A New Riegel High School graduate has been named the 2026 recipient of the Fatima H. Shousher Educational Fund Award from The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio.
Milla Nye, who graduated with a 4.15 GPA, will begin her studies at Miami University in Oxford this fall. The award includes a $500 scholarship recognizing academic achievement and supporting students who are blind or visually impaired.
The Toledo-based nonprofit created the fund in 2014 to honor Fatima Shousher, an educator and advocate for visually impaired students in Northwest Ohio. Shousher was born with a vision impairment and was later diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa. She spent her career working to help students with visual impairments reach their potential.
The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio was founded in 1923 as the Toledo Society for the Blind. The organization now serves an 18-county region across Northwest Ohio, along with parts of Southeast Michigan and Central Ohio, providing programs and services for people of all ages living with permanent vision loss.
More information is available at sightcentertoledo.org or by calling (419) 720-3937.
