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Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

 Physician Assistant Studies

School of Public Health

 School of Health Professions

  • Scholarship (coming in 2010)

 

 UNTHSC Hackers Employee Scholarship

 

 

Descriptions:

TCOM Scholarship & Awards

  • A.E. Brooks Scholarship: The M.S. Doss Foundation established the A.E. Brooks Endowed Scholarship to perpetuate and advance the osteopathic philosophy and practice of health care in the State of Texas, especially in the focus of rural medicine. This scholarship is a tribute to Mr. A.E. Brooks for his many years as a friend, confidant, and legal advisor to Mr. and Mrs. Doss. For their dedication, this scholarship will assist 1st or 2nd year TCOM students.   {top}  

  • Drs. W.R. & Constance Jenkins Scholarship: W.R. & Constance Jenkins are both osteopathic physicians who graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in the early 1950’s. Dr. W.R. Jenkins began his career with TCOM in 1971 as an instructor in the Department of Surgery. In 1978, he was appointed Chair of the Department of Surgery and became a full time faculty member. He served as Associate Dean for graduate medical education and continuing medical education from 1987 until 1991. Dr. Jenkins was awarded the rank of Professor Emeritus upon his retirement. Dr. Constance Jenkins joined TCOM in 1978 as an Associate Professor and Director of TCOM’s Central Family Practice Clinic. Dr. Jenkins not only served as President of the Texas Society of the American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery but also was named “General Practitioner of the Year" in 1992. After retirement in 1991, they received the TCOM Founder’s Medal. This scholarship was established to provide assistance to TCOM 3rd year students who desire to pursue a career in primary care.  {top}

  • James O. Royder, D.O. FAAO Scholarship: James O Royder, D.O, FAAO, established this scholarship in honor and support of advancing the osteopathic philosophy and practice of health care in the state of Texas for deserving students at TCOM. Dr. Royder began his distinguished career after graduating from the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 1966, he opened an obstetrics/gynecology practice. Dr. Royder’s compassion and understanding of pain grew following a serious plane crash while on a medical mission’s trip to Mexico. He decided to change from OB/GYN to general practice and taught manipulative medicine for 5 years at TCOM. In 1981, after he had served with the Naval Reserves for several years, Dr. Royder enlisted for active duty and served 11 years in the Navy. He established the Navy’s first comprehensive pain treatment center in the Philippines during his service, was a regimented surgeon with the Marines, then worked in a navy fleet hospital in the Persian Gulf War. This scholarship supports 2nd year osteopathic medical students who have exhibited the basis of awareness and understanding of professional and social roles of osteopathic medicine in American Health Care.  {top}

  • Dr. C.W. & J. Spellman Endowed Scholarship:  Craig Spellman, Ph.D., D.O. is a 1991 TCOM graduate and was the first UNT Health Science Center graduate to establish a student scholarship fund in tribute to a spouse. His wife of 25 years, Joanie Spellman, was a senior scientist and head technical writer for Alcon laboratories until she passed away in December 2000. Dr. Spellman shared, “Education was high on Joanie’s list. Her education. My education. Our sons’ education. Our students’ education. Rewarding and encouraging those who love learning is a perfect way to honor her memory.” This scholarship will be provided to support a 2nd year TCOM student with a dedication to Osteopathic practices.  {top}

  • Wayne & Norma Lee Stockseth Scholarship: Wayne Stockseth, President of Parts Distributing Company, is an entrepreneur and investor. He and his wife, Norma Lee, became involved in propagating the field of osteopathic medicine when an osteopathic physician living in their neighborhood asked for support in the creation of an osteopathic medical school. The Stockseth’s agreed and helped gather support to open TCOM’s doors. Mr. Stockseth has served as a member of TCOM’s Board of Trustees, Foundation, and Advisory Council. He has also served as Chairman of the North Texas State University (now UNT/TCOM Board of Regents.) This scholarship is designed to support a 3rd year TCOM student who is a Texas resident. The Stockseth Award for Osteopathic Excellence has been offered since 1974 to honor and salute the unique concepts and distinctive futures that help make osteopathic medicine great.  {top}

  • The Dunlap Family Scholarship: Donald C. Dunlap, D.O., chose to dedicate his life’s work to osteopathic medicine because it combines creativity, inventiveness, and the art of health. He has written numerous letters of recommendations for students and graduates of the UNT Health Science Center. To demonstrate his pride and support for the unique position of the Heath Science Center in the community and as the pinnacle of training in the osteopathic profession, he established this scholarship fund. The Dunlap Family Scholarship will support and provide assistant to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year TCOM students who have demonstrated their dedication and commitment to community service.  {top}  

