San Angelo Area Foundation

Annual Report - 2006

Scholarship Funds

Mike and Donna Anderson ASU Baseball Scholarship Fund
Endowed scholarship awarded annually to an ASU student or newly admitted student who will play baseball for ASU and who is from the Concho Valley.

LaRue D. Allison Scholarship Fund
Established by Steve and Pollyanna Stephens in honor of LaRue D. Allison, Pollyanna’s mother. Scholarships will be awarded to students who have graduated from a high school within the area served by the Foundation and who will be a full-time student at any accredited college or university.

Travis Armstrong Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Set up in memory of Travis Scott Armstrong, the scholarship is awarded to a student who is an alumni of the West Texas Boys Ranch and is enrolled (or plans to enroll) as a full time student in any accredited college, university, or trade school.

ASU Baseball Scholarship Fund
Fund created by supporters of the new ASU men’s baseball program in order to provide scholarships for this new program.

ASU FAME Scholarship Fund
Established by the Board of Directors of the Angelo State University Friends of Art and Music Education (FAME) to provide scholarships for music and art students attending Angelo State University. Additional do-nors have already added to the fund to allow more students the opportunity to major in the Arts at ASU.

ASU FAME Mayer Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mayer Anderson Memorial Fund is a fund within the ASU FAME Program. Created by Doris and Norm Rousselot in memory of their grandson, who passed away in 1998. Mayer Anderson was a wonderful artist and talented guitar player, so the Rousselot’s saw it fitting to create the fund in their grandson’s memory.

ASU FAME Margaret Stites Memorial Endowment Fund
Established by Margaret Mallard in memory of Margaret Stites, a visual arts professor at Angelo State University. Scholarship provides assistance to ASU students with more than 30 credit hours who major in the field of visual arts.

Armstrong Backus Scholarship Fund
Perpetual scholarship established by the partners of the San Angelo accounting firm of Armstrong Backus and Co. Fund awards a scholarship to an ASU graduate student with a minimum of 120 hours whose grade point average is no less than 3.0 and who is majoring in accounting with the intention of becoming a CPA.

Jack & Nina Brewer Scholarship Fund
Established by Jack and Nina Brewer for qualified graduates of Robert Lee High School in Robert Lee, Texas, in memory of Jack, who passed away in 2003. Scholarships awarded annually and recipients may receive multi-year scholarships.

Ted Bruton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Memorial scholarship created by friends and family of Ted Bruton, son of Mark and Ginger Bruton, the fund awards a scholarship to a qualifying student from San Angelo or the Concho Valley accepted as a student at Texas A&M.

Bill Carrico Music Scholarship Fund
Created by the children of Bill Carrico along with friends, in memory of the former band director from Pecos, Texas. Scholarships awarded to music students from the Pecos area of West Texas.

Central High School Class of 1965 Scholarship Fund
Established at the 40th reunion of the San Angelo Central High School Class of 1965. The class decided a scholarship fund would perpetuate their ideals by helping future Central High School students continue learning after high school. Awarded to graduates of Central High School who will pursue post-high school degrees.

Community Scholarship Fund
Fund accepts unrestricted donations to provide for scholarships to Concho Valley area youth.

Daniel and Lois Duderstadt Arnold Scholarship Fund
Endowed fund established in memory of Daniel and Lois Duderstadt Arnold by Mrs. Arnold’s daughter, Yvonne Meyer. Awarded annually to a resident of Menard, Texas, preferably from Menard High School. First preference is given to the employees or their families of Menard Manor who are pursuing a nursing or LVN degree.

Florence Nightingale Endowed Scholarship Fund
Scholarship fund established by former students of the former Florence Nightingale School of Nursing located at Shannon Hospital to encourage area youth to pursue careers in the field of health care in the Concho Valley area.

Flynn Scholarship Fund
Established by Claudine and Billy Flynn, this fund provides scholarships to area youth with preference given to current or former residents of the Cherokee Children’s Home.

James Hindman ASU Baseball Scholarship Fund
Endowed scholarship fund instituted by Clark Pfluger and Ken Lyons to honor the current president of the university, Dr. James Hindman. Student athlete selected for this scholarship is a student athlete enrolled in the baseball program at ASU.

Karen Kay Huddleston Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded in 2003 in memory of Karen Kay Huddleston by her mother, Lenorah Hendry. Karen had a great love for art. In keeping with her love, the scholarship is awarded to an applicant who will be an art major at Angelo State University or Texas A&M University.

Bryan and Velma Hunt Scholarship Fund
Established by Nancy Powell in memory of her parents, scholarship provides assistance to area youth who plan to pursue a degree in agriculture sciences, focusing on the sheep and goat industry.

Dub & June Izzard Scholarship Fund
Established by Rudy Izzard in honor of his parents, Dub and June Izzard, fund is used for football scholarships for student athletes from San Angelo or the Concho Valley who attend Angelo State University.

Junior Writers Competition Scholarship Fund
Established by Jack Bleakley to provide scholarships to area youth through a junior writer’s competition.

Gloria Kerbow Memorial Scholarship Fund
Endowed scholarship fund established in memory of Gloria Kerbow of Sutton County. Scholarship goes to a full time student from the Concho Valley with preference given to a student whose major field of study is mental health.

Cleve Kirkland Cornerstone Scholarship Fund
Established in 2005 by friends and family in memory of local ophthalmologist, Dr. Cleve Kirkland. Fund provides college scholarships to qualified youth who attended Cornerstone Christian School.

Kara Linthicum Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fund established by Lad and Sue Linthicum in memory of their granddaughter, Kara Linthicum. Scholarships awarded to students who graduate from a high school within the area served by the Foundation and who will be a full-time student at an accredited college or university. Preference given to female arts major.

