2016-2017 Scholarship List
Department: ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL AND SPECIAL SERVICES
Eley Fister Schaul Endowed Scholarship in
Library Media Specialist
Tom & Mary Kate Aldridge Special
Education Scholarship
Amy Wagner Memorial Scholarship for
Reading Specialists
Dr. Harrison Hedley Way Endowed
Scholarship for Educational Leadership
Karen McGrath Scholarship for Special
Education Majors
Jacob Crabbe Memorial Endowed
Scholarship
Educational Leadership Scholarship
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Must have a 3.5 GPA
-Must be a U.S. Citizen
-Resident of Oklahoma preferred
-Demonstrate financial need
-Enrolled fulltime (12) hours
undergraduate, (9) hours graduate
-Maintain a 3.0 GPA
-Outstanding service as a past or current
student of the UCO Student Council for
Exceptional
Children
-Demonstrates financial need
-Endorsed by (3) professors or
community references
-Demonstrates high scholarship (Overall
GPA, Content GPA, and Current
Coursework GPA will be used to
determine)
-Must be an Educational Leadership major
-3.0 GPA or Higher
-Demonstrate through a personal
statement, a desire to continue working in
the Oklahoma Public Schools System as a
school administrator
-Must be a Special Education major
-2.75 GPA or higher
-Must be an officer of the Student
Council for Exceptional Children, who
demonstrates exemplary service to the
organization
-Must have completed at least (30) hours or
more
-Must be a Special Education major
-3.0 GPA or higher
-Fulltime undergraduate student (12 hours)
-Must be a junior or senior in the semester
the scholarship is awarded
-Demonstrate Financial need
-3.25 GPA

Oliver Hodge Memorial Endowed
Scholarship
Gladys Dronberger Counseling Endowed
Scholarship
Donna Nigh Scholarship for Special
Education Majors
Textbook Brokers Leadership Fund
Dr. Joann McCarthy Endowed Scholarship
in Educational Leadership
Patterson Family Endowment
Regent Belva Prestidge Howard
Scholarship
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Former/present/currently certified as an
Oklahoma teacher/counselors
-Nationally Board Certified preferred, not
required
-Minimum 2.75 GPA
-Demonstrates through a personal
statement a desire to continue working in
the Oklahoma Public School System
-Must have a 3.0 GPA or better
-Must have completed at least (9) semester
hours in a graduate counseling program at
UCO
-Undergraduate student majoring in
Special Education
-Enrolled full-time (12 hours or more)
-Must be a junior or senior for the academic
year in which the scholarship is awarded,
previous award recipients must re-apply
and will be given priority consideration if
they have continued to meet criteria
-Minimum 2.75 GPA
-Student must be majoring in Speech-
Language Pathology
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Must be enrolled full-time (12 hours UG or
9 hours GR)
-Must be pursuing a graduate degree in
Educational Leadership
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Must be currently certified as an
Oklahoma teacher or counselor
-Nationally Board certified preferred, but
not required
-Must be currently working as an
Oklahoma teacher or counselor with a
family to support
-Must demonstrate through a personal
statement a desire to continue working in
the Oklahoma Public School System
-Graduate student majoring in Library
Media Education, or students who already
hold a masters degree but are seeking
school library media specialist certification
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Provide a personal essay describing The
value of a strong school library.
-Student must be pursuing a graduate
degree in Guidance and Counseling.
-Student must be enrolled full time (9
 hours)
-Student must have a minimum of 2.75
GPA.

