Our Donors

John and Carole Lawson

John and Carole Lawson

The Luke E. Lawson Ph.D. Memorial Scholarship was started by John and Carole Lawson as a way to honor the memory of Luke at his beloved university and the place that became important to all the Lawson and Fox families. The fund honors the memories of John and Luke...

John and Judy Landers

John and Judy Landers

The John and Judy Landers Scholarship was established in 2018. This scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate student majoring in any degree within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In addition, the Judy and John Landers Scholarship was...

John and Kay Coltharp

John and Kay Coltharp

The Caden Coltharp Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in 2013. This scholarship was created by John and Kay Coltharp in loving memory of their son. Caden was an avid rodeo athlete and excelled in academics. The scholarship will be awarded to rodeo athletes.

John and Lillie May Farley

John and Lillie May Farley

The John & Lillie May Farley Scholarship was established in December 1989 by Mr. & Mrs. Farley of Proctor. Mr. Farley, a native of Kiowa, Oklahoma, attended John Tarleton College and Texas A&M in 1931 and 1932. He was employed as a telegraph operator for Exxon Pipe...

John D. Watkins

John D. Watkins

The Oscar Frazier Scholarship was established in 1965 by Mr. John D. Watkins of Luling, Texas, a close personal friend of Oscar Frazier, upon his retirement from Tarleton State University. Mr. Frazier came to Tarleton in 1924 as an instructor in the Agriculture...

John L. & Virginia L. Merrill

John L. & Virginia L. Merrill

The Louis and Josie Belle Merrill Endowed Scholarship was established in 2008 by John L. and Virginia L. Merrill in honor of John’s parents, Louis and Josie Belle Merrill. Both Louis and Josie were graduates of John Tarleton Agriculture College. This scholarship is...

John & Rita Pelham

John & Rita Pelham

The John & Rita Pelham Texan corps of Cadets/ROTC Scholarship was established in July of 2020. This scholarship is awarded to cadets in the Tarleton ROTC program.

John Tarleton Class of 1948

John Tarleton Class of 1948

The John Tarleton Class of 1948 Endowed Scholarship was established in 1998 by the John Tarleton Class of 1948 in honor of their 50 Year Reunion. The gift came about as a result of the Class of 1948 Reunion Gift Campaign through the Greater Tarleton Annual Fund. The...

Jon & Jessica Brown

Jon & Jessica Brown

The Cooper McCarty Memorial Scholarship was established in 2017 by Jon and Jessica Brown. This scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student in good standing who is a graduate of DeLeon, TX High School.

Jostens Corporation

Jostens Corporation

The Tarleton Alumni Association Jostens Scholarship was established by the Jostens Corporation, in cooperation with the Tarleton Alumni Association. Jostens provides the official University ring for Tarleton graduates.

Joyce Goodman

Joyce Goodman

The Sonny Goodman Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in July of 2004 by Joyce Goodman in memory of her husband. This scholarship is awarded to full-time students who are majoring in Business

Joy Gallant Archer

Joy Gallant Archer

The Joy Gallant Archer Scholarship was established in 1999 by a gift from the will of Joy Gallant Archer. Mrs. Archer, who died at the age of 83, was a private individual who had little formal education and worked hard for what she achieved in life. Mrs. Archer...

Joy Terry

Joy Terry

The Joy Terry Scholarship was established in 1981 by Mrs. Joy Terry in honor of her parents, John and Ruby Walton. Mrs. Terry, a resident of Arlington, came to Tarleton in 1958 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Sciences until 1979 and received...

Judy Sale

Judy Sale

The Jim and Judy Sale Nursing Scholarship was established in March of 2019. This scholarship is awarded to a student who shows financial need and is accepted into the Tarleton Nursing Program. Judy Sale created this scholarship in loving memory of her husband, Jim...

July Lloyd

July Lloyd

The Mogonye Family Endowed Scholarship was established in 2017 by July Lloyd. This scholarship is awarded to a full-time student who graduated from a high school in Bastrop, Williamson, or Lee County.

