{"id":2910,"date":"2017-12-05T21:01:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2017-12-05T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:03:58","slug":"unexpected-benefits-scholarships-goetze-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/2017\/12\/05\/unexpected-benefits-scholarships-goetze-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unexpected Benefits of Scholarships \u2014 The Goetze Family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A luncheon for scholarship recipients isn\u2019t known as a good date spot, but sometimes the unexpected happens. For example, take Anne and Mike Goetze, who met at such a gathering in 1986. Anne remembers walking into the Memorial Union ballroom \u2013 packed with some of Oregon\u2019s best students \u2013 and finding an open seat next to Mike. Like her, he had received one of OSU\u2019s very first Presidential Scholarships. \u201cI remember thinking it was so easy to talk with him,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

They hit it off immediately. Both were leaders in Greek life, and they chatted about their Greek communities. The luncheon was the beginning of their life together. They married in 1990, and today their sons, John and Peter, are both enrolled in the Honors College.<\/p>\n

Now loyal alumni and President\u2019s Circle<\/a> members, the Goetzes demonstrate how scholarships can lead to unexpected beginnings \u2013 and even create a turning point in a young life.<\/p>\n

Fact is, Mike almost didn\u2019t attend Oregon State. A Corvallis native, his parents,\u00a0Barbara (’53) and Norman\u00a0Goetze (’52),\u00a0began their lifelong love story when they met at OSU, and his dad spent his career\u00a0there as an agronomy\u00a0professor and Extension leader. But after\u00a0Mike graduated as valedictorian of his high school class, he\u00a0enrolled at a university in New York State.\u00a0He changed his mind at the last minute when Oregon State offered him its most prestigious scholarship. \u201cThe Presidential Scholarship really forced me to give OSU a strong consideration,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Scholarships also can inspire a student to succeed. \u201cThe opportunity to meet the donors was incredibly motivating to me as a student,\u201d Anne says. \u201cI learned just how much these people cared about the college and me as an emerging professional.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike adds, \u201cMy sponsor actually flew in by helicopter for one of the luncheons. I thought if he can do that, then I can get my butt in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Presidential Scholarships are awarded to top students from Oregon, aiming to encourage the state\u2019s brightest young achievers to stay here, where they become leaders in their workplaces and communities. The Goetzes settled in the Portland area, where both are well established in careers: Anne with the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council, Mike with Precision Castparts.<\/p>\n

To help new Honors students get a good start at Oregon State, last summer the family hosted a send-off event at their home: a place where incoming students could make connections before school began, and where they and their parents could ask questions.<\/p>\n

Anne notes with appreciation that John and Peter received\u00a0generous\u00a0merit-based scholarships\u00a0from OSU. \u201cIt definitively does help when you\u2019re paying tuition times two.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, she believes that a merit-based scholarship is more than just financial incentive. It builds a commitment to the university and to Oregon. \u201cIt\u2019s a connection to our state,\u201d she says. \u201cWe bleed orange.\u201d<\/p>\n

A scholarship might even spark romance. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting to meet someone like Anne at the luncheon,\u201d Mike recalls, \u201cbut obviously, that was a perk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more about supporting scholarships at OSU.<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally posted by the OSU Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo of the Goetze family by Hannah O’Leary<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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