Endowments

Endowment funds are like blocks of granite. They last. And last. And one way you extend your influence into the future is by carving your name in a Texas Woman’s University Foundation endowment fund.

Generations from now, the students, faculty, and staff of Texas Woman’s University will benefit from your foresight and generosity. They will see your name on your endowment and know that you once cared enough to support the ongoing mission of Texas Woman’s University.

You can create an endowment in your own name or you can memorialize a loved one or someone else who strongly impacted your life, such as a teacher, a spouse or a trusted friend.

Endowments can be established with the Texas Woman’s University Foundation now, during your life. You can use cash, securities, real estate—almost anything of value. Or you can arrange for an endowment to be established through your will at the time of death. You may also name the TWU Foundation as a beneficiary to your insurance policy or retirement plan.

Some alums and friends do both. They establish an endowment now so they can watch it grow and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing their fund benefit students, faculty, and staff. They may add to it periodically and possibly encourage family members and friends to get involved. Then, through their wills, they make a provision for a final and often larger contribution to the endowment.

One reason for establishing an endowment now is to have in place a means whereby friends and loved ones can tangibly express their thoughtfulness in your honor or during times of bereavement. Being able to give to something permanent that represents your ongoing influence can mean a lot to them.

When you establish an endowment, you accomplish several things. You express confidence in the future of Texas Woman’s University; you create a lasting heritage; you encourage present and future leadership; and you truly make a difference in the lives of so many students, faculty and staff.

