Endowed and Named Fellowships
Endowed & Named Fellowships provide scholarship support to outstanding Portman Center Undergraduate Fellows. As positions become available, the Executive Director nominates Portman Center Undergraduate Fellows based on their academic and leadership profile, and proven commitment to public service, within a relevant issue area.
If you are interested in supporting an endowed or named fellowship, please contact our Executive Director.
Nelson Schwab, Jr. Fellow
A Cincinnati civic and philanthropic leader, Nelson Schwab, Jr. (1919–2005) was a partner at the law firm of Graydon, Head & Ritchey. His public leadership included co-chairing the Review Committee of the Cincinnati 2000 Plan, chairing the Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation, and elected service on the Cincinnati school board. He was also engaged in the Community Chest Child Abuse and Neglect Services Task Force, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Playhouse in the Park, and the Architectural Foundation.
Funded by Lee and Shannon Carter, this position honors Schwab’s civic leadership and contributions.
Portman Family Fellow
The Portman family has been committed to public service and civic leadership in Cincinnati and around the country, and the family fellowship supports the next generation of leaders. This fellowship is generously funded by Senator Rob Portman Ms. Ginna Portman Amis, and Mr. Wym Portman. Senator Rob Portman served in elected and appointed office for over three decades, and he and his siblings and their spouses have been actively involved in business, community, and nonprofit leadership. Wym Portman served as the Chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Cincinnati, and Ginna Portman Amis has served on board of the Minnesota Land Trust and the Minneapolis Foundation.