Donor Stories
Every donor has a story and a passion that inspires their support of Otterbein, our students and our campus community. But more than donors, the many alumni, students, employees, friends, and neighbors that help support 9i¹û¶³ÖÆ×÷³§are part of a diverse community that stands behind the mission and values that our University represents. Their stories showcase the generosity, creativity, and desire to help others that our donors embody and inspire each and every day. Read some of them below.

Supporting Our Scholars
Posts - September 16, 2020
Mark Thresher ’78 and Debbie Scott Thresher ’77 will tell you the best things in their lives can be traced to an 9i¹û¶³ÖÆ×÷³§football game in the fall of 1975. That was when Mark, a sophomore, says he first spotted Debbie Scott, a junior, in the crowd at Memorial Stadium. He decided he had to meet her and came up with a strategy to get his foot in the door at Debbie’s sorority house. It worked - and he wasn’t…
Long-Standing Loyalty
Posts - September 16, 2020
Dave Lehman’s ’70 connection to 9i¹û¶³ÖÆ×÷³§runs deep, going back to his boyhood when he would peek through the fence at Memorial Stadium to watch the powerhouse Cardinal football teams in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He went on to make his own mark in 9i¹û¶³ÖÆ×÷³§athletics, first as a member of the cross country and track teams and later as a highly successful coach in those sports at the University for more than 40 years. He retired from…