The Darke County Historical Society is pleased to announce Bailey Stammen is the recipient of the Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship Program for the 2024–2025 academic year.
Stammen is a graduate of Ansonia High School and is in her third year at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University.
The Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship program, administered by the Darke County Historical Society, was established and funded in 1971 by Lowell Thomas and his sister Pherbia Thomas Thornburg in memory of their father Dr. Harry G. Thomas. The program was later supplemented by a bequest from Lowell Thomas’ will with the investment interest generated by the fund being used to offer scholarships.
Dr. Thomas received a degree from the University of Cincinnati Medical School, practiced in Iowa and Colorado, and served during WWI in British hospitals, leaving the war as a colonel in General Pershing’s army. Dr. Thomas died in 1952 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He and his wife, Harriet Wagner, were descendants of Darke County pioneers.
Eligibility for the Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship requires the applicant to be a resident of Darke County and a graduate of a Darke County high school. Applicants must be accepted into a medical school, complete an application, and furnish transcripts and letters of recommendation. Students may be considered for scholarship awards for up to four years during medical school but must re-submit a letter of interest each year.
For information concerning the scholarship program or for an application, please contact the Garst Museum at 937-548-5250 or information@garstmuseum.org.
Caption: Baily Stammen accepted the scholarship award from Clay Johnson, Ph.D., CEO of Garst Museum and Darke County Historical Society.