Ella Wall Prichard’s Family Funds Lariat Scholarship

Baylor alumna Ella Wall Prichard’s family set up a Lariat newspaper editor-endowed scholarship this spring Thanks to their generosity, the Lariat editor will receive $6,000 each semester

“The scholarship was funded by my sweet family, through the Prichard Family Foundation,” Prichard said “They surprised me with the honor ”

With the help of scholarships and campus jobs, Prichard attended Baylor, where she majored in history and minored in journalism She enrolled in 1959, served as editor of The Baylor Lariat in 1962 and graduated from Baylor University in 1963

Oscar Hoffmeyer Family Donates $10,000 to JPR&NM

A $10,000 financial gift was donated on behalf of Oscar Hoffmeyer, a 1956 journalism graduate of Baylor University As a tribute to Oscar, his wife, Chris, wished to bestow a financial gift to Baylor JPR&NM for a worthy cause in his name Hoffmeyer passed away on May 10, 2024, at 98 Her sons, Mike (Baylor 1971-1974), Randy (Baylor 1973 - 1977), and Tim (Baylor 1977), carried out their mother's wishes by contributing to Prichard’s Lariat student editor scholarship fund