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SCHOLARSHIPS
FRANCISCAN UNIVERISTY
The First Scholarship
George Hopkins, 20 years old, has lived in the LaBelle neighborhood all his life. His home is only three houses away from 165 McDowell, the house Brian and Aaron rented for the summer of 1999. George lives with his mother and two sisters. He hasn't seen or heard from his father for 16 years. George attended Steubenville High School and graduated a week after Brian and Aaron were found. He was in the same class as Nathan Herring, one of Brian's killers. Of course, George heard what happened to Brian and Aaron. He heard it in school, on TV, in the newspapers, in the neighborhood, on the street corners. He heard about the arrests, the charges, the horror.
George had a decision to make: would he choose the path that Nathan Herring and Terrell Yarbrough chose or would he try to be the kind of man that Brian and Aaron were striving to be? No one in his family graduated from college and money is extremely tight. But George decided. He applied to the community college and got a job at Kroger. This past May, George Hopkins received his Associate's Degree in Business Administration. Yet he knows a Bachelor's Degree would be most helpful so he applied to Franciscan University. And he applied for all the financial aid he could get. George was accepted but financial aid wouldn't cover all the costs. Tuition alone is $13,000/year.
Thanks to all the supporters of the Brian Muha Memorial Foundation, we are able to give George a $5,000 scholarship to supplement his finanical aid. He is in his first semester at the University. Please keep George in your prayers. Thank you.
ST. CHARLES PREPARATORY
High School Scholarship
Thanks to the generosity of family and friends, an endowed scholarship was started at Brian's high school. Two partial scholarships have already been given to young men who wouldn't otherwise have been able to attend St. Charles.
The Autumn 2000 issue of St. Charles' publication The Cardinal reads, "The tragic death of Brian Muha over Memorial Day weekend 1999 was deeply felt by the St. Charles community. Brian was a gregarious, quick-witted St. Charles student. He was well-liked by everyone on campus. Following graduation, he and his older brother Chris, '97, returned to help coach football at St. Charles before returning to classes themselves at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Though cut short, Brian's life and spirit continue to reside at St. Charles. A memorial garden was planted as a tribute to him and his classmate, Anthony Austin, who also died that same weekend in 1999 of a very rare heart disease. Beginning with the 1999 football season, the team decided that rather than retire Brian's number 6, it would be awarded each year, following a team vote, to a member of the team who most embodied the leadership and team spirit that Brian displayed when he wore it. Also, the lacrosse team renamed it's Most Valuable Player award the Brian C. Muha Most Valuable Player. While all of these are, by themselves, worthy tributes, a more significant memorial in terms of what it can offer a young man is the Brian C. Muha Memorial Endowment Fund. It was created by Brian's father, mother and brother, along with many family and friends. It is managed by The Columbus Foundation. The funds generated each year will be distributed annually to students who reside on the west side of Columbus and who demonstrate financial need."
CHRISTIFIDELES SCHOOL
Memorial Donation
Brian was one of the first students in a multi-family home school called Christifideles School. He attended the school for 7th and 8th grade.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, Brian's family asked for contributions in Brian's memory to the school. Generous contributions amounted to a donation of $12,000 to Christifideles.
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