Undergraduate Scholarships
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers many scholarships. Students interested in these scholarships should visit www.financialaid.ttu.edu for more information and application instructions.
Biographies of the scholarship donors and a history of the scholarships are provided below for many of the endowments.
Scholarship Listing
- James G. Allen Endowed Scholarship
- Elizabeth C. Brown Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- C. V. Bullen Endowed Scholarship
- Burkes Electrical Computer Endowed Scholarship
- Tommy R. Burkes worked extensively in the Pulse Power Field and mentored numerous students who have produced excellent engineering results. Upon his early death in the mid 80's, his students mounted the effort to ensure that the scholarship was endowed to provide other students the opportunity that they had enjoyed. Early in his career Tom Burkes wanted to control Big Power machines. As a faculty member discussing the operation of motors and generators, he made it so simple to understand and his delivery was entertaining as well that many students captured his enthusiasm for large power control systems. A well known and able story-teller, he would regale listeners with stories that were mostly true, and certainly with a good conclusion. He maintained professional contacts with colleagues, faculty, former faculty, former students, and friends from all walks of life.
- Chinese Alumni Endowed Scholarship
- William Peter Davis Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Electrical Engineering Scholarship
- Hicks and Ragland Engineering
- Charles and Ruth Houston Endowment
- I. C. Lankford Electrical Endowed Scholarship
- Fred Montgomery Jr. Endowed Scholarship
- H and G and F and M Minter Endowed Scholarship
- MPJ Minter taught briefly at Texas Tech prior to opening Minter's repair shop on 19th near Lubbock High School. In the mid 1950s it was customary for families to pay to repair failed electrical household items...mixers, heaters, radios, and various appliances because it was more economical than just replacing the items. Mr. Minter hired many EE students during the mid 1950s to repair the items and to ensure that the students could continue their studies. Mr. Minter was a model railroad enthusiast who displayed and sold a variety of model trains. Because of his interest in electricity, his connection with Tech as a faculty member, and as an employer of EE students, he wanted to ensure that future students would have sufficient funds to continue in the field in which he found so much satisfaction. After closing his store, he and his family endowed the scholarship in their names.
- Keith Norris Endowed Scholarship
- Scholarship in Semiconductor Device Engineering
- R. H. Seacat Jr. Endowed Scholarship
- Travis L. Simpson Endowed Scholarship
- Travis Simpson enrolled at Tech in the early 1960s as a part of the military effort to increase the number of engineers in the ranks of officers. A former football player at Arkansas, a coach within the Air Force, and an enthusiastic sports fan, he and Dr. Seacat quickly became good friends, With a delightful sense of good humor, Travis entertained classmates, faculty , alumni, athletes, and almost all who me or worked with him. Completing his degree in EE, Travis continued his career and retired as US Air Force Colonel. His affiliation with Tech drew him back to the department where he worked as a colleague of faculty, administrators, athletics, former students, and a host of professionals in government service. Upon his retirement from Texas Tech, his retirement event was attended by numerous numbers of his friends and colleagues who enjoyed being a friend of Travis Simpson. Classmates and friends established the Travis Simpson Scholarship and within a short time, contributions increased sufficiently to endow the scholarship!
- Ken Taylor Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Ken Taylor, Jr. grew up enjoying the environments wherever his oil-company employed father happened to be living. While they were in southern La., Ken Jr. took to the water immediately and became a skilled operator of any watercraft on the rivers or tesches in their area. When Ken enrolled in Tech he continued to seek opportunities to enjoy swimming and diving. His contagious enthusiasm for electrical engineering and swimming resulted in a cohesive group of students who studied together, worked in labs enthusiastically, and enjoyed the water with Ken. However, due to a sad series of circumstances Ken drowned in a swimming accident in Eastern New Mexico. His friends and classmates immediately rallied and with strong leadership from the officers in Eta Kappa Nu, the Ken Taylor Scholarship was created in the late 1970s and funded by the students themselves.
- Texas Rural Electric Coop Endowment
- When C. V. Bullen was the EE Chairman, a bill, entitled the Rural Electrification Act was passed by congress and signed into law by President Roosevelt. The ACT provided low cost loans to electric cooperatives which were to provide electric power to farms and ranches. Many of the original Coops still exist and continue to provide electric power to locations. During the period of time that I. C. Lankford was managing the equipment and historic records for the EE Department, many records were available which showed how Mr. Bullen attended meetings, worked with Coops, and provided graduates to work in the field.
It is clearly an assumption at this point but it seems feasible that the Coops (1) recognized the value of Mr. Bullen's contribution for their existence, (2) valued the department that provided employees for their success, and (3) created the scholarships to continue their success in Rural Texas. Representative Coops include many located in or near counties and communities, such as the following: Bailey County, Deaf Smith County, Amarillo, Wellington, Littlefield, Floydada, Dalhart, Lubbock, Tulia, and Quitman.
- When C. V. Bullen was the EE Chairman, a bill, entitled the Rural Electrification Act was passed by congress and signed into law by President Roosevelt. The ACT provided low cost loans to electric cooperatives which were to provide electric power to farms and ranches. Many of the original Coops still exist and continue to provide electric power to locations. During the period of time that I. C. Lankford was managing the equipment and historic records for the EE Department, many records were available which showed how Mr. Bullen attended meetings, worked with Coops, and provided graduates to work in the field.
- Steven M. and Margaret Ward Endowment
- Alpha Wiggins Electrical Engineering Scholarship
- Graduating from Electrical Engineering in 1934, Mr. Wiggins worked in the industry but never lost his fondness for the department and especially the students. When Dr. Seacat was asked to assemble about 10 students who had great promise in the electrical fields, he responded immediately and Mr. Wiggins hosted a nice meal for the students, and quickly assessed their great potential as engineers. Wanting to ensure that such students did continue to graduate from Texas Tech, Mr. Wiggins worked closely with Dr. Seacat and established the Wiggins Endowed Scholarships. Many of the students who have graduated since the early 1980's have been Wiggins scholars.
- Yeatts Electrical and Computer Scholarship