Scholarships

Scholarships awarded through the University Foundation are identified with an (F) following the description. Information and applications for Foundation scholarships may be obtained from the Office of Institutional Advancement (Burton House). All other scholarships and awards are administered by organizations, academic departments, and schools. Students can pick up a scholarship application in the School of Business and Technology Administrative Assistant office (Stafford building-room 334). Scholarship selections will be made each spring for the following fall and spring semesters.

Baird, Kurtz, & Dobson Scholarship

Established for accounting students by Baird, Kurtz, & Dobson through matching funds of employee contributions. (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)

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 the School of Business and be funded on the basis of academic merit and need. (F)

Frank and Shirley (Douglas) Polk Scholarship

Scholarship fund used to provide financial assistance for students in the School of Business. The fund was established by Frank Polk, a member of SWOSU’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame and his wife Shirley Douglas Polk. (F)

Jim Horsburgh Scholarship

An Accounting scholarship fund established by Giles Avriett in recognition of a former member of the School of Business faculty. (F)

K.B. Cornell Founders Scholarship

Established as a memorial to Dr. K. B. Cornell, the founder and first Chair of the School of Business. This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding business student. (F)

Western Oklahoma Bankers Association Scholarship

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)