Benefactors

Beverly Blumenthal earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from UT Arlington and became a licensed clinical social worker. She specialized in therapy for victims of violence and crime, leading therapy groups for abused women and working as a rape crisis counselor. She served on the American Red Cross Mental Health Disaster Team and responded to the Delta 191 crash and other major disasters. Beverly helped establish the first suicide crisis hotline in Dallas in 1968 and served as the first chair of Victim Outreach, which supported victims of crime and violence. She also supervised undergraduate and graduate students at UTA's School of Social Work. In 2002, she received a Savvy Award from Foley's and the Dallas Morning News in recognition of her years of advocacy for mental health in Dallas, including many years as chair of the Mental Health Association. In 2003, the Dallas unit of the National Association of Social Workers honored her with its lifetime achievement award. 

Basic Requirements

MSW  Students

Preferred Qualifications

Preference given to MSW students who:

• Demonstrate financial need

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding.

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Santos H. Hernández, PhD, was Dean of the UT Arlington School of Social Work from 1998 to 2008. Dr. Hernández established this scholarship fund as a tribute to his wife Carolyn C. Hernández, who as a single parent of a two-year-old, went back to school and completed her undergraduate and then her master’s degree while working full-time to support her daughter and assist her aging parents, all the while being the only member of her immediate family to attend college.

Basic Requirements

BSW, MSW, and PhD Students

Preferred Qualifications

Preference given to full-time or part-time Social Work students who

• Are first generation college students,
• Are single parents, or
• Have overcome personal obstacles in pursuit of their educational goals.
• Consideration also given to students who had an interruption in their educational careers.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for Fall and Spring semester.

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Dr. M. Coleen Shannon was an expert on biofeedback in stress reduction and management, and operated a biofeedback laboratory in GSSW facilities. This scholarship was established in 2002 to honor and recognize Dr. Shannon for her positive influence on UT Arlington social work students and contributions to the profession of social work, and to provide financial assistance for social work students at UT Arlington.

Basic Requirements

BSW and MSW students

Preferred Qualifications

Undergrad or graduate students whose major field of study is Social Work
Students must apply in writing to compete for this scholarship
One or more of the following:

• Demonstrated financial need
• Evidence of academic potential

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for Fall and Spring semester

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Financial support to students earning a Bachelor's of Social Work degree with a minor in Mexican American Studies or minor in Diversity Studies.

This scholarship is for a full-time BSW student with a declared Mexican American Studies (MAS) minor or a declared Diversity Studies (DIVR) minor. Student must have completed at least one required MAS or one required DIVR course with a B or higher and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Scholarship recipients may reapply provided they remain in good standing in the School of Social Work and the Center for Mexican American Studies. No students shall hold this scholarship for more than two years.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding

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Financial support to students earning a Bachelor's of Social Work degree with a minor in African American studies or a minor in Diversity Studies.

This scholarship is for a full time BSW student with a declared African American studies (AAST) minor or a declared Diversity Studies (DIVR) minor. Student must have completed at least one required AAST course or one required DIVR course with a B or higher and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Scholarship recipients may reapply provided they remain in good standing in the School of Social Work and the Center for African American Studies. No students shall hold this scholarship for more than two years.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding

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Sharon Schoech earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971. Throughout her career, she served as a mental health counselor, a Child Protective Services worker, and the Director of New Hope, an older adoptions program at the Gladney Center for Adoption. In retirement, she and her husband, Dick, became Master Naturalists, dedicating their time and energy to environmental conservation.

Dick Schoech began his career as a janitor at UT-Austin and rose to become a Professor Emeritus at UT-Arlington. He earned his interdisciplinary PhD in Administration in 1968 from UT-Arlington’s Schools of Business, Social Work, and Urban Studies. As a faculty member, he taught and conducted research in the Schools of Social Work and Computer Science & Engineering, focusing on the use of technology to enhance human services decision-making. From 1984 to 2011, he served as editor of the Journal of Technology in Human Services and was the founding chair of Human Services Information Technology Applications (husITa.org), an international organization dedicated to the ethical and effective use of technology to improve human services.

