The gifts are designated for both Marshall University and the Marshall University School of Pharmacy.
“My parents believed deeply that the economic success of a community was closely tied to the education of its children,” Fruth said when presenting the gifts. “Our contributions to Marshall University benefit not only the scholarship recipients directly, but our entire Tri-State region indirectly.”
The Fruth Pharmacy Scholarship support at the university level is awarded to qualifying employees, or immediate relatives of active employees of Fruth Pharmacy who are enrolled full or part time at Marshall University. The School of Pharmacy scholarship is presented to a pharmacy student who has an interest in community pharmacy and hails from one of nine counties in the Tri-State region.
“We are very grateful for the support of the Fruth Pharmacy family,” said Marshall University President Jerome “Jerry” Gilbert. “Lynne Fruth understands the importance of educational access and we are appreciative of her generosity.”
“Pharmacists are on the front lines of health care in many of our rural communities,” said Kevin W. Yingling, R.Ph., M.D., dean of the school of pharmacy. “Support from partners like Fruth Pharmacy helps educate the next generation of pharmacists for our great state and region.”
According to the Chain Drug Review, Fruth Pharmacy is ranked in the top 30 pharmacy chains in the country in terms of volume and number of stores.
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Photo: President of Fruth Pharmacy Lynne Fruth, (center) presents scholarship gifts to Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert and School of Pharmacy Dean Kevin Yingling (far right.) Also pictured are Dr. Ron Area (left), chief executive officer of the Marshall University Foundation and Christine Anderson, associate vice president of development.