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About Us
Our Purpose
To further educational pursuits of high school graduates from Tulsa Public Schools.
From our By-laws:
Section 1: To provide, maintain, and issue scholarships to eligible nominees or applicants for admission to institutions of learning anywhere within or without the confines of the United States or its possessions.
Section 2: To contribute any part of said principal and income to regularly maintained scholarship funds of other Federal tax exempt institutions who are located anywhere within or without the confines of the United States or its possessions.
Our Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Mr. Rick Arrington, President
Ms. Susan McCalman, Vice-President
Ms. Kelly Gibson, Secretary-Treasurer
Ms. Madelina Bowling
Dr. Debi Boyles
Mr. John C. Bumgarner, Jr
Mr. Deke Canada
Mr. Eddie Creekpaum
Mr. Andy McKenzie
Ms. Leslie Pritchard
Ms. Yolanda Taylor
Ms. Johnna Walker
Trustees Emeritus
Mr. H. J. Green
Dr. D. Bruce Howell
Ms. Farryl Stokes
In Respectful Memory of
Mr. Roy James Lewis
Dr. Gwen Humphrey
Mr. William J. "Bill" Bond
Mr. John Bachle
Investment Advisors
Capital Advisors
2222 South Utica Place, Suite 100
Tulsa OK 74114
866-230-5879
Our History
1957 Began as the Tulsa Educational Memorial Trust Foundation (name changed soon after that).
OUR FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS:
Tulsa Education Association, Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association, Tulsa City Parent-Teachers Association, Senior High Schools Principals' Association, Junior High Schools Principals' Association, Elementary Schools Principals' Association, Superintendent of Schools.
1969 IRS classified OEMTF as a tax-exempt organization {501(c) (3)}.
1970 - 2022 * Early scholarships were worth $50 to $100 each. Most scholarships were for only one year and awarded to 50 to 60 students each year from TPS.
* Scholarships are allocated among TPS high schools based on the relative size of the schools' graduating classes each year.
* Students in TPS-affiliated alternative schools became eligible for "at large" scholarships.
* By the early 2020s, some scholarships were increased to $2,000 and $2,500, still for just one year.
2022 Thanks to a most generous contribution, the Board voted to award 50 scholarships each year each worth $2,500 for 4 years of work in accredited colleges, universities, and training schools.
NOW Approaching our 70th anniversary, almost 4,000 Tulsa Public Schools students have received scholarships since 1957. We have awarded almost $4,000,000 in scholarships.
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