Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026
EVERETT DOBSON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPS Business
FRANK AND SHIRLEY (DOUGLAS) POLK SCHOLARSHIP: Scholarship fund used to provide financial assistance for students in a B.B.A. program. The fund was established by Frank Polk, a member of SWOSU’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame and his wife Shirley Douglas Polk. (F) JERRY W. GRIZZLE AND SHAWN L. GRIZZLE ENDOWMENT FUND: Established by Jerry W. and Shawn L. Grizzle, the income to be used for a scholarship awarded to the School of Business and the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (alternating years). Must be a full-time student, a U. S. citizen, and credit to financial need may weigh in student evaluation. (F) JIM HORSBURGH SCHOLARSHIP: An Accounting scholarship fund established by Giles Avriett in recognition of a former Business faculty member. (F) K. B. CORNELL FOUNDERS SCHOLARSHIP: Established as a memorial to Dr. K. B. Cornell, the founder and first Chair of the former School of Business. This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding business student. (F) MIDFIRST BANK SCHOLARSHIP: A fund established by the Bank for junior and senior business finance majors. It must be a full-time student, a U.S. citizen with home residence in Oklahoma. It will be funded on the basis of academic merit and need. (F) RE/MAX GOLD BUCKLE REALTY SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established to benefit students enrolled in Real Estate Level 1 and 2 courses. (F) RETIRED FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP: Established in 2014 by Cindi Albrightson for the benefit of students majoring in Industrial Technology with at least a 2.0 GPA. (F) WESTERN CHAPTER OKLAHOMA SOCIETY OF CPAs SCHOLARSHIP: Western Chapter Oklahoma Society of CPAs established this scholarship in 2013 for the benefit of deserving students majoring in accounting. (F) WESTERN OKLAHOMA BANKERS ASSOCIATION: This scholarship fund was established by a group of western Oklahoma bankers in order to provide scholarships for Accounting or Finance majors from the trade area of the participating banks. (F) Computer Science COMPUTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND: This fund was established by members of the Computer Club. Recipient must be a Computer Science major and have completed 64 hours. (F)
BILLY JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Annual Accounting scholarships are given in memory of Billy Johnson, a member of the Accounting faculty from 1967 to 1980. (F) BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIPS: Departmental scholarships are presented annually from funds provided by donors to the B.B.A. programs. Scholarships awarded on a competitive basis as determined by academic performance and leadership potential. (F) BUD AND WANDA SMALLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established by Mike and Judy Wilkes in memory of Judy’s parents, Bud and Wanda Smalley, for junior and senior level students from Caddo County in the School of Business. (F) CRALL/SHIPLEY SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established to benefit students majoring in Business. (F) DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ENDOWMENT FUND: This fund was established by Everett Dobson, President and CEO of Dobson Communication Corporation, for the general and unrestricted use of the B.B.A. programs. (F) DR. ALBERT H. GABRIEL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship fund was established to commemorate the significant contributions of Dr. Gabriel to the School of Business and his leadership role in the development and organization of the M.B.A. Program at SWOSU. It is awarded to a student who has been admitted into the M.B.A. Program. (F) DR. JOE ANNA HIBLER SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established in 2001 to benefit deserving students who have been accepted into the School of Business and are in the last year of their degree program. (F) DR. MELODY ASHENFELTER SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established to benefit students studying Accounting that completed a minimum of nine (9) hours of upper- level accounting coursework, that have declared an accounting major and demonstrated the ability to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. (F) DR. W.W. AND ELSIE WARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: W.W. and Elsie Ward established this scholarship in 1997 for the benefit of students enrolled in the School of Business. Student must maintain a 2.75 GPA. (F) EGERTON SCHOLARSHIP: A scholarship established by Dr. Roger Egerton, retired Marketing professor, to benefit a Marketing student. (F) ETHEL GRACE HEINRICH WILSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship was established by the Ethel Grace Heinrich Wilson Trust. It will be awarded to a student enrolled in a B.B.A. program and be funded on the basis of academic merit and need. (F)
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