The OU Club of Wichita Scholarship Award Program is available only to University-accepted Freshmen or first-year students from the Greater Wichita area. The award is based on academic performance, extracurricular activities, and articulation of goals and plans.

• Scholarship award amounts vary and are based upon Club fund availability.
• Funding for the scholarships comes from Club membership dues and other fundraising events.
• The amount of scholarship awards given by the Club is matched thanks to the generosity of the OU Alumni Association, doubling the award amount.
• The money awarded by the Club can be used for any expense; the matching amount from the OU Alumni Association can be used only as an out-of-state tuition waiver.
• The award is transferred directly to the student’s OU Bursar account for use.
• Half of the full award is made available for use for the upcoming Fall Semester; the other half is available for the following Spring Semester.
• The OU Club of Wichita Board of Directors reserves the right to modify the number of scholarships and amounts awarded each year.
  

1. Apply to the University of Oklahoma for the upcoming Fall Semester.

Hint: Fully complete all essay sections of the OU Application so we can learn about you, including your leadership experience, community involvement, academic interests, and any additional information you wish to have considered.

    2. Your contact and application information will be sent securely to the OU Club of Wichita Scholarship Committee about March.

    3. OU Club Scholarship Chairperson Lori Ellison-Zuercher will contact you via email with instructions on how to complete the simple OU Club of Wichita Scholarship Application.

    4. Submit your completed OU Club of Wichita Scholarship Application back to Lori before the due date.

    5. The Scholarship Committee will review all candidate information.

    6. You will be notified if you are selected to receive a scholarship award.

For further questions or inquiries, please contact Lori Ellison-Zuercher, OU Club of Wichita Scholarship Chairperson, at loriellison@gmail.com or 316-992-9975.

*The board reserves the right to modify the number of scholarships awarded, and the amount as deemed necessary.

Wichita, May 9, 2012 – Two Maize High School students and a third from Wichita Collegiate High School are winners of $1,000 scholarships from the OU Club of Wichita. Sarah Quinn and Karly Joe are classmates topping their class at Maize. Shelby Breit is a leader at Collegiate.

“Once again, our scholarship selection committee was overwhelmed with the quality of applicants we had to choose from,” said Scholarship Chairman Bryce Matteson. “Each applicant is worthy of our scholarship and we wish them all much success during their educational careers at the University of Oklahoma.”

“These three young people validate the mission of the club,” said Mark Chamberlin, president of the OU Club of Wichita. “Our entire membership send their congratulations and best wishes to Sarah, Shelby, and Karly. We know, that, in a small way, we’re playing a role in their pursuit of academic excellence as a Sooner.”



Each winner was recognized at the club’s Tailgate Party at 6:00 p.m., May 21^st at the Abode Venue located at 1330 E. Douglas in Wichita. OU Assistant Football Coach and Offensive Coordinator Josh Heupel will be the keynote speaker and was joined by several other coaches and student-athletes.

The OU Club of Wichita awarded three area students with $2,000 scholarships for the 2011-12 school year. The recipients were:

• Rachel Macari, Andale High School - Rachel Macari is the daughter of Steve and Brenda Macari and is a graduate of Andale High School where she finished 8^th in her class of 112 students and a perfect 4.0-grade point average. Rachel plans to major in Pre-Pharmacy.
• Elise Fast - Elise is the daughter of Galen and Cindy Fast and a graduate of Wichita Northwest High School where she earned a perfect 4.0-grade point average and finished first in her class of 352 students. In fact, Elise has led her class ranking throughout her entire high school career. It should come as no surprise that Elise is a National Merit Scholar.
• Adam Horton - Adam is the son of Ella McLaughlin, Scott Horton and John McLaughlin. He is a graduate of Buhler High School where he maintained a perfect 4.0-grade point average and finished 2^nd in his class of 149 students. He is a National Merit Scholar recipient. Adam was considering attending K-State until Oklahoma offered what Adam calls a “hefty scholarship offer.” Adam and his family made a visit to Norman and was impressed with everything about the university from its state-of-the-art engineering facilities, professors, housing, size to the people he met. Even a larger offer from Alabama could not draw Adam away from OU once he had been on campus.