  • Ray & Edna Stokes Scholarship: The Ray and Edna Stokes Scholarship fund assists 4th year TCOM students who have a desire to practice primary care in the state of Texas. Ray Stokes was the first employee of TCOM. Hired in April of 1969, Ray Stokes was a fundraiser for TCOM, Texas’ first osteopathic medical school. Mr. Stokes spent the rest of his career at TCOM in various positions and made many major contributions to the college. In 1984, Ray Stokes received TCOM’s highest honor, the Founders’ Medal. His wife, Edna Stokes, worked for TCOM first as a bookkeeper and later as a clinic manager. Mrs. Stokes is known as TCOM’s second employee. In honor of both, UNTHSC has named a boardroom after them. After retirement, Mr. Stokes continued to honor TCOM by authoring a book about the first twenty years of its history.   {top}

  • Beverly & Stanley Weiss Scholarship: Stanly & Beverly Weiss created this scholarship fund to honor the profession of osteopathic medicine. Dr. Weiss has served as a chair of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and as an Associate Professor of Occupational and Personal Health. Mrs. Weiss directed administrative operations for the Cowtown marathon and 10K Runs for 21 years, bringing national recognition to the UNT Health Science Center. This scholarship is to provide financial assistance to exceptional 2nd year men and women enrolled in TCOM who demonstrate the humanitarian and intellectual capabilities necessary for an osteopathic physician to excel in the field as well as demonstrate financial need.  {top}

  • D.M. Richards Endowed Scholarship: The Medical Student Government Association (MSGA) of TCOM created this scholarship to honor David M. Richards, D.O. upon his retirement for his extraordinary legacy of service. Dr. Richards became TCOM’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1981 and was named president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center when the Texas Legislature established it in 1993. Under his watch, he helped to establish the Academic Health Science Center, the Public Health, and Physician Assistant Program. The Health Science Center established affiliations with hospitals around the state through Dr. Richards’ vision and initiative, as TCOM took the lead in breaking down both real and perceived barriers between the D.O. and M.D. professions. This scholarship provides for 2nd TCOM students who have demonstrated personal integrity, leadership potential, and their dedication to community service and to their medical school.  {top}

  • TCOM Alumni Scholarship: The TCOM Alumni Association promotes and develops a continuing relationship between the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine administration, faculty, staff, student body, and the alumni. The Board consists of osteopathic physicians from states throughout the United States as well as physicians from the state of Texas. This scholarship is established to provide awards for deserving 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year medical students who meet established personal and academic criteria.  {top}

  • TCOM Memorial Scholarship: The TCOM Memorial Scholarship Fund, created in 1982, originated as a reward for information about the death of TCOM Student Doctor Kathryn Munroe, age 23. In 1986, the fund converted to a scholarship in memory of all former TCOM students who have passed away. The fund has since grown by external donations. In April 2007, a DNA match by a Fort Worth Police Detective in the Cold Case Unit linked a prison inmate in Florida to the death of Kathryn Munroe. This scholarship assists 2nd year medical students at TCOM.  {top}

  • D.O./Ph.D. Student scholarship:  The DO/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program is offered in conjunction with UNT Health Science Center’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Students may choose to conduct research in a wide range of basic science disciplines to complement their medical interests, including cell biology and genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology, microbiology and immunology, pharmacology and neuroscience, and physiology. {top}

  • Dr. Nick Palmarozzi Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship is established in memory of Dr. Nicholas G. Palmarozzi, D.O. Dr. Palmarozzi received his D.O. degree in 1947 from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. During his professional career, he served as a member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons; as president of the Texas Society of Osteopathic Surgeons; and as a member of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiniers. {top}

  • Rural Medicine Scholarship: This scholarship was established to provide support for students who desire to go into a rural medicine practice.  {top}

  • Jeremiah G. Mills Rural Medicine Scholarship: The Jeremiah G. Mills Memorial Scholarship fund, through private donations of family and friends, honors the memory of Jeremiah Garrett Mills who courageously fought Ewing’s Sarcoma for seven years. Jeremiah lost his battle on October 25, 2001 at the young age of 21 years. He was the son of Dr. John G. Mills, Associate Professor in the Surgery Department at UNTHSC and stepson of Kaylene Mills. The purpose of this scholarship fund is to support and provide scholarships for 2nd year TCOM students who have demonstrated their interest in rural medicine as a field of specialization and who meet the scholastic and special criteria of the scholarship.  {top}

