Six COE graduate students receive scholarships

Fort Worth, Texas

9/9/2011

Each year, six scholarships are given to promising graduate students. This year, the following students received scholarships:

The Hal & Nancy Bearden Scholarship: Kayla Dunlap

Nancy Roberts Bearden, through a bequest gift, established this scholarship in January 1992. Mrs. Bearden attended TCU where she earned a bachelor of business administration in 1930 and a master’s in education in 1946. She served Fort Worth as a teacher for many years - teaching at the elementary level and at Pascal High School. Preference is given to a full-time graduate student.

The Shirley Gibson Chapman Scholarship: Randi De Magistris

Ms. Shirley Chapman of Dallas and the TCU class of 1927, established this scholarship in 1987 to honor her father, Charles W. Gibson who served on the TCU Board of Trustees from 1889 to1920 and the Brite Divinity Board of Trustees from 1914-1919. The scholarship benefits currently enrolled students who:

~ have completed 12 or more graduate hours at TCU

~ maintain a 3.0 GPA or above

~ have taught 3 or more years in public school

~ currently be employed in education

The Laura Lee Crane Scholarship: Natalie Carver

M. J. Neeley along with colleagues and friends of Ms. Crane established this scholarship in 1991 at the time of Ms. Cranes retirement from TCU. Ms. Crane joined the TCU faculty as an instructor in the Speech Communication Department in 1962, she moved to the Starpoint School faculty in 1966, earned her master of arts degree in 1968, and served as the director of Starpoint from 1972 to 1990. Ms. Crane deeply impacted the community with her contributions. The scholarship benefits full-time graduate students studying special education.

The Dr. & Mrs. Jeff L. Horn Scholarship: Shannon Peterson

Students and friends of Professor Emeritus Dr. Jefferson L. Horn established this scholarship in 1984. The scholarship benefits currently enrolled students who:

~ graduated from TCU

~ have completed 12 or more graduate hours at TCU

~ maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher

~ hold teacher certification

~ have taught in public schools for three of more years

The Juanita Cash Fellowship: Khourie Jones 

The Juanita Cash Fellowship for Graduate Education is an annual expendable scholarship that provides tuition and fees for African Amercians who teach in FWISD elementary schools to pursue a graduate degree in education; specifically a teaching field (i.e. special education, elementary education, science education, and/or math education). James I. Cash, TCU Class of 1969, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, established this fund in 1986 to honor his mother, a retired Fort Worth schoolteacher. He served on the TCU Board of Trustees from 1988 to 1996.

The Redman Foundation Graduate Education Scholarship: Marnie Russell

The Redman Foundation of Dallas, Texas established this scholarship in 1986 to benefit students currently enrolled in the College of Education graduate program who:

~ have completed 12 or more graduate hours at TCU

~ maintain a 3.0 GPA of higher

~ have taught three of more years in public school

~ graduated from TCU

~ holds teacher certification