This award has allowed me to further achieve my educational goals. My dream has always been to become a college graduate. This dream would not have come true without this scholarship. I promise I will work very hard and eventually give something back to others, both as a teacher and possibly a scholarship to future students like myself. Elida Ochoa 2011 Community Foundation Scholar U.S. Grant High School Oklahoma City Community Foundation: Our Scholarship Staff The dedicated staff Listed below not only oversee Community Foundation Scholars program and the other four Trustee Scholarship Initiative programs but also are responsible for more than 120 scholarship endowment funds that collectively award an average of 700 scholarships a year. In academic year 2013, these endowment funds awarded more than $1.7 million. During 2013, the staff worked to move the majority of the scholarship application forms to an online process. The new online application has streamlined the process for both applicants and our staff. It has also made applicants more aware of the additional scholarships we offer. See the scholarships that have an online application on page 7. Any questions regarding the scholarship program, please contact one of the staff below. Rick Fernandez Cher Golding Wanda Minter Megan Hornbeek 405/606-2919 405/606-2920 405/606-2907 405/606-2917 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dear 2014 Community Foundation Scholars: Congratulations! As Community Foundation Scholars, you are being rewarded for being good students who are good citizens and for some, being the first in your family to attend college. Our Trustee Scholarship Initiative was established in 1998 as a way to encourage more students in central Oklahoma to further their education after high school. The Community Foundation Scholars is just one component of the Initiative and we encourage you to read more about the other programs on page 2. We are only able to provide the Trustee Scholarship Initiative to students like you because donors past and present have made the program possible. It is because of their desire to help others achieve their dreams. Think about it; their generosity is helping students they will most Likely never meet. That concept is one we encourage you to keep in mind for the time when you begin looking for ways to give back to your community. You can see the list of donors who have contributed to this Initiative on pages 4-5. We hope you enjoy this yearbook and that in years to come it will remind you and your family of your academic success and that the Oklahoma City Community Foundation believes in you. We wish you the very best of luck as you begin a new chapter. We hope that you stay in touch with us and let us know how your college career is advancing. And, as we tell each class of Community Foundation Scholars, go to class ! Trustee Scholarship Initiative Committee We are fortunate to have a group of dedicated volunteers and community leaders who lend their expertise to serve on the committee. Current committee members along with their professional affiliation are: Chairman: Jim Clark (B.C. Clark Jewelers) Co-Chairman: Oscar Jackson {Secretary of Human Resources & Administration, State of Oklahoma - retired) Mary Ann Bauman, M.D. {Medical Director, Women's Health & Community Relations for INTEGRIS Health) Nancy Coats-Ashley {Oklahoma County District Judge - retired) Nolan Coyle {Coyle Enterprises) David Harlow {BancFirst) Martha King {High school teacher/nonprofit organization executive director-retired) Elaine Schuster {Attorney) Inside The Trustee Scholarship Initiative 2 The Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network 3 Trustee Scholarship Initiative: Major Donors 4 Are you interested in establishing a scholarship endowment? 6 Know someone Looking for a scholarship in 2015? 7 2014 Community Foundation Scholars 8 2014 Community Foundation Scholars Yearbook |1 The Trustee Scholarship Initiative Founded in 1998, the Trustee Scholarship Initiative was established to encourage more students in central Oklahoma to further their education after high school. In addition to scholarship support, the Initiative also provides training and resources for high school counselors through the Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network. To date, the Trustee Scholarship Initiative has awarded nearly $5 million in scholarship funds to nearly 4,500 students. Below are summaries of the Initiative’s five programs: Community Foundation Scholars Nurse Education Program The Community Foundation Scholars program rewards good The Nurse Education Program addresses the qualified staffing students who are also good citizens. Within this program, challenges faring nonprofit hospitals in Oklahoma City. The recipients include students who might not otherwise qualify for program offers scholarships to nurses employed at any of the awards based solely on academic standards and students who will five participating hospitals who are seeking an associate's or be the first in their family to attend college. In 2014, a total of 141 bachelor's degree in nursing. For the 2013-14 academic year, Community Foundation Scholars will receive a $1,500 award. 21 nurses are receiving scholarships. The program also awards scholarships to nurses seeking a bachelor's degree in nursing who Oklahoma Youth With Promise Scholars are currently employed at Oklahoma public schools and must earn The Oklahoma City Community Foundation works with both a degree within the first 10 years of employment. public and private agencies to award scholarships to students who graduated from high school while in Oklahoma's foster Finish My Degree OKC care system. These students also receive support from volunteer FinishMyDegreeOKC.org is a service for mentors in addition to scholarship funds. During the 2013-2014 adults who have some college credits but academic year, 48 students were awarded scholarships through no degree. The website provides direct this program. links to more than 20 metro area schools, FINISH MY colleges and universities that offer degree DEGREE Non-Traditional Scholars completion programs. FinishMyDegreeOKC OKC.ORG The Non-Traditional Scholars program assists adults re-entering the is part of a larger effort that Oklahoma City educational system. Working through several agencies, the students and 56 other Large U.S. metropolitan areas are identified and the agencies agree to provide mentoring as the are undertaking to increase the number of students participate in the new educational program. post-secondary degrees granted in their community. Thank you for helping make my goal to graduate from the University of Oklahoma realistic. As a low income student the annual rate to attend OU was definitely out of my league. Thank you to all of the people who made sacrifices so that I could follow my heart. Words cannot explain how this award has changed my life. Alisha Ward Star Spencer High School 2013 Community Foundation Scholar 2 I Oklahoma City Community Foundation High school guidance counselors attended the Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network spring workshop held at the University of Central Oklahoma campus. Free workshops are held twice a year to help counselors stay informed on the latest college admissions and financial aid practices. The Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network An important component in the Oklahoma City Community Foundation's Trustee Scholarship Initiative is the Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network, which provides training and support for high school guidance counselors at 51 public and private high schools in central Oklahoma. Realizing the important role these counselors fill, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation provides important resources through the network. For many of these counselors, the information offered through two annual continuing education workshops provides the only opportunity to learn about current college admission issues and financial aid opportunities. In addition, we coordinate campus visits for counselors to universities, colleges and technology centers in Oklahoma and surrounding states. As an added incentive, each year we provide at least one Community Foundation Scholars award to each of the high schools whose guidance counselor participated in the activities. 2014 Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network ASTEC Charter School - Jill Carson Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School-Sandy Nedbalek Bethany High School - Carlann Miller Midwest City High School- Jamie Butler Capitol Hill High School - Kimberly Ross Millwood High School- Trisha Draper Carl Albert High School - Lora Souza Moore High School - Nakia McCarrell Casady School - Lisa Clay Mount Saint Mary Catholic High School-Sara h Tempest Centennial High School-Jocelyn Trager Mustang High School- Paula Buckmaster Choctaw High School - Cormiere Bishop Norman High School-Katherine Contest Christian Heritage Academy - Troop Bullard Norman North High School- Phyllis Michaud Classen School of Advanced Studies - Robin Lindsey Northeast Academy for Health Science & English -Lois Jones Crooked Oak High School - Kelly Farley Northwest Classen High School - Cassandra Sharp Deer Creek High School - Cindy McCachern Oklahoma Christian Academy - Gabriel Schmidt Del City High School-Barry Millican Oklahoma Christian Schools-Sharon Jones Douglass High School - Tina Williams Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics - Gary Salwierak Edmond Memorial High School - Carol Doherty Piedmont High School - Cathy Earnest Edmond North High School-Stephanie