  • John F. Gaugl Memorial Fund: This scholarship is established in memory of John F. Gaugl and to recognize outstanding Graduate Students in Integrative Physiology. Dr. Gaugl founded TCOM's Physiology Department in 1971. His name resides permanently in the archives of the institution because of his distinguished status as a Founder's Medal recipient. Dr. Gaugl's knowledge of medicine and science will live on in the memory of those graduates he introduced to the intricacies of human physiology.   {top}

  • Jerry McGill, Ph.D. Scholarship: This scholarship is established in memory of Dr. Jerry McGill; AssociateProfessor in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.Dr. Jerry McGill  {top}

     

     




  • The Larry L. Bunnell, D.O. Scholarship: Dr. Bunnell was the first full time chair of the Department of Family Practice at TCOM. He establishes this scholarship as a way of paying back TCOM and the Osteopathic Profession for honors, a career, and the opportunities that have been provided him and his family. This scholarship supports 4th year TCOM students with an interest in a career in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Concepts, Practice, and Manual Skills.  {top}

  • Arrowsmith Award: This scholarship's recipient is a senior medical student selected by his/her classmates who show the greatest personal and professional growth, despite significant obstacles toward attainment of the D.O. degree.  {top}

 GSBS Scholarships

  • GSBS Alumni  Scholarship: This scholarship has been established to support GSBS students.  {top}

  • GSBS Endowed Scholarship: The purpose of this scholarship is to support and provide tuition assistance for GSBS students who have demonstrated personal integrity, academic achievement, leadership potential, and their dedication to graduate education and research.  {top}

  • Elena & Thomas Yorio First Year Student Scholarship: The First Year Student Scholarship was rededicated in December 2007 to honor Elena & Thomas Yorio. Throughout the years, Dr. Yorio and his wife, Elena, have made outstanding contributions and a tremendous impression on the campus and students. This scholarship supports 1st year GSBS students who show leadership experience and potential, a personal commitment to graduate education, and research and personal integrity.  {top}





  • E. Bruce Street, Sr. & Roger J. Williams Endowed Scholarship: Mr. & Mrs. E. Bruce Street, Sr. established the Roger Williams Scholarship in September 1981 to honor Dr. Roger Williams. Dr. Williams was a professor emeritus of chemistry at UT Austin and was a research scientist at the Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute, which he founded in 1940. Dr. Williams discovered pantothenic acid, known as vitamin B5, and served as the Director of the Institute until 1963. He was dedicated to educating the public and medical profession about the importance of nutrition and biochemical individuality. UNTHSC rededicated the scholarship in 2005 as the E. Bruce Street, Sr., & Roger J. Williams Award in Preventive Nutrition with the passing of Bruce Street as a former UNT Regent.  {top}

  • Rachel Dauphin Memorial Scholarship: The Rachel Dauphin Memorial Scholarship Fund honors Rachel Dauphin, a graduate student who courageously fought Hodgkin’s disease. This scholarship will be offered to students seeking a degree through GSBS, shows academic achievement, and volunteerism.  {top}

 

 


  • The Alcon Scholarship in Memory of Joseph deFaller: This scholarship was established to honor Mr. Joseph deFaller and assist 2nd, 3rd, or 4th GSBS students who are current Alcon employees or are a veteran or reservist from any branch of the US military.  {top}  

  

PA Scholarships

  • PA Endowed Scholarship: The Physician Assistant Studies program provides an exemplary graduate-level education with a focus on primary care and meeting the health needs of underserved populations. This program began in 1997 and is ranked as one of the top 35 graduate-level physician assistant programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The scholarship will support deserving 1st year and/or 3rd year Physician Assistant students.  {top}

  • PA Alumni & Friends Scholarship: This scholarship was is established to support PA students.  {top}

 SPH Scholarships

  • SPH Endowed Scholarship: This scholarship supports students with a record of academic excellence and a commitment to a professional role in public health. {top}

  • SPH Alumni Society: The School of Public Health Alumni Society Scholarship Fund is established to provide scholarships in the area of Public Health. This scholarship is designed to encourage recipients to continue and complete a degree a Public Health profession as well as to carry on the objectives of the School of Public Health Alumni Society.  {top}
     
  • Haynes/Vail Family Scholarship: The Haynes/Vail Family Scholarship in Biostatistics was established in 2007 to fund scholarships for students seeking masters or doctoral degrees in biostatistics in the School of Public Health. There is a long and proud history of educators at all levels in the Haynes and Vail families. Furthermore, both families have benefitted from advancements in medical technology and physicians trained at medical universities throughout the nation. It is with this scholarship that Wendy J. and R. Michael Haynes wish to honor and memorialize all members of their families for their commitment to higher education and medical advancement.  {top}

UNTHSC Hackers Employee Scholarship: This scholarship will provide continuing education assistance for employees at the UNT Health Science Center.  {top}

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