Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account. Department: Adult Education and Safety Sciences Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria Carl Breazeal Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for students majoring in Industrial Safety. 1. Major in Industrial Safety 2. Taking at least (6) credit hours 3. Sophomore or junior status 4. Minimum 3.0 GPA 5. Active participation in campus activities/organizations or volunteer in the community 6. Demonstrate financial need Dr. Gayle A. Kearns Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for graduate students enrolled in either Adult Education, Community Service or Gerontology. 1. Minimum 3.0 GPA 2. Enrolled in 3 credit hours or more 3. State of Oklahoma resident Family and Consumer Sciences Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for students majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. 1. Student must be majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences Education 2. Completed at least 60 credit hours 3. Minimum 2.75 GPA 4. Provide a personal statement outlining career goals Harvey Mankins Industrial Safety Student of Courage Fund This fund provides scholarships for students majoring in Industrial Safety. 1. 2.75 GPA 2. Enrolled in a minimum of (6) or more hours 3. Good academic standing in the BS- Industrial Safety degree program or the Med – General Education (Specialization Area – Industrial Safety) 4. Provides a letter of recommendation from one off-campus source 5. Provides a personal statement that explains why “they exemplify those characteristics displayed by Harvey during his time in school including: dedication, perseverance, commitment, and that have endured some kind of hardship working toward their degree, be it financial or physical” Steve Allen Endowed Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance to students majoring in Industrial Safety. 1. Major in B.S. Industrial Safety or M.E. Adult and Higher Education – Interdisciplinary Studies: Industrial Safety. 2. Enrolled in at least 12 undergraduate credit hours or 9 graduate credit hours 3. Minimum 3.0 GPA Oklahoma Safety Council Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance to students majoring in Industrial Safety. 1. Major in Industrial Safety 2. Minimum GPA of 3.0 3. Completed at least 30 hours at UCO 4. Personal Statement demonstrating passion for safety 5. Demonstrate financial need
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Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Department: Adult Education and Safety Sciences Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria
Carl Breazeal Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Industrial
Safety.
1. Major in Industrial Safety
2. Taking at least (6) credit hours
3. Sophomore or junior status
4. Minimum 3.0 GPA
5. Active participation in campus
activities/organizations or volunteer in the
community
6. Demonstrate financial need
Dr. Gayle A. Kearns Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
graduate students enrolled in either
Adult Education, Community
Service or Gerontology.
1. Minimum 3.0 GPA
2. Enrolled in 3 credit hours or more
3. State of Oklahoma resident
Family and Consumer Sciences Endowed
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Family and
Consumer Sciences Education.
1. Student must be majoring in Family and
Consumer Sciences Education
2. Completed at least 60 credit hours
3. Minimum 2.75 GPA
4. Provide a personal statement outlining career
goals
Harvey Mankins Industrial Safety Student of
Courage Fund
This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Industrial
Safety.
1. 2.75 GPA
2. Enrolled in a minimum of (6) or more hours
3. Good academic standing in the BS-
Industrial Safety degree program or the Med –
General Education (Specialization Area –
Industrial Safety)
4. Provides a letter of recommendation from
one off-campus source
5. Provides a personal statement that explains
why “they exemplify those characteristics
displayed by Harvey during his time in school
including: dedication, perseverance,
commitment, and that have endured some kind
of hardship working toward their degree, be it
financial or physical”
Steve Allen Endowed Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance
to students majoring in Industrial
Safety.
1. Major in B.S. Industrial Safety or M.E.
Adult and Higher Education –
Interdisciplinary Studies: Industrial
Safety.
2. Enrolled in at least 12 undergraduate
credit hours or 9 graduate credit hours
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA
Oklahoma Safety Council Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance
to students majoring in Industrial
Safety.
1. Major in Industrial Safety
2. Minimum GPA of 3.0
3. Completed at least 30 hours at UCO
4. Personal Statement demonstrating passion for safety
5. Demonstrate financial need
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Lucille Patton Endowed Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance
to graduate students enrolled in the
Adult and Education Programs.
1. Major in Adult Education
2. Demonstrate academic achievement
3. Demonstrate financial need
Jessie M. Nelson Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
undergraduate and graduate
students who are pursuing
coursework in Career-Tech
Education and or Adult Education.