Basic Requirements

PhD students

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to PhD students who:

• Have attended the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work for at least two consecutive semesters while maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and
• Demonstrate how their research will help meet their career goals

Preference will be given to research activities within the School of Social Work that:

• Use information technology to support Social Work decision making;
• Are interdisciplinary and involve multiple departments or organizations, for example, the UTA Smart Hospital;
• Leverage external resources and partnerships

Approximate Award Range

Award depends on available funding.

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Dr. Muriel M. Yu is a retired Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. During her tenure, she played an important role in preparing future social workers for the complexities of professional practice, particularly in areas related to stress, crisis, and coping. Dr. Yu’s scholarship and clinical focus were in the area of health and mental health, including theories and effective intervention with stress, crisis, and coping. Her teaching emphasized the integration of current research with real-world application, equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to serve individuals and families in healthcare and other settings. Dr. Yu’s commitment to rigorous, practice-informed education reflects the School’s mission to advance well-being and support diverse communities.

Basic Requirements

BSW and MSW  Students

Preferred Qualifications

Preference given to students who:

• Completed part or all of their preparatory education in Asia
• Participating in field work with agencies that support Asian populations

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding.

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Provides 2% interest loans to non-degree seeking, associate, and undergraduate degree in the maximum amount of $12,000; masters maximum of $15,000; and doctoral-level degrees maximum of $20,000.

Educational Loan Fund

Benefactors

Dr. Souflée was an alumnus of the UT Arlington PhD program and joined the School of Social Work faculty after a distinguished career in Child Welfare. He served on the School of Social Work faculty from 1981 until his death in 1998. He was Associate Professor of Administration and Community Practice. He helped establish a dual degree Social Work PhD program between U Arlington and the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL) in Monterrey, Mexico, and served as its first coordinator. At the time of its founding, this program was the only Social Work PhD program in Mexico.

Dr. Souflée is remembered as a gifted scholar and teacher, an activist in the Chicano movement of the 1970s, a Child Welfare program innovator, and as a pioneer and leader in advancing social work education with an emphasis on work with Chicanos and other Mexican-Americans.

Basic requirements

BSW and MSW students

Preferred Qualifications

Student whose major field of study is Social Work MSW students or students in their senior year of the BSW program Student must apply in writing to compete for this scholarship

History of involvement with the Mexican-American community and one or more of the following:

• Demonstrated financial need
• Evidence of a solid academic record
• Satisfactory progress toward a degree, as determined by the Scholarship Selection Committee
• Recipients may continue to receive this assistance for subsequent years.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for the Spring semester

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Glen W. Rollins was a dedicated social worker who gained both regional and national recognition throughout his thirty-four-year career in the field of mental illness. A mental health consultant for the National Institute of Mental Health during the last 17 years of his career, Mr. Rollins served as a board member of the Texas Mental Health Association following his retirement. He was also active on the Advisory Board of the Community Services Development Center of the Graduate School of Social Work at UT Arlington and on the Advisory Board of Home Health Services Inc., in Dallas.

Glen Rollins began his interest in the field of mental health when he served as the personal assistant to a psychiatrist while in the Army during World War II. In February of 1946, he became a social worker at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Waco, Texas. He received a master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin in 1952. In October of 1960, he became the Executive Director of the Dallas Mental Health Association. Mr. Rollins held a life-long interest in building the self-esteem of others and in the use of education to broaden one’s knowledge about self and others.

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Glen W. Rollins and his wife, Miriam S. Rollins.

Basic Requirements

MSW and PhD

Preferred qualifications

Provides an annual award to a deserving student pursuing graduate study:

• In the field of mental illness or
• In public social service

The award is intended for incoming or continuing students in the graduate School of Social Work and may be renewed.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for Fall semester

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Funds distributed from the endowment shall be used to provide scholarship support to BSW, MSW, and PhD students of Social Work.

Criteria include: students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher and demonstrated financial need.

Basic Requirements

BSW, MSW, and PhD students

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding

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For full-time graduate degree seeking students who are international students (not from the US or Canada). Must have a full year of course work remaining. Is a need based scholarship. $12,500 award (or less) based on individual need.

