Established in February 2022, with gifts from Cynthia Roberts, PhD and Robert Small MD, PE, FASA in honor of Professor Roberts’ dad, Dr. Stuart Roberts. This scholarship is awarded to students pursing a degree in the flight education program with a preference to candidates interested in first responder training or helicopter rescue as well as majors in biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and electrical and computer engineering.
(from left) Pilot Col. Bob Orr, nurse Jean Reid and trauma surgeon Dr. Stuart Roberts stand in front of the first Army National Guard helicopter used in 1967 to transport and treat accident victims and critically ill patients to The Ohio State University hospital.
Dr. Stuart Roberts was a trauma surgeon at the Ohio State University Hospital, an Ohio State College of Medicine professor and he coordinated volunteer surgeons and medical personnel who provided in-flight treatment. The world’s first hospital-based medical helicopter rescue program was developed by Dr. Roberts in collaboration with the Ohio State University, the Ohio Highway Patrol, the Ohio National Guard and former Ohio Governor James Rhodes. In 1967 Dr. Roberts arranged to use Army National Guard helicopters and pilots to transport patients from accident scenes or remote community hospitals to The Ohio State University hospital. Today, this scholarship honors Dr. Roberts’ pioneering spirit and inspires the next generation to make their mark. Click here to read more on Dr. Roberts.