Richland Academy of the Arts recently received the largest individual gift in its history. RichlandSource.com reports a donation of nearly $227,000 was donated from Neil Doerman and the Doerman Trust. Richland Academy of the Arts executive director Marianne Cooper says the money will help to ensure the longevity of its scholarship program for future generations. Neil Doerman was a Mansfield Senior graduate and attended Bowling Green State University. Doerman passed away in 2017, at the age of 89.