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Gifts for Success       

A great number of local and regional health care organizations, health care professionals and genuinely caring citizens have established scholarship gifts that support Lamar students seeking to attain careers in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and the allied health science. Their ongoing generosity has transformed the lives of many past and present pre-professional students while likewise enhancing the quality of healthcare in Southeast Texas and beyond. In this tradition, scholarship recipients are expected to be exemplary students and exemplary citizens who give of their time and talents to benefit others.

Scholarships

Click on the links below for specific scholarship criteria.

• The Orange Memorial Hospital Corporation Scholarship

• Criteria
  
  Major/Degree/Concentration: Nursing, pre-medical, or pre-dental students only

  • Class Level: Open to all class levels
  • Class Load: Full-time students. No exception may be made for last semester students who may not need to be full-time to complete requirements for graduation
  • Overall GPA: Must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain on scholarship
  • Residency: Current resident of Orange County, Texas or former residents of Orange County, Texas who graduated from an Orange County, Texas public or private high school
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• Mrs. Gilbert T. Adams, Sr. Memorial Scholarship

• Criteria
  
  Major/Degree: Any degree in the College of Arts & Sciences

  • SAT/ACT Scores: SAT of 1170 or better
  • Overall GPA: Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Class Level: Open to all class levels, including graduate levels
  • Class Load: Full-time student in a given program
  • Other: Recipient must be a graduating high school senior in the top 15% of their class. Recipient must be a person of high moral character and considered a good citizen by high school and university administrators.
• Jack Gill Presidential Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Recipient must be a student in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Computer Science, or Pre-Med.
  • Overall/Major GPA: Must maintain a GPA of 3.0
  • Class Level: Graduating high school seniors entering freshman year. Recipients must rank in the top 15% of their class with a SAT composite score of 1150 or better.
  • Class Load Requirements: Full time student carrying a minimum of 12 hours per semester.
  • Other: The purpose of “Presidential Scholarships” is to provide a significant financial award to incoming freshman who have just graduated from high school. Recipients must be persons of high moral character and considered good citizens by the high school and university administrators.
• Dr. Philip B. Greenberg Memorial Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Pre-Med
  • Overall GPA: Minimum of 3.0
  • Class Level: Senior level student
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time student
  • Other: Recipient must be considered a good citizen of the University and the community-at-large.
• Vicki Guarnere Handel Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Any major in the College of Arts & Sciences
  • Overall/Major GPA: Must meet GPA requirements of program study
  • Class Level: Open to all undergraduate class levels
  • Class Load Requirements: Part-time or full-time students
  • Other: Preference is to be given to graduates of high schools in Jefferson County
• Hays Family Presidential Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Concentration: Biology preference – Any major in the College of Arts and Sciences, but recipient must be pursuing pre-medical studies
  • Overall GPA: Maintain minimum of 3.0 GPA
  • Class Level: Senior level students
  • Class Load: Full-time student.
• Elaine Tatom and Hunter W. “Ticket” Henry Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Recipient must be pursuing a ba in Chemistry, Criminal Justice, Mathematics, or Psychology, or a bs in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Forensic Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Medical Technology, Physics, or Psychology, or a Bachelor of Social Work.
  • Class Level: All class levels. Recipient may remain on scholarship for only eight (8) semesters.
  • Class Load Requirements: Full time students. Exceptions may be made for last semester students who may not need to be full-time to complete requirements for graduation.
  • Overall GPA: Recipient must maintain an overall 3.0 GPA to remain on scholarship.
  • Other: Students must have graduated from a high school in one of the following counties: Jefferson, Orange, Jasper, Tyler, Sabine, San Augustine, Newton, Angelina, or Nacogdoches.
• Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. and Patricia B. Hurwitz Presidential Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Pre-Med and Nursing
  • Class Level: Junior and Senior class levels only
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time students. Exceptions may be made for last semester students who may not need to be full-time to complete the requirements for graduation.
  • Overall GPA: Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain on the scholarship and may remain on it until graduation subject to a probationary period in accordance with standard university procedures for continuation of scholarship.
  • Other: The scholarship recipient may remain on the scholarship until graduation provided the student meets all scholarship criteria. The scholarship will rotate between a pre-med student and a nursing student.
• Jefferson County Medical Society Alliance Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Baccalaureate and graduate students in Nursing; undergraduate student in Pre-Med or Pre-Physical Therapy.
  • Class Level: Undergraduate students
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time students. Exceptions may be made for semester when students are taking all required nursing courses and the credit hour total is below full time.
  • Overall GPA: Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain on the scholarship and may remain on it until graduation subject to a probationary period in accordance with standard university procedures for continuation of a scholarship.
  • Other: Students must be graduates from any high school located in Jefferson County.
• Mamie McFaddin Ward Scholarship

• Criteria

  Selection Criteria for Nursing Students:

  • Major/Degree: Associate degree in nursing, Bachelor of Science in nursing degree, or Master of Science in nursing degree.
  • Class Level: Open to students seeking Associate, Bachelor, or Master’s degrees in nursing who have been admitted into the respective nursing program.
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time undergraduate students or part-time Master of Science in nursing students. Exceptions may be made for the undergraduate students in the nursing program who are taking the full complement of nursing classes required during a particular semester.
  • Overall GPA: Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain on scholarship.

