Katherine Kyzar Alford Scholarship
Award to a deserving senior level nursing student with preference given to those from Walthall County.
"American Legion Post 139, Clement R. Bontemps, Richard H. Thames Memorial Scholarship"
"Award to a worthy undergraduate student. Must maintain a ""C"" or better average. Children of members of this Post
who reside in Hancock County will be given preference."
Asbury Foundation Scholarship Endowment
"To students who are entering or currently enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi from the following
counties: Covington, Jeff Davis, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Perry. Selection of recipients will be made by a
scholarship committee that will include but not limited to representation from the Financial Aid Office, Office of
Recruitment, Faculty Senate, and the Office of the Provost. The selection committee shall have wide latitude in the
student selection criteria. It is not intended that the selection criteria be based entirely on merit."
BancorpSouth Scholarship
Awarded by the University Scholarship Committee. These should be represented in the best interest of the University
with preference given to surrounding area students. Economic need should be a factor.
Mr. and Mrs. Skip Bean Scholarship
"To provide a scholarship to the dependent of a single parent with financial need. Preference is to be given to a
Caucasian, out-of-state student with a minimum 2.5 GPA. "
Skip & Danette Bean Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student with severe financial need who works full or part-time off campus. Selection
to be made by the University Scholarship Committee.
Tracy Black Scholarship
"To establish a memorial scholarship to honor Tracy Black. Person to receive the scholarship should establish
financial need, with preferences to a female student; and students transferring from a junior college."
Bob and Sandy Boothe Endowed Scholarship in Management
For students majoring in the College of Business Administration majoring in management who demonstrate financial need.
Ola D. and W. Agnew Bradley, Sr. Endowment
To a capable and deserving student from Wayne County in Mississippi or Choctaw and Washington Counties in Alabama with
preference to any direct descendants of W. Agnew and Ola D. Bradley. Selection to be made by a special committee with
the USM Foundation.
Sam Bradley Scholarship
"To provide a scholarship to an undergraduate or graduate student, based on need."
Katherine Brown Scholarship
Purpose of restrictions: (1) active military personnel or with preference and priority to dependents of former
bootstrapers; (2) dependents of military personnel; (3) other eligible.
Pearl Campbell Scholarship
To a deserving first year undergraduate student who plans to major in family and consumer sciences and demonstrates
the need for financial assistance.
The Clarence and Helen Carter Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Nursing
"To honor the life of Mr. Clarence Carter and the memory of Mrs. Helen Carter by providing scholarship assistance
to one student who plans to study nursing. The scholarship will be awarded to an incoming student in the fall and
spring semesters and maintained for four years, provided he/she continues to major in nursing. Preference will be
given to a student who clearly demonstrates financial need and who has graduated from Long Beach High School. If no such
student is available, then preferences will be given to a student who hails from a high school in Harrison County. This
student must maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or higher and carry 15 hours per semester. This scholarship will be
awarded by the Financial Aid Office."
James and Patsy Causey Scholarship
To be awarded to a capable and deserving student in the School of Nursing with preference given to a graduate student
in gerontology.
Ranking and Lucyr Clinton
To provide scholarship(s) to graduate(s) of Oak Grove High School who are sophomores or higher classifications and
majoring in the education field.
Walter O./Luther Conn Endowment
To a deserving student from Mississippi with financial need who is willing to accept part-time work. Students are not
permitted to use cars if on this scholarship with the exception of Nursing majors who may have a car.
Alfreddy Cook Memorial Scholarship
"To provide a scholarship to a deserving student majoring in hospitality management who demonstrates the need for financial
assistance. Preference whould be given to students majoring in food services from Forrest, Lamar, Perry, Covington, Warren, George,
Stone, Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock counties."
Joe Cook Endowed Scholarship
To award a scholarship to a student from Lowndes County Mississippi with preference given to African American students who are
first generation college students.
Robert Cecil Cook Scholarship
"For a student in journalism with a 3.5 GPA, based on need."
Marion Fuller Davis Scholarship
To provide a scholarship to a student with academic promise or achievement with financial need.
Lois Arender Drain Endowed Scholarship
To a worthy student with financial need with preference given to students in interior design OR math OR music from Smith County
who possess moral and ethical values.