Scholarships - Academic and Program

Betty J. Reynolds Anderson Endowment Fund supports research in Health Sciences at the TWU Houston Center
Julia Hill Atwell and Mary Marshall Memorial Endowment Fund support for registration and all travel expenses to regional and national conferences; preference to students majoring in the area of Art
Marilyn Bagwell Faculty Development Endowment support for professional development of faculty in the College of Nursing
Dianne I. Baker Athletics Scholarship Endowment support gymnastics athletic scholarships
Mary Ann Mathews Baker Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships in the College of Nursing
Albert Barstis Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring within the Social Work Program
Robert O. Benfield Memorial Endowment scholarships for students who plan careers in higher education and educational enhancement through college courses or professional development opportunities for staff employed at a level below that of Director in Fiscal Affairs
Richard and Marji Bentley Music Scholarship Endowment scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in music education
The J. Wilkes Berry, Ph.D. Memorial Endowment Fund scholarships which encourage the career, educational, and personal growth of non-managerial staff; preference to those seeking a baccalaureate degree
Henry H. and Evelyn M. Blagg Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in English
Sondra Bonnington Endowed Special Education Scholarship scholarships for students in Special Education
Judge Ben Boyd Memorial Scholarship Fund scholarships for nursing students
Linda Joanne Brock Endowed Professorship support for faculty in Family Sciences emphasizing teaching, research and scholarship in human sexuality and family diversity
Nita Parker Brogdon Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in Library & Information Studies
The Richard Brooks Scholarship Endowment scholarships in the field by the Southwest Institute of Design
Jessie Northcutt Brown Scholarship Endowment Fund supports scholarships for nursing, social work, music and/or women's studies
Dr. Derrell Bulls Endowment Fund student scholarships & faculty development in equal measure within Business & Economics
Shaun Burns Scholarship general scholarships
The Dr. Helen A. Bush Nursing Endowment scholarships for outstanding graduate students in College of Nursing
Grace Fewell Carothers Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships to undergraduate students demonstrating academic excellence and financial need; first preference is Early Childhood Ed majors; and second preference is for majors in other fields within the College of Education & Human Ecology
John Winston Carter Scholarship Endowment Fund grants, scholarships & awards shall be made in aid of students attending the College of Nursing on the Houston campus
Chancellor's Endowed Scholarship Fund scholarships for outstanding new full-time students on the basis of outstanding academic achievement, leadership/service in school and community activities
LaVerne Collins Chatfield Scholarship Endowment Fund in the Department of Business and Economics scholarships for students majoring in Business & Economics
Alice Collier Clark Endowment scholarships for graduate students in the School of Management
Class of 1952 Endowed Scholarship scholarship for full-time undergraduate students
1953 Class Endowed Scholarship Fund scholarship for full-time undergraduate students on the Denton campus
1954 Class Endowed Scholarship Fund scholarship for full-time undergraduate students
1959 Class Endowed Scholarship Fund scholarship for undergraduate students; student must be a Junior or Senior
Alan W. Cockerline Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for in-state undergraduate students majoring in biology
Coffee-Tumlinson Endowment Fund supports Faculty Development
Sarah Verna Cox Coffey Endowed Scholarship scholarships for full-time students majoring in music; preference in piano
Dr. Boots Cooper Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for athletes; preference to an athlete whose career goal is the practice of medicine
COPE Centennial Scholarship Fund scholarships for graduate students in professional education (teacher education, bilingual education, ESL education, special education, or educational administration)
Anita Cowan Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in social work
Sarah Lucretia Cowan Scholarship Endowment Fund supports one full student academic scholarship annually; preference given for students majoring in Home Economics; additional earnings may be used for faculty development
Josephine Henry Cox Scholarship Endowment Fund general scholarships
Nancy Johnson Coyle Endowment Fund benefits students in the master's program of Women's Studies
Gabrielle and Joseph Crighton Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for graduate students within Early Childhood & Special Education; preference given to students studying dyslexia
Angela Denise Crockett, Officer Candidate Seaman U.S. Navy TWU, Class of 1992 Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for the College of Nursing
Joyce M. Cronk, Ph.D., Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in health, physical education & recreation
Catherine Currie Endowment in Occupational Therapy scholarships, faculty development, lectureship or research as directed by a faculty committee in OT
Curry Endowment Fund support for single parents with dependent children
Arlyne Hagaard Daly Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for Business & Economics
Ethelyn Davis Graduate Fellowship Endowment Agreement in Sociology benefits a graduate fellowship in Sociology
Dawson Endowment scholarships for singleparents who reside in single parent housing
Dr. John L. Dawson Sr. Endowment Fund scholarships for students in the Doctoral program in Rhetoric
Professor and Mrs. John L. Dawson, Sr. and Dr. and Mrs. Hubert G. Driggs Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships in History & Government
Edith & Edgar Deen Communications Scholarship benefits students enrolled full-time with GPA at least 3.0
Helen Haddix Deiker and Robert W. Deiker Endowment Fund scholarships for students at TWU, which may include tuition, books and room and board
Dorothy D. DeMoss Memorial Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in History & Government
Susan Cass Doroghazi Faculty Excellence Awards Endowment support faculty excellence awards in the College of Nursing
Mildred Dulaney Scholarship Endowment Fund support scholarships in Library Sciences
Virginia Chandler Dykes Scholarship Fund scholarships for graduate students in OT

