2024 CMMS Midstream Essay Contest

The essay assignment is to present a view on Aging Infrastructure in the Midstream
Industry. Generally, the midstream industry gathers, processes, transports via pipelines,
and stores oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and NGL fractionated products such
as propane, ethane and butane. The midstream industry ultimately collects raw
hydrocarbons from oil and gas fields (upstream) and delivers them to consumers, including
refiners, petrochemical plants, heavy industry, and retail or residential consumers
(downstream). The essay may address any aspect of America’s aging midstream
infrastructure and its impact or relevance to the midstream industry and American society.

The top three winners will receive:

1. 1st Place receives a cash prize of $3,000
2. 2nd Place receives a cash prize of $2,000
3. 3rd Place receives a cash prize of $1,000

• What is Midstream?
• CMMS 2024 Essay Contest
• 2024 Midstream Essay Competition Entry and Agreement Form

ARAMark Endowed Scholarship:

• The ARAMark Endowed Scholarship was established to assist worthy students pursuing a career in business. ARAMARK was a food service provider at Tarleton State University.

Ben and Nellie Baty Endowed Scholarship:

• The Ben and Nellie Baty Endowed Scholarship was established in 2009. This scholarship is used to benefit students majoring in marketing or business management at Tarleton State University. The recipient of the scholarship must have a 3.0 grade-point average, demonstrate strong academic performance, and exhibit leadership qualities such as participating in student activities or part-time employment to financially supplement their education. Priority will be given to U.S. Army ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) students. This scholarship was endowed through the Tarleton State University Foundation, Inc.
• Mr. Baty attended Tarleton from 1948-50 and is a graduate of Texas A&M University: a distinguished military graduate with a degree in marketing. After a tour of duty in the U.S. Army, he joined Shell Oil Company. Following a distinguished 38-year career with Shell, Mr. Baty was appointed executive vice president of Hanna-Sherman International Inc., Portland, Oregon. Mr. Baty is a Distinguished Alumnus and served as President of the Tarleton State University Foundation and the Tarleton State University
  Alumni Association.
• This scholarship will be awarded to a U.S. citizen majoring in the College of Business Administration. The recipient must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate strong academic performance. The recipient shall show leadership qualities, including participation in student activities and/or part-time employment, actively working to financially supplement their education in order to pursue his or her collegiate studies. Preference should be given first to ROTC students meeting the above criteria, then to other eligible students meeting required criteria.

Cameron Gomez Scholarship:

• College of Business (2.5 GPA, Need Based, at least one recipient from Waco and one from Stephenville)

Charles Ann Wylie Martin Endowed Scholarship

• The Charles Ann Wylie Martin Endowed Scholarship for the College of Business will be awarded to a full-time Erath County business major in good standing.

College of Business Scholarship:

• This scholarship will be given to a full-time, undergraduate student with a 3.0 overall GPA majoring in the College of Business. The recipient(s) must have completed at least 12 hours of college credit at Tarleton State University.

College of Business Study Abroad Scholarship:

• College of Business (2.0 or higher GPA, register in a Study Abroad class offered by COB)

Dorris & Grady Perry Memorial Scholarship:

• College of Business (JR/SR, respect for Government, business related field)

Dr. Steve Steed COB Scholarship:

• Scholarship in honor of long-time faculty member and former Dean of the College of Business, Dr. Steve Steed. Dr. Steed served the College from 1971 to 2018 as an accounting as well as computer information systems professor. Dr. Steed was instrumental in advancing the college’s pursuit of AACSB accreditation.
• College of Business (2.75 or higher GPA, must have completed 15 hours at TSU, Jr or Sr, any major in COB)

Faculty Endowed Scholarship for Business Students:

• Created by Dr. Dennis Jones, a long-time faculty member in computer information systems and matched with funds from the rest of the college, this scholarship is designed to assist College of Business graduate students meet their financial needs.
• College of Business (full-time student, any major in COB)

Gaylene E. & James T. Nunn Jr. Scholarship:

College of Business (junior or senior, 3.0 GPA, 1st preference Management major, 2nd preference any major in COB) SCHOLARSHIP Must BE $500 per long semester to each student who receives it.

Grace Lyon/Dublin Dr. Pepper Endowment Scholarship:

• The Grace Lyon/Dr. Pepper Endowed Scholarship was established in 1992. This scholarship was created through a gift from the estate of Mrs. Grace Lyon. Grace Prim Lyon was a pioneer in the soft drink industry. She inherited the Dublin Dr. Pepper Bottling Company in 1946 from her father, Sam Houston Prim, who founded it in 1891. The Dublin plant is the world’s oldest Dr. Pepper bottling plant.
• Following her husband’s death, and then her father’s death soon after, Mrs. Lyon assumed a leadership role in a business that was traditionally male-dominated. She was a hands-on owner, working each day with a staff who learned to respect her leadership abilities and to admire her personal integrity. With the help of her general manager, William Kloster, the decision was made to continue using Imperial Pure Cane Sugar in spite of the rising price. Because all other bottling companies were switching to the less expensive corn sweeteners, the commitment to retain the sugar recipe put the plant into a unique position in an aggressive and competitive market.
• Mrs. Lyon died in 1991 at the age of 92. Ironically, she passed away on the morning that the plant was preparing to celebrate its 100th birthday. Because Mrs. Lyon had no children, she left the plant to her manager, William Kloster and his wife, Iona. Mr. Kloster died in 1999, leaving the plant to his son and grandsons. The endowment provides scholarships for students majoring in business administration.

