Douglas C. Greene Scholarship

Turning Ideas Into Opportunity

Established in 1995, the Douglas C. Greene Scholarship supports Marietta College students pursuing interests in entrepreneurship. It is awarded annually to students majoring in entrepreneurship or in the Department of Business & Economics.

Douglas C. Greene ’62 built a 50-year career around identifying problems, developing solutions and turning opportunities into successful ventures. His experience spans leadership within established companies, entrepreneurial ventures and independent product development.

Among his most notable successes were the development of radio-frequency remote-control systems for the fireplace industry. Greene helped build the Skytech brand into an international business, developing more than 25 remote-control systems for gas logs and fireplaces in the United States, Canada and Europe. His work earned him the nickname “The Father of Fireplace Remotes.”

Throughout his career, Greene has followed a simple entrepreneurial framework: problem, solution, opportunity. Today, he shares that approach and lessons from his business experience with college students, encouraging them to understand the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of their field of study.

That commitment extends to his philanthropy. In addition to establishing the scholarship at Marietta College, Greene has supported entrepreneurship and innovation education and has advocated for greater awareness of career opportunities in the skilled trades and applied technologies.

Through the Douglas C. Greene Scholarship, his entrepreneurial legacy continues by helping Marietta students develop their own ideas, explore opportunities and build the skills to turn those ideas into action.