1. Demonstrates academic achievement
2. Demonstrates need
3. Preference given to students who
are employed as an educator, and
striving to balance school, work and
home
Jimmie Thrash Memorial Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
students pursuing coursework
leading to a career in Oklahoma’s
Career-Tech System.
1. Demonstrates academic achievement
2. Demonstrates need
J.W. Weatherford Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
undergraduates working toward a
bachelor’s degree in Marketing
Education or a graduate student
working toward a masters in
secondary education with an
emphasis in Marketing Education.
1. Undergraduate or graduate Adult Education
major
2. Demonstrate financial need
3. Have high academic achievements
Leland and Pauline Cooper Endowed
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
undergraduate students majoring in
Organizational Leadership.
1. Student must be pursuing an undergraduate
degree in Organizational Leadership
Organizational Leadership Major Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Organizational
Leadership
1. Minimum 3.3 GPA (UCO Overall GPA)
2. Demonstrates need
3. Submit two Faculty recommendation letters
UCO Women in Safety Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
female students majoring in
Industrial Safety.
1. Student must be full-time undergraduate
student
2. Minimum 2.50 GPA
3. Female majoring in Industrial Safety
4. US Citizen
5. Current member of ASSE
6. Primarily responsible for own financial
support
7. Provide (2) letters of recommendation from
faculty member or employment supervisor.
Dr. Robin Lacy Endowed Scholarship in
Industrial Safety
To provide scholarship assistance
to students majoring in Industrial
Safety.
1. Major in Industrial Safety
2. Minimum GPA of 3.0
3. Student member of the American Society
of Safety Engineers, National/Oklahoma
Safety Council and/or Mid-Continent
Exploration & Production Safety Network
4. Personal Statement demonstrating how
you will “pay it forward” as part of the
professional safety community
5. Demonstrate financial need
6. Preference to non-traditional students
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
William G. Walker Endowed Scholarship for
Industrial Safety
This fund provides scholarships for
undergraduate students majoring in
Industrial Safety.
1. Full-time undergraduate student
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Major in Industrial Safety
4. Demonstrate financial need
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Department: Advanced Professional & Special Services
Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria
Amy Wagner Memorial Scholarship for
Reading Specialists
This fund provides scholarships for
students pursuing a Masters of
Education in Reading.
1. Demonstrates financial need
2. Endorsed by (3) professors or community
references
3. Demonstrates high scholarship (Overall
GPA, Content GPA, and Current Coursework
GPA will be used to determine)
Donna Nigh Scholarship for Special
Education Majors
This fund provides scholarships to
Juniors and Seniors majoring in
Special Education.
1. Undergraduate student majoring in Special
Education
2. Enrolled full-time
3. Must be a sophomore or junior in the year
which the scholarship is awarded
4. Minimum 2.75 GPA
Dr. Harrison Hedley Way Endowed
Scholarship for Educational Leadership
This fund provides scholarships for
students pursuing a Masters of
Education in Educational
Leadership.
1. Must be an Educational Leadership major
2. 3.0 GPA or Higher
3. Demonstrate through a personal statement, a
desire to continue working in the Oklahoma
Public Schools System as a school
administrator
Educational Leadership Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
students pursuing a Masters of
Education in Educational
Leadership
1. 3.25 GPA
2. Former/present/currently certified as an
Oklahoma teacher/counselors
3. Nationally Board Certified preferred, not
required
Eley Fister Schaul Endowed Scholarship
Fund
This fund provides scholarships for
students pursuing a Masters of
Education degree in Library Media
Education.
1. Must have a 3.5 GPA
2. Must be a U.S. Citizen
3. Resident of Oklahoma preferred
4. Demonstrate financial need
Gladys Dronberger Endowed Counseling
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students pursuing a Masters of
Education degree in Guidance and
Counseling.
1. Student must be pursuing their graduate
degree in Guidance & Counseling
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Have completed at least (9) semester hours
in a graduate counseling program at UCO.
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Jacob Crabbe Endowed Memorial
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students pursing a degree in Special
Education.
1. Must be a Special Education major
2. 3.0 GPA or higher
3. Fulltime undergraduate student (12 hours)
4. Must be a junior or senior in the semester
the scholarship is awarded
5. Demonstrate Financial need
Karen McGrath Scholarship for Special
Education Majors
This fund provides scholarships for
students pursuing a degree in
Special Education.