Catherine Cloud Edwards and Code Errol Edwards Endowment Fund supports program development, faculty development and scholarships in Visual Arts
The Rowena Caldwell Elkin Endowment Fund scholarships for Visual Arts
The Carissa R. Enright Endowment for Psychiatric Nursing scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students within the College of Nursing committed to practicing in a mental health, behavioral health or psychiatric setting
Maurine Faulkner Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in Nutrition & Food Sciences or Mathematics
Bernice A. Fischer Endowment Fund for Faculty Excellence support for faculty development within the Department of English, Speech, & Foreign Languages
Amanda Flemming Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Soraya and Joseph Fletcher and Carolyn S. Gunning Nursing Scholarship Endowment scholarships for licensed vocational nurses enrolled in the nursing program
Norman G. Foster Endowment in Chemistry scholarships for students majoring in Chemistry
Herb and Della French Scholarship Endowment supports scholarships for undergraduate students pursuing a career in adapted physical education
Dr. Robert Fuerst Endowment scholarships for students and faculty in the Department of Biology
Lavon B. Fulwiler Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students in the Department of English, Speech & Foreign Languages
Galvan Scholarship Endowment Fund general scholarships
Hoy Casey Gatlin Endowment scholarships for undergraduate students in Business & Economics
The Hoy and Gene Gatlin Scholaraship Endowment Fund supports scholarships for students majoring in Business within the School of Management
The Grace Emanuel Gilkeson Fellowship fellowship for a students seeking a Ph.D. in OT
Nancy Glick Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in Dental Hygiene
Mary Beth Glover Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in Business & Economics with special consideration for Accounting, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts
Dr. Ben Goldbeck Endowment Fund for the Department of Mathematics support initiatives of the Department of Mathematics
Kathleen May Gonzalez Scholarship Endowment Fund general scholarships
Katherine Warren Gould Endowment support for the TWU Libraries
Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition Endowment scholarships for graduate photography students in Visual Arts
Margaret Griffin Doctoral Scholarship Endowment In Reading scholarships for students admitted as doctoral students in Reading
Carolyn S. Gunning Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships in the College of Nursing
Gladys Hobbs Hall Endowment Fund in Memory of Ruth Budd Galbraith support the acquisition of library books for Women's Studies
Charles Harrill Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in Drama
Mildred McCauley Hawk Scholarship Endowment in Reading scholarships for students in Reading
William Randolph Hearst Endowment For Students/Parents educational costs, which may include living expenses, healthcare and childcare for student/parent ,with a special emphasis on single parents who intend to reside in the US after completing their studies
Joan Mansfield Henkhaus Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in Nutrition & Food Sciences, Family Sciences, and Fashion & Textile with preference to single parents
Kate Adele Hill Scholarship Fund general scholarships
Bart and Ruth Hodges Endowment Fund support tuition, fees and books for students entering the freshman level and who are enrolled in the Honors Scholars Program
Lucille Hook Charitable Remainder Unitrust support for faculty development who teach English in the Department of English, Speech, & Foreign Languages
Mary Evelyn B. Huey Scholarship for general support of the Library
Millie Hughes-Fulford in Memory of Charlie Hughes Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for TWU students who are also parents
Dr. Karen A. Jackson Psychology Scholarship Endowment scholarships for full-time undergraduate students majoring in Psychology
Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Scholarships in Nursing scholarships for students who have been accepted for admission or are enrolled in upper division or graduate level nursing courses in the TWU College of Nursing
Mrs. Tilford (Audrey) Jones Scholarship annual scholarship for students enrolled in the College of Health Sciences
Sheila K. Kellagher Occupational Therapy Endowment supports priority needs or projects of the School of OT
Sheila K. Kellagher Endowment For Physical Therapy supports the priority needs or projects of the School of PT
Jacinda Simone Kennedy Memorial Scholarship scholarships for students majoring in Health Studies
Marian Woodland Kirkpatrick Endowment Fund for the Center for Research on Women's Health supports the Center for Research on Women's Health
The Darlene A. Kluka Scholarship annual scholarship for full-time students majoring in Kinesiology
Dr. Turner Kobler Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for graduate students in Historical Rhetoric
Dr. Leslie R. Kreps Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for graduate students in English, undergraduate Jr./Sr. English majors or undergraduate speech students
Norma M. Kudiesy Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for a playing member of a TWU pioneers athletic team
