Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIPS
ART, COMMUNICATION AND THEATRE ALPHA PSI OMEGA SCHOLARSHIPS: The SWOSU Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the national drama fraternity, offers one to three scholarships yearly to Theatre students. ART DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIPS: These scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding students majoring in Art . (F) CEDRIC CRINK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship is presented annually to an outstanding Speech- Theatre major. (F) CINDY CARLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship is presented to an outstanding Communication Arts major in any emphasis area. This scholarship was established to honor former faculty member, Cindy Carley. DAMARISE KITCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: The fund was established by a former member of the Language Arts faculty to assist Speech-Theatre majors. HARRY C. MABRY FORENSIC AWARD: A faculty committee selects the student outstanding in public speaking during the year to receive cash given by a former Southwestern Oklahoma State University student and debater. JACK B. SHELTON & WALTER CROUCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE PURSUIT OF AUTHENTIC JOURNALISM: Established by Becky Shelton West, Jack (Barney) Shelton, Susan Shelton Smith, and Margaret Shelton in memory of Jack B. Shelton and Walter Crouch for students studying Communication Arts with a Mass Communications emphasis. MARY BETH AND LACY NOBLE, JR. ART SCHOLARSHIP: An award given to outstanding Art students attending SWOSU. This is presented annually to current and new students that submit a portfolio of their work to the faculty for assessment. The amount of the award offered each year, as well as the number of students granted scholarships, is variable. (F) MOLLY STRICKLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship is presented to an outstanding Communication Arts major in the Theatre emphasis of the Communication Arts major. The scholarship was established by the friends and family of Molly Wyatt Strickler. (F) BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES ARTHUR L. SHUCK AWARD: An award is given each year to the outstanding freshman Biological Sciences student as determined by competitive examination. This award honors the first faculty member to retire from the department. AUDUBON H. NEFF AWARD: This memorial award honoring a former chair of the department is given each year to a student who has demonstrated high academic achievement in pre-professional studies. BETA AWARD: The Delta Sigma chapter of the national biology honor society and the biological sciences faculty select the outstanding senior Biological Sciences major each year to receive this award.
BILL SEIBERT STUDENT SERVICE AWARD: This award is given each year to a Biological Sciences major whose service to the Biological Sciences Department, campus, and community merits recognition. The award honors former SWOSU professor, Dr. Bill Seibert. F. K. “SKEET” CARNEY AND DR. HENRY KIRKLAND JR. SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established by Dr. Wade McCoy to help deserving biological science or pre-healthcare students at SWOSU. (F) DR. HARRY HENSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established by Faye Henson in memory of Dr. Harry Henson. Students must be working toward a degree in Natural Science Education with an emphasis in Life Science. (F) HOBART F. LANDRETH AWARD: This memorial award is presented to a student who has demonstrated an aptitude for original research and independent thinking as evidenced by active participation in meritorious research. The award honors a former Biological Sciences faculty member. INTERNATIONAL/OUT OF STATE BIOLOGIST SCHOLARSHIP: This fund was established by Anna and Andrew Nelson. The scholarship recipient must be a full-time student in good standing, a junior or senior, with a biology major. The student must be an international or out-of-state student, going on to graduate school and interested in the biomedical field. Financial need will be considered. (F) JAMES BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: A scholarship program established as a memorial to James Brown, a 1978 pre- med graduate. The fund is designed to provide financial assistance to pre-med students from Harper and Beaver counties. (F) MADGE LENZ JORDAN SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established in 2015 by Marilyn Ann Doty for the benefit of students majoring in one of the following departments: Education, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Physics or Social Sciences (F) MARY M. MILLER AWARD: An annual award from the estate of the late Mary Miller is presented to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in wildlife studies. (F) OTIS KING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: A scholarship established as a memorial to Otis King, a field biologist at SWOSU in the late 1950’s. The scholarship will be funded on the basis of academic merit and need. Recipient must be a full-time, regularly enrolled student in good standing working toward a Biological Sciences degree, and a U.S. citizen. (F) OTTIS AND BUENA BALLARD: This scholarship is for a full- time student and Biological Sciences major that has completed 60 semester hours. Financial need and academic merit are considered. (F) RYAN PETERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established in memory of Ryan Peters, a 1994 Biology graduate. The scholarship will be awarded to a pre-med student pursuing a Science degree. The student must be a U. S. citizen with a home residence in Oklahoma. It will be funded on the basis of academic merit and need. (F)
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