ENDOWMENTS

Established by:

Criteria:

• Graduate of Catoosa High School
• Attend the Claremore RSU campus

Established by:

• Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barker

Criteria:

• Students who have demonstrated academic achievement
• Financial need (must fill out FAFSA to determine)
• Must have maintained a 3.0 in high school or have previous college hours

Established by:

• L. Jack and Belle S. Harris

Criteria:

• Enrolled at RSU Pryor Campus
• Demonstrate academic achievement
• Financial need
• Students must be working adults of 23 years or older
• Have taken at least 6 credit hours
• Obtained a 3.0 GPA

Established by:

• Mr. Clint Cox
• Warehouse Market

Criteria:

• Full time student
• Graduate from Rogers County High School
• Demonstrate academic achievement

Established by:

• Charles Bussey

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• Graduate of Wagoner, Inola, or Mayes County High Schools
• Demonstrate academic achievement

Established by:

• Laura Bottoms

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• PLC student
• Honors student

Established by:

• Mrs. Georgea M. (Melton) Cox

Criteria:

• Full time student
• Graduate of Claremore High School in Claremore, OK
• Demonstrates academic achievement

Established by:

• Forrest Cross

Criteria:

• Students demonstrating academic achievement
• Part time students will be Pro Rated

Established by:

• Mr. Charles E. Cummings

Criteria:

• High School Graduate
• 2.75 or higher GPA
• Demonstrate interest in one or more service areas to include, conservation of natural resources, public service, wild life preservation, and/or environmental concerns
• Returning adult students, either GED or high school graduate, must maintain a 2.75 GPA in their first semester of college

Established by:

• Mrs. Cooleela Faulkner

Criteria:

• Students of Cherokee decent
• Demonstrating academic achievement
• Must maintain a 2.5 or higher GPA
• A letter from the Cherokee Nation attesting to the student’s heritage and bearing the official seal of the Cherokee Nation is required.

Established by:

• the Estate of Mrs. Vera Gay

Criteria:

• Students from Rogers County
• High School Diploma or Equivalency
• Demonstrating academic achievement
• Financial need

Established by:

• Mr. Gary Henry

Criteria:

• Full time student
• Demonstrating academic achievement

Established by:

• Mr. Michael Lee Henry and Mrs. Carole Marie Henry

Criteria:

• Students within the Perry Family
• Full time
• Demonstrating academic achievement

Established by:

• Carl G. Herrington

Criteria:

• Must be pursuing an Associate degree in a Health Science Field
• Financial need
• Must have achieved 2.75 GPA or higher if a recent High School Graduate
• GED or returning adult student must receive 2.75 GPA or higher their first semester of college course work

Established by:

• Dr. M. Jane Johansson

Criteria:

• RSU Pryor Campus student
• Maintained a 3.0 in their past High School
• Documented community service efforts
• Students must maintain 3.0 GPA and take at least 6 credit hours per semester
• GED students are eligible to apply

Established by:

• Col. John Horne
• the Oklahoma Military Academy Alumni
• the family of P.H. Kelley

Criteria:

• Students must display academic achievement
• Outstanding leadership skills inside and outside the classroom
• Effective communication skills
• Financial need
• Community involvement

Established by:

• Leon Lloyd

Criteria:

• Financial need
• Maintain a 3.0 or higher
• Outstanding Leadership skills inside and outside the classroom
• Effective communication skills
• Community involvement

Established by:

• Leon Lloyd

Criteria:

• Financial need
• Maintain a 3.0 or higher
• Outstanding leadership skills inside and outside the classroom
• Effective communication skills
• Community involvement

Established by:

• Mr. Richard Lundy

Criteria:

• Demonstrate academic achievement
• Honors Student
• Financial Need
• Full-time student
• Claremore High School graduate

Established by:

• Junior Ocieleta, Claremore

Criteria:

• Student must have/maintain 3.0+ GPA
• Female students only
• Graduated from a Rogers County High School
• Financial need
• Sophomore status
• Enrolled full-time

Established by:

• Ted A. and Dianna L. Mcguire

Criteria:

• Students who are single heads of households
• Demonstrating financial need
• Student required to maintain 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher

Established by:

• Mr. Lloyd Melton and Mrs. Patsy R. Melton

Criteria:

• Students who graduated from Claremore High School in Claremore, OK
• Full time
• Demonstrating academic achievement

Established by:

• Mr. J.C. Mitchell

Criteria:

• Students qualifying for RSU Honors Program
• Demonstrating academic achievement

Established by:

• Jim and Norma Morrison

Criteria:

• Students who have demonstrated academic achievement in prior educational experience

Established by:

• Jim and Verona "Ronnie" Swank

Criteria:

• Financial need
• Full-time student

Established by:

• the Estate of Michael A. O’Bannon Endowment

Criteria:

• Demonstrate academic achievement
• Financial need
• Leadership skills
• Preference to older students

Established by:

• The Oklahoma Military Academy Fifties Decade Alumni

Criteria:

• Students demonstrating academic achievement
• Outstanding leadership skills inside and outside the classroom
• Effective communication skills
• Financial need
• Community involvement

Established by:

• Mr. W.R. Howell, Jr.
• the JCPenney Company, Inc.

Criteria:

• Students displaying average or above academic achievement
• Financial need
• Outstanding leadership skills inside and outside the classroom
• Effective communication skills
• Community involvement

Established by:

• Warren and Pat Pixley

Criteria:

• Students displaying exceptional academic achievement
• From Rogers County
• US citizen

Established by:

• RCB Bank

Criteria:

• Rogers County Resident
• Maintained a GPA of “C” or above
• Financial need

Established by:

• Mr. Carroll Reddic
• the Coca-Cola Foundation

Criteria:

• Students demonstrating academic achievement
• Financial need
• Outstanding leadership skills inside and outside the classroom
• Effective communication skills
• Community involvement

Established by:

• the A.E. and Juanita Richardson Charitable Foundation

Criteria:

• Students from Nowata County
• Demonstrating financial need
• Full time
• Student must maintain 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher

Established by:

• the Walton Family Foundation, Inc.

Criteria:

• Graduate from a Rogers County High School
• Demonstrating academic achievement
• Financial need
• Leadership skills
• Maintaining a GPA no lower than 2.5

Established by:

• Mr. Robert J. Waters

Criteria:

• Demonstrate academic achievement
• Full-time student

Established by:

• Mr. and Mrs. Harry Simpson

Criteria:

• Graduates of Oologah High School
• Demonstrating academic achievement

Established by:

• the Oklahoma Military Academy Forties Decade Alumni

Criteria:

• Descendants of OMA Alumni
• Demonstrating academic achievement
• Financial need
• Outstanding leadership skills inside and outside the classroom
• Effective communication skills
• Previous military service and any local, state or national community projects

Established by:

• Bob and Carolyn Wright

Criteria:

• Students qualifying for the RSU Honors Program
• Demonstrating academic achievement