1. Must be a Special Education major
2. 2.75 GPA or higher
3. Must be an officer of the Student Council for
Exceptional Children, who demonstrates
exemplary service to the organization
4. Must have completed at least (30) hours or
more
Oliver Hodge Memorial Endowed
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students pursing a Masters of
Education in Educational
Leadership.
1. Minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Demonstrates through a personal statement a
desire to continue working in the Oklahoma
Public School System
Tom & Kate Aldridge Special Education
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
students pursuing a major in
Special Education.
1. Enrolled fulltime – (12) hours
undergraduate, (9) hours graduate
2. Maintain a 3.0 GPA
3. Outstanding service as a past or current
student of the UCO Student Council for
Exceptional
Children
Dr. Joann McCarthy Endowed Scholarship in
Educational Leadership
This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Educational
Leadership.
1. Student must be a graduate student majoring
in Educational Leadership
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Certified Oklahoma teacher or counselor
4. National Board Certified preferred
5. Currently working as an Oklahoma teacher
or counselor with a family to support
6. Must include personal statement indicating a
desire to continue working in the Oklahoma
Public School systems.
Regent Belva Prestidge Howard Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in School
Counseling.
1. Student must be pursuing a graduate degree
in Guidance and Counseling.
2. Student must be enrolled full time (9 hours)
3. Student must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA.
4.
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Patterson Family Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships to
students pursuing a degree in
Library Media Education.
1. Student must be a graduate student majoring
in Library Media Education, or student who
already hold a master’s degree but are seeking
school library media specialist certification
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Provide a personal essay describing “The
value of a strong school library”.
Roy Rowland Memorial Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance
to graduate students majoring in
Speech Language Pathology.
1. Must be a graduate student majoring in
SLP.
2. Demonstrate financial need.
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria
The Allen Family Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships to
students pursing a major in
Elementary Education or Early
Childhood Education.
1. Pursuing Undergraduate degree in
Elementary Education or Early Childhood
Education
2. Must be sophomore classification or above
at the time scholarship is awarded
3. 3.0 GPA or higher
4. Two letters of faculty or community member
references
5. U.S. Citizen, Oklahoma resident
6. Demonstrate financial need
Alice Adele Way Endowed Elementary
Education Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
students majoring in Elementary
Education with plans to become a
teacher.
1. Junior, or senior who is not eligible to
graduate at time selected
2. Minimum of 3.0 GPA
3. Demonstrates financial need
Helen Bauman Endowed Teaching
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
students pursuing a major within
the Curriculum and Instruction
Department.
1. Pursuing a major in Curriculum and
Instruction department
Mari Scott Endowed Memorial Scholarship
in Curriculum and Instruction
This fund provides scholarships to
students pursuing a major with the
Curriculum and Instruction
Department.
1. Minimum of 3.0 GPA
2. Must be a declared Early Childhood
Education major
Tracy Family Endowed Memorial
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
students pursuing a major in
Elementary Education, with the
intent of becoming a teacher.
1. Must have completed 12 semester hours at
UCO
2. GPA must not be lower than 2.0, nor higher
than 3.20
3. Must be enrolled in UCO College of
Education & Professional Studies, preparing to
become a teacher
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Maxine Prather Endowed Scholarship in
Elementary Education
This fund provides scholarships to
students pursuing a major in
Elementary Education, with the
intent of becoming a teacher.
1. Student must be majoring in Elementary
Education
2. Must have completed 9 semester hours of
elementary education coursework
3. Overall GPA of 3.0
4. (2) letters of recommendation
5. Personal statement outlining why he/she
desires to become a teacher
College-Wide Scholarships
Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria
Alvin Alcorn Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
any Education major who exhibits
extraordinary leadership skills.
1. Demonstrates extraordinary leadership skills
2. Demonstrates Financial need
Betty B. Wetterstrom Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
any CEPS student.
1. Must be a degree seeking student within the
College of Education and Professional Studies
2. Must be an Oklahoma resident
Dr. Stephen H. McDonald Endowed
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in either Early
Childhood Education, Elementary
Education or Library Sciences
(Library and Media Services).
