This scholarship was established by the Department of Teacher Education at ASU in 2004 in the honor of Dr. Mildred Vance. Dr. Vance retired in 2002 after 54 years of teaching in the College of Education. She has made extensive contributions to the early childhood...

Dick Freer is a respected social worker and professor who retired from the Arkansas State University Department of Social Work after thirty years of service to the profession, the University and our community. Dr. Freer was widely recognized and appreciated by his...

Donald R. Minx was assistant professor of music at Arkansas State University, and taught from 1954 until his untimely death of March 4, 1982. He was chairman of the Music Department and director of the Marching Indian Band for 24 years. His leadership of the music...

This scholarship was established by the family of Dr. Al Langlois in recognition of his dedication and service to his students. He is passionate about teaching and has been teaching within the College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University for over 33 years. He...

This scholarship was established by Dr. Ann Swaty and her husband, Albert Swaty. The scholarship was initially called the Swaty Strings Scholarship. Mr. Swaty died on July 17, 2006, and Dr. Swaty asked that the name be changed to the Ann and Albert Swaty String...

This scholarship was established by Billy Don and Brenda Tiner in honor of their parents Hite and Glenda Tiner. The scholarship is to assist students seeking a degree in Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Med, Pre-Dental, Nursing or Physical Therapy who has graduated from Pocahontas...

Dr. Dan Ross, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Arkansas State, completed his Ph.D. at the University of Mississippi. He began teaching in the Department of Music at A-State in 1968, and taught the Double Reed Studio at A-State until his retirement...

This scholarship was established by Ms. Linda Martin Thompson of Little Rock, in honor of her sister, Dr. Carolyn Martin Bowers. Dr. Bowers taught education at A-State for more than two decades, beginning in 1975 and retiring in 1997. Dr. Bowers was one of eight...

This scholarship was established by Dr. C.K. McFarland, who served Arkansas State University from 1971 to 1982 as chair of the Department of History and from 1982 to 1997 as Professor of History and Management (Industrial Relations), and his wife, Dr. Linda McFarland...

Dr. David Matthews established this scholarship in honor of his late wife, Dr. Rebecca Matthews who was a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Press Release for Scholarship: MATTHEWS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED FOR NURSING...

Because of their belief in the integrity of the marketing program, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the marketing program, several individuals established this award. Your qualifications exemplify those necessary to award...

Dr. John Pratte, the Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, established this scholarship to honor his parents George and Helen Pratte. This scholarship honors the commitment of George and Helen Pratte to education in general and to educational achievement in...

This scholarship was established by Interim Dean of the College of Business Dr. Kathy Loyd, to honor Dr. Jim Washam for his years of leadership and instruction in the College of Business. Jim joined the A-State faculty in 1989. He currently serves as Associate Dean...

This scholarship was established by Interim Dean of the College of Business Dr. Kathy Loyd, to honor Dr. Patricia Robertson for her years of leadership and instruction in the College of Business.

Former Chancellor of Arkansas State, Dr. Kelly Damphousse, established this scholarship to assist first-year college students entering their sophomore year.

Mrs. Teresa and Dr. Lowery Beck have established the Beck Family Scholarship Endowment to assist students who are majoring in the College of Business.

Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Tuck, a 1978 graduate of ASU’s zoology program who is a Jonesboro neurosurgeon, and her husband Sam Tuck, a surgical technician, established this award in 1992 to assist promising students such as yourself who are working toward a degree in one of...

Remembering the positive influence Dr. George Harp had at a critical stage in his life, Kallsnick is establishing an endowed scholarship at A-State to honor Harp, emeritus professor of environmental biology. Kallsnick, a native of Hot Springs, recalls studying with...

This scholarship was established by Dr. Shane Hunt, the Dean of the College of Business at the time, to honor Dr. C. William Roe for his years of service as Director of the Graduate Business Programs. Dr. Roe has served as Associate Dean Director of Graduate Business...

This scholarship was established in honor and memory of Mr. William Carter (Bill) Payne, emeritus associate professor of Clinical Lab Sciences, who served as a faculty member for 31 years before retiring in 2019. Mr. Payne passed away on July 21, 2020. The...

This scholarship was established in 1987 by the family of Dr. James F. Golden, associate professor of Education at Arkansas State University, in recognition of his many years of service to the field of counseling. Before his death, Dr. Golden was a member of the...

Buddy and Charlotte Beck established this scholarship in honor of Dr. Susan Noll Hanrahan who was longtime dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions. The scholarship was established to assist veterans seeking a degree in the College of Nursing and Health...

Dr. Teresa Maxwell established this scholarship to assist single parent students who are pre-med majors.

The Dr. Thomas Miles O’Connor Award for Jazz Performance was created by the Department of Music and College of Fine Arts, friends, and family of Dr. O’Connor in honor of his service to Arkansas State University. The award recognizes excellence in student performance...

Because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the exercise science program, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams established this award. Your qualifications exemplify those that Dr. and Mrs. Thomas saw as necessary to award this scholarship.

The scholarship you are receiving was established by the estate of Mrs. Lu L. Nedrow of Jonesboro, AR, and was named in memory of Mrs. Nedrow and her husband, Dr. W.W. Nedrow, arguably one of the “power couples” in the history of Arkansas State. Mrs. Nedrow was a...

This scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Berger who died on Tuesday, April 16, 2002. Dr. Berger served as dean of the Agriculture and Engineering Department at ASU from 1974-80. A licensed plant breeder and plant geneticist, Dr. Berger founded Eagle Seed...

Devore grew up on 80-acre farm between Des Arc and Hazen; many of their family members still live in the area. Fifty-four acres of the farm’s property was planted in row crops and another 19 acres was in timber. Devore’s great-grandfather Jacob Devore purchased the...

Eric V. Blackwell has made a generous contribution to Arkansas State University to establish the Eric Blackwell Strategic Communication Scholarship. Blackwell, a 2001 journalism graduate, is currently the manager of special events at Texas Children’s Hospital in...

Scholarship established in 2004 by the alumni of the Eta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. The donors’ desire was to establish this endowment fund in memory of David Chittenden, Rick Finley, and Ken Carpenter, three members who represented their...