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...

St. Bernards Medical Group established this scholarship in memory of Dr. Willie Young. He also served on the boards of St. Bernard’s Healthcare Associated Regional Providers (SHARP), Inc., the St. Bernard’s Development Foundation, Outpatient Surgery Center of...

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...

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...

This scholarship was established to assist students majoring in the College of Business in honor of E.C. Barton and Company and their support for Arkansas State University and the College of Business.

Misty and Farel Byrd of Collierville, Tenn., established a scholarship endowment in memory of Mrs. Byrd’s late aunt and uncle, Vera and Edgar Kirk, whose work as educators is known throughout Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas. The endowment will support the Edgar and...

A scholarship endowment in honor of business leader Edward M. Regenold has been established by Crain Company of Jonesboro, which operates as Craighead Rice Milling Company. Three generations of the family owned the corporation and its employees sought to recognize...

The Ed Way Business Scholarship was established by long-time Jonesboro Businessman and Banker Wallace Fowler. Ed Way has been an integral part of the many banking endeavors that Mr. Fowler has developed and grown over the years. Mr. Fowler created this scholarship...

Cathy Eoff established this scholarship to honor her family and to financially aid students who choose to seek a career in teaching.

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...

The Eta Theta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International established this scholarship in 2005 to help assist qualified students pursuing a career in the field of nursing. The award is to be made annually to a student who is a member of Sigma Theta Tau. Sigma Theta Tau...

The scholarship you are receiving was established as a tribute to the late Eugene B. Smith, for many years a Jonesboro banker and former managing editor of the Jonesboro Sun. Mr. Smith was the founder of the Jonesboro Jaycees/Jonesboro Sun annual Goodfellows campaign...

Children, grandchildren and other friends and relatives established the scholarship you are receiving in recognition of the outstanding career of Eunitha Steele Hout of Monette, AR, who was a dedicated leader and pioneering educator in Craighead County. Mrs. Hout...

The scholarship you are receiving was established by the family of the late Maurice and Florence Rubenstein of Jonesboro. Maurice was a well-known businessman and beloved civic and community leader in the last half of the 20th century.

Scholarship was established by members of the A-State Rodeo Boosters Club in memory of Floyd Johnson. Floyd was one of the founding members of the A-State Rodeo Boosters. He believed the high school rodeo athletes were the future leaders of tomorrow and that these...

Best Diversified Products, Inc., of Jonesboro, AR, has established a scholarship endowment at ASU to benefit children and grandchildren of the company’s employees. The company manufactures expandable, flexible-power and gravity conveyors used primarily in the fluid...

This scholarship was established by Leon and Dyanne Foust so they can assist students majoring in the fields of Agriculture, Business and Choral Performance. “Having grown up after the Depression Era and attending college later than most people, I realized how...

In 2010 the Martin family established an annual scholarship for a sports medicine student who is assigned to work with the ASU Red Wolves football team. The Martin family provides mobile X-Ray equipment for athletics & after working with Head Athletic Trainer Ron...

This Scholarship was established by family, friends and colleagues of Franklin W. Winter who was a CPA in Northeast Arkansas. The award is to assist students seeking degree in Accounting.

This scholarship was created in 2022 by Mrs. Gena (Swindle) James and Mrs. Martha Swindle, in memory of their father and husband, Mr. Fred Swindle. Mr. Swindle was a US Army Veteran where he was a corporal during the Korean War. He was actively involved in several...

Ted and Amanda Herget established Gearhead Outfitters as one of the premier outdoor retail stores in the southeast United States and the number one outdoor store in Arkansas. The Hergets wanted to give back to A-State and establish a scholarship in the College of...

Arkansas State University alumnus Neil Griffin of Kerrville, Texas, made a historic $10 million gift to his alma mater. In recognition of the largest individual gift to an academic program, the university requested from the ASU Board of Trustees approval to rename...

The scholarship you are receiving was established by Mrs. Irene Martz. Mrs. Martz, an ASU alumna, has influenced the lives of generations of faculty, staff and students on the Jonesboro campus. In 2005, she retired from ASU after serving as a staff member for more...

This scholarship was established by General Cable to assist students seeking a career in engineering.

Buddy and Charlotte Beck established this scholarship in honor of General George Barker. Major General George Evans Barker was born in Michigan; however, he considers himself a native of Rector, Arkansas. He began his United States Army career through the Reserve...

Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, General Hooper graduated for Arkansas State University is 1962 with a BS in Business Administration and a commission in the Field Artillery. He is one of America’s most decorated Vietnam Era soldiers, with four Distinguished Flying...

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...

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...

The George and Sara Roberson Scholarship has been established to help ASMSA graduates, who are among the best and brightest in the state, to thrive and achieve at A-State. Dr. Roberson graduated from A-State and went on to the University of Tennessee College of...