2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Arkansas-Monticello
Team, at (870) 460-1078.
C. Cheerleader/Mascot Scholarship
Maximum award amount equal to onehalf
the cost of tuition each semester. Tryout
required. Contact Student Programs and
Activities at (870) 460-1396 for information.
III. Athletic Scholarships
The University awards a limited number of
athletic scholarships in accordance with the
regulations of the N.C.A.A. and Gulf South
Conference. The amount varies with the sport
and the player’s ability. These scholarships are
based on skill. For information, contact the
Athletic Director, University of Arkansas-
Monticello, Monticello, AR 71656, (870) 460-
1058 and/or your high school coach.
IV. Privately Funded Scholarships
Several scholarships, funded by individual
and corporate donors, are awarded by the
institution and/or the UAM Foundation Fund.
The donor of the funds for each scholarship
restricts the award by specifying criteria for
selection of each recipient. Some scholarships
require the applicant to meet qualifications of
test scores, grade point, skill, or major. Others
are based upon proven financial need, place of
residence, or chosen major of the applicant.
These scholarships are usually awarded to
persons in specific academic majors. Scholarship
amounts and eligibility requirements vary.
Contact the dean or chair of the academic
major for information and application
materials.
The following is a listing of private
scholarships that are awarded by the institution.
A. Endowed Scholarships
An endowed scholarship is funded by
interest from a principal amount donated to the
institution. The institution does not award a
scholarship from the endowed principal, and
therefore, the scholarship continues for as long
as the institution retains the principal donation.
Weldon B. Abbott Scholarship. Established by
Mrs. Betty S. Abbott and children to honor her husband
and their father, Mr. Weldon B. Abbott of Pine Bluff,
Arkansas. This scholarship is awarded to students
majoring in agriculture and may be renewed.
Financial Assistance
Governor Homer M. Adkins Scholarship.
Established in recognition of outstanding service of
former governors to the state of Arkansas by Judge
William J. Smith. The scholarship is awarded on an
alternate basis among Fayetteville, Pine Bluff, and
Monticello campuses. The award is made to students
majoring in agriculture.
Alumni Achievement & Merit Award Scholarship.
Established by the recipients of the UAM Alumni
Achievement & Merit Awards for deserving students.
Alumni Association Scholarship. Established by
the UAM Alumni Association Board of Directors and
awarded to a deserving student at Homecoming each
year. This is a general scholarship; recipients are chosen
by the Board from nominations from each academic
unit. This scholarship is reserved for junior and senior
level students.
Marvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship.
Established by Bob and Louine Selman Leech of
Monticello in honor of Mrs. Leech’s aunt and uncle. Mr.
Bankston was President of Arkansas A&M from 1936 to
1946. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student
majoring in forestry.
Robert Orum and Fernande Vicknair Barrett
Scholarship. Established by the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Barrett in honor of their parents. Each of the nine
children attended college at UAM. The scholarship is
awarded annually by the UAM scholarship committee.
Earl and Kathleen Baxter Scholarship. Established
by Earl and Kathleen Baxter of Monticello. The
scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving student
and can be renewed. The recipient must be a resident of
Drew County.
Beard Nursing Scholarship. Established by Bettie
Beard Pate of Loveland, Ohio. The scholarship is
awarded to a student majoring in nursing, with first
preference given to a student from Warren, Arkansas.
Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship. Established in
honor of, and as a memorial to, Mr. Berg by his wife,
Mrs. Helen D. Berg. The scholarship is awarded
annually to a student who is pursuing an education
leading to a degree in forestry and/or forestry
management. Recipients must be residents of Ouachita,
Union, Dallas, or Columbia counties in the state of
Arkansas.
John Falls Bowen Scholarship. Established by
friends and relatives to honor the late John Falls Bowen,
who died during World War II in the Aleutian Islands.
He was a part of Battery “B” of the 206th Coast Artillery
which was composed of Arkansas A&M students and
staff. Contributions for the scholarship were also donated
by surviving members of Battery “B” of the 206th Coast
Artillery to honor Bowen and other members of the
206th who lost their lives during the war. This
scholarship is awarded to students enrolled in the UAM
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