• FAO Announces 2010 Scholarship Awards

    (June 2, 2010) Nelsonville, Ohio — The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) announced thirty-nine 2010 scholarship recipients from nine funds distributing awards this year, providing over $73,000 in support of students’ academic pursuits. “The Foundation is happy to partner with our donors to help eliminate barriers to post-secondary pursuits for students throughout Appalachian Ohio.” said […]

  • Duke Energy Foundation Invests $250,000 in FAO’s STEM Initiative

    The Duke Energy Foundation this month strongly endorsed the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and its efforts to shape a regional approach to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education with a gift of $250,000 over the next three years. Duke’s gift leverages a newly awarded STEM Initiatives planning grant from the Ohio Board of […]

  • FAO Announces Grant Opportunities for Appalachian Ohio Teachers

    (April 20, 2010) Nelsonville, Ohio – In partnership with the Walmart Foundation, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is pleased to offer the Walmart Strive for Excellence Mini-Grants initiative, to provide investments ranging from $500 – $2,500 to encourage and support the efforts of teachers across the region. FAO believes teachers’ best know how to help their […]

  • Southeast Ohio Regional STEM Conference

    Southeast Ohio Moving Ahead with Ohio’s STEM Initiative On Monday, April 19 the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education (OACHE) and the Southeastern Ohio Center for Excellence in Math and Science (SEO CEMS) co-hosted a meeting for regional organizations who had submitted letters of intent for a Category B STEM Planning […]

  • CSX Commits to ICAN! Corporate Partnership

    Nelsonville, OH – CSX has made a $5,000 gift to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) to support FAO’s work to ensure that every child in Appalachian Ohio has access to the educational opportunities needed for success. “CSX is committed to being a positive influence in the communities we serve,” said Rusty Orben, Director of […]

  • Half a Million Dollar Gift Establishes Allen Smith Legacy at FAO

    The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is pleased to share a prominent Jackson County happening in the establishment of the Dr. Allen Smith Memorial Scholarship, celebrating the legacy of the late Dr. L. Allen Smith, a native of Jackson, Ohio. During the upcoming year, the Allen Smith Scholarship will begin annually awarding two scholarships, the Smith […]

  • 2008 – 2009 Annual Report Released

    In celebration of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s 2008 – 2009 fiscal year and all that we accomplished with the help of our many donors and partners, FAO has issued its Annual Report to the Region to share our successes, our educational investment strategy and our plans for the coming year. Read the 2008 – […]

  • Ohio CAT Makes Quarter Million Dollar Gift to FAO

    Nelsonville, OH – Ohio CAT, the exclusive, authorized dealer for Caterpillar equipment and engines throughout Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana, has joined the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s ICAN! Corporate Partnership with a gift of $250,000 over the next five years. Ohio CAT’s gift will support the Foundation and its efforts to ensure every child […]

  • 2009 Child of Appalachia Contest Winners Announced

    The Foundation greatly appreciates the thoughts and hard work expressed by all students and teachers participating in the contest. At the Foundation, we believe one of the most critical things we can do is encourage our region’s young people to believe in their ability to succeed; like Henry Ford said, “whether you think you can, […]

  • New DVD to Benefit Ora Anderson Conservation Fund!

        ATHENS, Ohio – Ora E. Anderson:  The Soul of the Woods is a packaged DVD and booklet of Anderson’s writings that trace the growth of the conservation movement in Ohio. Anderson was a participant in and an eyewitness to that movement. As a young newspaper editor in Jackson, Ohio he covered the Civilian […]