Note: Please visit scholarships.uco.edu to apply. Scholarship applications will be available December 15, 2015
through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
Department: ADULT EDUCATION AND SAFETY SCIENCE
William G. Walker Endowed Scholarship
for Industrial Safety
Jessie M. Nelson Scholarship
Steve Allen Endowed Scholarship
Organizational Leadership Major
Scholarship
Dr. Gayle A Kearns Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Jimmie Thrash Memorial Scholarship
J.W. Weatherford Scholarship
Harvey Mankins Industrial Safety Student
of Courage Scholarship
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Industrial Safety major
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Full time student
-Demonstrate financial need
-Demonstrates academic achievement
-Demonstrates need
-Preference given to students who are
employed as an educator, and striving
to balance school, work and home
-Must be an Industrial Safety major or
pursing M.Ed in Adult and Higher
Education, Interdisciplinary Studies:
Subject area in Industrial Safety
-Must be a full time student
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Minimum 3.3 GPA (UCO Overall GPA)
-Demonstrates need
-Submit two Faculty recommendation
letters
-3.0 GPA, or higher
-Enrolled in 3 credit hours or more
-State of Oklahoma resident
-Demonstrates academic achievement
-Demonstrates need
-Undergraduate or graduate Adult
Education major
-Demonstrate financial need
-Have high academic achievements
-2.75 GPA
-Enrolled in a minimum of (6) or more
hours
-Good academic standing in the BS-
Industrial Safety degree program or the
Med General Education (Specialization
Area Industrial Safety)
-Provides a letter of recommendation from
one off-campus source
-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
 Carl Breazeale Endowed Scholarship in
Industrial Safety
-Major in Industrial Safety
-Taking at least (6) credit hours
-Sophomore or junior status
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Active participation in campus
activities/organizations or volunteer in the
community
-Demonstrate financial need

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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
Department: CURRICULM AND INSTRUCTION
Alice Adele Way Elementary Education
Scholarship
Dr. Mari Scott Memorial Endowed
Scholarship
Tracy Memorial Trust Scholarship
Helen Bauman Endowed Teaching
Scholarship
The Allen Family Endowed Scholarship
Maxine Prather Endowed Scholarship for
Elementary Education
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Junior, or senior who is not eligible to
graduate at time selected
-Minimum of 3.0 GPA
-Demonstrates financial need
-Minimum of 3.0 GPA
-Must have completed 12 semester hours
at UCO
-GPA must not be lower than 2.0, nor
higher than 3.20
-Must be enrolled in UCO College of
Education & Professional Studies,
preparing to become a teacher
-Pursuing a major in Curriculum and
Instruction department
-Pursuing Undergraduate degree in
Elementary Education or Early Childhood
Education
-Must be sophomore classification or above
at the time scholarship is awarded
-3.0 GPA or higher
-Two letters of faculty or community
member references
-U.S. Citizen, Oklahoma resident
-Demonstrate financial need
-Student must be majoring in Elementary
Education
-Must have completed 9 semester hours of
elementary education coursework
-Overall GPA of 3.0
-2 letters of recommendation
-Personal statement outlining why he/she
desires to become a teacher
Department: EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, FOUNDATIONS & RESEARCH
Teacher Education Scholarship
Margaret Branscum Scholarship for
Teachers- Alpha Chi Chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma
Guthrie Scottish Rite Charitable &
Educational Foundation Scholarship
Dr. Charles H. & Larissa McBurney
Endowed Scholarship
The McCollam / Howard Family Endowed
Scholarship
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Student doing their student teaching when
scholarship is awarded
-Demonstrates high scholarship (Overall
GPA, Content GPA, and PTE GPA will be
used to determine)
-Demonstrates high moral character
(participation in campus & community
activities)
-Demonstrates need
-Must be an education major with an intent
to teach
-2.75 GPA or higher
-Student must be admitted to and doing
their student teaching when scholarship is
awarded
-Must submit a brief Essay entitled My
most influential or inspiring K-12 teacher
and the qualities that teacher displayed
-First consideration to be given to
applicants who graduated high school from
either Moore High
School, Southmoore High School or
Westmoore High School
-Enrolled fulltime (12) hours
undergraduate, (9) hours graduate
-Junior, senior or graduate status
-3.0 GPA
-U.S. Citizen and Oklahoma resident
-Demonstrates need
-Student doing their student teaching when
scholarship is awarded
-Demonstrates high scholarship
(Overall GPA, Content GPA, and
PTE GPA will be used to
determine)
-Demonstrates high moral character
(participation in campus & community
activities)
-Demonstrates need
-Must be admitted to the Teacher Education
Program
-Must be a single custodial parent
-Minimum 2.75 GPA or higher
-Demonstrated financial need
 -Successful recipients are eligible to reapply
next year

