To show his appreciation for the kind assistance he received from OSU Astronomy professor Gerald Newsom and his wife Ann, L. Earl Slusher established an endowment fund to honor exceptional Astronomy undergraduates at OSU. The Slusher Endowment Fund in Astronomy was established February 7, 1986 by the Board of Trustees of the Ohio State University.
The L. Earl Slusher Scholarship is awarded to an outstanding Astronomy major who has shown exceptional promise for going on to graduate work in Astronomy. It is typically given to a junior or senior selected by the department chair from among students nominated by the faculty, although exceptional freshmen or sophomores may be selected. The amount of the award varies between $2000 and $2500, and although it can be awarded annually, it is only given when faculty members consider a student truly exceptional.
Past Recipients
2023 - Harrison Blake, Anya Phillips, Mary Rickel, Bailee Wolfe
2022 - Lauren Robinson, Audry Zinn, Tayt Armitage, Aiden Zelakiewicz, Simon Filbert, Daniel Boyea, Matthew Lastovka, Rachel Slaybaugh
2021 - Kyle Neumann and Avidaan Srivastava
2019 - Erica Behrens and Jack Warfield
2018 - Whitney Powers
2016 - Derrick James
2015 - Rebecca O'Sha
2012 - Johnny P. Greco
2011 - Elizabeth M Otto
2010 - Li-Wei Hung
2009 - Nathaniel Ross
2008 - Timothy Arnold
2007 - Garrett H. Elliot
2006 - A. Zachary McBride
2005 - Robert J. Hobbins
2004 - Kyle G. Metzroth
2003 - Michael S. Sutherland
2002 - Mark A. Pitts
2001 - John H. Harrison
2000 - Karoline M. Gilbert
1998 - Jill. S. Jacobs
1997 - Choong C. Ngeow
1994 - Gordon A. Baugh
1993 - Sean M. Smith
1992 - Russel J. White
1991 - Mark F. Graziani
1990 - Mark A. Ratliff
1989 - Robert J. Reid
1988 - Jody K. Wilson