Donor Legacies
Herbert B. Nickell
Gift of a Lifetime
The Herbert B. Nickell, II Memorial Scholarship Fund provides scholarship assistance to a graduating senior at Northwest or Wheelersburg High School that will attend Ohio State University. The first scholarship award was made in the spring of 2002.
Herbert B. Nickell, II was born on October 23, 1944, to the late Herbert B. Nickell and Zona Jones Nickell. His childhood years were spent on a small farm on McDermott Pond Creek Road in McDermott, Ohio. Herb graduated from Northwest High School in 1962 and was a member of the first class to graduate in the “new high school.†In 1967, Herb earned his BS in Zoology from Ohio State University, and in 1971, Herb received a Doctorate of Dental Science from OSU.
Upon graduation, Dr. Nickell returned to Scioto County with his wife, Nancy Higbee Nickell, and their four daughters. He began his practice of dentistry in Wheelersburg and continued to practice for another 30 years. Dr. Nickell’s daughter, Dr. Jacqueline Nickell-Nolan joined the practice in 1994 and is continuing the family practice in Wheelersburg.
Dr. Nickell believed strongly in the need for education beyond high school. He often said, “You can not compete in this world without all of the education possible.†Dr. Nickell passed away on September 2, 2001. Herb was grateful for the education he received from so many wonderful teachers in the Northwest District and was proud of the education and preparation for college that his four daughters received while attending Wheelersburg schools. His family wishes to continue his belief in education for young people through the Scioto Foundation.