W.W. Allen Scholars Program

Elite award gives top students unique opportunities

The W.W. Allen Scholars Program develops some of the nation’s top engineering graduates. This elite award includes more than $135,000 in scholarship, enrichment activities, professional development and national and international travel, followed by full tuition and housing for one year to pursue a Master of Philosophy degree at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. This unique opportunity truly distinguishes the program and is made possible from a generous donation by W. Wayne Allen, former chairman and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Co.

Also developed by Mr. Allen, the W.W. Allen Boys and Girls Club National Scholars program was designed to benefit a person who was an active member of a Boys & Girls Club in high school. This is an exclusive OSU scholarship program, awarded to one incoming freshman per year, with more than $75,000 in scholarship, enrichment activities, professional development and national and international travel. Allen was once a member of the Boys & Girls Club of Fort Smith, Ark. He also served as a member of its National Advisory Board, and he credits the Boys & Girls Club with providing him an unusual opportunity for personal growth.

Both programs accelerate leadership and professional development, stimulate intellectual growth, develop interpersonal skills, develop career and cultural perspectives, and prepare graduates for a full awareness of global forces and opportunities.

The members of these prestigious programs for the 2016-17 academic year include:

Global competition is a reality for the nation’s leading industrial firms and a way of life for the intellectual leaders of those firms. Allen Scholars and Boys & Girls Club Scholars graduate fully prepared to walk into any organization with an understanding of the global marketplace and its impact on that industry and this country.

Through these scholarship programs and annual meetings with these scholars, Mr. Allen has had an enormous impact on the students’ perspective and professional development and has brought great prestige and honor to himself, his family and to Oklahoma State University.

ALEXIS VANCE

Leawood, Kan.

Freshman Allen Scholar, Chemical engineering at OSU

HS ACTIVITIES: Varsity girl’s golf team, varsity speech and debate team and equestrian club. National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society.

SAVANNAH ROBISCH

Fulshear, Texas

Freshman Allen Scholar, Chemical engineering at OSU

HS ACTIVITIES: Future Business Leaders of America regional competition and National Honor Society.

SEAN HALL

Wichita Falls, Texas

Freshman Boys & Girls Club Scholar, Aerospace Engineering at OSU

HS ACTIVITIES: 4-H LEGO robotics, studied aerospace engineering online through NASA his junior year, member of the BGCA, and named the Citywide Youth of the Month and the Southeast BGC Youth of the Year.

MADDIE HAWKINS

Carrollton, Texas

Sophomore Allen Scholar, Industrial Engineering and Management with a minor in Computer Science at OSU

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: CEAT Freshman Council, Freshman Representative Council, SWE, Secretary and Historian for her residence hall Community Council, CEVA logistics as a student intern. She is also a National AP Scholar and a National Merit Commended Scholar.

Patrick Steichen

Tulsa, Okla.

Sophomore Allen Scholar, Mechanical Engineering at OSU

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: CEAT Student Council, Student Government Association, CowboyThon philanthropy, and he served as a coach for the YMCA in the Stillwater community. He also directed and wrote for several musical philanthropy shows at OSU.

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: in CEAT Student Council as the vice president of committees, Student Government as the treasurer, and FarmHouse Fraternity as the treasurer. This summer, he worked for Phillips66 as an environmental engineer. He is also a Wentz Research Scholar, working on mitigation of clathrate hydrates for a midstream petroleum application and was named a Top 10 Freshman at OSU.

Philip Halpern

Tahlequah, Okla.

Senior Boys & Girls Club Scholar, Chemical Engineering with a minor in Petroleum Engineering at OSU

Seth Cleary

Lindsay, Okla.

MS Allen Scholar, Master’s of Philosophy in Technology Policy at Cambridge University

Tyler Goldsmith

Texarkana, Texas

Junior Allen Scholar, Chemical Engineering at OSU

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: Engineering intern at Trinity River Energy, undergraduate research as a member of the Aichele Research group, received a Wentz research grant, serves on the executive team of FarmHouse Fraternity as secretary and is an active member in CEAT Student Council. He was also named one of OSU’s Top 10 Freshmen.

Rachel Davis

Fort Smith, Ark.

Senior Allen Scholar, Chemical Engineering with an emphasis in Pre-Medical Studies at OSU

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: SGA, CEAT Student Council, Mortar Board and Alpha Epsilon Delta. She serves as the national vice president of finance for NAESC, a national nonprofit dedicated to connecting engineering student councils across the country. She also works as an undergraduate research assistant and has received multiple Niblack and Wentz grants and awards for her work.

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: He is an active member in the Greek community and in several organizations on campus including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Society of Petroleum Engineers. He has had two internships in the oil and gas field and plans on pursuing a career in this field after graduation.

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: In the fall, he will attend the University of Cambridge. He served in multiple capacities in his four years at OSU including with Student Government Association, CEAT Student Council, Student Alumni Board and ASABE. He was named a Senior of Significance, 2016 Dean’s Most Outstanding Student, and ASABE Member of the Year.

Tyler Martin

Omaha, Neb.

Junior Allen Scholar, Chemical Engineering with a minor in Petroleum Engineering at OSU

Jacquelyn Lane

Beulah, Col.

Senior Allen Scholar, Chemical Engineering at OSU

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: Student Government Association serving as the budget chairwoman and senate vice chairwoman. She also enjoys supporting the Alumni Association and promoting OSU traditions through the Student Alumni Board, where she serves as the alumni relations executive. She was named “Student Philanthropist of the Year” by Women for OSU.

Mallory Hosey

Heath, Texas

Senior Boys & Girls Club Scholar, Architectural Engineering with an Entrepreneurship minor at OSU

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: CEAT Scholars

Executive Board, Student Council Executive Board and helping recruit incoming freshman as a CEAT Ambassador. She was involved in her sorority throughout the past four years and has spent the last year teaching as a statics teaching assistant under professor Carissa Ramming.

Clay Newton

Choctaw, Okla.

MS Allen Scholar, Master’s of Philosophy in Advanced Chemical Engineering at Cambridge University

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES: He was involved in the Navigators, CEAT Student Council, CEAT Scholars and Student Foundation. He was also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and was a National Merit Scholar.