Jack Paris '59 Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship fund was created by the daughter and son-in-law of Jack Paris, a 1959 Xavier graduate, who died in 2001. The scholarship assists students with financial need. Preference is given to graduates of Canton Central Catholic High School in Canton, Ohio or students from the Canton, Akron or Wooster, Ohio, area. Mr. Paris was originally from Canton, Ohio, and attended Xavier on a football scholarship. Following graduation, he and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in Cincinnati where Mr. Paris was a sales manager with Allstate Insurance. Mrs. Paris was a graduate of the former Edgecliff College, now a part of Xavier. Legacy Scholarship list.