International Peace Scholarship

Benefactors

The Jeannette Coburn Scholarship is named for Jeannette Coburn and recognizes her commitment to The University of Texas at Arlington. Jeannette received her undergraduate degree in Psychology in l972 and her Masters in Social Work in 1975. She and her late husband, Tom McMahon, met on the UT Arlington campus and married in 1971. Tom received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration in 1968, served as an officer in the Navy during the Vietnam conflict, then returned to UT Arlington and received his MBA in 1972. Throughout their successful careers, Tom and Jeannette maintained contact with and interest in UT Arlington. They created an Endowed Professorship in Business Ethics in 1990, and sponsored two Ethics colloquiums, one in 1998, the other in 2000. Jeannette also created The Tom McMahon Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Business Administration in his honor.

Basic Requirements

MSW Students

Preferred Qualifications

Incoming or continuing MSW students in need of assistance to attend on a full-time basis.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered in Spring semester

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Benefactors

This scholarship was established by Professor Rebecca Hegar in 2013, in memory of her parents, Joseph and Lucille. At UT Arlington since 1997, Dr. Hegar teaches social policy, as well as courses in Community and Administrative Practice. She has received Social Work’s Torgerson Teaching Award (2003) and been nominated for the university President’s Award for Teaching Excellence (2012). In 2013 she was inducted into UT Arlington's Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

Basic Requirements

PhD students

Preferred qualifications

PhD students who have successfully defended their dissertation proposals

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for Spring semester

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This scholarship honors the life and work of Judith Granger Birmingham, UT Arlington School of Social Work graduate, Director of Admissions, Graduate Advisor, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor. She devoted her career to the field of child welfare and was co-founder of the School of Social Work Center for Child Welfare.

Basic Requirements

BSW and MSW students

Preferred Qualifications

Full time student pursuing either a BSW or MSW in Social Work and

• Have completed at least one semester of course work
• Maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Demonstrated financial need
• Scholarship recipients may reapply provided they remain in good standing in the School of Social Work.

No student shall hold this scholarship for more than two years.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for Fall semester

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Lila B. Hagins was the first of seven faculty members assembled to initiate the master’s program for the new Graduate School of Social Work at UT Arlington in 1968. Assistant Professor Hagins was a native Texan with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma, an MSSW from UT Austin and experience with the Texas Department of Public Welfare in child welfare services. An experienced social work educator, she had chaired the social welfare policy and services sequence at Florida State University. She later served as Assistant Dean, Graduate Advisor, and Admissions Director before retirement in 1989.

Basic Requirements

BSW, MSW, PhD Students

Preferred Qualifications

Full time students who:

• Have been accepted and are enrolled in the School of Social Work
• Plan to pursue a social service career
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Can demonstrate financial need
• Provide three letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors who can validate work experience
• May include a statement regarding any special circumstances which could be considered in the decision to award the scholarship
• Submit a short essay addressing the question: How will your degree assist you in making a contribution in your chosen method of practice, i.e., direct practice, administrative and community practice.
• Scholarship recipients may reapply provided they remain in good standing in the School of Social Work. No student shall hold this scholarship for more than two years.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for Fall semester.

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Nazneen Sada Mayadas was a global leader in advancing international social work education, research, and practice. Born in Lucknow, India, she built a distinguished career that spanned more than five decades across India, Canada, the United States, and international settings, including service as Chief of Social Services for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. At the University of Texas at Arlington, where she taught for more than 30 years, Dr. Mayadas was a prolific scholar, award-winning teacher, and advocate for integrating global perspectives into social work education. Her work focused on social development, immigration, and refugee well-being, and she played a key role in strengthening international partnerships and expanding access to education, particularly for students in rural communities. Through her leadership, scholarship, and service, she helped shape how social work is taught and practiced in an increasingly interconnected world.

Doreen Elliott was an influential educator and scholar whose work helped define international social welfare, disaster response, and global social work education. Originally from England, she joined the University of Texas at Arlington faculty in the late 1980s and served in numerous leadership roles, including acting associate dean and director of the doctoral program. She was instrumental in developing UTA’s joint doctoral program in comparative international social policy with a partner institution in Mexico, reflecting her commitment to cross-border collaboration and global learning. A distinguished teaching professor, Dr. Elliott was known for her belief that education should be a transformative and empowering experience grounded in students’ diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. Her impact extended far beyond the classroom, influencing how social work professionals are prepared to engage thoughtfully and effectively in complex, global contexts.