Ralph & Bobby Lou Mayer Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a student who graduated from a high school within the area served by the Foundation and who is a student athlete admitted to or attending Angelo State University.

John Mark McLaughlin Scholarship Fund
Endowed fund created by the trustees of the San Angelo Health Foundation to honor John Mark McLaughlin for his service as an original trustee of the San Angelo Health Foundation.

Raymond Torres Meza II Memorial Scholarship Fund
Endowed scholarship fund established by Raymond and Norma Meza and the community at large in memory of Raymond Jr., who passed away in 2003. Scholarships awarded to Central High School graduates who plan to attend Angelo State University. A fountain honoring Raymond is located by the Concho River near the Celebration Bridge.

Rhett Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fund established by friends and family in memory of Rhett Miller, son of Pierce and Betty Miller. Fund provides a $2000 scholarship to a student from Central High School who has been a student at that high school for three consecutive semesters.

Rhett Miller Soccer Scholarship Fund
The Rhett Miller Soccer Scholarship was established by Pierce and Betty Miller, in memory of Rhett Miller, a 1988 graduate of Central High School, who died in 1991. Rhett was involved in a variety of activities and sports, but soccer was his first love. An accomplished goal keeper, Rhett succeeded at both regional and state levels of competition and was selected to play on national teams in San Antonio and Houston. To be eligible for the scholarship, a male student must be a graduating senior on the San Angelo Central High School Bobcat Soccer Team.

Austin C. Millspaugh Scholarship Fund
Fund established in memory of Austin Millspaugh, who passed away in 2004, by board members of Texas State Bank along with friends and family. Scholarship awards a grant to a student who has earned at least 60 hours from a qualified college in the West Texas area and who is pursuing a degree in the field of agricultural sciences.

1st Community Federal Credit Union/Mark Nikolauk Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarship created by Bill Nikolauk and family and by 1st Community Federal Credit Union in memory of Bill’s brother, Mark. Awarded to students who have graduated from a high school within the area served by the Foundation and who will be a full-time student at Angelo State University.

JoAnne and Charles E. Powell Academic Excellence Scholarship Fund
Scholarship created by Charlie and JoAnne to help students with financial assistance at Angelo State University. Awarded to high school students who graduate within the 17-county area served by the San Angelo Area Foundation.

Dennis and Ginger Reed Scholarship Fund
Scholarship fund provides assistance to area youth, with preference given to students actively involved in a Church of Christ church.

Ozelle & Morris Reese Scholarship Fund
Established by their son, Morris Reese, Jr., in memory of his parents, endowed fund awards a scholarship annually to a graduate of either Central High School or Lakeview High School, with the grant alternating between two schools each year.

Robinson School Scholarship Fund
Established by Eira Virginia Jones in memory of her grandparents, Eira Mae and Guy Robinson, fund awards scholarships annually of at least $500 per semester to graduating seniors from Strawn High School.

Jim Rose Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established by Frank and Joan Rose, in memory of Frank’s brother, Jim, the fund awards scholarships to student athletes admitted to or attending Angelo State University.

San Angelo A&M Endowed Scholarship Fund
Endowed scholarship fund established by members of the San Angelo A&M Club for students from the Concho Valley who have been accepted or currently are attending Texas A&M University.

San Angelo A&M Mother’s Club Endowed Scholarship Fund
Endowed scholarship fund established by members of the San Angelo A&M University Mothers’ Club for students who are graduates of high school in the Concho Valley who are admitted to or attending Texas A&M University.

San Angelo Rotary Scholarship Fund
Established by members of the San Angelo Rotary Club to exemplify the Rotarian credo of “Service Above Self”. Awarded to graduates of any Tom Green County high school who plan to attend any accredited college or university.

San Angelo Schools Scholarship Fund
Established by the San Angelo Schools Foundation from fundraisers and teacher payroll contributions. Awarded to students who will graduate from either San Angelo Central or Lakeview high schools. This fund provides more than a dozen scholarships each year.

Stephens Fund for ASU Athletics
Steve and Pollyanna Stephens created two endowed scholarship funds to enhance the athletic programs at ASU. Both funds assist the athletic department of ASU with its student athlete recruitment. One focuses awards on students from the Concho Valley; the second is available to any ASU student athlete.

Ralph and Elene Wilson Scholarship Fund
Donors intend for fund to provide a scholarship to a junior at Angelo State University with at least 75 semester hours who will be a senior at ASU and plans to graduate from that institution.

X B Cox Jr. Family Scholarship Fund
Established by X B Cox Jr. family in memory of XB “Boone” Cox IV who passed away in 2006 from cancer. Fund will provide scholarships for students pursuing a graduate degree in the medical field with preference given to the study of cancer research.

Hale Family Scholarship Fund
Established by family members in memory of parents and grandparents who helped settle West Texas in the early 1900s. Scholarship available to any student from the Concho Valley, for up to two years, who will attend Angelo State University or Texas Tech University.

Robert and Mary Payne Massie Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in memory of Robert and Mary Payne Massie, scholarships may be awarded to selected graduates from Ozona, Irion County, Eldorado, and Sonora High Schools, who will attend Angelo State University.

Louis and Eddie Mae Woodward Scholarship Fund
Louis and Eddie Mae were ranchers in West Texas. Their children established this fund in their memory to award scholarships to students coming from a West Texas agricultural and rural background who will attend a Texas or New Mexico college or university.

Woolworth Scholarship Fund
Established by estate of May and Elizabeth Woolworth, who were both SAISD science teachers during the first half of the 20th century. Following their wishes, fund may award scholarships annually to students, nominated by a SAISD science teacher, who will graduate in the top 10% of their class, who have taken science classes their junior and senior years, and who will major in the sciences in college.