The spring season is always a busy one and this year is no exception. Many of our Buckeye teams have competed at the highest level while making us all very proud. The tennis team, coached by Ty Tucker, has celebrated a championship in the Big Ten and now heads into the NCAA tournament. Your Varsity “O” Board has been busy too.

For the first time, the Varsity “O” will award a four thousand dollar scholarship to a letterman who attends Ohio State for post graduate study. Our newest board member, Garth Cox, has done an exceptional job compiling scholarship criteria in addition to securing approval from the Athletic Council. He was assisted by board members Tony White and Mike DiSabato in the screening and interviewing process. The scholarship will be awarded at the Scholar-Athlete dinner on May 24. On that night we will also recognize academic excellence by awarding our second annual Varsity “O” Cups for most improved and highest team GPA. Along with the associated bragging rights, the Varsity “O” makes a $1000 contribution to the coach’s discretionary fund for each winning team. Last year’s winners were Ice Hockey and Diving. We are proud of the way our student–athletes represent a great university in competition AND in the classroom. We appreciate our wonderful working relationship with the Student Academic Support Services Office (SASSO) and the many opportunities they provide us to help student athletes. The new SASSO director, David Graham, recently visited one of our board meetings to express his thanks to our members for their continued support.

In addition to serving current student-athletes, we are excited to offer two new services to our members. Please take a moment to check out the opportunity to utilize state of the art medical imaging and member discount featured in this issue. We have received approval to offer Varsity Award rings to members who meet Athletic Department criteria. Watch future issues of this newsletter for details of this exciting project. As you can see, your Varsity “O” Alumni Association continues to seek new avenues to serve future and current members while supporting a great university. We remain, Athletes Helping Athletes.

GO BUCKS!!

Alan Brady
Varsity “O” President