Our Donors

Chris Gifford, Morris and Beverly Gifford

Chris Gifford, Morris and Beverly Gifford

The Morris and Beverly Gifford Endowed Scholarship was established in 2010 by Chris Gifford. This scholarship was created to honor the countless contributions of his grandparents. Morris and Beverly Gifford endowed the scholarship in 2011. The scholarship is awarded...

Christine Montgomery

Christine Montgomery

Christine Montgomery established the Col. David F. Montgomery Memorial Rdoeo Scholarship Endowment to honor her father, David F. Montgomery. He was born on June 9, 2016, and passed on September 26, 2007. David married Kathleen McNulty on March 28, 1948, in San...

C.J. Davidson

C.J. Davidson

The C.J. “Red” Davidson Scholarship and the Davidson Presidential Scholarship were established in the late 1960s. Mr. Davidson was a friend of the University for a number of years. He gave a large amount of property to be invested to serve the needs of Tarleton.

College of Business Administration Faculty Members

College of Business Administration Faculty Members

The Faculty Endowed Scholarship for Business Graduate Students was established in April of 2020. The goal of this scholarship fund is to support graduate students in their pursuit of a graduate degree. This scholarship is awarded to a student who is fully admitted to...

Cross Plains Garden Club

Cross Plains Garden Club

The Cross Plains Garden Club was established in 2018. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time student from Cross Plains High School.

Cross Timbers Title Company and Mr. Dell Burdick

Cross Timbers Title Company and Mr. Dell Burdick

The Chris Cain Memorial Plowboy Endowed Scholarship was established in April of 2019. This scholarship is awarded to a student in good standing with the University and is an active member of the Plowboy Organization. This endowment was created by the Cross Timbers...

Cynthia Carter

Cynthia Carter

The Arthur J. and Beatrice Robinson Carter Endowed Nursing Scholarship was established as two separate endowments in 2010 and 2009, respectively by Cynthia Carter in memory of her father and mother, and combined into one endowment in 2012, this scholarship is awarded...

Dane and Linda Beasley

Dane and Linda Beasley

The Ashley Elizabeth Beasley Memorial Scholarship was established in February 2002 by Dane and Linda Beasley in memory of their daughter. This scholarship is awarded to students majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies who are planning to teach at the elementary level.

Daughters of Gladys Hale

Daughters of Gladys Hale

The Gladys Hale Scholarship was established in 1997 by Mrs. Hale’s daughters in their mother’s memory. The scholarship is awarded to students majoring in Human Sciences (now Family and Child Studies).

David W. Bragg and Jamie L. Jones

David W. Bragg and Jamie L. Jones

The Bragg Family Endowed Scholarship; in Honor of Jori Bragg, was established in 2016 by David W. Bragg and Jamie L. Jones in honor of Jori Bragg. Recipients of this scholarship must be deserving full-time students and have declared a major in Electrical Engineering...

Diane Taylor

Diane Taylor

The Rachel Harrist Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in October of 2007. This scholarship was created in memory of Rachel Harrist by her mother, Diane Taylor. This scholarship is awarded to students seeking a degree with a teaching certification in Science.

Dominic and Lisette Dottavio

Dominic and Lisette Dottavio

The Dominic and Lisette Dottavio Student Success Scholarship was established in 2010. This scholarship is awarded annually to students enrolled in Tarleton State University who are in good academic standing with the university and are classified as sophomore or...

Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Johanson

Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Johanson

The Dr. May Owen Medical Lab Sciences Scholarship was established in 2002 by Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Johanson. The Johansons have long been supporters of Tarleton and its students. Dr. Johanson served as an educator and in various leadership positions at Tarleton for 40...

Dr. and Mrs. Rueben Walter

Dr. and Mrs. Rueben Walter

The Cora Rohne Goodman & King’s Daughters Nursing Alumnae Association Memorial Scholarship was established in 2000 by Dr. and Mrs. Rueben Walter recognizing Mrs. Goodman’s 41-year career in nursing and the hundreds of professional nurses trained at the King’s...

Dr. Darla D. Beaty

Dr. Darla D. Beaty

The Donald Cawley Social Work Endowed Scholarship was established in 2018 by Dr. Darla D. Beaty, Social Work Faculty, in memory of her husband Donald, a life-long social worker. This scholarship is awarded to a full time student who has been accepted into the Social...