Jo Kuhn Endowment Fund for Women's Athletics scholarships for student athletes participating in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Scholarship program
The Pauline Bishop Leman Memorial Scholarship Fund annual award to graduating senior students who have made "the most outstanding artistic achievement"
The Pauline Bishop Leman Memorial Award supports annual expenses of the Memorial Award
Vivian Liddell Scholarship Fund support tuition and fees for deserving students; preference given to students pursuing a career in teaching
Aileen S. Lockhart Scholarship Endowment scholarships within the Dance Program; preference given to graduate students
Marilyn N. and Ken Love Endowment Fund general scholarships
Lawrence and Stel Marie Lowman Faculty Enrichment Endowed Fund supports annual faculty enrichment and retention of the College of Nursing - Houston Campus
Dr. Helen A. Ludeman Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students within the Department of Chemistry
Nora Edna Manning Scholarship Endowment scholarships within the School of Fine Arts; with an emphasis on music and/or art majors
Mabel E. Maxcy Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for female graduate students studying in any field of Visual Arts
Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Scholarship Endowment Fund support scholarships for one or more graduates of Brownwood High School in Brownwood, Texas
JoAn Rutledge McDaniel Endowment Fund scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in the Drama program, and for undergraduate students whose majors are within the area of English or whose studies are within the area of English, Speech & Foreign Languages
Melanie F. McWaters Scholarship annual scholarship for undergraduate students in the College of Professional Education who has a family member in the US Military on either active duty, retired or reserve status
Mary Cartwright Brown Merrick and Helen Baldwin Bauer Smith Endowment Fund scholarships students majoring in sociology, history or the fine arts
Mary Alice Harris Metcalf Scholarship Endowment support students in the College of Nursing- Houston Center
Helen B. Miniter Scholarship for Native American Indians and African-Americans supports one full academic scholarship annually for an undergraduate, senior student whose academic performance meets the required number of semester credit hours needed to graduate; preference shall be given to Native American Indians and African-Americans
J. R. B. "Bob" Moore Scholarship Endowment scholarships for an undergraduate student at the junior level pursuing a career in nursing
Edward W. Morrison, Jr. Endowment Fund for Nutrition and Food Sciences
Marguerite Ann & Mary Agnes Murphy Memorial Scholarship in Kinesiology scholarships for Kinesiology students
Dr. Bettye Myers Endowed Scholarship Fund scholarships for graduate students whose studies are within the area of sports management
Antoinette M. Nagengast Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for incoming or transfer students majoring in Nursing and/or dietetics
Helen Coniglio Norgaard Endowment Fund support the development of the Women's Collection Digital Library
Stella Owsley Endowed Memorial Scholarship general scholarships
Pacesetters of Greater Lewisville Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for female residents of Lewisville, Flower Mound, Highland Village, of Denton County, Texas, who are at least twenty-one years of age
Roberta "Bobbie" Peters Scholarship annual scholarship for full-time students majoring in Kinesiology
Maude Hemperley Pettit Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in Business
Gerry F. Pullium Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in Occupational Therapy
Sadie Jones Ragsdale Memorial Scholarship Fund scholarships for students majoring in speech or hearing fields
J. Newton Rayzor Endowment Fund general scholarships
Ermance Rejebian Scholarship annual scholarship for students majoring in Library & Information Studies; preference given to Children's Service Librarian or School Librarian majors
Myrtle Budd Richardson Memorial Scholarship Endowment scholarships to students majoring in Fashion Merchandising or Fashion Design
Joyce Phillips Rinehart Endowment Fund scholarships for students within the School of Library & Information Studies
Richard Rodean Music Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in Music
Dorothy Halle Sinks Rodgers Endowment Fund for purchase of professional journal subscriptions for the School of OT and to update the TWU library's collection of books for the School of OT
Flora Nell Roebuck Endowment benefits student based on academic excellence, financial need and high quality of interpersonal and social skills and dedicated to the education of the "whole child"
Ila Bost Roebuck Endowment Fund benefit students dedicated to English grammar teaching in public secondary schools
Betty Lee Russell Scholarship Endowment Fund benefit students majoring in OT
Melvin E. Rust Memorial Scholarship Endowment benefit students majoring in Teacher Education
Sammons Fellowship Endowment Fund for the School of OT endowed fellowships for graduate education of outstanding OT students
Sanborn Scholarship scholarship for full-time student majoring in Kinesiology
Mabel Pearson and Charles H. Saunders Endowment Fund scholarships for women majoring in Business & Economics
Mary Beth Foshee Scull Scholarship Preference given to students who have previously held a Mary Beth Foshee Scull Scholarship in Mass Communications and who may still be attending TWU in another field of study.
