Smith Middle School

Founded in 2021, the Bryson McCarty Memorial Scholarship. is a 501(c)(3) charity that supports agriculture education in the Lubbock, Lamb, Hale, and Hockley counties.Purpose: To identify high school seniors who possess a strong desire to continue academics in an agriculture trade, leadership positions in student organizations, and plan on attending a Trade School.Reward: Two students selected from the students who apply will...

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to promote medical and nursing education for women. History: 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...

Each Spring, the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation awards seventy (70) scholarships to Houston area high school seniors for undergraduate study. The award is $25,000, disbursed over four years (or until the student graduates, if earlier), provided the recipient conforms to the requirements set forth in the award. The recipient may select any major at any four-year college or...

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.General Description Of The AwardSusan Howard, President of BAFTX for 9 years, ran the organization until 2017 with passion and dedication, growing...

The Fairrilla Emory White Scholarship was established as a tribute to a historic black educator and charter member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Kappa Zeta Chapter.  Mrs. White, born in Dallas on October 7, 1898, was to be cited as Dallas' "oldest living teacher of record" however, she passed just two days shy of the award presentation. An education...

SOAR Texas, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, seeks to mentor and support ‘first females,’ those young women who are the first in their family to pursue higher education or who have had to overcome significant challenges. Our goal is to provide scholarships opportunities and ongoing mentorship and relationship building.It is not enough for us to celebrate current successes. We have...