Lois and Melvin Roush: Turning a Family Home into a Gift for the Future
“I’d like to see more people want to go to a school like Geneva,” says Lois (Howe) ‘66 of her and late husband Melvin Roush's (‘60) decision to gift their longtime home to the College.
- Erika Kauffman
January 23, 2026
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