The Knowlton Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Austin E. “Dutch” Knowlton was the owner and Chairman of the Knowlton Construction Company, started in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1937. Mr. Knowlton was a graduate of Bellefontaine High School in Logan County, Ohio and The Ohio State University, class of 1931, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering. An enthusiastic sportsman, Knowlton raised championship American Saddlebred horses, was cofounder of the Cincinnati Bengals, a minority owner in the Cincinnati Reds, and was instrumental in building Riverfront Stadium. He believed in building the future not just through architecture, but through generosity as well and throughout his life, Mr. Knowlton was a leading philanthropist with a special interest in supporting higher education institutions like Goshen College.