Apr 21, 2023 2 min read

The Community Foundation of Greene County is the home of a new memorial scholarship. The George J. Nader, Jr. “Remember, Your Education is Important” Memorial Scholarship was established at the CFGC by executors of his estate, which included teachers he taught with and previous students. Nader died in 2022.

The scholarship will award one scholarship each year to a Waynesburg Central High School student planning to obtain a four-year degree from a four-year college or university.

Born in Philadelphia, Nader received degrees from West Virginia University and began his teaching career in Maryland. Upon returning to the state, Nader taught at Fairchance before becoming a chemistry teacher at Waynesburg Central High School for 30 years. Nader retired from teaching in 2003 and remained a resident of Waynesburg. Often Nader went the extra mile to assist the average student in reaching their potential and pushing them to excel.

With this in mind, knowing that Nader would have been excited that future students would be able to obtain the promise of a start on their post-secondary education, friends have established the George J. Nader, Jr. Memorial Scholarship fund.

Nader was the executive secretary for the Central Greene Education Association for many years and a member of the Greene County Association of School Retirees, the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the National Education Association.

Scholarship guidelines are available on the CFGC website at cfgcpa.org/post-secondary-scholarships. To learn more or how to make a gift to the scholarship fund in his memory, contact the Community Foundation at 724-627-2010 or cfgcpa@gmail.com, or go to the website at cfgcpa.org.