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Staff Council Scholarships

Staff Council sponsors scholarships to support staff members pursuing academic and vocational programs. UT Dallas Staff Scholarships in the amount of $300 are awarded per recipient, per semester. Awarding the Staff Council Scholarship is contingent upon an applicant’s successful completion of credit-granting courses during the semester in which the applicant applies.

Scholarship funds serve as reimbursement for completed courses and may not be held for future use. Scholarship funds can only be applied to tuition, fees, and/or research activities.

Application Deadline
Application Criteria
Application Details
Scholarship Process
Endowment Scholarships
Scholarship Recipients

Application Deadline

Fall Semester: October 1, 2024

Spring Semester: March 1, 2025

Applicant Criteria

Any staff member who meets the following criteria may apply:

•Applicant must attend UT Dallas to receive an endowed scholarship

•Minimum of six months of employment at UT Dallas

•Benefits Eligible (50 percent or more) — Graduate Assistants are not eligible

•Maintain an overall GPA as follows:

•2.5 GPA – Undergraduate

•3.0 GPA – Graduate Complete official application by stated deadline

Rick Dempsey Scholarship criteria

The Richard M. Dempsey Staff Endowed Scholarship was established in 2019 in honor of Mr. Rick Dempsey and his 12 years of service in the Office of Facilities Management. In addition to the above requirements, this scholarship will go to a staff member that meets one of the two following criteria:

•Attending UT Dallas

•Among equally qualified applicants, preference will be given to a staff member(s) employed in the UT Dallas Office of Facilities Management.

— OR —

•Attending UT Dallas

•Among equally qualified applicants, preference will be given to a staff member(s) who has served in the U.S. Armed Forces and received an honorable discharge or separation or a staff member who is currently serving in the U.S. military (Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve).

Application Details

•Applications are evaluated based on criteria that include activities, awards, honors, service, and a short essay response

•Application progress is saved, feel free to start then return later

See sample scoring sheet.

Scholarship Process

Endowed Scholarships 

In addition to Staff Council fundraising activities, there are endowments providing funding for UT Dallas staff scholarships:

•The UT Dallas Staff Council Endowed Scholarship which was established in 2006 by Staff Council fundraising activities and matching funds from UT Dallas.

•The Joellyn (Jody) Nelsen Staff Council Endowed Scholarship which was established in 2008 in honor of Jody Nelsen, a staff member who served UT Dallas for 17 years.

•The Richard M. Dempsey Staff Endowed Scholarship which was established in 2019 in honor of Mr. Rick Dempsey and his 12 years of service in the Office of Facilities Management.

Employee Tuition Assistance Plan

The University of Texas at Dallas allows eligible employees to enroll in up to six hours of regular academic credit per semester at a reduced rate. Please see below for more information.

For more information, visit the HR Website.

Balancing Work and School

Employees are encouraged to discuss their academic plans with their supervisor before enrollment. UT Dallas has set guidelines to accommodate the completion of coursework during work hours. For more information, see policy UTDBP3088

