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To Recognize and Celebrate Robert Schottenstein for Receiving the Ben M. Mandelkorn Award for Distinguished Service
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WHEREAS, Robert Schottenstein is receiving the Ben M. Mandelkorn Award for Distinguished Service at the Jewish Federation of Columbus’ annual meeting on Friday, August 25, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Mandelkorn award is bestowed on an individual who is recognized and selected for his or her extraordinary community leadership and service to the Jewish Federation of Columbus, the Jewish Community and central Ohio; and
WHEREAS, Robert Schottenstein is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of M/I Homes, Inc., one of the largest publicly traded home builders in the United States, he joined M/I Homes in 1990, was named president in 1996, Chief Executive Officer in 2003, and Chairman in 2004; and
WHEREAS, Robert Schottenstein served as a Trustee of The Ohio State University from 2005 to 2014 and served as Chairman of The Ohio State University Board from February 2012 to April 2014; and
WHEREAS, Robert Schottenstein currently serves on the boards of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University Foundation, The Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation and Pelotonia, the Executive Committee of The Policy Advisory Board of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies and is a member of The Columbus Partnership; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate Robert Schottenstein for receiving the Ben M. Mandelkorn Award for Distinguished Service on August 25, 2017.