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To honor, recognize, and celebrate Scot Dewhirst as the 2019 Legacy Fund Honoree
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WHEREAS, Scot is a founding partner of Artz, Dewhirst & Wheeler, LLP. He is a well -known
mediation expert and a respected law professor, as a co-founder and co-director of the Center for Dispute Resolution at Capital University School of Law and as an Adjunct Professor for over 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Scot has dedicated his life and career to LGTBQ equality. He focused his law practice on representing LGBTQ clients since 1988, and became a leader, financial supporter and effective advocate for the LGBTQ community in Central Ohio; and
WHEREAS, A “founding father” who helped conceive of and establish The Legacy Fund, Scot served on the Board for over 15 years, including multiple terms as Chair and Co-chair; and
WHEREAS, Scot brought to The Legacy Fund exceptional opportunities to fulfill its mission, including clients who established a scholarship fund, the Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship Fund, which has to date helped scores of college and graduate finance their education; and
WHEREAS, Scot’s gifts to the LGBTQ community over the years are legion and include: Proving pro bono representation to Stonewall and to clients of the Columbus Aids Task Force; creating materials and programming to assist aging LGBTQ community members and those with Alzheimer’s; providing guidance and encouragement to countless organizations on topics relating to the LGBTQ community now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That we hereby honor, recognize, and celebrate Scot Dewhirst as the 2019 Legacy Fund honoree.