Scholarship Recipients

Past Recipients
Scholarship SemesterScholarship Recipient
Spring 2023Caylin Blockley
Spring 2023Brandon Brown
Spring 2023Vanllelyn Garcia
Spring 2023Laura Goldstein
Spring 2023Sivya Leventhal
Spring 2023Theresa Kaualoku
Spring 2023Shawn Stewart
Spring 2023Yuliia Sobko
Spring 2023Khushali shah
Fall 2022Caylin Blockley
Fall 2022Coral Graves
Fall 2022Shirley Anderson
Fall 2022Theresa Kaualoku
Fall 2022Shawn Stewart
Fall 2022Edgar Miranda
Fall 2022Julie Rooney
Fall 2022Khushali Shah
Fall 2022Jamie Selander
Fall 2022Reza Faisal
Spring 2022Jolissa Yonker
Spring 2022Rebecca Cedillo
Spring 2022Brandon Brown
Spring 2022Shawn Stewart
Spring 2022Theresa Kaualoku
Spring 2022Victoria Morales
Spring 2022Khushali Shah
Spring 2022Klarissa Perez
Spring 2022Jamie Selander
Spring 2022Edgar Miranda
Fall 2021Victoria Morales
Fall 2021Brandon Brown
Fall 2021Khushali Shah
Fall 2021Julie Rooney
Fall 2021Theresa Kaualoku
Fall 2021Heather Oltmann
Fall 2021LaDwyna Evans
Fall 2021Shirley Anderson
Fall 2021Lisa Adams
Fall 2021Shawn Stewart
Spring 2021Victoria Morales
Spring 2021Jonathan Cogan
Spring 2021Autumn Howell
Spring 2021Theresa Kaualoku
Spring 2021Klarissa Perez
Spring 2021Julie Rooney
Spring 2021Shirley Anderson
Spring 2021Kim Horner
Spring 2021Alex Rodriguez
Spring 2021Shawn Stewart
Fall 2020Klarissa Perez
Fall 2020Victoria Infinger
Fall 2020Suzanne Shoda
Fall 2020Lena Uhing
Fall 2020Julie Rooney
Fall 2020Cameron Woods
Fall 2020Jeremy Ritchey
Fall 2020Laura Goldstein
Fall 2020Lisa Adams
Fall 2020Shirley Anderson
Spring 2020Julie Rooney
Spring 2020Tonya Smith
Spring 2020Klarissa Perez
Spring 2020Jasmine Johnson
Spring 2020Brandon Brown
Spring 2020Shawn Stuart
Spring 2020Victoria Morales
Spring 2020Lisa Adams
Spring 2020Hariett (DeAnn) Hegi
Spring 2020Melanie Racenstein
Fall 2019Adam Boyle
Fall 2019Tiffani Jantz Fox
Fall 2019Autumn Howell
Fall 2019Luis Aurturo Silva Lozano
Fall 2019Janet Maltos
Fall 2019Christina McGowan
Fall 2019Victroia Morales
Fall 2019Shawn Stewart
Fall 2019Jeremy Ritchey
Fall 2019Katie Robinson
Spring 2019Jeremy Ritchey
Spring 2019Tiffani Jantz Fox
Spring 2019Alissa Qualheim
Spring 2019Laura Goldstein
Spring 2019Sandy Beisel
Spring 2019Andrew Grant
Spring 2019Victoria Morales
Spring 2019Christina McGowan
Spring 2019Travis Parker
Spring 2019Genelly Ramos
Fall 2018Rebecca Cedillo
Fall 2018Rachel Deen
Fall 2018Sandy Runowski
Fall 2018Erick Fackler
Fall 2018Jessica Castillo
Fall 2018Melanie O’Brien
Fall 2018Lisa Adams
Fall 2018Sarah Bengston
Fall 2018Naomi Emmett
Fall 2018Daniel Long
Spring 2018Erick Fackler
Spring 2018Sharhrukh Farooq
Spring 2018Blair Flicker
Spring 2018Rebecca Newcomb
Spring 2018Josiah Summerville
Spring 2018Kim Yeun Hee
Spring 2018Avery Ausborne
Spring 2018Alissa Qualheim
Spring 2018Kim Rahebi
Spring 2018Naomi Emmett
Fall 2017Eric Fackler
Fall 2017Nicole Harington
Fall 2017Wendi Kavanaugh
Fall 2017Elena Morten
Fall 2017Rebecca Newcomb
Fall 2017Jennifer Kreigel
Fall 2017Deja Rollins
Fall 2017Scott Crues
Fall 2017Fatima Raad
Fall 2017Alissa Qualheim
