Jenna Stuard, a Howard Payne University student from Scurry, is the recipient of the 2018-2019 Yellow Rose Scholarship, an award given annually by the HPU Woman’s Club. The announcement was made during the Yellow Rose Scholarship Luncheon, held recently on campus.
This scholarship is awarded annually to a female student who will begin her junior year the upcoming fall semester and has maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average since beginning her freshman year at HPU. She is to have participated in campus extracurricular activities and exhibited leadership qualities representative of the Christian values and beliefs fundamental to HPU.
Stuard has certainly met these requirements, having maintained a high grade point average while being involved in the community and at HPU. She is working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in clinical/counseling psychology and hopes to eventually earn a doctorate in psychology and pursue a career as a child and adolescent psychologist.
Stuard is a member of Chi Alpha Omega, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Government Association, Psi Chi and Pi Gamma Mu. She is also a member of the women’s soccer team and has served as a student intern for University Services.
Off campus, Stuard has volunteered as a faith-based mentor at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correction Complex and with Fields of Faith, an annual event for area students sponsored by Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She has also served as a youth leader at Victory Life Church. These many areas of Stuard’s community involvement confirm her commitment to serving youth and adolescents.
“Jenna embraces the core values of HPU,” said Debbie Childs, Stuard’s supervisor and HPU’s director of university events. “She is Christ-centered, determined and continues to engage her mind and spirit to those she meets daily whether in her class, on campus or volunteering in the community, while maintaining a high grade point average.”
Applications are still being accepted for the fall 2019 semester at Howard Payne University (www.hputx.edu/apply). HPU offers a variety of financial aid options, including scholarships for students from Brown County and surrounding counties. For more information about HPU, contact HPU’s Office of Admission at 325-649-8020 or by e-mail at enroll@hputx.edu.
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Cutline: Pictured at HPU’s Yellow Rose Luncheon are sophomore Jenna Stuard (left), 2019-2020 Yellow Rose Scholarship recipient; Debbie Childs (center), director of university events; and Dr. Diana Ellis (right), HPU’s former first lady and Woman’s Club president.