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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. –The recent Fruth Pharmacy Annual Golf Event had a special reason to celebrate this year. The event now in its 33rd year, was held at The Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Hurricane, West Virginia on August 5th. The Fruth Scholarship Program announced the start of another Scholarship to help pharmacy students at Ohio Northern University. The scholarship will provide two $1000. Awards each years and is being funded by Mike Fruth, a pharmacy graduate of Ohio Northen University. Beau Slater, Director of Development for Ohio Northern University was present at the golf event to kick off the announcement of the Mike Fruth Polar Bear Pharmacy Scholarship.
When asked why he wanted to sponsor and fund these scholarships, Mike Fruth replied, “I wanted to give back to the school that helped me become a pharmacist. I have had a close and positive relationship with Ohio Northern as an alumnus attending events and recruiting potential students for Fruth Pharmacy.”
Furth continued, "I have met many of the ONU students and talked with them about the financial struggles they face in earning a degree in pharmacy. It is nice to be able to help them.” Michael (Mike) Edward Fruth was born on August 7, 1952. and was born three months before his parents, Jack and Frances Fruth opened Fruth Pharmacy in November 1952 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia."
The oldest of the five Fruth children, Mike knew early on that he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a pharmacist in the family company. Mike attended WVU for several years and then transferred to Ohio Northern University for Pharmacy School. He liked the smaller campus and appreciated the individual help he received in his education. Following graduation in 1976, he began working as a staff pharmacist for Fruth Pharmacy. In addition to the position of pharmacist, he has been a pharmacy manager and a vice president for Fruth Pharmacy in a career that is approaching 50 years. Even in Semi-Retirement, he can always be counted on to “work the bench” when needed. Mike was a tremendous help during COVID when he worked every day supporting busy stores that needed to do vaccinations. Fruth can still check prescriptions at an amazing speed with accuracy. He is active in the Ohio Pharmacists Association and attending recruiting events at pharmacy schools in WV and OH. Helping people in his role as a community pharmacist has been a great joy in his life.
The Fruth Scholarship Program provides over 60 scholarships each year. Information about available scholarships and how individuals may apply can be found on the Fruth website at fruthpharmacy.com
Fruth is proud to have been providing scholarships in their communities for over 30 years.