Fall 2017Kim Rahebi
Fall 2017Yanhao Tang
Fall 2017Alice Presti
Spring 2017Julie Rooney
Spring 2017Wendi Kavanaugh
Spring 2017Nora Hernandez
Spring 2017Blair Flicker
Spring 2017Deja Rollins
Spring 2017Yanhao Tang
Spring 2017Mackenzie Hunter
Spring 2017Elena Morten
Spring 2017Jessica Watts
Spring 2017Nicole Harrington
Fall 2016Deja Rollins
Fall 2016Mike Rials
Fall 2016Phillip Roth
Fall 2016Charles Thomas
Fall 2016Jessica Watts
Fall 2016Eric Fackler
Fall 2016Ana Fineout
Fall 2016Grace Gaddy
Fall 2016Mackenzie Hunter
Fall 2016Michelle Pressier
Spring 2016Joanna Tang
Spring 2016Diana Kao
Spring 2016Rebecca Newcomb
Spring 2016Phillip Roth
Spring 2016Jazzmyn Wilson
Spring 2016Marcus Baker
Spring 2016Joseph Minich
Spring 2016Katie Johnson
Spring 2016Tara Lewis
Fall 2015Jon-Paul McGowan
Fall 2015Samantha Pressier
Fall 2015Charles Thomas
Fall 2015Jessica Watts
Fall 2015Eric Fackler
Fall 2015Blair Flicker
Fall 2015Mackenzie Hunter
Fall 2015Dorthea Junt
Fall 2015Diana Kao
Fall 2015Laura Smith
Spring 2015Diana Kao
Spring 2015Rebecca Cidillo
Spring 2015Andrea Turcatti
Spring 2015Hayley Berk
Spring 2015Charles Thomas
Spring 2015Rebecca Newcomb
Spring 2015Rena Piper
Spring 2015Joseph Minich
Spring 2015Olivia Dao
Spring 2015Tara Lewis
Fall 2014Mareze Crone
Fall 2014Farah Ellenbogen
Fall 2014Eric Fackler
Fall 2014Blair Flicker
Fall 2014Kortney House
Fall 2014Diana Kao
Fall 2014Rebecca Newcomb
Fall 2014Athula Pudhiyidath
Fall 2014Michael Seeligson
Fall 2014Jessica Watts
Spring 2014Arturo Elizondo, Jr.
Spring 2014Blair Flicker
Spring 2014Kimberly Flicker
Spring 2014Dorothea Junt
Spring 2014Diana Kao
Spring 2014Jon-Paul McGowan
Spring 2014Rebecca Newcomb
Spring 2014Molly Papin
Spring 2014Rena Piper
Spring 2014Sarah Stuart
Fall 2013Arturo Elizondo Jr.
Fall 2013Tara Lewis
Fall 2013Julie Murphy
Fall 2013Kara Leonard
Fall 2013Dorthea Junt
Fall 2013Anna Moses
Fall 2013Rebecca Newcomb
Fall 2013Monalisa Amidar
Fall 2013Farah Ellenbogen
Fall 2013Diana Kao
Fall 2013Blair Flicker
Spring 2013Monalisa Amidar
Spring 2013Kimberly Flicker
Spring 2013Lisa Garza
Spring 2013Misty Hawley
Spring 2013Kortney House
Spring 2013Dorothea Junt
Spring 2013Tara Lewis
Spring 2013Jon-Paul McGowan
Spring 2013Rebecca Newcomb
Spring 2013Molly Papin
Spring 2013Brenda Seifi
Spring 2013Karen Stepherson
Fall 2012Monalisa Amidar
Fall 2012Christine Belcher
Fall 2012Drew Brown
Fall 2012Daniel Calhoun
Fall 2012Natalie de Leon
Fall 2012Arturo Elizondo, Jr.
Fall 2012Brian Fitzgerald
Fall 2012Blair Flicker
Fall 2012Kimberly Flicker
Fall 2012Dorothea Junt
Fall 2012Thy Lam
Fall 2012Anna Moses
Spring 2012Irene Bellatin
Spring 2012Drew Brown
Spring 2012Natalie de Leon
Spring 2012Mary Dziorny
Spring 2012George (Sam) Eicke
Spring 2012Arturo Elizondo, Jr.
Spring 2012Blair Flicker
Spring 2012Tara Lewis
Spring 2012Rebecca G. Newcomb
Spring 2012Jazmin Perez
Spring 2012Rena Read
Spring 2012Tracey Tatum
Spring 2012Nadira Zakhidova
Fall 2011Drew Brown
Fall 2011Meagan Dahl
Fall 2011Natalie de Leon
Fall 2011Mary Dziorny
Fall 2011Arturo Elizondo, Jr.
