News release, May 8, 2000, effective immediately.
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Sam Noble Scholarship Winners Announced

ARDMORE, Okla. - Sixteen students majoring in various agricultural and technological career fields were recently named as recipients of Sam Noble Agriculture and Technology Scholarships.

Those receiving the agricultural scholarships included six freshmen, two each of sophomores, juniors and seniors; and one first-year graduate student, all of whom are attending, or plan to attend, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Technology scholarship winners were all first-year students.

Agricultural undergraduate scholarships of $2,000 per semester are awarded to underclassmen for up to nine semesters. Graduate awards are $2,500 per semester, up to five semesters.

Receiving agriculture scholarships are: freshmen - Amber Lee Almond, Ardmore; Jordan Nicole Bethany, Duncan; Zachary Warren Givens, Ryan; Ross Jackson Hutson, Duncan; Jon Derek Mitchell, Duncan; and Christopher Lee Williams, Ardmore; sophomores - Kerry Lynae Wilson, Loco; and Jason D. Wright, Wynnewood; juniors - Joshua Chad Brecheen, Coalgate; and Whitney Gayle Ferris, Milburn; seniors - Aaron Thomas Elam, Pauls Valley; and Larry Dwain Kennan, Countyline; and graduate student Jody Lynn Goss, Ryan.

Technology scholarships were awarded to William Cory Bohannan, Fox; Nakia Holmes Smith, Watson; and Elizabeth Kathryn White, Idabel. The three technology scholarship recipients all plan to attend Oklahoma State University/Okmulgee this fall. These scholarships are $1,500 per semester for up to four semesters.

"The quality of the applicants was outstanding this year," said Donna Windel, program officer for the Noble Foundation, headquartered in Ardmore. "We were pleased with the good response we received from the students."

Applicants must reside in Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, Murray, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, or Stephens counties.

Applications are accepted in January and February. Students interested in applying for a Sam Noble Agricultural Scholarship must be pursuing an agriculture-related degree at a university offering baccalaureate and higher degrees in agriculture. Those applying for a Sam Noble Technology Scholarship must be attending, or planning to attend, a post high school advanced technology training institute.

Specific requirements are listed in a scholarship brochure available from the Noble Foundation, P.O. Box 2180, Ardmore, OK 73402-2180. Funding for the scholarship is provided by funds given to the Noble Foundation by the late Sam Noble, who died in 1992.

"Not long before he died, Sam Noble expressed an interest in establishing a scholarship program that would reward top quality students who were pursuing a degree in an agriculture-related field," Windel said.

"He also wanted to encourage students who were preparing for their future by attending a top quality technical school such as Oklahoma State University at Okmulgee. These scholarships are the result of Mr. Noble's interest."
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