Our Donors

Welcome! We’d like to thank our donors for their contribution and support that helps us continue our mission.

Nicholas Valdez

Nicholas Valdez

When the City of Cameron heard that Nicholas Valdez had passed away, they banded together to help his father and his three brothers grieve him properly. Through bake sales, and spare change, they collected enough to begin a scholarship endowment that will allow...

Penny and Hal Ward

Penny and Hal Ward

The Hal Ward Business/Management Endowed Scholarship was established by John D. Ward in tribute to his brother, Hal Ward who retired from Temple College in 2009 after 40 plus years of service. 

Perry Office Plus Endowed Scholarship

Perry Office Plus Endowed Scholarship

Perry Office Plus Scholarship Scholarship Selection Criteria 1. Scholarship recipient must have attained Sophomore standing. 2. Scholarship recipient must have a grade point average of 2.5. 3. Scholarship recipient must be PELL eligible. 4. Scholarship...

Purifoy Family Endowed Scholarship

Purifoy Family Endowed Scholarship

Rhea & Tracey Cooper and Trent & Susanne Long

Rhea & Tracey Cooper and Trent & Susanne Long

The Sharon D. Long Nursing Scholarship was established in honor of my mom, who spent 25 years as an LVN before retiring in 2001. She worked most of her career in a pediatric clinic. As her daughter, I can remember as a child being in a store or restaurant and...

Rotary Club of Temple

Rotary Club of Temple

The Rotary Club of Temple provides scholarships to exceptional students who embody the Rotary model of Service Above Self.

Russell and Joy Schneider

Russell and Joy Schneider

Russell and Joy Schneider are Bell County natives who have had a great love for Central Texas Christian School since their three children attended in 1992. God has richly blessed them allowing them to watch the school grow over the years. During the school’s...

Rusty Morales

Rusty Morales

The Rusty Morales Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of the son of Judy Morales-Steinheimer and Michael Steinheimer.  Rusty attended Temple College and his mother served as the president of the Board of Trustees. The scholarship is awarded to a student...

Ruth Howard

Ruth Howard

Ruth Howard left the Temple College Foundation in her estate and upon her death, a fund was established that grows annually and continues to serve students.

Salado Legends

Salado Legends

Tablerock Theater in Salado has been performing Salado Legends since 2002. Playwrite and Director, Jackie Mills is the mother of the show and continues to use the theater production as a means to help up and coming as well as established singers and actors the...

Shilo Covey Endowed Scholarship

Shilo Covey Endowed Scholarship

Shilo Covey is a US Army veteran who graduated from the Temple College Nursing Program in 2006. Earning her MSN in 2018, she contemplated a time when she would consider teaching as post nursing career move, taking n an adjunct position. As life would have it, she...

Susan and James Kamas

Susan and James Kamas

The Susan and James Kamas scholarship will impact the students that are enrolled in the STEM fields (ex. Nurses, EMT, full-time students).

Temple College Board of Trustees

Temple College Board of Trustees

Before Dr. Andreij Avots left his position as president of the Board of Trustees, he initiated a scholarship that would be a way for students to understand the depth of care and support that the Trustees have for the students they serve. The past and current...

Temple College Foundation

Temple College Foundation

The Board of Directors of the Temple College Foundation established the Proven Scholars endowment as a means to celebrate and showcase a student who is able to carry a full load of classes in a predetermined major and keep a 4.0 grade point average. The scholarship...

Temple College Nursing Faculty

Temple College Nursing Faculty

The Caring Heart Award is given to outstanding students who exhibit both the clinical skills and the compassion to be exceptional nurses. All awards are donated by the Temple College Nursing Faculty.

Temple Health and Bioscience District

Temple Health and Bioscience District

The Temple Health and Bioscience District is a public entity established to foster education and careers in bioscience in the Central Texas region. Scholarshuips are given to students at the Texas Bioscience Institute who participate in summer research classes, ...

Temple Jaycees

Temple Jaycees

The Temple Jaycees Scholarship was established by the Jaycees of Temple to assist students at Temple College who exhibited financial need.

Texas Book Company

Texas Book Company

Each year, the vendors who sell books at the Temple College Bookstore provide a scholarship for a student who is unable to bear the cost of their books.

The Barge Family

The Barge Family

VW “Bill” and Laura Barge have dedicated much of their time and talent to local students. After attending Temple College and playing basketball for the state champion team, Bill served on the board of the Temple College Foundation for many years. His investment...

The Martin Family

The Martin Family

Dell Martin, his wife Anna and his sons Kenny and Derek have all contributed to the Martin Nursing Scholarships. The naming of the Martin Nursing Building and the subsequent scholarships have had an indelible impact on the number of nurses entering the profession.

The Simpson Family

The Simpson Family

Charlotte Simpson and her husband Pat transformed lives teaching for TC. Their legacy lives through their children and grandchildren who continue the tradition of Temple College service.

The Texas Country Gentlemen

The Texas Country Gentlemen

The Texas Country Gentlemen are a barbershop harmony society who provide a scholarship for an outstanding vocalist each year.

Thomas C. Baird Pay It Forward

Thomas C. Baird Pay It Forward

Scholarship Recipient Must Meet the Following Criteria: 1. Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. 2. Must attended Temple College full-time.

Tom Forkner

Tom Forkner

The Tom Forkner Scholarship Fund is named in memory of Tom Forkner and is given to students in the LVN nursing program.

Travis Edward Ramsey

Travis Edward Ramsey

The Travis Edward Ramsey Endowed Scholarship has been established in memory of Travis Edward Ramsey who attended the surgical technology program at Temple College and went on to become very successful in an orthopedic implant company.

Virgil and Fay Chaffin

Virgil and Fay Chaffin

The Virgil and Fay Chaffin Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Virgil and Fay Chaffin, both of whom attended TC and later received degrees in education.

Virginia Creech

Virginia Creech

The Virginia Creech Scholarship for Creative Writing is an honor Liza Farrow-Gillespie bestowed upon her grandmother before she passed away. Liza was touched by her grandmother’s interest in poetry and love of creative writing, and wanted her grandmother’s memory to...

Wesleyan Homes

Wesleyan Homes

The Wesleyan Homes Scholarship was established to help fund students who would have an interest in working at the Wesleyan Homes facility upon graduation.

Winston Liles

Winston Liles