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 University's Morris University Center.
As summer approaches and the temperature warms up, it will be time to get back out in the sun. But be smart about it! May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and Tabitha Crank visited Kiwanis on Wednesday to talk about how to protect our skin from the sun’s harmful rays.
As a nurse and Clinical Educator with Southern Ohio Medical Center’s Community Health and Wellness department, she cautioned that one in five people develop skin cancer by the time they are age 70, and approximately 9,500 people are diagnosed every single day. Anyone can get it, and it is the most common cancer diagnosis around the world. However, when it is caught early, it is highly treatable with a five-year survival rate of 99 percent. Using a tanning bad also increases the chances of getting skin cancer by 70 percent.
Those with fair skin, freckles, blue or green eyes, and red or blonde hair are at the highest risk, but people with darker skin are not immune. EVERYONE should practice sun safety and get regular skin checks regardless of their skin tone.
Many dangerous spots are first noticed by patients, not by providers, so it’s important to check your entire body regularly. Take note of when something doesn’t look right or starts to change. To protect your skin daily, seek shade (especially from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), wear protective clothing, and use sunscreen that is SPF 30+, water resistant, and UVA+UVB. Small steps can make a real difference!
Check out the photos below for more information about how to spot cancer, how to perform self-examination, how to practice safe sun, and how to select a sunscreen. Tabitha is also pictured below with Kiwanis Past President Dan DeLotell.
To learn more about skin cancer prevention and detection, talk to a board-certified dermatologist or visit SpotSkinCancer.org. Dr. Jessica Perkins of SOMC Dermatology Associates is board certified. If you need to make an appointment, call (740) 356-SKIN (7546). ... See MoreSee Less
Reading Week is May 4-8, and today our Key Club members at the Clay Local School District closed out this year’s Kiwanis Cool Kids Read Program by passing out free books to the second graders at Clay Elementary! Thanks again to Frosty for coming from Wendy’s and the Schmidt Family Restaurant Group.
Through Cool Kids Read, Kiwanis provided nearly 500 free books to second-graders at eight schools over the past few weeks. We love our local kids! #KidsNeedKiwanis... See MoreSee Less
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 University's Morris University Center.
As summer approaches and the temperature warms up, it will be time to get back out in the sun. But be smart about it! May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and Tabitha Crank visited Kiwanis on Wednesday to talk about how to protect our skin from the sun’s harmful rays.
As a nurse and Clinical Educator with Southern Ohio Medical Center’s Community Health and Wellness department, she cautioned that one in five people develop skin cancer by the time they are age 70, and approximately 9,500 people are diagnosed every single day. Anyone can get it, and it is the most common cancer diagnosis around the world. However, when it is caught early, it is highly treatable with a five-year survival rate of 99 percent. Using a tanning bad also increases the chances of getting skin cancer by 70 percent.
Those with fair skin, freckles, blue or green eyes, and red or blonde hair are at the highest risk, but people with darker skin are not immune. EVERYONE should practice sun safety and get regular skin checks regardless of their skin tone.
Many dangerous spots are first noticed by patients, not by providers, so it’s important to check your entire body regularly. Take note of when something doesn’t look right or starts to change. To protect your skin daily, seek shade (especially from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), wear protective clothing, and use sunscreen that is SPF 30+, water resistant, and UVA+UVB. Small steps can make a real difference!
Check out the photos below for more information about how to spot cancer, how to perform self-examination, how to practice safe sun, and how to select a sunscreen. Tabitha is also pictured below with Kiwanis Past President Dan DeLotell.
To learn more about skin cancer prevention and detection, talk to a board-certified dermatologist or visit SpotSkinCancer.org. Dr. Jessica Perkins of SOMC Dermatology Associates is board certified. If you need to make an appointment, call (740) 356-SKIN (7546). ... See MoreSee Less
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Reading Week is May 4-8, and today our Key Club members at the Clay Local School District closed out this year’s Kiwanis Cool Kids Read Program by passing out free books to the second graders at Clay Elementary! Thanks again to Frosty for coming from Wendy’s and the Schmidt Family Restaurant Group.
Kiwanis partners with Shawnee State University’s Project Bear program and Scioto County Public Library to make #CoolKidsRead possible.
Through Cool Kids Read, Kiwanis provided nearly 500 free books to second-graders at eight schools over the past few weeks. We love our local kids!
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Have you thought about joining the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth to serve our local youth? Find out how at k00515.site.kiwanis.org/join-kiwanis/
Message our page with any questions you may have.
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