Oklahoma State University names new Allen Scholars

Monday, March 18, 2013

2013 OSU Allen Scholars named; Rachel Davis of Fort Smith, Ark., and Jacquelyn Lane of Beulah, Colo. 

(STILLWATER, Okla., March 14, 2013) – Rachel Davis of Fort Smith, Ark., and Jacquelyn Lane of Beulah, Colo., have been selected for the prestigious W.W. Allen Scholars Program at Oklahoma State University. This premier engineering scholars program is the only of its kind, and is awarded to the two of the nations top engineering high school seniors.

The program includes a generous scholarship and awards package given throughout the student’s college career.  The value of this OSU exclusive program is approximately $86,000 in scholarship, enrichment activities and study abroad experience.

 “The central purpose of the W. W. Allen Scholars Program is to initiate the development of future intellectual leaders who are committed to enriching the quality of life for others,” said Dr. Karl Reid, regents service professor and program director in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at OSU. 

Wayne Allen, former chairman and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Company, established the scholars program. Aside from being personally mentored by Allen, the scholar receives an annual scholarship at OSU, followed by the opportunity for graduate study at one of the world’s foremost universities, the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Both Davis and Lane plan to pursue Chemical Engineering while at OSU.

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Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant university that prepares students for success. OSU is America’s Brightest Orange.  Through leadership and service, OSU is preparing students for a bright future and building a brighter world for all.  As Oklahoma’s only university with a statewide presence, OSU improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research, and outreach. OSU has more than 37,000 students across its five-campus system and more than 25,000 on its combined Stillwater and Tulsa campuses, with students from all 50 states and around 120 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 240,000 students to serve the state of Oklahoma, the nation and the world.

W. Wayne Allen is a retired Chairman and CEO for the Phillips Petroleum Company, now living in Houston, Texas.