Oakley Farris didn’t view his support of Northern Kentucky University as philanthropy; he saw it as an investment in people, opportunity and the future of Northern Kentucky. Farris, a Northern Kentucky philanthropist, made his first gift to NKU on Feb. 12, 1997. He continued to support the university until his death on Dec. 1 at […]
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Beloved local philanthropist Oakley Farris dies at age 101
Oakley Farris, a local philanthropist who celebrated his 101st birthday in August, died last week. Farris and his wife, Eva, were known in about every corner of Northern Kentucky. At Northern Kentucky University alone, the Farrises donated millions, leading to the creation of Griffin Hall building, the Oakley and Eva G. Farris Amphitheater, and many […]
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NKY philanthropist and local leader learn they are father and son
Editor’s note: This story is written by LINK nky contributor Patricia A. Scheyer, who was once married to Bill Scheyer, a main subject in this story. Typically such a close connection would prohibit one of our journalists from writing on the topic, but given the nature of the article pertaining to family connections, we permitted […]