Justin Haschke & Mikah Taylor

Justin Haschke & Mikah Taylor

The Robert & Deanna Glasgow Scholarship Endowment was given in honor of Bob and Deanna Glasgow who spent a lifetime of giving to the Tarleton Family. They loved Tarleton and what it meant for the betterment of mankind growing leaders of the future of Texas and the...

Kari Martin Haile

Kari Martin Haile

Kari Martin Haile established this scholarship in honor of her mother, Charles Ann Wylie Martin. Charles Ann was honored with the prestigious annual Swift & Company award in 1943, recognizing her as the outstanding graduate from Tarleton’s College of Business. As...

Kathleen Wisdom

Kathleen Wisdom

Miss Kathleen Wisdom passed away in 2008 at the age of 99. She left a bequest to Tarleton to establish The Kathleen Wisdom Endowed Scholarship to assist students majoring in math. Miss Wisdom had a great love of math and loved teaching math to students for many years.

Larry Bicket

Larry Bicket

The Cindy Bicket Nursing Scholarship was established in February of 2019. This scholarship is awarded to a non-traditional nursing student who exhibits financial need. Larry Bicket created this scholarship fund as a way to honor Cindy, who was a nontraditional...

Leonard Fenner

Leonard Fenner

The Frances Fenner Memorial Scholarship was established in 1982 by Leonard Fenner of Stephenville in memory of his wife. Mrs. Fenner had attended Tarleton State University for a brief time, majoring in business.

Leveta Josephine Hord

Leveta Josephine Hord

The Leveta Hord Endowed Scholraship was established in September of 2013. This scholarship is awarded to full-time students pursuing degrees in nursing.

Lone Star Ag Credit Agricultural Fund

Lone Star Ag Credit Agricultural Fund

The Lone Star Ag Credit Agricultural Endowed Scholarship was established in 2017 by Lone Star Ag Credit Agricultural Fund, in order to make a positive difference in the lives of the young men and women who will lead the Ag industry. This scholarship is awarded...

Lone Star Beefmaster Cattlewomen

Lone Star Beefmaster Cattlewomen

The Lone Star Beefmaster Cattlewomen Scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students majoring in agriculture.

Lonn Reisman

Lonn Reisman

The Lyle and Josephine Reisman Scholarship was established in 2018 by Lonn Reisman, in memory of his parents. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student in good standing.

LTC John F. Kerby

LTC John F. Kerby

The LTC John F. Kerby Army ROTC Endowed Scholarship was established in 2017. This scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time student who is a contracted member of the US Army ROTC and an active member of the Texan Corps of Cadets, with a preference for Cadets...

Lynda K. and A. Dwain Mayfield

Lynda K. and A. Dwain Mayfield

Because of their strong belief in the importance of a university education and because of the rich and rewarding life that the engineering profession has brought them, Dwain and Lynda Mayfield want to provide an aspiring student, interested in pursuing a degree in...

Major Burkett's Family

Major Burkett's Family

The Major J.W. Burkett Memorial Scholarship was established in 1964 by Major Burkett’s family. Major Burkett served as a professor at Tarleton from 1959-1962. While serving as a military advisor to the South Vietnamese Army in the summer of July 1964, he was killed...

Major General Chris S. Adams, Jr.

Major General Chris S. Adams, Jr.

The Major General Chris Adams, Jr. Air Force ROTC Scholarship was established in 2018. This scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time student who is a contracted member of the US Air Force ROTC, an active member of the Texan Corps of Cadets, demonstrates...

Marilyn and John Henry Luton

Marilyn and John Henry Luton

Marilyn and John Henry Luton live sincerely philanthropic lives and have a true interest in the continued education of those around them. Thus, they have created the Marilyn and John Henry Luton Corps of Cadets Endowed Scholarship to support educational and...

Mark and Kathrine Childers

Mark and Kathrine Childers

The Childers Family Criminal Justice Leadership Excellence Scholarship was established in 2017. This scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time student who is a Criminal Justice major and is involved in leadership experiences through service to others. The Mark...