Morehead Scholarship Info

About Your Scholarship

Award: KENT M. MOREHEAD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

History of the Scholarship:

Established in 1998 by Richard and Marylyn Morehead, this scholarship celebrates the life of their son, Kent. Although not a teacher himself, Kent strongly believed that a single teacher could be a vital element in a young person’s life. The scholarship will be awarded to a promising College of Education student who demonstrates the abilities and commitment to be an outstanding teacher.

The award recipients will be selected on the basis of the following criteria: 

• The scholarship will be awarded annually to a junior, senior or 5th year student in the College of Education teacher preparation programs.

• The award may be used for tuition and fee assistance, registration for seminars and workshops, to purchase specialized, publications, and/or materials needed to support the student’s study.

• Recipients of the award will have proven prior academic success.

• Recipients of the award must be Oregon residents.

• Financial need is not to be considered.

The following people established and support this scholarship. Please feel free to handwrite a thank you card or send an email correspondence to coescholarships@uoregon.edu.

Mr. Richard and Ms. Marylyn Morehead (parents of Kent)

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