Richards College of Business Scholarships
General Business Scholarships
Management Department Scholarships
Economics Department Scholarships
Accounting & Finance Department Scholarships
Marketing & Real Estate Department Scholarships
Study Abroad Scholarships
GENERAL BUSINESS
Mr. and Mrs. Murray M. Webb Scholarship
This scholarship is for the purpose of attracting superior students to the Richards College of Business in order to enhance the overall academic quality of graduate programs. Each year the Dean’s Office will select a top MBA candidate as the recipient of the scholarship.
Amount: $800 awarded annually
Kennard Seforth Varn Scholarship
The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding student majoring in business at the University of West Georgia. The recipient should be a resident of Ware County or an adjacent county: (Clinch, Atkinson, Coffee, Bacon, Pierce, Brantley, or Charlton).
Amount: $500 awarded annually
D. W. Brooks/Gold Kist of West Georgia Scholarship
This scholarship shall be awarded annually to a business major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater who is from one of the following five counties: Carroll, Heard, or Haralson in Georgia and Cleburne or Randolph in Alabama.
Amount: $600 awarded annually
Hugh W. Richards Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a rising junior or senior majoring in business at the University of West Georgia. Selection is based on demonstrated academic ability and promise as well as need.
Amount: Two scholarships will be awarded for $1,000 each
Friends of Fred Scholarship (Fred Hutchins Scholarship Endowment)
This scholarship is awarded to at least two students (one graduate and one undergraduate) who have and maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. The student(s) must have graduated from a high school within Carroll County or be a Carroll County resident or employed by a Carroll County banking institution. Selection is also based on strong moral character and a sense of responsibility to the community.
Amount: $5,000. (Multiple scholarships may be awarded, but a minimum of one graduate and one undergraduate scholarship will be awarded.)
Dr. Faye S. McIntyre Honorary Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded by the Richards College of Business to a female Business major at the University of West Georgia who has demonstrated academic ability and leadership skills.
Amount: $500 awarded annually
Major General John A. Beall Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a business school major in the Richards College of Business based on academic success and financial need.
Amount: $1,000
Yeager Family Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate junior or senior majoring in business with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. The scholarship may be renewed for an additional academic year provided the recipient meets the requirements.
Amount: $500
Charles W. Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund
The purpose of this fund is to help attract superior students to the Richards College of Business who will enhance the overall academic quality of both graduate and undergraduate programs. This scholarship will be designated for MBA graduate students, as well as junior or senior undergraduate students majoring in Finance, Management, or Marketing.
Amount: $500 each for one undergraduate and one graduate student
MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Dr. Frank R. Hunsicker Memorial Award
This award is given to a senior management major with a GPA of at least 3.2 and who most exhibits the qualities of leadership, managerial ability, professional achievement, and integrity associated with the discipline and exemplified by Dr. Hunsicker. It will be awarded to a qualified student chosen by the department.
Amount: $1,300
Henry M. Cameron Scholarship
The scholarship shall be awarded annually to a sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in Management at the University of West Georgia. The recipient must be a resident of Carroll, Polk, or Troup County or from the State of Georgia. Selection shall be based on merit and financial need.
Amount: $400 awarded annually
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
Suzanne Lankford Sullivan Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded to an Economics major who is a graduate of a Carroll County High School.
Amount: $950
W. Glenn Moore Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship recipient shall be a student in the Economics program at the University of West Georgia.
Amount: $600 awarded annually
Dr. Michael D. Raper Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship recipient shall be an Economics major with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Amount: up to $1,500 awarded annually
Homer A. Hunt Scholarship
This scholarship recipient shall be a sophomore, junior, or senior who intends to complete a four-year B.B.A. degree in Economics at the University of West Geogia.
Amount: $600
Economics Departmental Award
This scholarship shall be awarded to Economics majors who have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed two principles of economics courses. Up to four scholarships will be awarded.
Amount: $200
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Donna and Wayne Tervo Accounting Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded annually by a committee within the Accounting and Finance Department to a rising junior, senior, or graduate student(s) majoring in Accounting with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Two scholarships will be awarded.
Amount: $1,000
Eugene O. Poindexter Endowment Fund
This scholarship will be awarded annually by a committee within the Accounting and Finance Department to a Finance student.
Amount: $800
Garrett, Stephens, and Thomas, P.C., Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded to a junior, senior, or graduate student from Carroll, Haralson, Polk, or Heard Counties majoring in Accounting. Financial need is considered. The department will choose the recipient.
Amount: $500
Jack E. Threadgill, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded to a junior or senior Accounting student with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Preference will be given to students actively involved in volunteer community or ministry work and to students with financial need. Recipients will only be eligible to receive the scholarship on a one-time basis.
Amount: $500
Jimmy Couch Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded to a Carroll County junior or senior majoring in Accounting. The award is based on need and a GPA of at least 3.0. The department will choose the recipient.
Amount: $600
Naomi L. Satterfield Scholarship
This award will be designated to a junior or senior accounting major. The student will have completed Accounting Principles, Intermediate Accounting I, and one other accounting course in the major; be employed at least part-time and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. The department will choose the recipient.
Amount: $1,500 (divided between two or more recipients)
MARKETING AND REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Gibson/Overton/Peete Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a student majoring in Business Education by the Marketing and Real Estate Department.
Amount: $700 awarded annually
Earline J. Powers Business Education Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a rising junior or senior majoring in Business Education at the University of West Georgia. The award shall be based on academic success and financial need with preference being given to students from Carroll, Fulton, DeKalb, or Stephens County, Georgia.
Amount: $700 awarded annually
John B. Bohannon Real Estate Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded to a junior or senior student majoring in Real Estate. High academic standards and financial need are considered. The department will choose the recipient.
Amount: $250
Helen Harper Burton Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is to be awarded by the Marketing and Real Estate Department to a student who is holding a leadership position in a University of West Georgia sanctioned campus organization or athletic team and has an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher. Preference will be given to a declared Marketing or Real Estate major who is interested in a career in sales.
Amount: $1,000
STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS
There will be multiple scholarship opportunities for study abroad.