Basic Requirements

MSW  Students

Preferred Qualifications

Preference given to MSW students who:

• Demonstrate financial need

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding.

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Peter G. Gaupp, PhD, was a co-founder of the UT Arlington School of Social Work. He also founded and directed the School’s Community Services Development Center from 1980 until his retirement in 1994. He was named Social Worker of the Year in 1992 by the Tarrant County unit of the NASW Texas chapter. He received a Commendation Medal from the Assistant Surgeon General of the United States in 1991. In 1995 he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus at UT Arlington.

Basic Requirements

MSW Students

Preferred Qualifications

First year graduate students who intend to major in community and administrative practice and give evidence of the following:

• Interest in the prevention of community problems
• Interest in large scale or comprehensive approaches to resolving community problems
• Commitment to discover or develop improved approaches for delivering human services
• Prevention of social problems
• Commitment to vulnerable populations
• Stipends will be awarded to MSW students:

With financial need, who might not otherwise be able to obtain a graduate college education

• Who have shown they are deserving of such education
• If a suitable first year graduate student is not found, the award may be given to a qualified second year graduate student.

This endowment will support stipend awards for Master’s students who intend to concentrate in community and administrative practice.

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding

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You May apply at any time

Grant for women who have experienced a break of at least 24 consecutive months as a non-student during her adult life. This is for technical or degree programs but not a doctoral degree program. Max grant is $3,000 and can be used for education-related expenses.

Program For Continuing Education

Benefactors

This fund was created by The Hillcrest Foundation, founded by Mrs. W. W. Caruth, Sr. The Trustees expressed their friendship, high esteem and respect for Roy Dulak, and for the support of his wife, Betty, through the establishment of this scholarship fund in his honor.

Roy E. Dulak spent thirty years of devoted service as Executive Director of the Community Council of Greater Dallas. Following his retirement in 1979, Mr. Dulak began additional public service as an advisor and consultant to the Trustees of The Hillcrest Foundation. He played a principal role in spearheading the creation of The University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work. As the Executive Director of the Community Council, he assigned his staff, first Dr. Peter Gaupp and later Ed Protz, to provide the necessary staff services for this effort.

The Community Council of Greater Dallas was the first community fieldwork agency for the new School of Social Work. Subsequently, Mr. Dulak came to the rescue of the new School several times in its early years by helping to organize political and other support for its budget. He served for many years on the Advisory Board of the Community Service Development Center and helped organize ongoing fundraising for the Center.

Basic Requirements

MSW Students

Preferred Qualifications

First and second year Master's students who are entering the field of Community and Administrative Practice. Recipients must give evidence of the following:

• Interest in prevention of community problems
• Commitment to developing improved approaches for delivering human services to the less fortunate
• Interest in the relief of poverty

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding, usually offered for both Fall and Spring semesters

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Serena Simmons Connelly (’95 MSW) was a compassionate social worker, philanthropist, and dedicated advocate for vulnerable communities. Throughout her career, she worked to uplift those most in need, including HIV/AIDS patients, refugees, and survivors of torture, and co-founded the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas to provide critical legal and social services. As director of philanthropy for the Harold Simmons Foundation, she helped shape impactful initiatives addressing issues such as mental health disparities and family violence. A proud alumna and longtime supporter of The University of Texas at Arlington, Serena’s legacy is defined by her commitment to social justice, advocacy, and expanding opportunities for others through education and community engagement.

Basic Requirements

MSW  Students

Preferred Qualifications

Preference given to MSW students who:

• Demonstrate financial need
• Evidence of academic excellence
• Strong interest in advocacy/policy work

Approximate Award Range

$5000 depending on available funding.

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Provides for an annual scholarship of $1,000 to MSW students in Social Work. Criteria includes academic accomplishment and/or financial need (based on a written statement by the applicant as to how he or she will benefit from receiving this award).

Basic Requirement

MSW students

Approximate Award Range

$1000 depending on available funding

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Title IV-E Stipend Program

The Title IV-E project delivers social work education to undergraduate and graduate students that will prepare them for careers in child welfare by way of delivering professional education to current CBC employees and recruiting BSW and MSW students to work in public child welfare. Through the children, youth and families course offerings, the enhancement seminars, and the practice symposium, students prepare for leadership and work in permanency planning and family preservation with children and their families in child welfare.

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