Bulger, Ph.D., Charles E. and Esgar Bowen Foltz, M.D., Endowed Scholarship
The Charles E. Bulger, Ph.D., and Esgar Bowen Foltz, M.D., Endowed Scholarship was established by Dr. Clarence T. Gilham, class of 1934. This scholarship was created to assist Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences students based on academic merit and financial need. The University of Akron Office of Financial Aid, in consultation with the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Committee, will select qualified recipients.
As a professor of German, Charles E. Bulger made a significant impact on Clarence Gilham’s education. He gave Dr. Gilham a glimpse of what college should be and influenced ongoing academic pursuits. Esgar Bowen Foltz and Clarence Gilham met in German class and began a lasting friendship. Through their shared interest in classical music, they traveled to Cleveland every Saturday to attend orchestra and theater performances.
Clarence Gilham established The Charles E. Bulger, Ph.D., and Esgar Bowen Foltz, M.D., Endowed Scholarship to honor his friends’ memory and to give support to students. It is Dr. Gilham’s sincere wish that the student recipients continue a tradition of philanthropy by supporting their alma mater when they graduate.