Kathryn Williams Farmer Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student who needs financial assistance.
L.Y. Foote Scholarship
(1) Economic need a definite factor; (2) best interest of the University with preference given to students in the surrounding
area of Hattiesburg.
Citizens Bank of Columbia Scholarship
To a deserving Marion County student.
Austin Edward and Maude Gordon Scholarship
To capable and deserving students in nursing.
God at the Speed of Light Scholarship
"To provide scholarships to capable and deserving students of the College of Science and Technology who demonstrate financial
need and are natives of Mississippi. The recipients must have and maintain a 2.5 (out of 4.0) GPA. Each student recipient would
be eligible to continue receiving the scholarship for four consecutive years, as long as he/she maintains the 2.5 GPA. Each year,
a total of four separate scholarships will be awarded for each undergraduate classification: freshman, sophomore, junior and senior.
Each scholarship will be offered in equal amounts based on availability."
Great Southern National Bank Annual Scholarship
"To be awarded to an incoming freshman student from either Forrest or Lamar County. Student should be enrolledin a degree
program within a college and should have had at least a 2.0 GPA in high school. The scholarship should be awarded with preference
to a student who is ""average"" first and does not have a high GPA. Financial Aid is to award the scholarship."
Oleta Taylor Green Scholarship
"To a capable and deserving student, junior or senior, in School of Nursing."
Lester Haddox Scholarship
"To be awarded to a capable and deserving student from Marion County. who has economic need, good character, and stated goal
in life."
M.C. Hamilton Scholarship
To be determined at a later date. To be awarded when purpose is established
Hattie Lott Hardy Scholarship
"To a native Mississippian, preferably from Hattiesburg, for scholastic excellence."
Hattiesburg Clinic PA, Employee Scholarship Fund
"To award an annual scholarship to a child of an employee of the Hattiesburg Clinic, who is in need of financial assistance.
Scholarship recipient to be selected by a committee in Financial Aid. Applications to be submitted with annual donation. "
Hattiesburg Physicians Nursing Endowment
To provide scholarships to students majoring in nursing from the Hattiesburg area
Hattiesburg Rotary Club, Grover Anderson Scholarship
To a capable and deserving Forrest or Lamar County student. Preference given to children or grandchildren of members of this
club to provide tuition cost. Must maintain a 2.5 GPA.
The Masanori Hayashi Scholarship Fund
To be awarded to an incoming freshman who qualifies for financial need with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. Selection of student shall
be determined by the Financial Aid Department.
Sondra S. Holman Endowed Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student with financial need.
Hal R. Hopkins Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student from Kemper or Lauderdale County with financial need.
Richard H. Hunter, Jr. Memorial Disability Scholarship
"Scholarship shall be awarded to a student in a degree program who has demonstrated financial need. To be awarded to a student
with a disability that qualifies under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The
Financial Aid Office shall coordinate the award."
L & A Contracting Annual Scholarship
"To provide a scholarship to a student, junior classification, who has maintained a GPA of 2.5 or better with financial aid
a determining factor. "
Victor and Shirley Mattson ILR Scholarship Endowment
For an endowed scholarship for a nontraditional student, to be selected by representatives from the Institute for Learning in
Retirement and the Financial Aid Office.
Institute for Learning in Retirement
"For an endowed scholarship for a nontraditional student, to be selected by representatives from the Institute for Learning in
Retirement and the Financial Aid Office."
Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Kirkland Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student in need of financial assistance.
Ethel Whatley Kroker Scholarship
To needy and deserving students with preference given to blood grandchildren and blood great-grandchildren born to Mrs. Kroker's
brothers and sisters. Award minimum of $500 per semester per student.
Leggett-Shearer Endowed Scholarship
"To a deserving student from Coahoma, Attala, or Leake County."
Ola Farmer Lenaz Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student who plans to enter the teaching profession.
Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Lewis Scholarship
"Award to a native Mississippian on the basis of citizenship record, economic need, and academic work."
Leonard Lowrey Memorial Scholarship
"Provides direct aid to students who have need, have financial interest in journalism and writing, and demonstrate high
potential through scholarship and outside interest, especially in the field."
Randy Lusk Scholarship
"To a Pike County High School graduate or Southwest Community College transfer majoring in business, marketing, or
finance."
