Honorable Judge Paul E. Fowler Kiwanis Scholarship
Each year’s Kiwanis scholarship applicants who receive the highest scores are awarded the Honorable Judge Paul E. Fowler Kiwanis Scholarship. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of Judge Fowler’s daughter, Jennifer Perry, and her husband, Steve. The judge’s son, Dave Fowler, is also a member of our club.
Judge Paul E. Fowler was a Kiwanian for many years. A native of Portsmouth, he attended Portsmouth High School, and he was a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BS in Business Administration and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence. He served in the U.S. Army in Headquarters Battery 447 AAA-AW-BN and continued in the Army Reserves until the 1960s.
Judge Fowler became a member of the Ohio Bar in 1952 and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955. He was State Representative of the Ohio General Assembly from 1948 to 1952 and was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio from 1957-1958. He served as an elected Judge of Probate and Juvenile Courts in Scioto County from 1960-1972.
Judge Fowler believed that educating our youth was critical. He served on the faculty at Scioto Technical College, Shawnee State University and the Ohio University while maintaining his private law practice in Portsmouth.
He was past president of the National Judges Association, past Worthy Patron of Eastern Star, Mason, and Board member of Southeastern Ohio Legal Aid Society. He was a member of the Ohio Judges Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Portsmouth Bar Association and Law Library Association, American Judicature Society, Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth, Farm Bureau Association, American Legion in Portsmouth and Sciotoville, and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Portsmouth.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. We meet every Wednesday from noon to 1:00 p.m. at Shawnee State's Kricker Innovation Hub.
It’s Veterans Day, and we want to sincerely thank all of our veterans for the freedoms we enjoy today!
Our speaker today was Rev. Mike Simpson, assistant pastor of Rubyville Community Church. A former Marine, Mike served from 1991 to 1995. His service led him to places all over the world such as Spain, Tunisia, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Israel.
Mike said there are more than 176,000 active duty members overseas. He reminded us that when we sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner with our families, to be thankful for the sacrifices of these men and women and their families here at home.
All veterans in attendance today are pictured below from left:
- Gary Albrecht, Army Reserves, 1961-67 - Roger Drake, Army Reserves, 1963-69 - Ralph Scott, Air Force, 1961-64 - Major Mike Morales of the Salvation Army, Air Force, 1990-97 - Mike Simpson, Marines, 1991-95. ... See MoreSee Less
Rev. Gowdy discussed the Foundation's latest project to restore two mausoleums, one constructed in 1900 and the other in 1928. The Greenlawn Mausoleum Window Restoration Campaign is the first step in an important multi-year restoration and preservation project. Donations may be made online at www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/P2HAFETQMJG26
The City of Portsmouth is funding roof repairs for the mausoleums, and the Foundation has committed $50,000 toward the cost of the window restoration. Proceeds from the recent Tombstone Trot 5K Run/Walk will benefit the project as well.
Organized in 2017, the Foundation has spearheaded the completion of $650,000 in restoration and preservation projects at the cemetery, the site of approximately 80,000 graves. They regularly apply for grant funding and are working to add the cemetery to the National Registry of Historic Places, a list that already includes the cemetery's chapel. This designation will make more grant funding possible.
Honorable Judge Paul E. Fowler Kiwanis Scholarship
Each year’s Kiwanis scholarship applicants who receive the highest scores are awarded the Honorable Judge Paul E. Fowler Kiwanis Scholarship. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of Judge Fowler’s daughter, Jennifer Perry, and her husband, Steve. The judge’s son, Dave Fowler, is also a member of our club.
Judge Paul E. Fowler was a Kiwanian for many years. A native of Portsmouth, he attended Portsmouth High School, and he was a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BS in Business Administration and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence. He served in the U.S. Army in Headquarters Battery 447 AAA-AW-BN and continued in the Army Reserves until the 1960s.
Judge Fowler became a member of the Ohio Bar in 1952 and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955. He was State Representative of the Ohio General Assembly from 1948 to 1952 and was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio from 1957-1958. He served as an elected Judge of Probate and Juvenile Courts in Scioto County from 1960-1972.
Judge Fowler believed that educating our youth was critical. He served on the faculty at Scioto Technical College, Shawnee State University and the Ohio University while maintaining his private law practice in Portsmouth.
He was past president of the National Judges Association, past Worthy Patron of Eastern Star, Mason, and Board member of Southeastern Ohio Legal Aid Society. He was a member of the Ohio Judges Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Portsmouth Bar Association and Law Library Association, American Judicature Society, Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth, Farm Bureau Association, American Legion in Portsmouth and Sciotoville, and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Portsmouth.
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Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. We meet every Wednesday from noon to 1:00 p.m. at Shawnee State's Kricker Innovation Hub.
It’s Veterans Day, and we want to sincerely thank all of our veterans for the freedoms we enjoy today!
Our speaker today was Rev. Mike Simpson, assistant pastor of Rubyville Community Church. A former Marine, Mike served from 1991 to 1995. His service led him to places all over the world such as Spain, Tunisia, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Israel.
Mike said there are more than 176,000 active duty members overseas. He reminded us that when we sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner with our families, to be thankful for the sacrifices of these men and women and their families here at home.
All veterans in attendance today are pictured below from left:
- Gary Albrecht, Army Reserves, 1961-67
- Roger Drake, Army Reserves, 1963-69
- Ralph Scott, Air Force, 1961-64
- Major Mike Morales of the Salvation Army, Air Force, 1990-97
- Mike Simpson, Marines, 1991-95. ... See MoreSee Less
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Our club recently hosted Rev. John Gowdy from the Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation. He is pictured with Kiwanis President-Elect Makenzie Gruber.
Rev. Gowdy discussed the Foundation's latest project to restore two mausoleums, one constructed in 1900 and the other in 1928. The Greenlawn Mausoleum Window Restoration Campaign is the first step in an important multi-year restoration and preservation project. Donations may be made online at www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/P2HAFETQMJG26
The City of Portsmouth is funding roof repairs for the mausoleums, and the Foundation has committed $50,000 toward the cost of the window restoration. Proceeds from the recent Tombstone Trot 5K Run/Walk will benefit the project as well.
Organized in 2017, the Foundation has spearheaded the completion of $650,000 in restoration and preservation projects at the cemetery, the site of approximately 80,000 graves. They regularly apply for grant funding and are working to add the cemetery to the National Registry of Historic Places, a list that already includes the cemetery's chapel. This designation will make more grant funding possible.
Check out the Foundation's website at: www.friendsofgreenlawncemeteryfoundation.org/ ... See MoreSee Less
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