2008 Ohio Young Entrepreneur Award Recipients
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the 2008 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students. Recipients of the YEF Awards will attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000-$10,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. This year more than 400 scholarships will be awarded, thanks to the financial support from numerous small business leaders, corporate and foundation supporters. This year's major corporate sponsors are Visa and The McKelvey Foundation.
Ohio winners are listed below.
| Ohio | ||
| NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Michael Defelice | Medina | Medina High School |
| Adam Fessler | Galloway | Westland High School |
| Lewis Johnson | Bowling Green | Bowling Green Senior High School |
| Aaron Jones | Trotwood | Dayton Early College Academy |
| Holly King | Bellefontaine | Riverside Jr./Sr. High School |
| Emily Lohrey | Fairfield | Fairfield High School |
| Kevin Matteson | Pickerington | Pickerington High School North |
| David Nelson | Painesville | Riverside High School |
| Elizabeth Weeman | Wooster | Wooster High School |
| NFIB/Daniel J. Mirto Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Alex Brandt | Lewis Center | Oletangy High School |
| NFIB/Edward and Frances Patterson Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Selam Shah | Strongsville | Strongsville High School |
| NFIB/Joanie Kovach Memorial Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Alexandra Emrich | Shaker Heights | Shaker Heights High School |
| NFIB/McKelvey Foundation Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Matt McCormick | Cincinnati | Archbishop Moeller High School |
| NFIB/Mineral Ridge Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Megan Ault | Mineral Ridge | Mineral Ridge High School |
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