Muskingum County Community Foundation will administer John McIntire Scholarships
ZANESVILLE − The Muskingum County Community Foundation will oversee administration of the John McIntire Scholarship Fund as part of a new collaboration with the Zanesville Canal and Manufacturing Company.
John McIntire is the founder of Zanesville and named the city in honor of his father-in-law, Ebenezer Zane. Upon the completion of Zane’s Trace, Colonel Zane deeded part of his claimed acres territory to McIntire, who settled next to the Muskingum River in present day Zane’s Landing Park.
The Zanesville Canal and Manufacturing Company was developed in 1814 to build a dam and use the river in new ways. In McIntire’s 1815 will, it stated that upon the death of his wife, the profits of all his stock in the company were bequeathed to daughter Amelia and her heirs. It was stipulated if Amelia had no children, the profits were to be held by the company for use and support of the poor children of Zanesville and their education endeavors.
Because Amelia left no heirs, the board of the company has carried the wishes of John McIntire through the supporting of charities and awarding of scholarships. This year marks the 75th anniversary of awarding scholarships to students from Zanesville pursuing higher education opportunities.
“Our organization has been in existence for over two centuries administering the wishes of John McIntire, to help the poor children of Zanesville. This mandate has taken many forms over the years from building an orphanage, a school and supporting thousands of Zanesville children in attaining a higher education,” John McIntire Foundation Board President Bill Stewart in a press release.
"The initial wealth of our city’s founder has been multiplied many times over by sound financial investments. Many adults in Zanesville were helped in funding a post-secondary education and their children and grandchildren have also benefitted from the scholarship program. Our board is pleased a partnership has been established with MCCF in administering the program via Scholarship Central,” Stewart said.
The board of the Zanesville Canal and Manufacturing Company will continue to manage funds.
Information on the John McIntire Scholarship application and selection process will be made available at a later date.
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Muskingum County foundation to administer John McIntire scholarships