Oseola McCarty Endowed Scholarship
To provide scholarships to capable and deserving students with financial need with consideration given to African-American
students from the Hattiesburg area.
Reese D. and Corinne H. McLendon Scholarship
Award to a capable and deserving student who graduated from a public high school.
Paul McMullan Endowed Scholarship
To Mississippians who are studying in the area of banking and finance.
Mr. and Mrs. Lovelle Morris Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student. Relatives will not be excluded.
William Walter Munson Scholarship
To worthy boys and girls enrolled as regular students.
Newman Lumber Company of Gulfport Scholarship
To children of employees of Newman Lumber or to a graduate of Harrison Central High School.
Susan Nicholson Memorial Endowment
To provide an annual scholarship for a student residing in Mississippi who demonstrates financial need and who has clearly
demonstrated leadership qualities.
O'Keefe Companies Endowment
To a student in the College of Business Administration with academic promise and financial need and who is community service
oriented. One-half of the annual award to a student on the Gulf Coast campus and one-half of the annual award to a student on
the Hattiesburg campus.
George W. and Mae H. Owens Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student based on need.
Out of State Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarships to out of state students demonstrating academic promise.
Bill and Sue Pace Annual Scholarship
"To provide a scholarship to a nontraditional student enrolled with a minimum of 9 semester hours during a fall or spring
semester. Students must demonstrate financial need. Selection to be made by representatives from the USM Foundation, Financial
Aid, and Continuing Education. Award to only one student."
Jack and Louise Pace Scholarship
"To capable and deserving students from Neshoba, Scott, and Simpson Counties."
J. T. Palmer Alpha Tau Omega Founder's Scholarship
To be determined at a later date.
Agnes Wilkerson Peek Endowed Scholarship
To an outstanding student graduating from Forest High School who maintains a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Shelby and Maude Pickett Scholarship
"To worthy students who possess leadership abilities, good personal traits, and are themselves in financial need of assistance
but possess and are motivated by the desire and purpose of serving others who have need for healing ministries."
Edwin Lloyd Pittman Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student who has satisfactorily completed his/her freshman year. Student must be from Mississippi
and not receiving financial aid.
John and Jan Polk Scholarship Endowment
"To provide a scholarship for a deserving student attending the University of Southern Mississippi in any major with
consideration given to dependents of Polk's Meat Products, Inc. The employees must have worked for a minimum of two years with
Polk's Meat Products, Inc. If a Polk's employee's dependent is not chosen, the scholarship will go to a hotel/restaurant
management major with a least a 2.5 GPA. The 2.5 GPA must be maintained to retain the scholarship."
L.A. (Tony) Polk Scholarship
To provide a scholarship to an undergraduate from Marion County who has financial need and maintains a 3.0 - 3.5 GPA.
Moran McLelland Pope Scholarship
"To students from Marion County who demonstrate need, above average scholarship, and major in the College of The Arts"
James Ray and Angeline Posey Memorial Education Fund
"To provide tuition assistance to two capable and deserving students from Covington or Jefferson Davis County. Preference
shall be given to students from an under represented ethnic group. The award shall be equally divided between fall and spring
semesters. Recipients must be enrolled as full-time students and must maintain a 2.75 overall grade point average. Finally, it
is preferred that the award be offered to students with limited other scholarship assistance. "
Bessie Proctor Memorial Scholarship
"To provide a scholarship to a deserving student who is a graduate of Tylertown High School majoring in music, or if there
is not a qualified music major, to be awarded to a student majoring in education. If there are no education majors who qualify,
the expendable interest from the fund shall be returned and added to the corpus. Financial Aid shall select the recipient."
Mildred Lundy Ramond Endowment
To award scholarships to assist deserving and needy students from Hancock or Harrison counties. Financial Aid will coordinate
the selection process.
M.M. Roberts Scholarship
To capable and deserving undergraduate students who are native Mississippians
Dr. James V. Robinson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
"To provide a four year scholarship to an academically deserving freshman entering USM from Magee High School who demonstrates
financial need without regard to race, gender, religious preference, ethnicity, or national origin. Selection for this scholarship
shall be made by the USM Financial Aid Office. Recipients must have upon entering USM and maintain a minimum 3.0 (high B) grade
point average and demonstrate financial need. Recipients of this scholarship will be required to reapply each academic year to
verify academic and financial stipulations are met."
