Keeping a Strong Educational Foundation
When Cathy and John Jameson established the Jameson Family Endowed Scholarship in the College of Education in 2005, the couple viewed it as a way to recognize the education they received at Oklahoma State University.
“I am so grateful to the College of Education for being the foundation of my career,” Cathy says.
The elementary education alumna taught for several years before she shifted to consulting. Her teaching experience and background in education, combined with her knowledge of healthcare from helping John establish his dental practice, led her to start Jameson Management Inc., a company that offers business and communication consultation for healthcare professionals.
Jameson Management has provided comprehensive practice management throughout the United States and 26 countries worldwide. Cathy has remained committed to teaching every step of the way.
“I believe one of the reasons my company has been so successful is my background in education,”she says. “Some of the most important people in our lives are educators, including John’s mother, another OSU graduate. We wanted to provide opportunities for students who had a desire to pursue a career in education.”
The Jamesons have decided to do even more to help education students. The couple has committed a $250,000 life insurance planned gift to support the Jameson Family Endowed Scholarship. In addition, they are establishing a new scholarship with a $50,000 gift. The scholarship will honor John’s mother, Dorothy Strong Jameson, and Cathy’s father, Derry B. Ebert.
The new scholarship gift is eligible for a Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match. Through a generous $100 million commitment from T. Boone Pickens, the $50,000 gift will be matched 2:1, bringing the amount applied to the endowment to $150,000.
“Our intention from the beginning was to increase the size of the scholarship when and where that was appropriate,” John says. “There is no question the Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match was a key element in our decision to increase our giving. Knowing that our funds could go further and possibly help more students made us want to make that happen immediately.”
John and Cathy, who currently serves on the OSU Foundation board of trustees, are proud of the quality of education they received at OSU and hope their scholarship gifts will support and inspire College of Education students.
Pickens Legacy Scholarship Matches (as of December, 2010)
L. Mignon Albers and Bill and Nita Ebert
Gift to establish a scholarship for teacher education students
Bill and Billie Buckles
Gift to establish a scholarship for teacher education students
Jerry and Mary Burson
Gift to support the Jerry and Mary Burson Endowed
Scholarship for students in aviation and secondary English education
Bryan Close
Gift to support the Bryan Close Scholarship for transfer students from Tulsa
Friends of Marcia Dickman
Gift to establish a new scholarship for students in the College Student Development program
Dan and Sue Dorsey
Gift to establish the Bill J. Dorsey Endowed Scholarship for aviation students
Kerry Havner
Gift to establish a scholarship for career and technical education students
Jill and Jeff Hough
Gift in honor of Jill’s father Dr. Tom Smith to support the Thomas J. Smith Endowed Scholarship for graduate students in school administration
John and Lauree James
Gift in memory of sons Johney and Kevin James to establish an aviation scholarship
John and Cathy Jameson
Gift to establish a scholarship for education students in honor of John’s mother, Dorothy Strong Jameson, and Cathy’s father, Derry B. Ebert
Jan and Kirk Jewell
Gift to support the Jan Jewell Endowed Scholarship for students in special education or counseling
Lola Lehman
Gift to support the Daniel C. and Mary L. Herd Memorial Scholarship for elementary education students
John and Caroline Linehan
Gift to support the John C. and Caroline S. Endowed Scholarship for future teachers
Steve and Jan Marks
Gift to support a scholarship for aviation and speech pathology students
Bob Noble
Gift in memory of Judy Noble to establish a scholarship for teacher education students
Bill and Lynn Peacher
Gift to establish a new scholarship for career and technical education students
Terry and Skye Shaw
Gift to establish the Thelia Sewell Shaw Memorial Scholarship for graduate students in counseling psychology
Becky and Steve Smith
Gift to support a scholarship for future mathematics education teachers
Kathlyn Smith/Doug and Davis Wilson COE Alumni Scholarship
Gift to establish a new scholarship for College of Education students
Scott and Suzanne Spradling
Gift to establish a scholarship for future science educators
Toni and Bill Stone
Gift to support the Toni and Bill Stone Endowed Scholarship for teacher education students
Friends of Francis Tuttle
Gift to establish a new fellowship for students pursuing a graduate degree in Occupational Education
Robert and Kimberly Walker
Gift to establish a scholarship in honor of Anne Marsh for College of Education students from the state of Texas
Gift to establish a scholarship in honor of Don and Jackie Walker for College of Education students
Bruce Waterfield, Robert Raab and Gail and Jim Waterfield
Gifts to establish a scholarship in memory of Tracey Waterfield Neilson for students from any program area in the College Education
Bruce Waterfield and Robert Raab Gift to establish a new scholarship for athletic training students
A BIG thanks to all of you who have supported the College of Education as part of the OSU Branding Success Campaign. We have reach 50% of our goal of raising $32 million for the College of Education. This year we have raised over $8.4 million in planned and realized gifts. If you would like to visit more about how you can make a difference, please contact me using the information below.
Dr. Brenda Solomon
Senior Director of Development
OSU Foundation
400 S. Monroe
Stillwater, OK 74074
(405) 385-5156
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Dr. Robert Davis
Interim Dean
College of Education
339 Willard Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-3373
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