Celebrating 200 years of Medina Sandstone was the topic for the 2023 John Ryan Scholarship. The John Ryan School of Historical Excellence Scholarship is an annual award given to a deserving Medina High School senior who has enrolled in an exclusive program called the John Ryan School. The program was named after John Ryan who was the owner and first person to start a quarry in Medina in 1837 – naming his product Medina Sandstone.
The 2023 John Ryan Scholarship Committee members that helped to choose the winning essay were Kathy Bogan, Matt Holland, Rob Klino, Craig Touhey and Mary Zangerle.
The John Ryan School was started in 2015 and has awarded over $8000 in scholarships. The purpose of the John Ryan School of Historical Excellence is to bolster and instill in the minds of Medina’s youth a heighten pride in our local community.