1. Any student pursuing an undergraduate
degree in one of the following:
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Library Sciences (Library and Media
Sciences)
2. Full time undergraduate student
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA
4. Student must plan on having employment
within the State of Oklahoma Public School
System
Morgan Family Education Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance
to students who are 1) pursuing a
degree in Family Life Education
and 2) admitted to the student
teaching program.
1. Minimum 3.0 GPA
2. Involvement in campus organizations.
3. Submit personal essay describing how
your education at UCO prepares you
for your career and your career goal.
4. One scholarship awarded to student in
FLE degree
5. One scholarship awarded to student in
Teacher Education.
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Emma Weaver Rodkey Endowed Scholarship
for Graduate Education
This fund provides scholarships to
full time graduate students in any
discipline within the College of
Education & Professional Studies
and who are enrolled in a practicum
experience related to their
discipline.
1. Fulltime student
2. Outstanding academic record (overall GPA,
Content GPA, and current coursework GPA
will be used to determine)
3. Provides (3) letters of reference, with at least
(2) from professors and (1) from a member of
the community or an employer (past or present)
John and Maxine Kessler Endowed Memorial
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
any CEPS student.
1. Minimum 3.0 GPA
2. Demonstrates Financial need
Jolene Schwind Endowed Scholarship To provide scholarship assistance
to any junior student heading into
their senior year and admitted to
the Urban Teacher Preparation
Academy.
1. Minimum 3.0 GPA
2. Submit personal statement including
teaching goals and financial need
Black and Randolph Families Endowed
Scholarship in Education
To provide scholarship assistance
to any student pursuing a degree in
education with the intent to teach.
1. Minimum GPA of 3.0
2. Must have completed 62 hours of credit.
3. Must be enrolled in minimum of 12 hours
for each semester award received.
4. Must have completed FAFSA and be Pell
Grant eligible.
Enid L. Jackson Endowed Graduate
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
any graduate student within the
College of Education &
Professional Studies who are
pursuing their masters’ degree in
Elementary Education, Early
Childhood Education, or Special
Education.
1. Has completed at least (12) graduate hours
2. Demonstrates financial need and personal
career goals
3. Has an intent to teach after receiving degree
Textbook Broker Leadership Scholarship in
Education
To provide assistants to students
within the College of Education
and Professional Studies (CEPS).
1. Must be CEPS major
2. Minimum of 3.0 GPA
3. Must be enrolled full time undergraduate
(12 hours) or graduate (9 hours).
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Tommy C. Beavers Endowed Graduate
Studies Scholarship in Education
This fund provides scholarships to a
student who is pursuing a graduate
degree in any discipline within
Education with a plan to continue
working in the Oklahoma Public
School System.
1. Complete application and transcript
2. Pursuing a Master’s degree in any area of
Education
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA
4. Completed (6) hours of graduate studies
toward a Master’s degree in any area of
Education related to grades K-12
5. Currently employed in any area of education
in an Oklahoma Public School in grades K-12
6. Has a desire to continue working in any area
of Education for the Oklahoma Public Schools
in grades K-12
7. Financial need to be considered
Department: Education Sciences, Foundations & Research
Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria
Dr. Charles H. & Larissa G. McBurney This fund provides scholarships for
students preparing to become
Teachers.
1. Student doing their student teaching when
scholarship is awarded
2. Demonstrates high scholarship (Overall
GPA, Content GPA, and PTE GPA will be
used to determine)
3. Demonstrates high moral character
(participation in campus & community
activities)
4. Demonstrates need
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Margaret Branscum Scholarship for Teachers-
Alpha Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma
This fund provides scholarships to
students preparing for a teaching
career.
1. Must be an education major with an intent to
teach
2. 2.75 GPA or higher
3. Student must be admitted to and doing their
student teaching when scholarship is awarded
4. Must submit a brief Essay entitled “My most
influential or inspiring K-12 teacher and the
qualities that teacher displayed”
5. First consideration to be given to applicants
who graduated high school from either Moore
High
School, Southmoore High School or
Westmoore High School
The McCollam/Howard Family Endowed
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students who are pursuing a
teaching degree who are single
parents.
