Two Northwestern Seniors Awarded Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship for Fall 2024

October 15, 2024

Halea Locke (left), senior Early Childhood Education major from Laverne, accepts her award from Dr. James Bell (right).

Two Northwestern Oklahoma State University seniors were awarded the 2024 Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship given by the Guthrie Scottish Rite Charitable and Educational Foundation.

Those awarded this semester are Halea Locke, an early childhood education major from Laverne, and Mattie Pitts, an elementary education major from Waynoka.

Each semester the scholarships are awarded to teacher candidates who are completing their professional semester.

Mattie Pitts (left), senior Elementary Education major from Waynoka, receives her award from Dr. James Bell (right). 

Dr. James Bell, vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Jennifer Oswald, chair of the Division of Education and associate professor of education, presented the students with their scholarships.

The Guthrie Scottish Rite Charitable and Educational Foundation works primarily with children with language and/or reading disorders. Recipients are selected by the Division of Education faculty members through an essay application process.

For more information on the Guthrie Scottish Rite scholarship or the Division of Education contact Oswald at (580) 327-8451 or jdoswald@nwosu.edu.   

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