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COB Privately Funded Scholarships

In 2018-2019, 61 UCA College of Business Students were awarded $98,950 in scholarships. These scholarships were made possible by donations from private donors. We are grateful for their generosity that helps fund the education of deserving students. Below are the scholarships awarded in 2018-2019 grouped by student major with the award amount and number of recipients in parentheses.

Business

  • Conque Family Scholarship ($700; 1 recipient)
  • Dr. Linda L. Beene Transfer Scholarship ($2,000; 2 recipients)
  • Granger And Jan Davis Emerging Leaders Scholarship ($1,000; 1 recipient)
  • Homer Lee Saunders Scholarship ($850; 1 recipient)
  • J. Lavon Morton & Dr. Brenda Yelvington Scholarship ($3,750; 1 recipient)
  •  Kenneth w. Abrams/Paul W. Kimbrough endowment ($1,500; 1 recipient)

MBA

  • Herbert And Lorene Kordsmeier MBA Scholarship ($2,500; 1 recipient)

Accounting

  • Arkansas Society of CPAs ($8,000; 5 recipients)
  • BKD, LLP Accounting Education Fund ($15,000; 10 recipients)
  • Donna S. Stephens Accounting Scholarship ($5,000; 2 recipients)
  • Fred And Louise Malpica Scholarship ($1,500; 2 recipients)
  • Frost, PLLC scholarship ($1,500; 1 recipient)
  • Hogan Taylor (previously JPMS Cox) ($2,500; 1 recipient)
  • Hudson, Cisne & Company LLP Scholarship ($1,500; 2 recipients)
  • J. Lavon Morton & Brenda Yelvington Accounting Scholarship ($2,500; 2 recipients)
  • Stephens Bell Endowed Scholarship ($5,000; 1 recipient)

Insurance and Risk Management

  • Arkansas Insurance Hall Of Fame Scholarship ($13,500; 6 recipients)
  • Brumbelow Insurance Scholarship ($2,000; 1 recipient)
  • Cba Insurance & Risk Management Scholarship ($10,000; 5 recipients)
  • Stephen L. Strange, Sr. Excellence In Insurance Scholarship ($2,000; 1 recipient)

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  • American Truck & Rail ($750; 1 recipient)
  • C. H. Robinson Excellence In LSCM Scholarship ($1,250; 1 recipient)
  • TIDA ($3,000; 3 recipients)

Marketing

  • Bartos Family Scholarship ($1,400; 1 recipient)
  • First Service Bank Marketing Scholarship ($1,500; 1 recipient)
  • Wendell Flemister Memorial Scholarship ($2,000; 2 recipients)

Management Information Systems and/or Information Systems

  • Acxiom Corporation ($500; 1 recipient)
  • American Truck & Rail ($750; 1 recipient)
  • ArcBest ($500; 1 recipient)
  • Ensono ($1,000; 2 recipients)