phillip is Assistant Director of Managed Marketing for Merck Pharmaceutical Company in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

For over thirteen years Phyllis worked in food service at the Notre Dame Elementary School cafeteria, serving as supervisor before moving on to become New Boston School Cafeteria Supervisor in 2003 until she retired. Since 2011 she has worked part-time as an educational aide with the South Central Educational Service Center and Minford Schools, as well as other area school districts, enjoying working with all levels of students.

Donations to the Floyd Holsinger Family Fund may be made by friends, family and supporters in the form of gifts of cash, securities or property at any time. Further information about the Holsinger Scholarship Fund or other planned giving opportunities may be obtained by contacting Kim Cutlip or Patty Tennant at the Scioto Foundation office, (740) 354-4612 or by visiting the SF website at www.sciotofoundation.org.

Scholarships associated with Floyd Holsinger Scholarship Fund

Floyd Holsinger Family Fund