Finalists Named for `BTN LiveBIG’ Scholarship Now Open – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 17, 2012
CHICAGO – BTN announced Monday five Ohio State University student finalists for the ‘BTN LiveBIG’ Scholarship for Outstanding Service. Fan voting will determine one winner from each university who will receive the $1,000 scholarship for their service to others. Fans can learn more about each finalist and vote online for the most inspiring story at www.BTNLiveBIG.com. Voting closes Friday, Jan. 27.
Ohio State student scholarship candidates
“Ohio State students are really impacting the lives of others through their volunteer work in their communities,” said Erin Harvego, BTN Vice President of Marketing. “From raising money to send two little girls to Disney World; to working at a food bank during winter break; to mentoring at risk youth living in the Columbus area; to providing access to healthy vegetables to lower-income neighborhoods; to organizing a Hemophilia walk, these students are showing what it means to ‘live big.’ I encourage all Buckeye fans to go online and read their stories and help us choose who should be awarded the BTN LiveBIG Scholarship for Outstanding Service from Ohio State.”
One winner from each Big Ten university will be announced online on Sunday, Feb. 26. Below, the five Ohio State finalists describe how they “live big” in their community:
- Jaime Drennan: “I am currently the philanthropy chair for the Chi Omega Sorority at Ohio State. Our national philanthropy is the Make-A-Wish Foundation, so this fall I planned an event that raised almost $15,000. We sent two little girls, Reagan and Nylasia, to Disney World with the money we raised.”
- Emilie Fetheroff: “This year, I am currently a local service co-chair for Rotaract Club. I search for volunteer events throughout the Columbus area so members of Rotaract can maintain the motto “Service Above Self.” Participating in various events almost every week, I have greatly surpassed 10 hours of service in fall season alone.”
- Nicole Maher: “I am leading an alternative winter break trip to Boston to help at two food banks. In preparation, I have been attending trainings and meetings so I can make this experience the best possible for our participants. I have previously gone to LA and Atlanta with Buck-I-Serv, and my experiences have been amazing. I love to serve, and it is a very important part of my life.”
- Kelsey Tschanen: “I ‘lived big’ this fall by working with a student organization called College Mentors for Kids. We mentor at-risk youth living in the Columbus area. We bring kids to the OSU campus to show them the importance of a college education and help them realize their goals and potential.”
- Max Vokhgelt: “I help Local Matters with youth nutrition classes and help provide access to healthy vegetables for lower-income neighborhoods by packing bags of produce, which they make affordable.”
About ‘BTN LiveBIG’: The network’s original series, BTN LiveBIG debuted last fall to celebrate, promote and encourage community service. Hosted by former Michigan football standout Dhani Jones, the inspirational program highlights Big Ten alumni, students and supporters who exemplify what it means to “live big” through their service to others. The series profiles luminaries such as Indiana’s Jane Pauley, Minnesota’s Tony Dungy, Nebraska’s Tom Osborne, Wisconsin’s Devin Harris and many others. Viewers can learn more about these inspirational stories and others at www.BTNLiveBIG.com, the virtual hub for the program. Online, viewers can also discover ways they can act, serve and inspire through BTN LiveBIG’s 25 partner service organizations.
About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 800 events, all in HD, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. Events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Championship events; studio shows; coaches’ shows; and classic games. The network televises and streams more Olympic sporting events and women’s sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is available to more than 80 million homes across the United States and Canada, and currently has agreements with more than 300 affiliates, including AT&T U-Verse, Atlantic Broadband, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Rogers Cable (Canada), Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct (Canada), Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS. For updated information, go to www.BTN.com.