Fall 2011Blair Flicker
Fall 2011Kimberly Flicker
Fall 2011Thy Lam
Fall 2011Zahra Nourani
Fall 2011Rena Read
Fall 2011Aaron Simpson
Fall 2011Stephenie Tarzwell
Fall 2011Tracey Tatum
Fall 2011Misty Hawley
Spring 2011Drew Brown
Spring 2011Meagan Dahl
Spring 2011Czarina Domingo
Spring 2011Mary Dziorny
Spring 2011Lashun Jackson
Spring 2011Lindsay Martin
Spring 2011Mark Middaugh
Spring 2011Aaron Simpson
Spring 2011Tracey Tatum
Spring 2011Nadira Zakhidova
Fall 2010Courtney Brecheen
Fall 2010Kali Cagnolatti
Fall 2010Travis Caruthers
Fall 2010Meagan Dahl
Fall 2010Colter Fleming
Fall 2010Blair Flicker
Fall 2010Nora Hernandez
Fall 2010Kimberly Kentfield
Fall 2010Lindsay Martin
Fall 2010Jennifer Mizutowicz
Fall 2010Matthew Ray
Fall 2010Holga Reyes
Fall 2010Aaron Simpson
Spring 2010Deborah Buckner
Spring 2010Colter Fleming
Spring 2010Wei-Ju (Jessica) Ko
Spring 2010Kara Leonard
Spring 2010Matthew Ray
Spring 2010Amy M. Williams
Fall 2009Deborah Buckner
Fall 2009William (Cole) Detwiler
Fall 2009Blair Flicker
Fall 2009Kimberly Kentfield
Fall 2009Wei-Ju (Jessica) Ko
Fall 2009Amy M. Williams
Spring 2009Daniel Calhoun
Spring 2009William (Cole) Detwiler
Spring 2009Colter Fleming
Spring 2009Kimberly Kentfield
Spring 2009Dorothy Miller
Fall 2008Daniel Calhoun
Fall 2008Janet Collins
Fall 2008William (Cole) Detwiler
Fall 2008Blair Flicker
Fall 2008Valerie Lariscy
Fall 2008Irene Marroquin-Bellatin
Fall 2008Andrea Moody
Fall 2008Narcely Ruiz
Fall 2008Imperio Shanks
Spring 2008Metta Alsobrook
Spring 2008William (Cole) Detwiler
Spring 2008Irene Marroquin-Bellatin
Spring 2008Michelle Dunavin
Spring 2008Ana Johnson
Spring 2008Corina Cantua
Spring 2008Valerie Lariscy
Spring 2008Andrea Moody
Spring 2008Richard Holland
Spring 2008Janet Collins
Fall 2007Leia Bell
Fall 2007Janet Collins
Fall 2007William (Cole) Detwiler
Fall 2007Michelle Dunavin
Fall 2007Valerie Lariscy
Fall 2007Irene Marroquin-Bellatin
Fall 2007Elizabeth Samuel
Spring 2007n/a
Fall 2006Cornelia McCowan
Fall 2006Leia Biholar
Fall 2006Sandra Wilson
Fall 2006Elizabeth Samuel
Fall 2006Julie Evans
Fall 2006Valerie Lariscy
Fall 2006Ana Johnson
Fall 2006Michelle Dunavin
Spring 2006Jessica Brown
Spring 2006Michele Dunavin
Spring 2006Tahmoures Elyasi
Spring 2006Julie Evans
Spring 2006Kimberly Jones
Spring 2006Valerie Lariscy
Spring 2006Jill Swayze
Spring 2006Nadira Zakhidova
Fall 2005n/a
Spring 2005Peggy Attari
Spring 2005Cathy Coursey
Spring 2005Michelle Dunavin
Spring 2005Tahmoures Elyasi
Spring 2005Julie Evans
Spring 2005Sarah Hernandez
Spring 2005Ramona Metcalf
Spring 2005Lukasz Olejniczek
Spring 2005Pat Schoch
Fall 2004Peggy Attari
Fall 2004Julie Evans
Fall 2004Ramona Metcalf
Fall 2004Pat Schoch
Fall 2004Sherry Slovak
Fall 2004Susan Vail
Spring 2004Peggy Attari
Spring 2004Patricia Schoch
Spring 2004Sherry Slovak
Spring 2004Susan Vail
Summer 2003Cathy Coursey
Summer 2003Patricia Schoch
Summer 2003Millie Smith
Summer 2003Nicolas Valcik
Summer 2003Kimberly Holmes
Summer 2003Susan Vail
2002n/a
Spring 2001Ann Payne
Fall 2000Lucille Paradise
Fall 2000Paul Dybala