Audrey Saxon Scholarship
Alton N. ""Ikie"" Scott Scholarship
"To a capable and deserving student with financial need. Preference given to a student from Washington County, Alabama"
G.E. Shoemake Scholarship Endowment
To award to a non-traditional student who clearly demonstrates financial need with preference to students from Forrest &
Lamar Counties.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shoemake Scholarship
To a student from Forrest or Perry County working on a master's degree in education or an undergraduate degree in elementary
education.
Linnie Cockrell and Colby D. Simmons Scholarship
Award to capable and deserving students from Jones and Jasper Counties with financial need.
Henry and Ethel Simpson Endowed Scholarship
"For a student from Clinton High School in Clinton, MS with financial need."
Cecilia Smith Memorial Scholarship
Rodney Smith Alpha Tau Omega 2nd Founder's Scholarship
To be determined at a later date.
T. Hiram Stanley Scholarship
To worthy and needy students.
Kevin Swanson Memorial Scholarship
To provide a scholarship to a needy student with a 3.0 GPA.
Thames Endowment
R.B. and Leila Thigpin Scholarship
To provide scholarships to deserving students with preference given to (1) Associate of Arts graduates from Mississippi
Delta Community College or to (2) graduates from East Central Community College who are natives of Leake County.
E.V. and Catherine Thomas/Betty Carnathan Scholarship
"To adult women, with preference to displaced homemakers, who need to train for a career for economic security as recommended
by the director of adult services office."
W. A. Thomson Scholarship
To a capable and deserving student in the Hattiesburg area
Alyne Hall Thornhill Scholarship
"An award to a student in elementary education who plans to teach, with preference to students from Walthall County."
Douglas Allen Traweek Scholarship
To a senior who has financial need with preference to Clarke County residents.
Velez Family Endowed Scholarship
To provide premedical scholarships.
Fred A. Waits Endowed Scholarship
To be awarded to students in the College of The Arts.
Thomas Walton Memorial Scholarship
Ward's of America Annual Scholarship
"To provide a $2,000 annual scholarship to a capable and deserving student from Mississippi. Preference is given to students
with financial need. Selection of the recipient is to be determined by the Department of Financial Aid at The University of
Southern Mississippi. "
Elmer and Eleanor Wasmer Scholarship
"To be awarded to a student who possesses a 2.50 GPA or better from high school or college who is in financial need,
preferabley those who had to work during high school. Person must be of high moral character. Award for no less than $500.00
per semester."
W.H. Weathersby Scholarship
"To provide scholarship funds for a male or female single parent who clearly demonstrates financial need. The recipient is
to be selected by a scholarship committee comprised of a representative from Financial Aid, the USM Foundation, and a faculty
member."
Wendelta, Inc. Endowed Scholarship
To be determined at a future date
What-So-Ever-Circle of the King's Daughters and Sons of Hattiesburg, Inc. Scholarship
To provide scholarship assistance to a worthy and needy student of high moral character with preference given to a resident
of Forrest and Lamar Counties of Mississippi.
Gordon H. White Banking and Finance Scholarship
To an undergraduate student majoring in banking and finance from Forrest or Lauderdale County with financial need.
Mary Lillian Peters Whitten Music Scholarship
To provide scholarships to students studying music in the College of The Arts.
Alphonso Williams Memorial Education Fund
"To provide tuition assistance to capable and deserving students from South Mississippi. Preference shall be given to
students from an under-represented ethnic group. The award shall be equally divided between fall and spring semesters. Recipients
must be majors in the College of Business Administration with specific interest in the entrepreneurship and small business
management. Recipients must be enrolled as full-time students and must maintain a 2.75 overall grade point average. Finally,
it is preferred that awards be offered to students with limited other scholarship assistance. Recipients should be selected by
the Office of Financial Aid."
Mildred Lindley Williams Scholarship
"To provide scholarships for worthy and needy students attending the University and who are resident citizens of Mississippi
with preference given to majors or students in institutional administration and hotel, restaurant and tourism. (1/2 to each)."
Edna Daves Yarbrough Scholarship
"Award on the basis of Christian dedication, belief in God, financial need, and a high respect for the United States
government"
