Wentz Scholars honored Friday

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Forty-seven Wentz Scholars will be  recognized and honored Friday, April 22 at the annual Lew Wentz Foundation and Oklahoma State University Award Program. The reception will be in the Student Union Ballroom.  Browsing will be from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. with the program lasting from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m..

Awards of $250 will be presented to three of the Wentz Project Scholars, all of whom had poster displays.

The prestigious Wentz Research Projects worth $4,500 per year went to assist outstanding undergraduates to help prepare them for graduate study or national competitions. With this award, students outline a research project and paper that can be completed in one academic year, and work with a faculty mentor. The Wentz Scholarships were established in 1926 with a $50,000 endowment gift that was five times larger than the sum of all other student loan funds at what was then Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. Today, Wentz Scholarships of $2,750 per year are OSU’s largest scholarships and are based on academic standing with emphasis on citizenship and leadership.