Central High School

The purpose of the Susan Howard Community Service Award is to honor and reward academically adept students from low income families in Texas or Great Britain who have demonstrated initiative and leadership skills through their dedication to benefiting their community.Susan Howard, President of BAFTX for 9 years, ran the organization until 2017 with passion and dedication, growing it to be...

Nine scholarships will be awarded, one per Region (eight total) and one overall top statewide. All applicants must be Agriculture and/or Natural Resource related majors.The selection process is based on a point-scale scoring system and each application is reviewed and ranked by a statewide scoring committee. Scholarships are open to any graduating high school senior, entering college freshman, sophomore, or...

The Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship is in memory of a devoted member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. During her life she belonged to many organizations and volunteered her services wherever needed. The Kappa Zeta chapter elected to set up a scholarship fund for collegians to honor her memory to our chapter.PurposeThe scholarship is to be awarded...

First President of the Texas Federation of Business & Professional Women: Dr. Minnie Lee Maffett (1882-1964) Minnie Lee Maffett spent her entire life serving others. After years teaching and serving as principal of several schools, she graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1914 as a physician and surgeon. She founded and directed Southern Methodist University’s...

The mission of the Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) is to promote nursing as a career by providing scholarship funds directly to student nurses for their clinical nursing courses. The foundation’s goal is to alleviate the current severe shortage of nurses in Texas. For most of its existence, the Foundation has concentrated on the support of the nursing profession. This support...

Purpose: Established by San Patricio and Aransas County to encourage students to complete high school and attend college.Amount: $4,000 over 4 years/several availableEligibility: Applicants must:be a graduating high school senior in San Patricio or Aransas County;be an active participant in San Patricio and Aransas County FFA or FCCLA chapter of 4-H Club;have actively participated in the San Patricio and Aransas...