Reese Medal

The Everett D. Reese Medal is the highest award presented by The Ohio State University Foundation Board. Established in 1984, it is named in honor of the late Everett D. “Ev” Reese, who exemplified extraordinary philanthropic leadership.

Ev, a 1919 Buckeye graduate, was a founding member of the President’s Club and chair of its executive committee for 15 years. A banking executive, philanthropist, and former Ohio State instructor, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the university in 1971.

A member of President’s Cabinet, he helped create one of Ohio State's first endowed faculty chairs, the Everett D. Reese Chair in Banking and Monetary Economics. He also initiated the Schooler-Reese University Lecture Series, which has brought several prominent national and international speakers to the university. Ev was the first recipient of the Reese Medal in November 1984.