Departmental Scholarships and Awards

The Corliss E. and Esther C. Livesey Endowed Scholarship was established in memory of the parents of Professor Steven J. Livesey. Neither Corliss Livesey (d. 2011) nor Esther Livesey (d. 2003) was fortunate enough to attend college, but both appreciated the value of higher education and worked to support their two sons as they pursued undergraduate degrees. One of their proudest moments was seeing both receive doctorates in academic fields that they loved. Professor Livesey and wife Professor Nina Livesey endowed the scholarship as a way to extend that same opportunity to other students, assisting them in their own academic pursuits.

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a regularly enrolled undergraduate student majoring in History of Science, Technology and Medicine;
• Must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale;
• Must have earned 15 hours of major coursework.

A scholarship is made possible by Michael G. Ruby, a 1962 OU Engineering Physics graduate who wishes to express his appreciation for the University and his passion for the history of science through the establishment of a scholarship. Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a full-time, regularly enrolled student at The University of Oklahoma.
• Must be enrolled as a major in the History of Science, in Physics and Astronomy, or in Engineering Physics.
• Must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
• Is not an immediate family member of the donor.

First preference will be given to students who have double majors History of Science and Physics and Astronomy or Engineering Physics.  

Second preference will be given to students who are seeking degrees in the following areas:

• majoring in History of Science and minoring in Physics and Astronomy; or
• majoring in Physics and Astronomy and minoring in History of Science; or
• majoring in Engineering Physics and minoring in History of Science.

Support Alumni Fellowships in the Department of the History of Science in honor of Marilyn Ogilvie, Curator and Professor of the History of Science, 1991-2008. Alumni Fellowships are awarded to students who meet criteria established through negotiations between the department and the Graduate College, and are intended to assist the department in recruiting and retaining highly qualified students in the graduate program.

An endowed fund established in the name of Everette L. DeGolyer to provide Graduate Travel Fellowships in the Department of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Funds will be awarded to graduate students in the department who attend professional meetings to deliver a paper or presentation or who travel to libraries or archives to conduct research for theses or dissertations.

To encourage and assist graduate students in the preparation, presentation and publication of excellent research papers, the Department of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine will award a Research Award annually to an applicant drawn from the following categories:

(a) Travel and/or material support in the preparation of a paper
(b) Travel support to attend a meeting at which the research paper will be presented
(c) Recognition of research papers published in the previous calendar year.