Mary Marshall Settlemyre Endowment Fund support TWU's recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty
Dr. Lee Rowe Sewell Scholarship Fund supports graduate students majoring in OT at TWU's Denton or Dallas campuses
Sigma Phi Alpha Scholarship Endowment supports scholarships for students in the Department of Dental Hygiene
The Alvin A. Smith, Dora Mae Smith, and Bettye Smith Mischen Dunbar Memorial Education Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students in the pursuit of an Education degree with a major in Administration as a first priority, Math as a second priority followed by Elementary Education or English
Rose Marie Smith Endowment Scholarship for Student Teachers in Mathematics and Computer Science scholarships for students during their student teaching experience in Mathematics and/or Computer Science
Sterling L. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund scholarships for undergraduate biology majors
Hazle Ruth Nelson Snodgrass Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in Art
Mabel Williams Sowell Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarship for student majoring in Family Sciences
Patricia George Sparks Endowment general scholarships; preference to students majoring in Chemistry
Marcia Cherry Dean Stasney Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for deserving students
Bill and Ann Stokes Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in Drama
Ann Stuart, Ph.D. and Ray R. Poliakoff Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarship to be given to a student that demonstrates significant financial need, must score 1050 or more on the SAT or equivalent score on the ACT. Once selected, this will be a four year commitment if the student maintains a 3.3 GPA
E. Anne Sugars Endowment Fund scholarships for student whose studies are within the area of Adapted PE
Ruth Ramey Sweeney Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in the counseling program within the Department of Family Sciences
Taiwanese Student Association scholarships for graduate students
Dr. Deborah Tapler Scholarship Endowment In Nursing scholarship for senior nursing students attending the Dallas Parkland Center
The Van Q. and Jane Ellis Telford Endowment for the Little Chapel-in-the-Woods support for the Little Chapel-in-the-Woods
Texas Foundation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Endowment Fund support lecture programs on athletics for women
Texas Woman's University Athletics Hall of Fame Endowment underwrite and support the annual TWU Athletics Hall of Fame induction program and related activities
Texas Women's Hall of Fame Endowment support for the Texas Women's Hall of Fame at TWU
Elizabeth Thomas Library Endowment Fund support for the preservation of the TWU Library's photograph collections and/or to establish an oral history project to preserve the history of profesional women such as educators, pilots, writers, and artists
Joyce Thompson Friends of the Library Endowment Fund support for lecture programs for the "Friends of the Library"
Tumlinson Stroke Center support research at the TWU Stroke Center - Dallas; the potential of pharmacolgic approaches to accelerate recovery from stroke and the research of the efficacy of a drug combination paired with language therapy to accelerate recovery from aphasia following stroke
Clarice Mixson Turner Endowment support scholarships within the College of Arts & Sciences, first preference given to students majoring in English
TWU Great 100 Nursing Alumni Faculty Excellence Endowment support for TWU nursing faculty member(s) to participate in vital professional opportunties
TWU Leadership Institute support for the TWU Leadership Institute
TWU Woman's Collection Endowment Honoring A. Elizabeth Taylor support for the TWU Woman's Collection
Dr. G. Ann Uhlir Endowed Fellowship for Higher Education Administration Fund supports annually a fellowship to a TWU administrator, faculty member or graduate student
Denton Texas Council No. 792 of United Commercial Travelers of America Endowment Fund for TWU's Departments of Teacher Education, Special Education Program and the College of Nursing supports the Department of Teacher Education/Sepcial Education Program and the College of Nursing
Bill and Ruth Vogel Endowment Fund for TWU Gymnastics support for the TWU Gymnastics program as set out by the Head Gymnastics Coach under the rules and guidelines of the NCAA regulations
Peggy and L. M. Waddell Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students who are pre-med or Science majors
Joan Wall Music Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in music with preference given to those majoring in voice performance or pedagogy
Women Airforce Service Pilots, WW II Endowment Fund support for the WASP, WWII Archival Collection
Sarah Weddington Scholarship Endowment scholarships for students majoring in History and Government
Ralph and Kay West Endowment Fund in Honor of Frances Myers deCordova scholarships for students majoring in areas within Library & Information Sciences
Fred Westcourt Scholarship scholarships for students majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences
Autrey Nell Wiley Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund scholarships for students majoring in English

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