1. Student must be a single custodial parent
2. Admitted into Teacher Education program
3. Minimum 2.75 GPA or higher
Dr. Janet Jordan White Research
Scholarship
To provide scholarship assistance
to undergraduate students majoring
in education and for graduate
students in the Secondary
Education program.
1. Undergraduate student in teacher
education or graduate student in
Secondary Education.
2. Minimum 2.5 GPA
3. Committed to complete an approved
research project under the mentorship
of a Teacher Education faculty
member.
4. (1) Letter of agreement from a teacher
education faculty member who is
committed to serving as a mentor for
your approved research project.
5. Provide a personal statement letter than
includes information regarding your
future and career choices.
6. May be only used for tuition, books, and
fees.
Guthrie Scottish Rite Charitable and
Education Foundation Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students who are pursuing a degree
in education and are preparing to
become a teacher.
1. Enrolled fulltime – (12) hours
undergraduate, (9) hours graduate
2. Junior, senior or graduate status
3. 3.0 GPA
4. U.S. Citizen and Oklahoma resident
5. Demonstrates need
Department: Human Environmental Sciences
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria
Cora Morton Loafmann Scholarship for
Human Environmental Sciences
This fund provides scholarships to
students majoring in disciplines
within the Human Environmental
Sciences department.
1. Any student pursuing a degree in Human
Environmental Sciences
Family Life Education Faculty/Alumni
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
Family Life Educator Majors.
1. Minimum 3.0 GPA
2. Participates in the department’s student
professional organizations
Sue McCauley Leadership Award This fund provides a cash award for
an outstanding graduating student
in Human Environmental Sciences,
in honor of Sue McCauley.
1. Any graduate student pursuing a major in
Family & Child Studies who is deemed to be
“outstanding” by leadership skills
Fashion Marketing Major Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Fashion
Marketing.
1. Must be pursuing an undergraduate degree
in Fashion Marketing
2. Enrolled full-time (12 hours)
3. Minimum 2.75 GPA
4. Must provide a personal statement (500
words or less) that describes the student's
academic interests and how they relate to the
student's career goals.
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Department: Kinesiology and Health Studies Scholarship Name Purpose Criteria
Community/Public Health Endowed
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in
Community/Public Health.
1. Full time undergraduate student
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Major in Community Health
4. Second semester junior or first semester
senior classification
5. Demonstrates Financial need
Dr. Donna Cobb Scholarship in Exercise and
Fitness
This fund provides scholarships to
students who are majoring in
Kinesiology-Exercise & Fitness
Management.
1. Any student majoring in Kinesiology-
Exercise & Fitness Management
Dr. Joan E. Bottger Scholarship for
Kinesiology
This fund provides scholarships for
students who are preparing to teach
physical education and are a
member of the UCO Kinesiology &
Health Studies major club.
1. Admitted to teacher education program &
accepted for student teaching
2. Active member of the UCO Kinesiology &
Health Studies major club & the Oklahoma
Association of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation & Dance (OAHPERD)
3. Involved in Kinesiology & Health Studies
Departmental activities
4. Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active & physically fit lifestyle
5. Demonstrate appropriate behavior reflective
of a professional person
6. Financial need to be considered
Dr. Kathleen Black Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships to
full-time undergraduate students
who are majoring in any
undergraduate degree within the
department of Kinesiology &
Health Studies.
1. Student must be pursuing any undergraduate
degree within the KHS department
2. Enrolled full-time
3. Minimum 2.0 GPA
4. Demonstrate financial need
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Homer Coker Scholarship Fund This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Physical
Education/Health.
1. 3.0 GPA
2. Participation in significant campus activities
3. Preference given to students from Oklahoma
Muriel A. Herbrand Scholarship Fund This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Physical
Education/Health.
1. Admitted to Student Teaching
2. Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
and the Oklahoma Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Dr. Virginia Peters Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships to
students within the Department of
Kinesiology and Health Studies
who are pursuing a degree in
Health/Physical Education.
1. Sophomore standing – minimum 2.8 overall
GPA
2. Pursuing a Health/Physical Education
teaching degree
3. Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
& the OAHPERD
4. Involvement in the Kinesiology & Health
Studies departmental activities
5. Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active & physically fit lifestyle
6. Demonstrate appropriate behavior reflective
of a professional person
Virginia Peters Sophomore Physical
Education Undergraduate Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
female students majoring in
Health/Physical Education.