  Selection Criteria for Psychology Students:

  • Major/Degree: Psychology
  • Class Level: Open to junior and senior level students
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time undergraduate students
  • Overall GPA: Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain on scholarship

  Selection Criteria for Pre-Med Students:

  • Major/Degree: Pre-Med
  • Class Level: Open to junior or senior level students
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time undergraduate students.
  • Overall GPA: Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain on scholarship

  Selection Criteria for Lamar Institute of Technology Students:

  • Major/Degree: Medical-related associate degree programs
  • Class Level: Open to all level students
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time students
  • Overall GPA: Recipients must maintain a 2.5 GPA to remain on scholarship.
• Dr. Floyd and Marie McSpadden, Sr. Memorial Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Pre-Med.
  • Class Level: Open to all undergraduate class levels.
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time students.
  • Overall GPA: Recipients must maintain a 3.25 GPA to remain on scholarship.
• Rabbi Newton J. Friedman Memorial Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Recipients must be following a pre-med curriculum and planning to attend medical school upon completion of a degree from Lamar.
  • Overall GPA: Minimum of 3.0
  • Class Level: Open to all class levels, including graduate students. Post-baccalaureate students are eligible as well
  • Class Load: Full-time students in a given program
• Thomas H. Odiorne Presidential Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Recipient must be a student enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in Pre-Med or Biology.
  • Selection Factors: The intent of “Presidential Scholarships” is to provide a significant financial award to incoming freshmen who have just graduated from high school. Recipients must be persons of high moral character and considered good citizens by their high school and university administrators. Presidential scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis with considerable emphasis placed on extracurricular activities and outstanding academic achievement based on the following criteria:
    • Class ranking and GPA
    • SAT test scores
    • High school transcripts
    • Academic awards and honors
• Dr. Jack Orrick Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Pre-Med.
  • Class Level: Open to all undergraduate and graduate class levels.
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time students.
  • Overall GPA: Recipient must maintain a 3.3 GPA to remain on scholarship.
• Dr. Harry Starr Medical Scholarship Fund

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Recipients must be planning to attend medical school within the state of Texas.
  • Overall/Major GPA: Recipients must be of high academic standing.
  • Class Level: Junior and Senior level students.
  • Class Load Requirements: Must be full-time students within a given program
  • Other: Priority is to be given to those students demonstrating the greatest financial need.
• Dr. Harry Starr Medical Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Recipients must be planning to attend medical school within the state of Texas.
  • Overall/Major GPA: Recipients must be of high academic standing.
  • Class Level: Junior and Senior level students.
  • Class Load Requirements: Must be full-time students within a given program
  • Other: Priority is to be given to those students demonstrating the greatest financial need.
• Martha and Haldane Vinson Memorial Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: First preference is to be given to students of pre-veterinary medicine; recipients must be planning to attend veterinary school upon completion of a degree from Lamar. If no pre-veterinary students are eligible, second preference is to be given to an education major.
  • Class Level: Open to all class levels
  • Class Load Requirements: Full-time students. Exceptions may be made for last semester students who may not need to be full-time to complete the requirements for graduation.
  • Overall GPA: Minimum of 3.0
  • Other: It is the intent of the donors to provide funds to one student from Southeast Texas who has graduated from a high school or Jefferson, Orange, or Hardin counties and who demonstrates financial need. The award is to be divided between the fall and spring semester.
• F. David Winter, Jr. M.D., Presidential Scholarship

• Criteria

  • Major/Degree: Pre-Med.
  • Class Level: Incoming fresham: recipients must be persons of high moral character and considered good citizens by high school and university administrators
  • Academic Achievement: based on a combination of the following criteria:
    • Class ranking and GPA
    • SAT test scores
    • High school transcripts
    • Academic awards and honors
    • Demonstrated talent or potential for high achievement in chosen area of study
  • Class Load Requirements: Full time students.
• Dr. Tighe A. Huber Presidential Scholarship in Premedical Studies

• Criteria

  • Major/Concentration: Open to any major but recipient must be pursuing pre-medical curriculum
  • Overall GPA: Minimum of 3.0
  • Class Level: Undergraduate or graduate
  • Class Load: Full-time student; may not need to be full-time if last semester; exceptions for approved co-op or internship
• Eleanor and Douglas Thompson Scholarship in Healthcare

• Criteria

  • Major/Concentration: Recipient must be pre-med, nursing or pre-nursing student
  • Overall GPA:Minimum of 3.0 GPA
  • Class Level: All class levels
  • Class Load: Full-time student within a given program
• Jefferson County Medical Society Memorial Merit Scholarship in Pre-Med or Health Sciences

• Criteria

  • Major/Concentration: Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in pre-medical or health sciences careers
  • Overall GPA:Maintain minimum of 3.0 GPA each semester while enrolled
  • Class Level: Junior or senior level
  • Class Load: Full-time student – 12 semester hours
• Shanna B. and Robert L. Alspaugh Regents Scholarship for Pre-veterinary Studies

• Criteria

  • Major/Concentration: Pre-veterinary concentration – student actively working with pre-professional program
  • Overall GPA:Maintain minimum of 3.0 GPA
  • Class Level: All class levels
  • Class Load: Full-time student
• Southeast Texas Medical Association Foundation Regents Scholarship in Nursing and Premedical Studies (SETMA)

• Criteria

  • Major/Concentration: Undergraduate or graduate nursing or pre-medical studies majors
  • Overall GPA:Maintain minimum of 3.0 GPA
  • Class Level: Undergraduate or graduate
  • Class Load: Full-time student as defined by their program, except for graduating semester
• Cynthia Kay Womack Bayliss Memorial Scholarship