Oklahoma City SBC/OSU Presidential Transfer Scholarship
Recipients Say Awards Will Make Dreams Come True
Date: May 12, 2005
Contact: Gary Shutt
Amy Creekmore - Making an Engineering Degree Possible
Her uncle will probably take credit, but Amy Creekmore's decision to pursue an engineering degree at OSU was solidified by an SBC/OSU Presidential Transfer Scholarship.
Creekmore has heard for years about the quality of OSU's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering from her uncle, a vocal and proud alumnus whose devotion led her to question his objectivity. She'll experience the program herself this fall.
As a senior in high school, Creekmore was concurrently enrolled part-time at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), where the 2004 Putnam City North graduate also just wrapped up her first year as a full-time college student.
The university's proximity to her parents' home made it an affordable alternative to moving away to attend one of the state's larger institutions. However, UCO doesn't offer an electrical engineering degree.
"Part of the reason I couldn't come to OSU before was I didn't receive any scholarships," Creekmore said. "Without the SBC/OSU Presidential Transfer Scholarship, going to OSU would not have been possible for me. That sealed it."
Annie Crocket - Reaching Her Potential
Annie Crockett has spent the past three years taking night classes at OSU-Oklahoma City, while working full-time at Morrison Wholesale Florists. This fall, she will apply an SBC/OSU Presidential Transfer Scholarship toward completing a bachelor's degree in public horticulture at OSU's Stillwater campus.
"Working in the clerical field mainly as an administrative assistant, I realized it's not what I want to do with the rest of my life," Crockett said. "I have a lifelong interest in horticulture, and OSU's program is the best."
"The program and the professors are well-known and respected throughout the business, and Stillwater is just the best place to get the degree," she said.
Crockett, her husband and their daughter will move to Stillwater where he will keep his job installing home satellite systems. In addition to the SBC/OSU Presidential Transfer Scholarship, she has received a stipend from the horticulture department to help pay for her studies.
"One reason I went to a two-year school first is so that I could make the grades to show people I have real potential and to get the scholarships to go to a four-year school," Crockett said. "These scholarships are a tremendous help because you can't really take 17 hours of classes and work full time. To be a success, you need to concentrate on your studies."