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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
Department: HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sue McCauley Scholarship -Any graduate student pursuing a major in

FLE Faculty/ Alumni Scholarship
Family & Child Studies who is deemed to
be outstanding by leadership skills
-3.0 GPA
-Participates in the departments student
professional organizations

Cora Morton Loafman Scholarship for -Any student pursuing a degree in Human
Human Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences

Note: Please visit scholarships.uco.edu to apply. Scholarship applications will be available December 15, 2015
through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
Department: KINESIOLOGY & HEALTH STUDIES
Emma Plunkett Junior Physical Education
Undergraduate Scholarship
Virginia Peters Sophomore Physical
Education Undergraduate Scholarship
Emma Plunkett Senior Physical Education
Undergraduate Scholarship
Homer Coker Scholarship
Dr. Joan E. Bottger Endowed Scholarship
for Kinesiology
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Scholarship is open to female students
pursuing undergraduate degree in physical
education
-Junior Standing minimum 2.8 overall GPA
or Senior standing minimum 2.8 overall
GPA
-Pursuing a Health/Physical Education
teaching degree
-Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
the OAHPERD
-Involvement in the Kinesiology Health
Studies departmental activities
-Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active physically fit lifestyle
-Demonstrate appropriate behavior
reflective of a professional person
-Sophomore female student
-Minimum 2.8 overall GPA
-Pursuing a Health/Physical Education
teaching degree
-Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
& the OAHPERD
-Involvement in the Kinesiology & Health
Studies departmental activities
-Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active & physically fit lifestyle
-Demonstrate appropriate behavior
reflective of a professional person
-Scholarship is open to senior female
students majoring in physical education
-Minimum 3.0 overall GPA, minimum 3.0
major GPA
-Active membership in the UCO KHS Club
the OAHPERD
-Involvement in the Kinesiology Health
Studies departmental activities
-Financial need may be considered
-3.0 GPA
-Participation in significant campus
activities
-Preference given to students from
Oklahoma
-Admitted to teacher education program &
accepted for student teaching

Muriel A. Herbrand Scholarship
Dr. Donna Cobb Scholarship in Exercise
and Fitness
Dr. Karen J. Dowd Endowed Scholarship
Community/Public Health Endowed
Scholarship
Textbook Brokers Leadership Fund
Dr. Phil Ball Endowed Sports Lab
Scholarship Fund
Jeff McKibbin Endowed Scholarship for
Athletic Training
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Active member of the UCO Kinesiology &
Health Studies major club & the
Oklahoma Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation & Dance
(OAHPERD)
-Involved in Kinesiology & Health Studies
Departmental activities
-Demonstrate commitment to a physically
active & physically fit lifestyle
-Demonstrate appropriate behavior
reflective of a professional person
-Financial need to be considered
-Admitted to Student Teaching
-Active membership in the UCO KHS
Club and the Oklahoma Association for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance
-Any student majoring in Kinesiology-
Exercise & Fitness Management
-Undergraduate majoring in
Kinesiology
-Graduate majoring in Wellness
Management
-Minimum 2.5 GPA (undergraduate)
-Minimum 3.0 GPA (graduate)
-Full time undergraduate student
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Major in Community Health
-Second semester junior or first semester
senior classification
-Demonstrates Financial need
-Student must be majoring in Kinesiology
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Must be enrolled full-time (12 hours UG or
9 hours GR)
-Full-time 12 hours or more undergraduate
student
-Outstanding student within the
Department of Kinesiology and Health
Studies
-Minimum 3.0 GPA and completion of
PHED 1402, 1432, 1462
-Financial need considered
-Graduate student majoring in Athletic
Training
-Full-time graduate student 9 hours or
more
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Complete a personal statement outlining
 personal goals and ambitions and an
assessment of UCOs Masters in Athletic
Training Program

