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NORMAN, OKLA. – With a remarkable gift to the University of Oklahoma, Love’s Travel Stops has established the Price College of Business Tom Love Scholars Program, a new scholarship and enrichment initiative that will provide support and industry connections for Price College students. Love’s gift only further reinforces the company’s and its late founder’s dedication to upholding and supporting OU’s continued quest for excellence.
The Price College of Business Tom Love Scholars Program – created by Love’s generous $1.08 million commitment – will offer significant scholarship support to qualifying students beginning their sophomore year. Scholars will receive not only financial aid but also networking opportunities with Love’s employees, preparing them to enter their professions with confidence and existing professional connections.
“As a vital and longtime partner to OU, Love’s Travel Stops and their ongoing generosity help us make the University of Oklahoma a place of even greater opportunity,” said OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. “Because of the Love family, we can provide promising, talented students with an affordable education and impactful networking events, both of which will enable them to graduate as skilled professionals who already have strong industry relationships.”
The majority of Love’s gift will provide scholarships benefiting nearly all Price College of Business majors for up to three years of their time at OU. Scholarship recipients, or Tom Love Scholars, will be students who demonstrate strong leadership qualities and academic excellence, with a particular focus on students who work to support their education.
Love’s commitment will also fund program enrichment opportunities, including fall and spring networking visits between Tom Love Scholars and Love’s Travel Stops employees.
This new program will play a critical role in advancing OU and Price’s goal of graduating industry-ready leaders prepared to innovate and make a difference in their field. Love’s is launching a similar initiative to assist students at Oklahoma State University.
“My Dad was a forward-thinker who knew knowledge is power in the journey to success,” said Jenny Love Meyer, chief culture officer at Love’s. “The Tom Love Scholars Program carries on his legacy of instilling that knowledge in others. It is not just an investment in individuals, it’s an investment in future generations.”
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