Scholarships by Major

Class of 1955

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Annually
Selection Process: Alumni Association Scholarship Committee 
Requirements: 

• Student in good academic standing

Send thank you notes to: Alumni Association, PO Box 425795, Denton, TX 786204-5795

Donna Ryan Work Scholar

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Ongoing to support a TWU alumni office student worker
Selection Process: Alumni Association President will determine staff needs of the office
Established: 2000 by friends and alumni of Donna Ryan, former Director of the Office of Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the NAA
Endowment: $12,000
Requirements: 

• Student in good academic standing
• Must work in Office of Alumni Relations 

Send thank you notes to: Mrs. Donna Ryan, 1906 Archer Trail, Denton, TX 76209 and Former Students Association, PO Box 425795, Denton, TX 76204-5795

Apply for the Donna Ryan Work Scholar scholarship

Frances Emerson Working Scholarship

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Ongoing to support a TWU alumni office student worker
Selection Process: The recipient of the scholarship must provide certain services to the Alumni Association as determined by the Alumni Association President. Required skills and hours of availability will be determined by Alumni Association. 
Established: 1978 by Ms. Helen W. Henry in memory of Frances W. Emerson, a former TWU Dean of Admissions
Endowment: $46,271
Requirements: 

• Must be enrolled first-year or transfer at TWU
• 12 or more semester hours during the fall and spring semesters, and 6 hours minimum during summer sessions
• Must maintain a cumulative GPA of “B”
• Must be in good standing with the University with no disciplinary record

Send thank you notes to: Alumni Association, PO Box 425795, Denton, TX, 76204-5795

Gretna Cobbs Bedford Davis

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Annually
Selection Process: Alumni Association Scholarship Committee
Established: 1970 by the Gretna Cobbs Bedford Davis Estate
Endowment: $13,791.97
Requirements: 

• A student in need of financial assistance

Send thank you notes to: Alumni Association, PO Box 425795, Denton, TX, 76204-5795

Lula Kearns Memorial Scholarship

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Selection Process: Alumni Association Scholarship Committee
Established: By Kearns' daughter, Karen Kearns Harper, Class of '65 and son-in-law Ron Harper in memory of Lula Kearns, former TWU Purchasing Agent
Endowment: $10,000
Requirements: 

• Female
• Student on Denton Campus
• In good academic standing with the University

Send thank you notes to: Karen Harper, 7517 Sunnyview Ln, Flower Mound, TX 75022-6858

Apply for the Lula Kearns Memorial Scholarship

Moh Lein Tsai (1948) Trust Scholarship

Amount: $1,000 minimum
Frequency: Annually
Selection Process: Alumni Association Scholarship Committee
Established: In trust in 1994
Requirements: 

• Chinese descent
• Full-time for fall, spring (12hrs) and summer (6hrs)
• Maintain GPA of B
• In good academic standing with the University

Send thank you notes to: President, TWU Alumni Association, PO Box 425795, Denton, TX 76204

Almarie Morris Field

Amount: $500
Frequency: Annually
Selection Process: Alumni Association Scholarship Committee with one Department of Family Sciences faculty member
Established: 1990 by Almarie Morris Field
Endowment: $12,500
Requirements: 

• Undergraduate in Department of Family Sciences
• Completion of 30 hours
• Minimum 3.0 GPA

Send thank you notes to: Mr. Stan Field, P.O. Box B, Saint Jo, TX 76265 and Mrs. Marsha Field Foster ‘68, 3609 Hackamore Court, Plano, TX 75023

Apply for the Almare Morris Field scholarship

Mary Kennon Guilloud Memorial Scholarship

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Annually
Selection Process: TWU Alumni Association Scholarship Committee
Established: 2009 by her husband Rudolph Guilloud
Endowment: $20,000
Requirements: 

• Female
• Full-time for fall/spring (12hrs) & Summer (6hrs)
• Maintain GPA of B
• In good standing with the University 

Send thank you notes to: Mr. Rudolph Guilloud, 2426 Dogwood Drive, Wexford, PA 15090-7720

Apply for the Mary Kennon Guilloud Memorial Scholarship

Ludie Clark Thompson

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Selection Process: Faculty of Art Department
Established: April of 1985 by Southern California Alumnae Chapter
Endowment: $5,500
Requirements: 

• Must be an art major
• Upperclassman
• At least a B average
• Each recipient must report to the chapter at least once a semester

Send thank you notes to: Chair of Awarding Department or Mr. Bill Staton, 3113 Debra Ct., Garland, TX, 75044

Apply for the Ludie Clark Thompson scholarship

Norine Kitsinger Scholarship Endowment

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Selection Process: Faculty of Art Department
Established: 1981 by Dr. Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey
Endowment: $10,000
Requirements: 

• Visual Arts majors with an emphasis on art education and scholarship
• Artistic and professional promise

Send thank you notes to: Chair of Awarding Department or Dr. Mary Evelyn Huey, 2801 Longfellow Lane, Denton, TX, 76201

Apply for the Norine Kitsinger Scholarship Endowment

Ulas James Ramsey

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Selection Process: Alumni Association
Established: July of 1990 by Ulas James Ramsey
Endowment: $5,500
Requirements: 

• Music and drama student at TWU

Send thank you notes to: Alumni Association, PO Box 425795, Denton, TX 786204-5795

Apply for the Ulas James Ramsey scholarship

Vada Francis Hale

Amount: Up to $500 or more
Frequency: Varies
Selection Process: Committee comprised of director of the fashion design program, chair of Fine Arts Department and the Alumni Association Scholarship committee
Established: March of 1987 by family and friends of Vada Francis Hale
Endowment: $10,072.50
Requirements: 

• Fine Arts with emphasis on Fashion Design
• Scholarship, artistic and professional promise
• Financial need

Send thank you notes to: Chair of Fashion Design; Hilda Hollifield, 876 Oakhaven Forest Dr., Winston Salem, NC, 27105

Apply for the Vada Francis Hale scholarship

S. Janice Kee

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Selection Process: Dean and faculty of School of Library Science/Alumni Association Scholarship Committee
Established: 1987 by S. Janice Kee
Requirements: 

• TWU Library Science graduates who seek financial support for continuing education

Send thank you notes to: Dean of Library Sciences or TWU Alumni Association

Denton County Nursing Alumni Chapter

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Annually
Selection Process: Nursing Department and Chapter Officers
Requirements: 

• Must be enrolled in the Nursing Program

Send thank you notes to: TWU Department of Nursing and Chapter Chair

English Charter Chapter

Amount: Varies
Frequency: Annually
Selection Process: Chapter Officers
Requirements: 

• An undergraduate English major or graduate student in English or Rhetoric
• In good academic standing

Send thank you notes to: Chapter Chair

Apply for the English Charter Chapter scholarship