T. Boone Pickens Foundation

MAY 03, 2011

STILLWATER, Oklahoma - The Cherokee Nation Foundation has become the first Native American Nation to endow a scholarship at Oklahoma State University.

The foundation and OSU announced Tuesday, a gift of $333,334 to Oklahoma State University to endow Cherokee Nation Foundation scholarships as part of Branding Success: The Campaign for Oklahoma State University.

With a match from entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens, under the Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match, the gift will total $1 million.
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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Students tried out their nursing skills on robotic patients Friday as Texas Woman's University held its grand opening for its new health science institute, named for Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens.
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SPOTLIGHT

Branding Success - The Campaign for Oklahoma State University

Attendees stand and sing the OSU alma mater at a Brighter Orange of North Texas event. The T. Boone Pickens Foundation focuses grants to organizations that operate in its core giving categories (see “About TBPF”). The current partner spotlight focuses on Brighter Orange of North Texas, created six years ago as the Dallas Brighter Orange to bring area OSU alumni together for an evening of fun and fellowship, and more importantly, to raise funds for scholarships for North Texas students hoping to attend OSU.

“Obviously, I’m one of OSU’s biggest fans, and a big believer in helping graduates give back to the university and in creating as many opportunities as we can for bright young minds to pursue a higher education,” says Boone Pickens, who has supported the Brighter Orange campaigns. “We need to do all we can to create our leaders of tomorrow.”

The 2011 Brighter Orange efforts awarded 64 scholarships to students from 35 different cities, including Allen, Argyle, Arlington, Burleson, Carrollton, Colleyville, Celina, Dallas, Euless, Frisco, Ft. Worth, Grapevine, Hillsboro, Keller, McKinney, Mesquite, North Richland Hills, Pilot Point, Plano, Prosper, Richardson, Roanoke, Rowlett, Southlake, and Weatherford. In all, Brighter Orange has resulted in more than 200 scholarships totaling more than $320,000, as well as in the creation of an endowed scholarship fund benefiting students from throughout North Texas.

OSU president Burns Hargis, Spears School of Business dean Larry Crosby, and Cathy and Donald D. Humphreys, senior vice president and principal financial officer for the ExxonMobil Corp., at Brighter Orange event. OSU is currently welcoming the largest freshman class the campus has seen in recent years, with many of these students hailing from the North Texas area. The 2012 Brighter Orange planning committee hopes to raise a record $100,000 this year and award a record number of scholarships to North Texas area students.

This year's Brighter Orange of North Texas event will be held on Friday, February 24th, at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas. OSU provost Robert J. Sternberg will offer a campus update and information on several new student success initiatives. Ticket prices for the event, which will include heavy hors d-oeuvres and open bar, are $125 for OSUAA members and $140 for nonmembers. Additional ticket opportunities for recent graduates and sponsorship opportunities are also available.

For more information, visit www.orangeconnection.org or email northtexasbrighterorange@orangeconnection.org