Phil Ball Endowed Athletic Coaching -Must be a full-time undergraduate 12

Scholarship hours or graduate student 9 hours
-2.5 GPA or higher
-Coaching assistant in any sport other
than football not an athlete
-No disciplinary or academic probation on
record
-Committee will consider your commitment
to a career in coaching, leadership
qualities, moral character, and financial
need

Phil Ball Endowed Football Coaching -Must be a full-time undergraduate 12

Scholarship hours or graduate student 9 hours
-2.5 GPA or higher
-Coaching assistant in football not an
athlete
-No disciplinary or academic probation on
record
-Committee will consider your commitment
to a career in football coaching, leadership
qualities, moral character, and financial
need

Ryanne Hauschild Scholarship for -Any student who is majoring in

Kinesiology Kinesiology Exercise/Fitness Management
-A student of good character
-2 letters of character reference
-GPA and Financial need may be
considered when students of similar
character are evaluated

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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
Department: PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Freds (William A. Frederickson)
Mentorship Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Mike Knight Endowed Scholarship in
Psychology
Lois V. and Dr. Philip Ball Endowed
Scholarship in Psychology
Textbook Brokers Leadership Fund
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Undergraduate or Graduate student in the
psychology program
-3.0 GPA or higher
-Enrolled in 9 or 12 credit hours or more
-Participant in a student research
assistantship when awarded
-Faculty reference letter
-Graduate student in the psychology
program
-3.25 GPA or higher
-Enrolled in 9 credit hours or more
-Submit a personal introspective paper
entitled, "What I would do for free"
-Undergraduate or graduate student in the
psychology program
-Preference will be given to students who
are interested in Counseling Psychology
-3.0 GPA or higher
-Enrolled in 9 or 12 credit hours or more.
-Student must be majoring in Psychology
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Must be enrolled full-time (12 hours UG or
9 hours GR)
GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM
Tommy C. Beavers Endowed Graduate
Studies Scholarship in Education
Enid L. Jackson Endowed Graduate
Scholarship
Emma Weaver Rodkey Endowed Graduate
Studies Scholarship
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through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.
-Complete application and transcript
-Pursuing a Masters degree in any area of
Education
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Completed (6) hours of graduate studies
toward a Masters degree in any area of
Education related to grades K-12
-Currently employed in any area of
education in an Oklahoma Public School in
grades K-12
-Has a desire to continue working in any
area of Education for the Oklahoma Public
Schools in grades K-12
-Financial need to be considered
-Has completed at least (12) graduate hours
-Demonstrates financial need and personal
career goals
-Has an intent to teach after receiving
degree
-Fulltime student
-Outstanding academic record (overall
GPA, Content GPA, and current
coursework GPA will be used to
determine)
-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)
COLLEGE WIDE SCHOLARSHIPS

John & Maxine Kessler Endowed Memorial -Minimum 3.0 GPA

Scholarship -Demonstrates Financial need
Alvin Alcorn Endowed Memorial -Demonstrates extraordinary leadership
Scholarship skills
-Demonstrates Financial need
Betty B. Wetterstom Endowed Scholarship Any student pursuing an undergraduate or
graduate degree in one of the following:
-Early Childhood Education
-Elementary Education
-Special Education Mild-Moderate
Disabilities
-Special Education Severe-
Profound/Multiple Disabilities
-Bilingual Education/TESL
-Educational Leadership
-Library Media Education
-Reading
-Secondary Education
And meets the following criteria:

-Born and educated in Oklahoma

Stephan H. McDonald Endowed Any student pursuing an undergraduate

Scholarship degree in one of the following:
-Early Childhood Education
-Elementary Education
-Library Sciences (Library and Media
Sciences)

And who meets the following criteria:

-Full time undergraduate student
-Minimum 3.0 GPA
-Student must plan on having employment
within the State of Oklahoma Public School
System

Note: Please visit scholarships.uco.edu to apply. Scholarship applications will be available December 15, 2015
through February 15, 2016 at 4 pm. Please email cepsscholarships@uco.edu regarding any questions.