• This scholarship will be given to full-time undergraduate and graduate students majoring in business. Recipients must maintain a 3.00 overall grade point average. The selection committee may also consider test scores, student essays, and number of hours completed.

Jackie W. & Bill E. Stallworth ’51 International Business Excellence Fund:

• College of Business (study abroad program)

Janis and Richard Petronis End Scholarship:

• College of Business (Full-time or Part-Time student majoring in COB, good standing)

Sonny Goodman

• The Sonny Goodman Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in July of 2004 by Joyce Goodman in memory of her husband. This scholarship is awarded to full-time students who are majoring in Business.
• This scholarship will be given to a full-time student with a 2.5 GPA, majoring in business and demonstrating financial need.

Zeddie C. & Ruby Edgar Memorial Scholarship:

• The Zeddie and Ruby Edgar Memorial Scholarship was established in 1993 by the Edgar family in memory of Mr. Edgar, who passed away in June 1993 at the age of 87. In his 43-year career at Tarleton, Mr. Edgar taught thousands of students in a wide variety of business courses. Because of his long association with Tarleton and because of his strong beliefs in the value of education and hard work, his family established the Zeddie C. Edgar Memorial Scholarship in Business Administration so that deserving students might receive the benefits of a higher education. Mrs. Edgar passed away December 12, 1995 and her name was added to the scholarship fund.
• This scholarship will be given to students majoring in business. Recipients must demonstrate academic merit, have financial need and maintain a 3.0 overall GPA. The selection committee may also consider test scores, student essays, and number of hours completed.

TxCPAs Accounting Education Foundation Scholarships

For more than 50 years Texas CPAs have generously funded the TxCPAs (“Texas Society”) Accounting Education Foundation’s mission to promote and reward educational excellence. The Foundation accomplishes its goals by awarding scholarships to Texas students and recognizing outstanding Texas educators. 

The generosity of Texas CPAs allows the Foundation to fund scholarships to Texas college students. Recipients are accounting majors at a Texas college or university and have the intent of becoming a Texas Certified Public Accountant and entering the accounting profession upon graduation. They must have a high cumulative college GPA and perform well in accounting classes. About 50 recipients receive $2,500 for the academic year.

Must complete online form that includes:

·         By-semester breakdown of coursework

·         Employment history

·         Tuition/Books/Fees funding sources

·         Details on any scholarships

Also, must provide the Texas Society with official college transcript(s).

Requirements

·         Fulltime accounting major intent on becoming a Texas CPA.

·         Completed at least 110 hours by August 31 and not in final semester.

·         Completed 21 or more SCH of accounting with GPA of 3.6 or higher.

·         Filed application of intent to sit for the CPA exam (with Texas State Board of Public Accountancy)

Eligible students must complete and submit the application online.

Certified Management Accountant Scholarships (from the IMA)

For the past few years the Institute of Management Accountants has offered ten CMA Scholarships to Tarleton State students.

IMA relies upon accounting faculty to submit student nominations to it.

Our three-person Accounting Scholarships Committee carries out this and similar scholarship activities. For academic year (AY) 2023-24, Ebenezer Lamptey, Yong Chen, and Charles Thomas constitute the Accounting Scholarship Committee.

Once students have been identified, selected, and nominated by the Committee, it will prepare recommendation forms and submit to them to IMA.

The IMA provides a details about the scholarships at https://www.imanet.org/imacertifications/cma-certification/students/scholarship

Two application deadlines: September 15 and January 31

In order to considered, please send a written request to cob.accountingscholarships@tarleton.edu.

In your request, please address the following qualifications for consideration:

• Accounting GPA of at least 3.0
• Tarleton (Institution) GPA of at least 3.0
• Declared ACCT or FINC major
• Completed at least 12 semester hours of accounting (for graduate students, 9 hours) prior to the application date

Patty Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship:

• This scholarship will be given to a full-time student of junior or senior classification majoring in accounting with at least 9 hours of accounting coursework completed at TSU. The recipient must be a Texas resident, have a GPA of at least 3.2 in courses in the major field of accounting and show financial need.
• Qualified students identified from among those providing materials through Tarleton’s  ScholarshipUniverse.

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Scholarship Program

In order to qualify for consideration:

Review the State Board’s requirements, complete, and file an application of intent to sit for the CPA examination Complete Section I of the State Board’s scholarship application Forward the Board’s acknowledgement of your application of intent with your scholarship application to the Accounting, Finance, & Economics Department Head.

Two application deadlines: September 15 and January 31

Chilton Endowment in Computer Information Systems:

• The Chilton Endowment in Computer Information systems was established in 1990. This scholarship is awarded to deserving students majoring in the Computer Information Systems program.
• This scholarship will be given to a student majoring in computer information systems that is deserving of assistance, as judged by the Chairperson of the Department of Computer Information Systems.

Glenda Anderson Memorial Endowed Scholarship:

• The Glenda Anderson Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in January 2000. Dr. Anderson was a devoted and caring faculty member in the Department of Computer Information Systems. Dr. Anderson began her employment at Tarleton in 1989.
• This scholarship will be given to a student majoring in computer information systems.

Paul Pair Scholarship:

• This scholarship will be given to a student majoring in computer information systems (CIS). The recipient must have completed at least 12 hours in CIS courses if an undergraduate student or 6 hours in CIS if a graduate student. Academics will be considered first, participation in departmental activities second, and financial need third.

Faculty Endowed Scholarship for Business Graduate Students:

• Created by Dr. Dennis Jones, a long-time faculty member in computer information systems and matched with funds from the rest of the college, this scholarship is designed to assist College of Business graduate students meet their financial needs.
• College of Business Administration (fully admitted to COB graduate program)