Tyler Reiser of Deshler, Douglas Ott. Jr. of Shreve, Leigh-Ann Sarkis of Columbus, Hannah Gilmore of Toledo, Michael B. Butorac of Lorain, Ian Zollars of Bay City, Ethan Bingham of Wauseon, William Scott Bower of Southington and Corey Suttles of New Carlisle have each been awarded Hocking College Employee Funded Scholarships for the 2013-14 academic year.

Reiser selected Hocking College because of its highly regarded Fire and Emergency Service Program. He plans to join the Ohio Air National Guard upon graduation. Ott. Jr. is an Emergency Medical Technician pursuing his Paramedic Certificate. Sarkis is in the Opticianry program, with hopes of opening an eyeglass lab with her husband in Columbus, Ohio.

Gilmore is pursuing her dream of becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant and would like to work at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus upon graduation. Butorac is in the GeoEnvironmental Science program with the desire to teach children about the environment. Zollars hopes to start his own farrier business after earning his degree in Farrier Science and Business. Bingham, Wildlife Management major, plans to become a wildlife officer for the State of Ohio upon graduation. Bower, Fire and Emergency Services major, is a fourth generation firefighter in his family and feels honored to be able to continue this tradition his great grandfather started back in 1949. Suttles, Associate in Technical Studies, has always wanted to work outdoors because his family owns a tree business.

Each year, many Hocking College employees donate a portion of their paychecks to fund scholarship awards to deserving students. The scholarships are given to students from every discipline who exhibit scholastic achievement and financial need.