1. Sophomore standing – minimum 2.8 overall
GPA
2. Pursuing a Health/Physical Education
teaching degree
3. Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
& the OAHPERD
4. Involvement in the Kinesiology & Health
Studies departmental activities
5. Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active & physically fit lifestyle
6. Demonstrate appropriate behavior reflective
of a professional person
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Emma Plunkett Junior Physical Education
Undergraduate Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
female students majoring in
Health/Physical Education.
1. Junior Standing – minimum 2.8 overall GPA
2. Pursuing a Health/Physical Education
teaching degree
3. Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
& the OAHPERD
4. Involvement in the Kinesiology & Health
Studies departmental activities
5. Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active & physically fit lifestyle
6. Demonstrate appropriate behavior reflective
of a professional person
Emma Plunkett Senior Physical Education
Undergraduate Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
female students majoring in
Health/Physical Education.
1. Senior standing – minimum 3.0 overall GPA
2. Pursuing a Health/Physical Education
teaching degree
3. Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
& the OAHPERD
4. Involvement in the Kinesiology & Health
Studies departmental activities
5. Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active & physically fit lifestyle
6. Demonstrate appropriate behavior reflective
of a professional person
Dr. Karen J. Dowd Endowed Scholarship This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Kinesiology or
Wellness Management.
1. Undergraduate majoring in Kinesiology
2. Graduate majoring in Wellness Management
3. Minimum 2.5 GPA (undergraduate)
4. Minimum 3.0 GPA (graduate)
Dr. Gerry C. Pinkston Endowed Graduate
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
graduate students within the
Department of Kinesiology and
Health Studies
1. Must be pursuing a graduate degree in the
department of Kinesiology and Health Studies.
2. Minimum 2.75 GPA
3. Must submit a personal statement including
career goals, financial need and evidence of
professional development: volunteerism and/or
organizational memberships.
4. Must submit a letter of recommendation
from a faculty member within your discipline.
5. Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours
when the scholarship is received.
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Outdoor & Community Recreation Alumni
Endowed Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for
students majoring in Outdoor &
Community Recreation
1. Student must be majoring in Outdoor &
Community Recreation
2. Demonstrate financial need.
Dr. Phil Ball Endowed Sports Lab
Scholarship Fund
This fund provides scholarships to
students within the Department of
Kinesiology and Health Studies.
1. Full-time 12 hours or more undergraduate
student
2. Outstanding student within the Department
of Kinesiology and Health Studies
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA and completion of
PHED 1402, 1432, 1462
4. Financial need considered
Phil Ball Endowed Athletic Coaching
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
students within the Department of
Kinesiology and Health Studies.
1. Must be a full-time undergraduate 12 hours
or graduate student 9 hours
2. 2.5 GPA or higher
3. Coaching assistant in any sport other than
football not an athlete
4. No disciplinary or academic probation on
record
5. Committee will consider your commitment
to a career in coaching, leadership qualities,
moral character, and financial need
Phil Ball Endowed Football Coaching
Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to
students within the Department of
Kinesiology and Health Studies.
1. Must be a full-time undergraduate 12 hours
or graduate student 9 hours
2. 2.5 GPA or higher
3. Coaching assistant in football not an athlete
4. No disciplinary or academic probation on
record
5. Committee will consider your commitment
to a career in football coaching, leadership
qualities, moral character, and financial need
Jeff McKibbin Endowed Scholarship for
Athletic Training
This fund provides scholarships to
graduate students within the
Department of Kinesiology and
Health Studies who are majoring in
Athletic Training.
1. Graduate student majoring in Athletic
Training
2. Full-time graduate student 9 hours or more
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA
4. Complete a personal statement outlining
personal goals and ambitions and an
assessment of UCOs Masters in Athletic
Training Program
Please note: The scholarship funds listed within this document are accounts managed by the UCO Foundation. Scholarship accounts
may not be awarded annually depending upon the balance within the account.
Ryanne Hauschild Scholarship for
Kinesiology
This fund provides scholarships to
students within the Department of
Kinesiology and Health Studies.
1. Any student who is majoring in Kinesiology
Exercise/Fitness Management
2. A student of good character
3. 2 letters of character reference
4. GPA and Financial need may be considered
when students of similar character are
evaluated
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