Dr. David Drueckhammer

Dr. David Drueckhammer

The Agricultural Services and Development Alumni Endowed Scholarship was established in March of 2003. This scholarship is awarded to students who are active in the Tarleton Collegiate FFA Chapter, and who are majoring in the area of Agricultural Services and...

Dr. Dennis Jones and Dr. Annette Albrecht

Dr. Dennis Jones and Dr. Annette Albrecht

The Dr. Ann Albrecht Honorary Counseling Endowed Scholarship was established in 2017. This scholarship is awarded to a student who is in their second year of the Masters in Counseling Program and who has earned a 4.0 GPA in their first semester of the Masters in...

Dr. Edwin D. and Welba C. Dorsey

Dr. Edwin D. and Welba C. Dorsey

The Edwin D. & Welba C. Dorsey Academic Scholarship was established in 1997 by Dr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Dorsey of Belton, The Edwin D. and Welba C. Dorsey Academic Scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time student majoring in science, technology, engineering, or...

Dr. Gloria Hewlett

Dr. Gloria Hewlett

The Dr. Gloria Hewlett Scholarship was established in 2004. This scholarship was created by Gloria Hewlett to benefit students originating from Bosque County, where she was raised. Attending Tarleton has been a family tradition since 1927. Dr. Hewlett, of Dallas,...

Dr. H. Bedford Furr and Dr. Oneta R. Furr

Dr. H. Bedford Furr and Dr. Oneta R. Furr

The Dr. H. Bedford Furr & Dr. Oneta R. Furr Scholarship was established by Dr. Furr and his wife, because they believed in higher education and knew that a college education can change the course of a life in a very positive way. Dr. H. Bedford Furr attended John...

Dr. Jack and Elisabeth Longbotham

Dr. Jack and Elisabeth Longbotham

The Jeffrey P. Longbotham Endowed Scholarship was established in 2009 by Dr. Jack and Elisabeth Longbotham. This scholarship was created in memory of their son, Jeffrey P. Longbotham. Jeffrey was a 1981 Tarleton graduate with a major in Agribusiness. Jeffrey was a...

Dr. James Boyd

Dr. James Boyd

The Dr. James Boyd Memorial Scholarship was Established in 1989 by Dr. Jim Boyd, this scholarship was created to promote instructional leadership in public schools of Texas. The scholarship is awarded to a graduate student pursuing a degree in education, a...

Dr. Joe R. and Dr. Teresa Lozano Long

Dr. Joe R. and Dr. Teresa Lozano Long

The Joe and Teresa Long Scholarship was established in 1999. Mr. Long was raised in Leon County and came to Tarleton from Centerville High School. He graduated from Tarleton in 1949. After receiving his Associate degree, Mr. Long attended the University of Texas,...

Dr. Teresa Davidian

Dr. Teresa Davidian

The Dr. Christopher Guthrie History Endowed Scholarship was established in 2016. This scholarship is awarded annually to a recipient who is a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in history at Tarleton State University.

Dr. Vance Terrell

Dr. Vance Terrell

The Marguerite Landress Scholarship in Music was established in 1984 by Dr. Vance Terrell of Stephenville. The scholarship is in honor of Miss Marguerite Landress, who was a graduate of Tarleton State College in music. Miss Landress was fatally injured in an...

Duncan Corbett

Duncan Corbett

The Duncan Wills Corbett Endowed Scholarship was established in 2013. This scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time Tarleton student.

Employees of Bruner Motors, Inc.

Employees of Bruner Motors, Inc.

The Dwain & Carolyn Bruner Endowed Scholarship was Established in 1999 by the employees of Bruner Motors as a holiday gift to their employer, Mr. Dwain Bruner and his wife, Carolyn. This scholarship is awarded to an entering freshman who is a graduate of an Erath...

Erath County Association of Retired School Employees

Erath County Association of Retired School Employees

The Erath County Association of Retired School Employees Endowed Scholarship was established in 1980. This scholarship was created by the Erath County Retired Teachers Association (now known as the Erath County Association of Retired School Employees). It is awarded...

Erath County Bar Association

Erath County Bar Association

The Garry Lewellen Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student who is of junior or senior classification, is majoring in Political Science, English, Social Services, Criminal Justice, or Law related. The Erath County Bar Association provided the first gift in the...

Estate of Abner Benjamin Hosey

Estate of Abner Benjamin Hosey

The Hosey-Whitman Endowed Memorial Scholarship was established in 2016 by the estate of Abner Benjamin Hosey. This scholarship shall be awarded annually to full-time students involved in FFA and graduating from high school in the top 25% of his/her class from the...